This isn’t actually true, as you can use the Nintendo Switch Online app, or the eShop, while downloading games. You just can’t play games at the same time one

This isn’t actually true, as you can use the Nintendo Switch Online app, or the eShop, while downloading games. You just can’t play games at the same time one is downloading. That’s a deliberate storage speed and network use optimization than a software limitation. You can also tell this by the notifications about online players from the system, even as you are playing an online game. (Edit for posting too fast: The Switch does have a web browser, full WebKit even, which is used for the eShop and for logging in to captive portal Wi-Fi. Exploits are found occasionally, but the sandboxing has so far rendered these exploits mostly useless. Personally, I support this, as then Nintendo doesn’t have to worry about website parental controls.)