It's improved a lot! Lots of new tools and options. The only downgrade is the Miiverse sharing option. In CW1 you could post screenshots of the lower screen and get a clear image. In CW2 you post the same image and it's horribly pixelated. You can't get away from it without zooming in to around 100%, thus cutting out a good deal of the image. I hope they change this. Otherwise it's a huge upgrade!