New Feature Allows You to Give Games to Family Members on Switch 2 and Switch! Available Starting November 17—System Update “23.5.0” Released
On November 10, Nintendo released system update “Version 23.5.0” for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
This update introduces a new feature that allows you to gift Nintendo eShop items to members of your Family Group, and on the Nintendo Switch 2, accessibility features during initial setup have also been improved.
Give Games to Family and Friends! Available Starting November 17
With the newly added “Gift” feature, you can give Nintendo eShop items to members registered in the same Family Group.
To give a gift, select “Give as a Gift” from the Nintendo eShop product page, specify the recipient and wrapping options, and then complete the purchase. The gifted item will be delivered directly to the recipient’s HOME menu.
Please note that the gift feature is limited to members of the same Family Group, and some items are excluded. Additionally, children’s accounts cannot send gifts, and there is a limit on the number of times the feature can be used within a certain period.
This feature will become available following the Nintendo eShop update scheduled for November 17.
Accessibility Features Improved During Initial Setup
In addition, the Switch 2 now allows users to configure accessibility settings during the initial setup of the console. In July 2025, Game*Spark reported that a blind gamer had pointed out an issue where the text-to-speech feature was unavailable during initial setup and had requested that Nintendo address it. This update appears to include improvements related to that issue.
It also supports Portuguese (Portugal) text-to-speech and text-to-speech conversion in game chat. Several issues have been fixed, and overall stability has been improved.
The system update “Version 23.5.0” has been available since November 10. The gift feature will be available starting November 17.
