Nintendo Switch Online

4.0
72.1K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

The Nintendo Switch Online app is designed to help enhance your online gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch™. With this app, you can use voice chat while gaming, see whether your friends are online and use game-specific services!
Game-specific services are currently available for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.
A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use this app.

◆ An introduction to game-specific services

 ・ Splatoon 3
   ・ View the online status of friends who play Splatoon 3
   ・ View your battle logs and Salmon Run stats
   ・ Check stage schedules

 ・ Animal Crossing: New Horizons
   ・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on Nintendo 3DS to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
   ・ Use your smart device to send messages that appear in-game
   ・ View the online status of your Best Friends

 ・ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
   ・ View posted videos
   ・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your copy of the game
   ・ Receive notifications about upcoming events

 ・ Splatoon 2
   ・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
   ・ Check leaderboards and map schedules

◆ Checking the online status of friends

You can use your smart device to check whether your friends are online. You'll also be able to check what games your online friends are playing, and even send friend requests from within this app!
*You will need to use your Nintendo Switch console to accept friend requests and configure other friend settings.

◆ Using voice chat while gaming

When playing online in supported games, you can use voice chat with your friends via this app. How you use voice chat depends on the game and mode you're using - for example, when you split into teams in Splatoon 3, you can choose to use voice chat just with your team members so that friends on the other team won't know your next move.

Attention:
● A Nintendo Switch console and supported software are required to use this app's services.
● A paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online is required to play online in some Nintendo Switch software and to use some of this app's features.
● You must have a Nintendo Account for ages 13 and up in order to use some of this app's features, including voice chat.
● Permanent internet connection required for use.
● May contain advertisements and product placement.
● Android version 8.0 or higher is required to use this app.

QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED in JAPAN and other countries.

Nintendo Account Agreement: https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/eula
Updated on
23 Sept 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
64.1K reviews
Bryson Baugh
3 November 2024
It does what it has to. The only real problem with this app is that it's underutilized. Aside from Splatnet 3, the app doesn't have that much purpose for me. So if you don't have Splatoon 3 or 2, or just aren't into voice calls on an inferior level to... anything else... I don't recommend the app.
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Carly Snell
16 July 2024
The animal crossing nooklink app thing keeps freezing, then it can't be opened again (it just stays on the loading screen). I've tried closing/restarting the app and even restarting my phone. The only thing that fixes it is uninstalling and reinstalling the entire Nintendo app, but this only allows me to use the app for a minute or two before it happens again. Very annoying; makes this app useless for me.
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Jude Lennox
29 October 2024
App is great while it works but it CONSTANTLY crashes randomly. Really love it while the app it works but I can't tell you how many times I've uninstalled/reinstalled this app, sometimes multiple times in the same day. Just unacceptable. Awesome to have access the catalog--makes playing SO much easier. NookLink items are fantastic. Wish I could access DIY catalog too. Turnip prices are handy. Newsletter is adorable. PLEASE FIX THIS GLITCH!!! Ty!
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Various issues are now resolved.