There is a new identify on the best way for My Nintendo Store, the web web site the place folks can buy digital Swap and Swap 2 video games, purchase equipment, in addition to redeem rewards with Platinum Factors. Beginning Might 27, the official moniker will probably be Nintendo Store, in accordance with Nintendo of America on X. Principally, the online game firm is mimicking the meme from The Social Network movie, through which Justin Timberlake’s character tells Mark Zuckerberg to drop “The” from “The Fb,” as a result of “it is cleaner.”
To be clear, apart from the identify change, the whole lot else will keep the identical for the web store. Intriguingly, Nintendo launched the Nintendo Store app in November with out the “My,” so this branding alteration was seemingly telegraphed for roughly half-a-year. Moreover, most individuals most likely by no means talked about the “My” in on a regular basis dialog; extra doubtless is that the digital storefront is known as the eShop by longtime Nintendo followers.
On Might 27, My Nintendo Store will change its identify to Nintendo Store. There will probably be no adjustments to the content material of the service.https://t.co/FTEKCKh7Ob pic.twitter.com/diALEEmjJJ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 11, 2026
Final week, Nintendo launched fiscal-year monetary data, corresponding to a lower-than-expected Swap 2 {hardware} gross sales forecast for the upcoming enterprise 12 months and worth hike for the hybrid console. The inventory market hasn’t been too form to Nintendo in response.
That wasn’t all on the Nintendo entrance final week, both. A brand new Star Fox recreation was unveiled for Swap 2, although it is also type of outdated contemplating it is a remake of Star Fox 64. Regardless, the title could be seen as a contemporary begin for the franchise.