Nintendo Switch App

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

About this app

The Nintendo Switch App is designed to help enhance your online gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch. With this app, you can use friend features and game-specific services even when you're not playing! You can also view and share screenshots and videos uploaded from your console.

◆ Check friends' online status

You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.

◆ Use your smart device to add friends

You can add friends via their friend code or a QR Code even when you're not using your console.

◆ View your screenshots and videos

You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your console's album to the app, then view, save and share them.

◆ Game-specific services

You can access various features designed to enhance your online experience for supported games.

Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:

　・ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
　　　・ Receive voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
　　　・ Share schematics and items via QR Codes
　　　・ And more!

　・ Splatoon 3
　　　・ View the online status of friends playing the game
　　　・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
　　　・ View upcoming stage schedules
　　　・ And more!

　・ 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
　　　・ And more!

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

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

Attention:
● A Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch console and supported software are required to use the service.
● A paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online is required to use some of the features of this app.
● You must have a Nintendo Account for ages 13 and up in order to use some of this app's features.
● Permanent internet connection required for use.
● May contain advertisements and product placement.
● Please see support.nintendo.com for details about the GameChat feature.

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

Ratings and reviews

Zelda Notes is a must for Zelda players; it makes collecting fun and has dialogue regarding places in the game. It also allows item transfers between games and even shipping botw items to totk. The supported games are limited, but that isn't bad. An app shouldn't be for every single title ever, though I saw a poor review for exactly that. I recommend downloading the app and seeing if it is applicable to you; if it isnt, simply unload it for now. Check later.

The app is absolutely fantastic now with the new zelda update. Two things that I would like to see in the future, though, are more voice memories with different characters for the breath of the wild. I mean It would be absolutely amazing if there were some voice memories for the champions or King roahm or maybe impa. Second, I would like to see more games become compatible in some way with the app.

I've edited my review as the app now has much more features for more games. It also is more stable and is overall a wonderful improvement... in particular with the addition of the Zelda games. It has never crashed and is fast and responsive. It connected to my Nintendo account and in turn to my switch 2 with no issues. 👏

What's new

Small improvements have been made.