Nintendo Switch Online: Free app to launch alongside Splatoon 2:Android,iOS

July 12, 2017, 4:53 am
Nintendo Switch Online: Free app to launch alongside Splatoon 2:Android,iOS
The Nintendo Switch Online app will let players voice chat, invite friends to online matches, and create teams.It will only work with Splatoon 2 at launch, allowing access to SplatNet 2 as well.SplatNet 2 lets Splatoon 2 users check out their online play stats and info on upcoming game features.
During the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that it will releaseNintendo Switch Online for Android and iOS.Its an application to necessitate online play on the Nintendo Switch and will be available on Jul. 21, the same day as Splatoon 2.
With the advent of Nintendo Switch Online, theres a good chance that other games such as Rocket League wont have built-in voice chat capabilities, forcing audio through a smart-phone.
In Splatoon 2, players may invite others via the Nintendo Switch Online app to Private Battles, League Battles, and Splatfest Battles astride social media and what Nintendo describes are other services.It will also support push notifications for instant alerts once an invite is received.
Nintendo Switch Online and Splatoon 2 online multiplayer is free until Nintendo launches its service for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.It will cost $19.99 per year and $3.99 a month when it hits.
Hopefully more games create use of Nintendos attemptat an online network.Arms, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Splatoon 2 notwithstanding, it will be interesting to see how many third-party games outside of Rocket League and Minecraft truly implement online play on the Nintendo Switch.
 
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