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# A Very Slick Vision For A New Nintendo Operating System
- URL: https://aftermath.site/nintendo-switch-2-interface-ui-design-redesign/
- Published: 2025-04-29T20:56:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-27T17:07:07.000Z
- Author: Luke Plunkett
- Tags: Video Games, art, dan clarke, design, nintendo, nintendo switch, ui, user interface, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-27 13:00

Like the hardware itself, the Switch 2's interface looks a *lot* like its predecessors. Which, fine, Nintendo can be glacial when it comes to changing this stuff, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement (or just new ideas!).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/settings-1.png)

A very pretty example of exactly what I'm talking about is [Dan Clarke's attempt at creating an entirely new Nintendo OS](https://arkotype.co/project/sw1tchos?ref=aftermath.site). A video games-centric designer by trade--[we've covered Dan's stuff before!](https://aftermath.site/gamelogo-is-the-last-good-twitter-account/)\--this goes well beyond just mocking up a main dashboard, going into the tiniest detail on everything from fonts to icons to the battery display.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/vcm-example-1.jpg)

It's great how Virtual Console games are given their own little historical showcases

What I love about it is that it manages to nail both ends of the brief. Yes, it's clean and crisp in the way all modern interfaces must be for a serious company selling expensive hardware, but it also doesn't forget that Nintendo is a company built on fun, and so still has room for stuff like a cute little pop-up when you put the cartridge in, and a re-imagining of achievements as "stickers".

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/stickergrid-1.jpg)

If you're a fiend for this stuff as much as I am, [please go check out the full concept over on Dan's site](https://arkotype.co/project/sw1tchos?ref=aftermath.site); design sickos should know it includes everything from the colour palette to the percentages/dimensions for the layout of the home screen.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/s-flourish-n-1.jpg)