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Mystery Switch Online Playtest Applications Now Open

Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:03 am
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:03 am
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Nintendo will host a playtest for a new feature coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service for Switch, the company announced.

Users can apply via the application website from October 10 at 8:00 p.m. PT / 11:00 p.m. ET until October 15 at 7:59 p.m. PT / 10:59 p.m. ET. Applicants must have an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Membership, be at least 18 years of age, and be located in either the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, or Japan. Participants from outside Japan will be chosen on a first-come-first-serve basis, while participants from Japan will be chosen via raffle if the number of applicants exceeds a fixed amount.

The actual playtest will run from October 23 at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET until November 5 to 4:59 p.m. PT / 7:59 p.m. ET. Users will need to download exclusive software to their Switch in order to participate.

Nintendo did not share any additional information about the new feature.




https://playtest-p.nintendo.com/en-us

Just opened at 11am EDT. Maybe there's some kind of Switch 2 interface beta testing? Who knows?
Posted by TankBoys32
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 4:44 pm to
I saw it hit capacity in just a few minutes
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 5:16 pm to
Both me and Mrs Vox got in.

Polygon speculates.
Posted by TankBoys32
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 5:40 pm to
Let us know!!
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 7:47 pm to
I'm really hoping that it's adding GameCube to switch online..
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:00 pm to
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Let us know!!

There's going to be an NDA of sorts so I don't know if I'll be able to, since I use this handle on the Switch, too.
Posted by TankBoys32
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:11 pm to
Ah true
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:35 pm to
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I'm really hoping that it's adding GameCube to switch online..


It's already on there. Would have to be Wii or maybe another Sega console. Currently only Genesis is on there.

ETA: Nope I'm wrong.
This post was edited on 10/11/24 at 10:09 am
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 6:23 am to
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I'm really hoping that it's adding GameCube to switch online..


It's already on there


Sadly, that isn't accurate.

quote:


Nintendo Switch Online members get access to the Nintendo Entertainment System™ - Nintendo Switch Online, Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ - Nintendo Switch Online, and Game Boy™ – Nintendo Switch Online collections of games.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members also get access to the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo 64™ – Nintendo Switch Online: MATURE 17+, Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online and SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online collections of games.


Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 10:09 am to
Well, I stand corrected. Guess I could have just fired the Switch up.
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 10:27 am to
I had to look it up, since I know I've played Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Sunshine and a few others on the Switch, but then it occurred to me that it was because of that Mario collection they released a few years ago.

I'd love to see the Sega Saturn library ported to NSO. I had to choose between the Playstation & Saturn when I was in college and went the Sony route.
This post was edited on 10/11/24 at 10:29 am
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 10:39 am to
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I'd love to see the Sega Saturn library ported to NSO.


That would be awesome. Would be cool to see more Sega consoles.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:06 pm to
Perfect time to make your alter, NotVoxDawg, so you can give us some deets
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:24 pm to
I'm oddly excited about whatever this may be. Were it not for the fact that we could see some manner of formal Swtich 2 announcement before the end of the year, I'd normally not really give it much thought.

That the next console is purported to be backwards compatible with the Switch game cards means there's some manner of current gen Switch hard-/software that will need to be down with the new system.

The file is said to be 2.2GB, and they want you using a wired connection to download it, but I do not know if they want you to use a LAN connection to use the mystery software.
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 2:03 pm to
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 9:52 am to
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 12:53 pm to
Yeah I doubt people will be “posting to social media within 5 minutes regardless”.

Nintendo doesn’t screw around with NDAs or things like that. They will sue the frick out of anyone who would do that
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 12:35 pm to
Posted by CollegeFBRules
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 4:04 pm to
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Yeah I doubt people will be “posting to social media within 5 minutes regardless”.


Yeah, but if you and I are buddies and we’re hanging out and you signed up and signed the NDA and I’m just there seeing what’s up, I can post whatever I want and there’s not an NDA in sight to hold against me.
Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 5:19 pm to
Goes live at 9pm EDT tonight
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