Nintendo Switch 2's New Game Gifting Feature Comes With One Catch for Your Friends List

Nintendo is finally giving Nintendo Switch 2 owners a direct way to buy digital games for other people, and it's a feature I've wanted to see on the Switch eShop for a long time. Announced on November 9, the new gifting option is coming to both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 during the week of November 16. Players will be able to purchase eligible games, DLC, and upgrade packs for someone else, rather than sending an eShop gift card and leaving that person to complete the purchase. It's a welcome change, especially with the holiday season approaching. There's a catch, though: the recipient has to be in the sender's Nintendo Account family group.