The download will continue in the background. Once the download has started, you can put your console into sleep mode. Then just do the following: Choose the title you wish to download and purchase it. You do need to make sure the Switch has a stable internet connection, and ideally don’t have other games running in the background.
Downloading games from Nintendo eShop while nihtendo in sleep mode saves time.Jun 08, You can use an USB drive, microSD card or playing it straight off the hard disc of your console - either in docked mode with a TV connection or undocked wireless without any TV connection.