eShop

Digital shopping destination

EShop is Nintendo's digital storefront for purchasing and downloading games, applications, and other content for its gaming consoles.

The name follows a common pattern of prefixing "e" to indicate electronic commerce: I bought the game on the eShop instead of getting a physical copy.

The capitalization varies in usage, though Nintendo's official styling uses a lowercase "e."

ecommerce

digital marketplace

Online platform for transactions

catalog · listings · merchant · transaction · webshop · platform · vendor · inventory · order · shipping

nintendo

Switch

Hybrid gaming console

  • Wii UNintendo home console, 2012
  • indie gamesSelf-funded video game releases
  • DLCSupplemental game content

demos · subscription · wishlist · sale · Mario · Zelda · Pokemon · Animal Crossing · region · wallet

branding

domain

Area of control

startup · business identity · URL · company · brand · logo · marketing · commercial · registration · enterprise

Opposites
retail format/channel

eShopstorefront

Retail facade facing street

retail store · shopping mall · department store · boutique · market stall

technological modernity

eShopgeneral store

All-purpose rural shop

trading post · mercantile

Family

shop, shops, shopped, shopping, shopper, shoppers, shopkeeper, shopkeepers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Rated G