Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 today and it comes with several features.
It is now possible to give gifts to a member of a Nintendo Account family group. This is an “upcoming feature” which is planned to go live for November 17, 2026. Apart from this, it is now also possible to configure accessibility settings during first setup and some language updates are made.
Here are the patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page. An update is also available for the Switch today, adding support for gifting features as well as general tweaks and fixes:
Switch 2 Ver. 23.5.0 (released November 9, 2026)
- Added the ability to configure accessibility settings during first setup.
- Information about these accessibility settings is available in the Nintendo Switch 2 first setup.
- Added support for an upcoming feature to gift Nintendo eShop products to a member of a Nintendo Account’s family group.
- This gifts feature will be available after a Nintendo eShop update, scheduled for November 17, 2026.
- The following updates were made in Accessibility In System Settings:
- Added Portuguese (Portugal) to the “Text to Speech” languages.
- Added Portuguese (Portugal) to the GameChat “Convert Text to Speech” languages.
- General adjustments and fixes have been made to improve the user experience.
Change version. 23.5.0 (released November 9, 2026)
- Added support for an upcoming feature to gift Nintendo eShop products to a member of a Nintendo Account’s family group.
- This gifts feature will be available after a Nintendo eShop update, scheduled for November 17, 2026.
- General adjustments and fixes have been made to improve the user experience.
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