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Elie Gould

As the Nintendo eShop fails to protect from 'eslop', indie devs reflect on how it affects their work and why Steam is just better: 'Their algorithm will more or less naturally bury AI slop'

Steam Summer Sale 2025 games collage.

Nintendo recently rolled out a bunch of new eShop publishing guidelines for the Switch 2. While these are just applicable in Asia right now, there are some indie devs hoping that the changes will make their way over to other markets as they scramble for ways to make their games stand out from all the eslop that's clogging up the pipes.

The guidelines now restrict how bundles can be sold, how product information can be updated, and using inaccurate product descriptions. All of these methods can be used to spam eShop listings or try to profit off the success of other games, by copying the name or claiming the game is something similar when it's not.

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