Late final 12 months, Nintendo lastly introduced the previous Japan-exclusive ‘My Nintendo’ app to the West, underneath the brand new title of Nintendo Retailer. All of us used it to take a short look at our playtime breakdowns, then consigned it to the pile of different unused apps in our cellphone’s storage, because of its reliance on funnelling us to the My Nintendo Retailer web site.
The fixed channels to your most popular net browser are nonetheless prevalent within the app at present, however a brand new replace is shifting issues in the fitting path, with in-app product searches now working… in-app.
In keeping with @Oatmealdome on Bluesky, earlier variations of the app would kick the consumer straight to the My Nintendo web site at any time when they tried to make use of the app’s search perform. As of at present’s ver. 3.1.0 patch, the app now shows search outcomes itself, however it can nonetheless open the sport web page in a browser should you faucet on it. Nonetheless no likelihood of shopping for something by way of the app, then, however hey, it is a step in the fitting path!
Except for the added search performance, the replace additionally improves show pace in choose tabs, provides the choice to enlarge product pictures (groundbreaking), and makes a number of smaller tweaks, too.
The patch notes had been shared on the Apple App Retailer and Google Play Retailer, and we’ve got gathered them collectively so that you can take a look at under:
Nintendo Retailer Ver. 3.1.0 (ninth Feb 2026)
・ Product search outcomes can now be displayed in-app on the “Search” tab.
・ Efficiency for the “Search” and “Want Checklist” tabs has been improved.
・ Now you can enlarge the product pictures displayed on the main points web page for a product.
・ Varied points are actually resolved.
