Nintendo Switch folders are here but theyre kind of pointless

Date:
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:56:44 +0000

Description:
The latest Nintendo Switch update has finally added folders that lets users organize their games.

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Nintendo Switch folders, or Groups as theyre now known, have finally arrived as part of the systems new 14.0.0 update.

Nintendo Switch owners have been practically begging for folders ever since the console's release. They let you organize software into easy-to-access groups instead of scrolling through every game you own. The feature was available on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS but has taken five years to come to Switch.

It's been a long time coming, then, but you can now create up to 100 groups (thanks, SuperNintendad ), which is rather impressive, and each group can contain up to 200 games. However, unlike the Wii U and 3DS which showed your perfectly organized folders on the home screen any groups you create on Switch are somewhat hidden away in the All Software section.

That may defeat the point for some, but its still nice being able to organize what games youre currently playing into one easy-to-find folder so you can finally tackle that ever-growing backlog. Remember, youll need to install the latest system update before youll see the option to create Nintendo Switch folders. How to create Nintendo Switch folders (Image credit: Nintendo)

Creating a Group on Nintendo Switch is easy. From the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu, scroll to the far right and select All Software. Youll then need to press the L Button to view your software groups.

If this is the first time youre creating a group, youll be prompted to Create New Group. Select all the software that youd like to add to your group, then press Next. (Image credit: Nintendo)

You can re-arrange your chosen software in any order you desire the first three games will be used as the folder preview but once youve got things how you like it, hit Next again. (Image credit: Nintendo)

The final step is to name your group. Youre restricted to 32 characters, but once youve settled on a name, press OK or the + Button to confirm.

And thats it! Youll now see your newly-created Nintendo Switch folder. You
can edit your group if youd like to add more games or change the groups name. Analysis: will we finally get Nintendo Switch themes? (Image credit:
Nintendo)

It was beginning to look like wed never get folders on Nintendo Switch, but what update could we see next? The Nintendo Switch has notoriously only had two themes since launch: Basic Black and Basic White. At the time, many
people believed that Nintendo would offer a range of custom themes down the line, similar to those on the Nintendo 3DS.

Five years later, though, were still stuck with the same black or white themes, which seems like a missed opportunity for Nintendo to cash in on gamers desire to customize their Switch home screens. Imagine being able to have a Breath of the Wild 2 background, or transform your icons and menus to reflect the pink puffball, Kirby ? It seems like a no-brainer.

Its great to see folders arrive, but they still fail to fix one of the
Switchs biggest problems. The Nintendo Switchs home screen cycles through the latest games youve played, which can lead to titles you havent touched in a while disappearing from view, and subsequently, being forgotten about.
Folders can usually serve as a handy way to pin multiple games on the home screen, but unfortunately, that isnt the case with how Nintendo has chosen to implement the feature here.

Still, it will save us time from scrolling through a growing list of games in search of something new to play, so folders are certainly a welcome addition, though not quite what we hoped.

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