Nintendo Switch Online

3.6
73.1K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image

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
24 Nov 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

3.7
65K reviews
Jude Lennox
13 April 2025
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. Please let us access DIY catalog! Newsletter is adorable. PLEASE FIX THIS GLITCH!!! Ty!
27 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
MS T
17 April 2025
Apps absolute twaddle along with the payments system. can't link bank account or PayPal. Linked PayPal for one day n downloaded a couple of games. Went to buy more and now there's a constant error with every payment method rendering console practically useless as no games can be bought. Not going to pay £30 when there's games for a few pound on there. waste of £200 on this console. Had I known it was gonna be like this, I'd have never have bought one. Utterly useless. 🤬
1 person found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
Matt “Ev0” Evans
16 March 2022
Update: there have been great improvements. The Animal Crossing functionality was very good. The ability to see which friends are online. Good steps forward to make my rating go up. ______________ Terrible implementation as the app cuts off voice chat if it looses focus or screen goes to sleep. I'm a huge fan so please understand that this app needs a serious overhaul and feedback needs to be listened to. Nintendo please help us help you.
15 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

What's new


Various issues are now resolved.