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Nintendo Switch Online App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ ErrorI was logging in, however whenever I login it keeps saying the page cannot be displayed. It says to try again but it won’t work. Fix this immediately..Version: 2.2.0
✓ This needs to be embedded in the switch.Considering getting rid of my Nintendo for this disaster. What moron decided to have a system with no native voice chat? You killed online gameplay..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Make the App Available To International PlayersGiven that ACNH sold 33m copies worldwide, why is this app only available on selected countries’ App Stores? Please make it available worldwide. It’s not only a few countries that have people playing ACNH. We have humans playing ACNH in other parts of the world too, and we love ACNH as well! So please make it happen! If possible, make the Nintendo e-shop international too. International digital shopping can now be done in this era, so why limit your e-shop to just some countries when you have players all over the world? If countries are too small, maybe you can consider grouping under a geographical subregion/area e-shop instead of a country e-shop?.Version: 1.13.2
✓ Tried to get it for splatoon 2...I went through that entire sign in system, I clicked my account and the app gave up. Tells me I need to be 13 or up to use the service. There was only one option, sign out. I wasted 5 minutes, I could have done a turf war in that time. Ok, I get the voice chat thing and how you would probably be too young to use that but you don’t need to lock the entire thing because someone just happens to be 12. I want to see my progress in splatoon 2, the weapons I use and what happened recently. Honestly, if I wanted to use voice chat I would probably use something like discord since your voice chat functionality is apparently horrible. People don’t need to be 13 to see what weapon they use the most so make that accessible. If I can’t get any access to this app, I’m not going to keep it. Im giving it a 2 star because it doesn’t take up much storage. If your under 13, this app is complete BS. If your 13 or up, then I guess this app is kinda good according to the reviews..Version: 1.10.0
✓ ON the console. NOT mobile phones.I’ve tried 3 of the best phones out right now (Samsung s20+, iPhone XR and 11Pro) and not one of them could get past the actual logging in stage. My login is correct and was double checked through pc and two different switches, so wasn’t incorrect, yet after typing them in on each phone and pressing ‘login’, they all stalled and froze with the black loading screen, meaning I had to close the app. Following the re-opening, the app would just crash and couldn’t be opened again. In conclusion, I really don’t understand how Bluetooth wasn’t already part of the switch to begin with, as most consoles come with it as standard now, or that you would produce wireless controllers for the switch without some form of connectivity that could have worked with audio input too. Really, this needs to be addressed, as it’s going to put serious devalue to such a good console.Version: 1.6.1
✓ It would be great but..I can see the potential in this and it could have been a great idea but it was executed horribly. For starters how am I supposed to set up a chat room and have my friends actually come to it if I can’t msg them in game “hey join my chat room on app” also I really wish you could join random chat rooms. I can see how this is aiming towards people who play switch with irl friends but sadly none of mine have a switch. I like making friends in games that I can relate to that like the same games and I really wish the switch had that! I’m not one for voice chatting really either so I really wish it was just normal messages just so I could ask one of my friends if they wanted to play a game with me! The only thing I like from this app is SplatNet and even that isn’t that great unfortunately.Version: 1.4.1
✓ Nintendo you can do a lot betterAssuming that you have to be 13 to already use this app I’d inspect more for a mature audience let text chatting through maybe iMessage or the app itself, or allow us to voice chat on the switch itself if I can take my switch on the go why do I want to use another portable device separate It feels like how in Mario Party 10 for amibo Party where you took your turn by tapping your figure to the game pad but I still had to use the wii remote to play the mini games or for certain events. One thing I do like is being able to chat while in sleep mode and ussing a different app but that’s about it also why not have us use it for all online multiplayer games especially arms since that’s like the new splatoon I don’t know if I’m even going to by the online service now..Version: 1.1.3
✓ Not even half the functionality expectThis app is terrible, it’s great if you play online with people for splatoon 2, but other than that communication on the switch is non-existent. If you’re going to make this the main chat option there needs to be more customisation. Limiting the chat functionality to a single game is lucklustre at best when there are so many online games out there at this time. I want the ability to invite people to a chat that is not specific to the game I’m playing, and I want the ability to invite people to those games if they aren’t in the game at that time, this does neither of those things. Online communication needs an overhaul, I have over 20 friends on my switch and absolutely no way to talk or message them at this time. Truly, truly, awful.Version: 1.1.3
✓ Nintendo fix your voice chatThis shouldn’t be a thing. You should be able to just plug your headset into the Nintendo switch not have to have a dumb smatphone app. Having an app rather than a headset into the switch hinders the quality even with a headset such as the Arctis 3(a headset that allows audio from switch and phone simultaneously). To improve Nintendo should build a party chat system and messaging into the switch itself. I think having the app as an option is fine but not as a replacement for traditional built in party chat. The splatoon stuff on this app is amazing though however I’m not going to higher my rating because Nintendo need to listen to their fans and give them what they want. Microsoft got voice chat perfect many years ago so why can’t Nintendo..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Doesn’t work?I downloaded this today, thinking it would be useful to have for chat, but it doesn’t seem to be able to connect? I went on the acnh settings and followed the instructions, only to be met with a message saying ‘your switch needs to be online’ even though I’ve already connected it and can’t re-connect it again? Please fix this!!.Version: 2.5.0
✓ Why use this?Why use this voice chat app when you can use the really good Discord app. Much easier to use and nicer.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Splatoon 2I can access the Smash Bros service, which I have 400 hours with, and the Animal Crossing Service, which I have only played 5 hours with, so why the hell can I not access the Splatoon 2 service which I also have 400 hours with?.Version: 1.10.0
✓ This voice chat solution is terribleThis voice chat solution is terrible. Nintendo need to make it right with a simple elegant intuitive solution..Version: 1.0.4
✓ Don’t understandWhat is the real purpose of this app I don’t show shows about three games that don’t even walk on the app i’m thinking about just deleting it because I downloaded it so it could connect to my Nintendo switch but it does nothing 🙄😣😫😵💫🥱.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Misadvertisement to 12 yr oldsMy 12 yr old daughter spent her pocket money on Nintendo Online, now that she’s a big fan of Animal Crossing. So she wanted to install the app on her iPhone. But after seeing the app stated suitable for 12+ once we’d eventually managed to log in & install it, the app refused to let us use it because my daughter isn’t 13. The error message said ‘ You must be 13 or older to use this app’. Misadvertising and inconsistency caused a waste of time and unnecessary upset. I’m disappointed, Nintendo..Version: 1.8.0
✓ Can’t log inWhen I try to sign in I keep getting an error message saying my account is not linked to a Nintendo switch console… which is annoying because it is. I checked my console settings again and I am definitely linked. Not very good app if I can’t sign in and couldn’t find any help on the Nintendo website. Tried to use the help page, couldn’t get an answer and kept being directed back to help pages when trying to contact them for help..Version: 1.14.0
✓ Hassle when I can just make a vc on Xbox for the same thing and shorter timeThis is a good app just a hassle becuse nobody uses it and you can just make a discord vc PlayStation vc or xbox party n half the time and I wish switch had a thing to message people but no and why do you have to have to have a smart device just to make a vc and not just do what xbox and PlayStation do and let you make a vc on the acthullal counsel and Nintendo switch online is not good you have to pay money just to play with real people the exspanshion pack is good tho i will say switch does have a easy way to enter a online room to play with a friend if you do buy switch online it is a bit harder then PlayStation or Xbox but still efficient and I git this isint a Nintendo switch review but really Nintendo why did you stop making 2d Mario games this is bassicly all I have I hop a dev reads this but based off how busy Nintendo is and big I bet they won’t read it.Version: 2.5.1
✓ HONEST ReviewToo many problems, but there are some glaring issues with this service. -voice chat cannot be used while using another app -voice chat cannot be used while display is off -cannot hear game audio if using voice chat -audio will cut out when getting a notification. Please look into fixing this app in order to modernise this into 2017's gaming standards..Version: 1.0.4
✓ What’s wrong with in game chat?The fact that this app exists for “in game chat” showcases a big failure by Nintendo. To chat with my friend in game I have to turn off the sound on my console and use a third party app to make a phone call to someone, and you can only join or start a chat if you are in a lobby, so timing is critical. Trying to balance your console volume with your phone is a nightmare. Forget using headphones or ear buds. If you are going to download this app for chat purposes just save yourself the time and call the person you are going to chat with. The call has better functionality and won’t drop you. The Nintendo app will drop you if you leave a lobby, even if you rejoin it. So it is an extremely limited feature that really is just a poorer version of what you would do with your phone anyway..Version: 2.5.2
✓ We need a way to contact our friendsNintendo please let us be able to use this app to message people on our friends list. Diablo 3 has just come out and it would be handy to be able to message people to organise games. It’s not your job to police younger users from strangers on the internet, that’s what parents and the Nintendo parental control app is for. Literally everyone in the Nintendo switch adds is an adult, this console is marketed towards adults and we should be able to contact each other, like adults. I don’t care that voice chat has to be done through an app ( which is dumb FYI ) but just let us be able to message people on our friends list for goodness sake..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Would you believe Nintendo doesn’t want to use this to sell you stuff?This app is solely for in-game comms. It doesn’t let you do any other useful things like surf the eshop or interact with your wish list, because why would you want to do that when you can make people spend their money the hard way with joy-cons and a system that groans under the strain of continuous scroll, right?.Version: 2.8.0
✓ Really disappointedI simply wanted to use one of the services but it wouldn’t let me unless I sign up for a membership that costs money. They might as well make the app cost money. It was really disappointing.Version: 1.7.0
✓ Not that usefulI was hoping for more functionality and interaction between the app and your Nintendo switch account but honestly it’s completely bare bones and lazy. It wouldn’t be hard to add a way to see your accounts library and use the store through the app like Steam does..Version: 2.5.2
✓ More featuresThe app itself has some ideas and thats it, if the voice chat works fine and friends were fine then id be good using it more often. Personally id like to access the eshop for switch and 3DS on the app, maybe see what games my friends have and how long they’ve played it, i just want more reasons to actually use the app. Maybe when smash comes out it can have an amiibo feature? Like display which amiibos you have and grey out the ones that you don't. As it is i can’t recommend the app to most people unless they specifically ask about voice chat. Going back to the amiibo thing maybe it could actually display all amiibos, and what features they have for different games. That would be nice..Version: 1.1.3
✓ No storeLet us buy games from this.Version: 2.5.0
✓ Asinine doesn’t even begin to describe itWhere to start... most asinine implementation of online services that I’ve ever seen. See a buddy online and want to play? Nope can’t send an invite. Left your phone at home by accident? Nope no voice chat for you.... seriously Nintendo has been a money grab, corner cutting, not listening to actual consumers since I can remember and this is their shrine of “SCREW THE CUSTOMER, we are Nintendo we do what we want, they will buy it anyway” type company. Seriously whoever came up with the online functionality of the switch needs to be taken out back of HQ building and Shot, or at the very least fired and humiliated. A five year old could have come up with a better solution. I pray the Microsoft partnership gets you guys modernized and your heads out of your rear! NO ONE wants a gimmick, we want what works, what is tried and true, with a little innovation thrown in... stop being idiots!.Version: 1.5.1
✓ This should be built into the Switch..It’s 2017 for crying out loud! This should be built into the the switch! All the other consoles you can chat and talk to your friends without this app... even the Xbox 360 and PS3 had it, so power should not be an issue. If you want to hear your game, and not just your chat, you are going to need a bunch of adapters in order to do this not to mention phone chargers and your Switch undocked with it charging in the awful place the charger is located at.. with all of this... my Switch is my console for Nintendo exclusives... and my Xbox One is for everything else... it’s almost to the point where you might was well use Skype because it doesn’t drain you phone battery as quickly! The first party games on Switch, make it 100% worth getting one... (Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Metroid Prime 4)(and many more if you never had a Wii U.. (I have one) )but all the other games.. are better played on all other platforms, unless you want to play on the go....Version: 1.1.0
✓ PointlessNintendo are a shambles, make some great games but recycle the hell out of them until they are bone dry and the Switch is no different. This app is a perfect example of their contempt for loyal fans, simply no functionality to purchase games from the store or other functions that should be the baseline for 2020 right? Pathetic excuse for an app, the death of consoles and game streaming may be the only good thing that forces a company like this that takes but does not give back to its community..Version: 1.8.0
✓ Needs functionality for other gamesWhat about Mario kart and Mario party - synonymous with multiplayer since the dawn of time and yet no support for voice chat offered. We have been through a year of life in pandemic and Nintendo need to just accept that this is what the people need. Stop fuelling downloads to discord and get your own internal app working??? Makes sense?.Version: 1.10.0
✓ Needs more game-specific servicesI think that you should add more game-specific services because I don’t have Splatoon 2 and I was hoping to play some Mariokart 8 Deluxe On here or something else. You should definitely add more games to voice chat in. It says “services”, but there is only one service. Although I am sure this is still a work in progress and is set to be complete in 2018, there should still be a few other things to do. Anyways, I hope you keep this in mind and I hope to see some other games somewhere In this app soon!.Version: 1.1.3
✓ How do I switch profiles?I signed in and all was fine, me and my sister share a switch and she’s the “main” account, that’s fine but it’s signed me in on her profile and I don’t know how to change it to mine. She doesn’t even have online so it’s useless.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Can’t even log inI got this app because I wanted to scan qr codes for Animal Crossing. Upon signing in, I was told that my account was not connected to a Nintendo Switch device. My account is definitely connected to my switch, I’ve used the E shop many times and I am over 13 years old. I tried restarting my switch, checking my account details, everything, but it just keeps saying that my account is not connected to a switch l. Very disappointing, I really wanted those qr codes ):.Version: 1.6.1
✓ Evil company making crappy productsFirst of all, let’s mention how thier online service used to be free and great. Then all of the sudden, they started advertising how “oh hahaha now you have to pay for what you already had haha we win” Also- they make thier consoles BREAK ON PURPOSE so you are forced to buy new ones. The joycons drifting, oh just buy a new one. Same with the kickstand, it’s so cheap (quality) I could tape it and it would work better. Their games are priced so high for a game that was already existed on the wii u. And that’s not all, you still have to buy the dlc, as if you are just using a free version of a product. Can’t wait for the day they go bankrupt and all of thier brainwashed fans will realize the entire scam..Version: 1.12.0
✓ TrashThis app is terrible I got it because I wanted to get custom designs in ACNH but it says I have to be 13. I can’t set it up with any thing else because there are no 13 over accounts on my switch. In conclusion don’t get this app if you are not 13 or over. I would rate this no stars if I could..Version: 1.6.1
✓ More Frustrating Than No Online serviceWhen playing Smash last night, my friends and I tried using this app for voice chat thinking “It can’t be that bad, the internet exaggerates”. I am here to report that the internet did not exaggerate. It is that bad. All you can do is “start voice chat” which opens a voice chat with everyone in your online session. But in smash online, every match is a session and where you put your token on the match setup screen counts as a different session. So who you can talk to is constantly changing, with people dropping in or out depending on what they’re doing. This is baffling. On top of this poor design, the app devours battery and does not handle gracefully your phone locking or shutting off the screen, with chat cutting out when this happens. I was constantly having to tap my phone screen to keep it awake. And lastly, it crashes. You’d wonder why nobody was talking to you, look down at your phone, and it would be sitting back on the home screen, the app having crashed out. After the 6th crash it wasn’t funny enough to keep using and I switched to Discord. This was a 0/10 experience. Not only was it inconvenient, it didn’t do what I wanted, it was confusing, and it crashed constantly. Nintendo should be embarrassed. This is worse than if they had offered nothing at all. I’m mad I paid for this terrible online service..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Disappointing NintendoI'm really disappointed in your greediness and that you really think that they service is gonna work. I wish you couldn't of done this, you gave all your competition, your pride, your path to a bright future, and your comeback from the WII. Nintendo, I'm gonna say this once. Change your system and make it better, we know you're capable of improving and you're not doing it at all. And the quality of it, I don't care if I can get a discount on annual payment, even a cheap price dosen't feel worth it for something so poorly made and produced, but to be shared to all systems without second thought. You've just made something as bad as the virtual boy. to Nintendo Smash just came out, if smash starts to fail, we aren't gonna be suprised, and if that does happen, maybe next time you'll listen to your consumers and not to those stacks of money..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Crashes when trying to login.This app crashes when it tries to log me into it..Version: 2.3.1
✓ Used to work, now it doesn’t launchMy device is an iPhone 11 IOS 15.5 and the app used to work perfectly fine prior to your update when you gave the app a UI enhancement overhaul, the app looks beautiful from the pictures provided and I’ve been very excited to start using the Nintendo app every day now. I check the Appstore every day for an update that could hopefully patch this issue, and nothing yet. Sadly I’ve quite literally checked the App Store daily for about 3 months now and nothing. The Nintendo app does launch, after prompting to sign in I do, and immediately after selecting my profile I get a brief black screen and crash. I’d desperately wanted this issue patched and would be eternally grateful if there were a bug fix patch that would allow me to use the app again. Once again very beautiful job with the UI overhaul and new integrations but it would be nice if I could experience them with the rest of everyone lol. Thank you for taking the time to read my review, I’ll remove the review and give you another 5 star review when I’m able to use the app again. You’re a bright and talented team so I’m looking forward to a patch in the very near future! Thanks again.Version: 2.1.1
✓ Nooklink RatingIt’s a helpful app but on my daughters switch it didn’t connect, even connecting it to the switches is a challenge I’d say make it less of a complexing app.Version: 2.0.0
✓ No way to contact supportGetting any kind of support from Nintendo is impossible. I got Nintendo switch online just to play Animal Crossing and for my friends to come visit me but it won’t work because some stupid server issue. We have tried every tip and trick recommended. Our internet is fine, NTA B. So I got scammed out of my own money and now I can’t even play with my friends. What a joke. I want my money back or I want them to fix the issue. All the support and customer service links are broken or don’t work. It’s been years why is a billion dollar company struggling this badly with their customers? That’s so embarrassing. I just wanna cry.Version: 2.3.1
✓ Work in progressBut strange to release the app in its current state as its purely a way to communicate on Splatoon. No access to other games, no friends list, or even access to the Nintendo store. You can kind of see what they may do with it with game specific pages, but it’s far too early to judge as its currently only useful for a single game..Version: 1.1.3
✓ The app crashes after the updateEver since the update, my app crashes every time when I try to login. Tried different account, deleted the app and reinstalled again, nothing helped. It just kept crashing over and over again..Version: 1.13.0
✓ Still only good for SplatoonAnd even then, the Splatoon services could REALLY be better. It clearly has a lot more data on your stats (like amount of each king salmon defeated) but doesn’t give you that info, or will only give you a vague number. The monthly summaries on your weapon usages disappear once the season turns over, so good luck looking back at them if you didn’t get a screenshot. The exclusive gear is definitely the best part about the app, but god do I wish it would show what I currently have ordered when there’s a conflict. It shows what conflicting gear you already have in-game, but not in-app. Having the schedules there to see ahead of time is amazing, and the Home Screen Widgets are the only ones I use. I did use the voice call service once with a friend, which worked *surprisingly* well, but we immediately went back to using discord when it started working again. They could rebrand the entire app to be splatoon centric, and I don’t think anyone would know the difference.Version: 2.7.1
✓ Do not do this for the next consoleAlso we need Netflix and Disney plus on this console no need for web browser.Version: 2.5.1
✓ Judged a bit harshlyIt’s not the best app but is judged a bit harshly. So first the fact that you need the online membership to use the app makes sense, because what would you do on the app aside from play with your friends online? And if you didn’t have one of the games that were supported then again, you wouldn’t have any real use for the app. There’s plenty of other apps that you could use for voice calls, this app is just for people doing call while playing games simultaneously. And also the online membership is a bargain compared to the memberships offered by Microsoft and Sony. This app could’ve been designed a lot better or implemented directly onto the console, but it still is an okay app. I honestly think I’ll just keep on using FaceTime instead of this, but I still think that people are giving this app a hard time..Version: 1.7.0
✓ Flawed, But FunctionalMost of the reviews of this app are either 5 stars, saying they love this app and it’s perfect, or 1 star, saying that it’s dumb that it’s not on the console itself and that it’s $20. However, this app does what it’s supposed to do. It isn’t a hub for all online activities, it’s a companion to the Switch. And for all of the issues people have with desyncs, lag, and disconnects, a lot of these issues spout from a poor internet connection. And yes, this app should have a wider range of games it works with, but unlike Splatoon 2 there isn’t enough content besides play history (which could be accessed in the game itself) to put into the app. Voice chat for games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is flawed, and I would recommend a regular phone or Skype call..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Great StartThis app is a great start and has a lot of potential. Yes, voice chat on phones are a bit silly for playing online. It should have been imbedded into the switch, like some third party headphones you can buy to voice chat with others. Sadly, this app only offers Splatoon 2 and not other games, but the switch is only a year old so you have to give it time. Plus some games do not even offer multiplayer mode like Splatoon 2. You can not voice chat or even play Mario Odyssey in multiplayer mode. Hopefully that makes sense. I believe Nintendo has a lot up there sleeves as new games are being developed. Then this app may help a lot. If you really wanted to voice chat there is always Discord or other voice chat apps, but if you are comparing it with Xbox or PS4 then you shouldn’t even own a switch because Nintendo does there own unique thing and most people are happy with what they are doing..Version: 1.1.3
✓ Doesn’t work at allSo I tried to link my account, but it showed a pulsing dot, then crashed. I have had my Switch linked to my account for years, yet for this, I can’t log in. Thanks, bye..Version: 2.3.0
✓ Why does this exist?As always, Nintendo has proven it either doesn’t understand Online gaming or maybe just doesn’t care. Having a mobile app for game chat is madness. What if I want all the game sounds and chat going through headphones? Also, I’m not entirely against this app within an app approach with the Splatoon companion (the Splatoon companion is the one reason it’s not one star), but where’s the Mario Kart support? At the minute this app is pretty much just a container for a small Splat app. I really don’t get why chat support was not built into the Switch and I’d be shocked if anyone will be willing to pay for this service next year..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Not very practicalThe app requires iOS 14 or later (which my phone doesn’t support) so I can’t use it anymore. The Splatoon 2 shop was kinda cool but the gear isn’t very good and 1 piece changed every 2 hours. I don’t have animal crossing so I don’t have any opinions on that but the smash bros functionality is a bit confusing. The app doesn’t really tell you what anything does so you have to figure it out on your own. Helpful but not very practical.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Voice chatI was excited for this, but at the end it was a huge let down by the fact that it's too complicated to make it work in harmony. I really hope Nintendo will opt for a console voice chat instead of relying on an external device..Version: 1.0.4
✓ I can't use becuz...I can't use my Nintendo account because it says I can't use this Nintendo account and I don't know why plz help.Version: 1.6.1
✓ Won’t even let me log in.So i got animal crossing on the launch and decided to get this app for it. However, when trying to log in it always comes up with ‘this account is not linked to a switch console’ I’ve used the right email, I have used the right email however it kept saying something is incorrect so i thought my password was the problem so i reset it a number of times still wouldn’t let me log in. I changed my email thinking that would maybe be the problem but still didn’t let me log in and it got to the point i even tried to log in on a different phone and it still didn’t work! I don’t know why it’s doing and i’ve googled it to try sort it out but that hasn’t helped at all so please try and fix it..Version: 1.6.1
✓ HorribleThis is probably the worst app that I’ve ever tried to use for something useful. A lot of people say it’s bad because it’s not free anymore or something. I say it’s bad because I have tried 8 times and it still won’t log me in! I make sure that my console is on I make sure I have the right information I have tried EVERYTHING! It lets me put in my email and password it shows me my account I pick my account and then it just says the service isn’t compatible with my console or whatever. And I have NO IDEA WHY! I’ve payed it all I’ve done. It . All. At first when I got this I was excited because I could do everything I wanted for my splatoon 2. I kept trying again. And again. AND AGAIN. NOTHING WORKED! I am really upset with this so maybe just try fixing it. Or since you probably don’t care because I haven’t seen a single developer response in these reviews just make a new frekin software!.Version: 1.8.0
✓ Nintendon't like online for some reasonI don't actually think the whole idea of the online app is an entirely a bad one, PlayStation has one, xbox has one too. Both these apps with added online chat would be a decent idea...Right? Well yes, but that isn't what this is, you can't buy from the nintendo eshop, you can't actually add people to your friends list as such, you can't read blogs, you cant edit your account, basically you can't do a lot of things I, and I'm sure many others were expecting. Which is a shame, and a real step backwards from the progress I thought Nintendo were making. It's a shame because the Nintendo Switch is a great console. Hopefully this app will be updated over time to add features, should that happen then I'll come back and update this review accordingly. So, years on from release and the app still serves no real purpose, no account management, no eshop access, the list of missing features could go on for ages. In my opinion considering all phones these days have touch screens Nintendo should resurrect Miiverse as part of this app which would be a great addition, Miiverse was quite a niche service, however on a smartphone it’s reach would be far greater than it was before..Version: 2.4.0
✓ Smash voice chatVoice chat works fine for me despite it needs to reconnect every time before and after a match in battle arenas. It is understandable if Nintendo doesn’t really want to deal with messaging, but at least give us an option to invite people to our battle arenas. I have met some friends just by playing online, but it’s so hard to play with them again because I have to search all the arenas and figure out where they are at. What’s the point of a friend list if you can’t even interact with them?!?! I’m not asking for a messaging function but a simple invitation function that every console out there has it. The app also seems like an undergrad’s programming project. It doesn’t even look like a developed app. If I show the app to my programming friends who don’t have a switch, they’d all laugh at it because it’s a total joke. Come on Nintendo, you can do better..Version: 1.4.1
✓ I thought this was Splatoon MobileWhen I downloaded this app I thought it was an official app that would allow you to port Nintendo games onto mobile. I got my hopes up and thought that I would finally be able to play Splatoon. But I’m sure that the app works great for what it actually does, thanks..Version: 2.5.0
✓ Age ratingWith the App Store it says you need to be 12+ to use the app when you log in with an account with the birthday that is lower it just says you need to be 13 or older so the app is pretty useless if you want to use voice chat with friends if your below the App Store age rating but also if it says 13+ in the app they can just use discord to communicate its far better than the Switch Online app if you have parental guidance then you should be able to use the app like my mum knows I use discord the online voice chat app so why can't I use this if my mums knows I use voice chat.Version: 1.10.0
✓ Nintendo Party Pooper!This app is absolutely horrendous & stressful to use because of it’s poor functionality features 👎🏼. I don’t know why Nintendo just stop being difficult & add voice party chat in the Switch console OR make this app widely available on other platforms such as PC & tablets? Are they deliberately trying to annoy & upset there fans? 😡 Whenever I’ve tried using this app with my brother to play games, we found it ruins the whole online gaming experience because you can’t use a proper headset to communicate & it drains the battery on your phone if you’re playing for hours. My best advice if you really want voice chat, use another app like discord! I think Nintendo need to go back to the drawing board & find another way forward with party chat. I don’t normally post bad reviews about Nintendo but they need to sort this out ASAP..Version: 1.5.1
✓ Doesn’t workNintendo need to get their online gaming presence sorted out, or stay out of it all together For some reason they have two types of Nintendo logins/profiles. Why not consolidate that? Beyond that, when you’re trying to recover a password the keyboard disappears in this app. Above and beyond that, I will never stop buying Nintendo products. They are my childhood up to this point and hold some nostalgia that I will always treasure. But I am very discouraged at paying any amount of money to play any online games (like smash) just for their to be constant networking issues and repercussions on the users for poor connections. Why would I give them more money for something that they don’t seem to be investing themselves in fixing? Plus I have a grip with paying full cost on switch games that are years old or even ports from the Wii U. Like I said, I’ll always support Nintendo, but I feel like they don’t support us. At this point this review is pouring over into something else entirely. But it’s completely mind blowing that a company as reputable as Nintendo or that a game as competitive as smash has such bad connection issues or general network gaming issues where games developed for online play, over a decade ago, didn’t have or quickly fixed these issues..Version: 1.5.1
✓ Soo stupidWhy the helll can’t I use this all I want to do is easier and faster to text in acnh but nOoOoO only for over 13s u really expect adults who aren’t YouTuber or streamers to play your (awesome) games!? Please PLEASE remove age limits and if u don’t wanna do that make the age limit go down to maybe 10 or over because I’m 11 meaning I have to wait 2 years for this and why even is there an age limit anyways? I BEG of you to either remove or lessen the age restrictions all I wanna do is play with my friends especially with well..problems...the world is going through rn..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Its a good app but doesnt updateI deleted my old island a few months after downloading this app last year in july. I restarted my island and renamed it and everything. I went to check the app on my phone to see if it updated my nook phone but it still stuck on my old island which i deleted the data for. Ive tried to fix it but it doesn’t work. I logged out of it on my phone and logged back in hoping it would get new data that i reset my island but it didn't. I tried deleting the app and re-downloading it, still didn't work. I cant find anything on the support page to help me so im hoping by writing this review, someone can help me out? Or maybe just let some people know it doesnt update your island if it was deleted. If anyone knows how to help please help me lol..Version: 1.10.0
✓ Not good for Nintendo's online payment. Also a horrible ideaI don't think we should be using an APP to voice chat with our friends. This feature should be built into the switch. Also if you want to protect young players, make a party system like Microsoft on Xbox One and Sony on ps4. And if that's not good enough, make the party system Friends only. What I'm trying to say, is that there are so many solutions to chatting. And Nintendo didn't follow one. Before we start paying you for online, PUT VOICE CHAT ON THE SWITCH! Also another reason this app is horrible, is because it only supports splatoon 2. Only that game out of all the games on this amazing console. Nintendo, listen to your fans. Or else, when people start paying online, you don't scratch your heads wondering why your not making as much money as you though. Not to mention your online history has already been horrible. We shouldn't be using an app to chat for a console game. All I'm saying is put voice chat on switch and listen to the community before we pay for online..Version: 1.1.3
✓ StupidI downloaded it for animal crossing and was great at first but then decided to restart animal crossing but now it only shows my old profile how do I change this I really want it to show my new profile as I LOVE this app and would rate higher if it wasn’t for that one little thing!.Version: 1.7.0
✓ Update in the future?I have been playing switch for 3-4 years and I think this app need an update in the future for more games to come and definitely need more features like groups or a chat for players to play games together hope this happens in the future soon..Version: 2.4.0
✓ Weak developmentThis is a bard bones app linked to platform with at terrible user interface. It could be more.Version: 2.4.0
✓ I cant even open the appThe app cant open. Here lemie explain when i tap on it,its stuck on the 1st screen you see then crashes but when i redownloaded it i could load it up and type in my account but after that it just crashes A few months later whenever i sign into my account it kicks me out of the app then when i go back in i have to redo my account.Version: 2.0.0
✓ Broken, needs more features and game supportThe reason I’m writing this review is because the app doesn’t even launch on my iPhone XR. I’ve reinstalled the app multiple times, and it was broken before I updated to iOS 14. I normally wouldn’t have an issue with bugs surrounding a major software update, but a month is way too long. Update your app. Now, on to things I wish were changed in the app if it worked. The support for voice chat is terrible! Voice chat only works for specific games and I’ve noticed that even games that have online multiplayer don’t have voice chat options in the nso app. There’s no option to just call or text your friends like I can on Xbox live (or even the Wii), or even to see if they’re online, so I usually just use discord or messenger to call my friends, thus making this app useless. I seriously feel ripped off paying $20 for an online service that isn’t much better than what was on my 3ds almost a decade ago for free. I gladly pay $60 for Xbox live gold because it’s objectively a good service. I wouldn’t be so disappointed if I didn’t know Nintendo could do better. But they have such high quality standards for their games, hardware, and (in the past) system software that I know they’re capable of better. Please, offer a better service, even if that means charging more, and fix your app. 🤙.Version: 1.9.0
✓ Your membership thing is a jokeSo. Back in 2017 (back when you released this stupid thing) I thought it would be super cool bec you get bonus features and there’s and app for it. But me seeing online play it’s just a waste of everyone’s time and money, like what the heck is wrong with you guys? Why can’t you agree with your fans for once in like 100 years or something like that. Xbox does an online membership but at least it’s worth it. Sony does the same thing but it’s great like the Xbox membership. But YOU on the other hand don’t listen to your fans when they say “NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE IS A JOKE!” Or “SEGA IS BETTER THAN NINTENDO AND THEY NEED TO GET RID IF THE MEMBERSHIP” they’ve been begging that for YEAARRRSS but you still don’t listen bec you guys are so bad. And you smart enough to make CPU’s in Super Smash Bro’s. Ultimate but your not smart enough to make CPU’s in Splatoon 2 (besides the enemy CPU’s). But this membership needs to stop or your so called “fans” will just stop playing your games. You guys never listen to your fans that’s just so stupid..Version: 1.11.0
✓ Get rid of Nintendo online play now!So today I tried playing Splatoon 2 today with my brother what showed up Nintendo online membership needed why should we need to pay to play online with friends why do we have to use money to buy these stupid memberships to play online games with other people to say the truth I absolutely despise this bloody memberships to play with people why can’t it go back to the old way if that’s the case then I am going to keep making complaints till you sort it out Nintendo ok that’s all I have to say for now..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Improvement needed, what could be betterI only use this app for animal crossing and it does make it a lot easier to text, that being said it’d be nice to see some other features with the animal crossing game. Maybe the option to receive notifications when your best friends are online? I’d personally appreciate that i’m not sure about other people. I’ve not used the voice chat option yet but i do wish that you could just use your switch for the voice chat instead of a separate app on your phone because it just makes things more of a hassle and you might as well just facetime someone so it’s almost useless. There are a lot of improvements that could be made to this app and I really hope in future that the app gets better.Version: 1.7.0
✓ Should NOT be an appIncludes basic features which should be possible through the actual switch. The audacity of it, giving us a half-baked crappy online service then daring to tell us we're supposed to pay for it! I, for one, have simply accepted that once the online paywall goes up, I simply won't be able to play splatoon anymore. Which is sad, because I like splatoon. Nintendo has to learn that some things become standard for good reason. Also where the Hell are cloud saves???.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Not much use if any at all. Don’t really recommend downloading.In my opinion, the app isn’t really worth downloading. There isn’t exactly anything wrong in it, but its more a case of there’s nothing on it that really makes it useful to have. It’d be fantastic if it had more features to it, things like maybe being able to see yours &/or your friends playtime data(speaking of playtime data, they really need to deal with the problem where if you’ve purchased a new switch the playtime won’t update until you hit above the old data.) and etc. information that would be lovely to be able to see and not need to drag out my switch for. However, those things don’t exist. It’s simply just a extremely small selection of games that you can do stuff for and basically nothing else..Version: 2.5.0
✓ Why..I go in to the app and I can’t even use my account it says you must be at least 13 years old why just why I want to use my account ok fix this NOW!.Version: 1.6.1
✓ Used to workThis app used to work for me now after i sign in and choose which account to use, it just sits there infinitely loading. I have cleared the app cache, even deleted it many times but the same thing keeps happening every time i install. I can’t even use this anymore. Disappointed as i am a paying online account holder..Version: 1.10.0
✓ Please use this app as an opportunity to go above and beyond.This app could have been something really great. I love the idea of ditching the headset for my phone and a pair of buds. But then I saw that only a very small handful of games are supported. Why? Why isn’t there a small little notification that pops up in the corner of the T.V. screen when someone joins the voice chat room. The uselessness of this app is mind boggling. I would love to be able to access something like an activity log on the 3ds, or buy stuff on the Eshop straight from my phone (like the Steam app). There’s nothing to say about this app, because it literally doesn’t do anything, apart from a horribly implemented voice chat system, a keyboard for Animal Crossing, and some extra gear for Splatoon 2. Smash’s section is the most useless of em’ all. Only being able to look at recently uploaded stage builder stages, without the ability to filter it and see the popular, actually good stuff. Overall, when it comes to games, Nintendo hit it out of the park this generation. But when it comes to hardware and software other than games, they’ve reached the bottom of the barrel (you could also say their starting to ‘drift’ off course)..Version: 1.10.0
✓ Very bad...This app is very bare bones. I know PS4 and Xbox has apps too but they are actually USEFUL and they offer the same functionality on their own systems. Nintendo is now charging $20 a year (I know it’s not a lot but this service isn’t worth anything. It should be free.) The fact that we have to pay for a service that offers literally nothing except NES games that you can literally find on your computer or other consoles free of charge is sad. The fact that cloud saves don’t work for Splatoon 2 (the game that is making people by this service) is pretty embarrassing. I know they want to prevent cheating but there are other ways around that. They delayed this service to a year, and there is nothing. It’s embarrassing. There aren’t any dedicated servers either. The online on the WII U was better (and free). Nintendo is basically making money for doing absolutely nothing. There are no big online games that need this service except Splatoon 2 (and no, Mario kart doesn’t count because the online there is so bare bones, and you’re using your own WiFi, and Arms... people still play arms?) Games like fortnite and paladins (basically anything non-Nintendo) don’t need this service to be played online. So yes, hopefully Nintendo adds MUCH more in the future. This glitchy “service” should be free..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Crashes on sign inThe app crashes on sign in..Version: 1.14.0
✓ Here’s a meme for yaMe: tries to use Nintendo switch online to play splatoon multiplayer The inklings: 🔫🦑I guess my splattershot is trash now Honestly this needs a ton of work. I got an Nintendo switch and hoped to livestream with friends plus have some fun, but it wouldn’t let me log in.Version: 2.2.0
✓ BadMy son got sue on the Voice chat and I got really mad because they made my son cry and boys on the voice chat I literally said dunb on the voice chat and I Hain up and I let him buy Minecraft and from roblox i buy Him robux.Version: 2.4.0
✓ Why can't I message and invite friends?If you're gonna force us to use a mobile app to use your online service, at least spend some time and money developing it properly with some decent features like friend lists, invites, messaging etc. Rather than the half baked unfinished piece of garbage it currently is..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Their is a problemI put in my information and i know its right it wont let me sign in.Version: 1.1.0
✓ PointlessThis app is an utter disappointment. I used to use it to “purchase” exclusive Splatoon 2 gear and to check records and stats, but other than that it is almost entirely pointless, beyond the fact that these things should have been implemented into the game from the beginning. Most games require this app to use voice chat, but unlike other apps, this is required to stay open or it kills the connection. The addition of SSB hasn’t provided anything new or exciting - just a bunch of videos that are arbitrarily presented in a very confusing format. Spirits can be grouped but again, this is something that could have been part of the actual game. What is the point of this app? After 3 (?) years, these are still the only two games utilizing the service and only one is doing a halfway decent job, despite the fact that it’s heading out the door anyway. RIP Spla2n. Nintendo has all but abandoned this app and anyone who believes otherwise has a lot of explaining to do..Version: 1.5.2
✓ Just CrashesCant even link account. Crashes after trying to select user. Not good enough..Version: 1.13.2
✓ WastedThis app has so much wasted potential for a Nintendo switch equivalent to Xbox and PS apps. Why aren’t there more games supported like Scarlet/Violet which has a wealth of online use? Why can’t we make or share miis? Why can’t we connect our switches to look at our game libraries and remotely buy and download apps and games? Why can’t we message friends through the app as well as voice chat? This should have been a great app, but it is wasted and it needs to be fixed!.Version: 2.5.2
✓ Notifications?Really annoying to have this app dinging at me when notifications are off and phone is on silent. Will be uninstalling because of this. Also, no one uses the chat. Just have in game chat. So dumb.Version: 1.13.0
✓ Add a messaging/invite system!!!!Nintendo please answer every gamers request and add a messaging system to the switch!!! Doing so will make it so so SO simple to cooperate and join forces with other people! Not only that, but if you add an invite system (that limits player invites to 3-5 every 5 minute to prevent spamming), then the players can see what their friends are doing, and directly join them from said invite. Judging from experience, whenever I got an invite from my friends on my PS4, I was able to join them right away, but with this system as it is, there is the trouble of spending 30+ minutes trying to figure out how to start a match with my friends on one of my favorite games. All I’m saying is that if there were any improvements you can make to the system, it would be this very crucial and simple step to developing a better way to game on the switch. Thank you for anyone who read this, and anyone from Nintendo please keep this is mind..Version: 1.5.1
✓ What’s the point?Having to jump through this many hoops to play with friends, only to find out I have to have a group of 4 friends to play Splatfest together. If you only have one or two friends online during Splatfest, you can’t play together. That sucks. I’ve been able to play online games with one friend at a time since the 90s. Please fix this..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Not that much useful stuff on the appNow I think the app is cool and all but since some people don’t have phones they can’t get this app, Also if voice chat was built in to the switch it would be a lot more useful although most people use discord or just there phone to talk with people. it would be so cool to see voice chat on nintendo switch. Honestly if or when they come out with a new console they should add voice chat but aside from voice chat just the app itself could use a good update..Version: 2.6.0
✓ Doesn't work.I try to use this for animal crossing, works great all apps open but i try to use chat or reactions and it doesn't. I am apparently not connected to internet when I am. My switch and iPhone are both registered to the same internet, which is my phone hotspot. I try my house wifi, guess what? It doesn't work. The app doesn't need and update and ive refreshed my phone. Still "not connected to wifi" This is BS. Useless. Fix this and i'll give a higher rating. 😐.Version: 1.14.0
✓ Simply bastardizedI've always hated using this app despite how great of a concept it is. I'm going to begin with what this app does right; The specific game services for games like Splatoon and Animal crossing are fantastically implemented. The idea that you could still do certain tasks such as purchase gear or check your stats without actually needing your console is great. The idea of using your smartphone to type instead of a controller is great. I think innovative features like these should be put in more often. Now, as for what I don't appericiate about this app, is literally everything else. This app is seldom updated and so easily forgotten. Its a selling point for your pitiful Windows XP based online service, yet nobody but the odd Splatoon fan will actually care about it. Theres literally nothing a user can do with this app aside from the already mentioned ***hyper specific*** game services, voice chat, and the ability to add friends without needing your console, which to be fair are all great features, but what makes them bad is how they're forced, and not just implemented by default. Does anybody even use your app? I've been using Discord long before the switch even came out. At least Xbox and Playstation give you the option of using a phone for voice chat, its not even a requirement. I find myself uninstalling this app as often as I am reinstalling because of that ***1*** specific use case, which for me right now is free gear in Splatoon 3. This app is essentially a waste of time and by the time Nintendo realizes theres something wrong, we'll already be in the next generation of game consoles; the Nintendo Switch will most likely be long gone and there will be no room for improvement unless proven otherwise, but I highly doubt it. Thanks for wasting my time..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Good Ideas, Bad BaseI love splatnet for Splatoon it's a really good idea I Actually wouldn't mind this app if the Switch app had a different base but sadly it does not. The main point from what I understand was the chat system and It failed bad. I tried to be optimistic but it's like a worse discord + the only saving grace that is splatnet. 1.For one you can't chat while your not playing a game. 2.You can't leave the app and still hear anybody. It doesn't really affect much but it's dumb. 3. It supports nothing else. I'll be honest I don't Have MK8DX or Arms. But it doesn't support it. I understand that MK8 and Arms can't have something like splatnet but why can't you voice chat with it on those games. I hope they add it sooner but once again it's dumb. How are you gonna release an app and have it only support one game. As I stated earlier this app is pretty much only useful if you have Splatoon 2 because of Splatnet which is once Again a REALLY good idea and it works really well. But besides that your better off just using discord. Me and my friends end up using discord over the app even when where playing Splatoon 2. Note:Use headphones when using Discord it'll be hard to hear otherwise. I can see this app getting better. It's not broken and can definitely improve but as it stands it's only really good for splatnet..Version: 1.1.0
✓ App refuses to openI have tried everything from redownloading the app, closing and reopening, ending the app and restarting it, but every time I enter my Nintendo account and choose to link it with the phone it either freezes or gets stuck on a loading screen; that I had watched for 25 minutes straight! This app is garbage and shouldn’t even be on the App Store, Nintendo you need to get it together!.Version: 1.9.0
✓ Come on NintendoI love ya, but come on now. This is absolutely ridiculous. In 2018, we should have had normal voice chat options with you (headphones attached to controller)by now. I should not have to use an app along with my system. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way, just about everyone I know who has a switch or was planning on getting a switch is completely turned off by this idea. I will not be using this feature, and I hope that you do the right thing soon. Unless you have a deal going with phone companies, then that would make sense, but at the same time, be very disappointing news. Your long time fans have been with you all these years. Do not forget about them. We will be the ones passing this hobby down to the next gen. So make us happy, and you will be happy. So let’s get our heads out of our arses and make it happen cap’n!.Version: 1.1.3
✓ Works well but isn’t compatible with enough gamesThe Nintendo Switch Online app allows people to talk to each other while playing games online. Yes it is ridiculous that we have to use an app but it is kind of nice since you don’t need a mic to talk to people. All you need is the app. The problem with the app is there are only a handful of games compatible with it, and every game except for one of them is a Nintendo exclusive. I would like to be able to talk while playing 3rd party games like Doom and Payday 2; however, these games aren’t supported by the app. It’s incredibly frustrating when Nintendo says you can voice chat with other people using the voice app but it only works with a couple games out of the 1,000+ games on the Nintendo Switch..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Whhyyyyyy!!!!!!Nintendo i have something to say you guys are soooo annoying you guys shouldve said at the launch of the nintendo switch there will be a online membership soon but no you guys just wanted people to buy your product and now your just telling people to give us 20$ every year great job nintendo great job please dont add online membership we all beg you guys.Version: 1.1.3
✓ Unacceptable for 2017This shouldn't be a feature for something that should be built into the console itself. Who thought this was a good idea? I love you Nintendo, but get with the times..Version: 1.1.0
✓ RidiculousI spent so much time setting up the Switch and that has all been wasted by setting up app, because apparently “you have to be 13 or older to link the switch with a online device” and everyone on the switch is under the age of 13, this is ridiculous, what a waste of time.Version: 1.1.3
✓ Certainly an app that has functionsI am not one to complain about what i am given, and for the most part, that applies to this app as well. i use this almost exclusively to check splatoon modes and salmon run shifts, and likely will continue to after splatoon 3 releases. as much convenience as this app has offered me, i do believe there to be lots more unused potential in this app that i would be so hyped to see realized! i'd love to see the clip-sharing opportunities the ssb section expanded upon--being able to share clips from any game, browsing ones your friends have shared, maybe even discovering some that are popular among fans. the app would also be a wonderful place to spread announcements and relevant news through notifications--and widgets! it would be wonderful if i could easily view information such as salmon run shifts or mode rotations from the convenience of the home page. this app harbors so much potential, and as an Avid Nintendo Switch User i really hope to see it grow..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Needs iPad Landscape supportThe app itself works fine for me but my only complaint is that this app only works in Portrait mode. I use the Apple Magic Keyboard for work and school so I always have my iPad in landscape mode. It’s annoying that I have to remove the keyboard so I can rotate my iPad so I don’t have to use this app sideways..Version: 1.12.0
✓ Bug and ComplaintsMy internet is fine on my end, and I even tried with cellular data and as soon as I open the app it says that I have poor internet connection. I’ve been trying to use the app for a month but it says the same message every day and prohibits me from using it. I paid for a 3 month membership to see if I would continue paying for it later on but this service doesn’t even work. I want to scan QR codes and that is one of the main reasons why I paid for Online and the app doesn’t even work. I just deleted it and am going to download it again and see if that somehow fixes it but the fact that I even have to do that makes this app get a bad rating from me. Also, nobody likes having to pay for Online. We already spent loads on the switch console (expensive as hell) and loads on the games that require Online to even be fun. Shows how greedy big companies are, and shows how they don’t care about the consumer. Horrible service..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Why can't I play with friends?You can only use voice chat in a private lobby. Which defeats the purpose why can I not just invite some friends to a party and play online with them on the same team? Instead we talk on discord on only get to be on the same team and coordinate half the time.Version: 1.1.0
✓ DO NOT DOWNLOADApp is a waste of time and space. Only game listed is splatoon and that don’t even work. Please remove this unfinished app from the App Store until it’s done.Version: 1.4.1
✓ Nook points not being credited straight awayI’ve noticed recently when I go to get my book points that when I click on get points they aren’t credited unless I leave the page then go back on it. Clearly this is a bug that needs fixing. Also there should be more items on there to redeem the points because I already have everything..Version: 1.13.2
✓ Voice chatWhen ever I play Fortnite it doesn’t let me get the voice chat thing and it needs more features like the eshop.Version: 2.4.0
✓ Under 13'sMy daughter wants this app for the whole Splatnet 2 thing, but she is 12. I know about the whole COPPA crap going on but surely they can disable voice chat on accounts for under 13's? It's a shame too as all her friends use it but she can't. I think under 13's should be able to use the additional features..Version: 1.6.1
✓ An idea to make this app popularI have downloaded this app a few times to see what’s changed and has never been of any use for me. It always felt like a half baked idea. Here is an idea for a total overhaul! Keep all the content on this app but also bring back Streetpass content as an app for phones that then links to the Switch or future consoles to upload all your visits, gifts, coins and medals etc to the main app..Version: 2.5.1
✓ “In game chat” bull crap.Talk about how talking with your friends in Splatoon 3 is vita and easy and fun… once you download the switch app, have it connected to your account, then have the app open, the game running and in a group with people that you have on your friends list first, then you can chat. But make sure you don’t lose connection in the game, or your screen doesn’t lock on your phone, or you switch apps on your phone, because then you will be booted from the chat on your phone, and the game on your switch. Yeah Nintendo 0_o super. Fun..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Crashing issues.App updated overnight and crashes every single time I try to open the app. Was looking forward to seeing how the update went but far too frustrating now..Version: 1.4.0
✓ DON’T GETI have Nintendo Switch Online, a Nintendo Switch (OBVIOUSLY!) and I tried to use this, it said, “This service CANNOT be used with your account. I pay $20 a year OUT OF MY OWN MONEY for THIS TO NOT WORK!!! I EVEN DOD THE RECAPTCHA TRAFFIC LIGHT THING!.Version: 1.10.0
✓ Splat serviceI’ve had this app since release, and literally the only viable use I’ve found for it is as a companion app for splatoon 2. Voice chat is easily outclassed by practically any other service, simply making a phone call makes a lot more sense. Most of the services available are even more arbitrary. I have the other games, and it’s literally pointless. You may as well just turn on your switch with everything else, but when it comes to splatoon 2, the app is amazing! Check for new gear, keep up to date on what maps and modes are currently being played, and check your stats, Nintendo at its finest. The real question is: why isn’t this just a standalone splatoon app? If it wasn’t for the splat content, this would literally be the most pointless app on the App Store, and that’s really saying something..Version: 1.5.1
✓ Needs landscape supportThis app is essential for using my iOS keyboard for in-game chat in Animal Crossings. Using the keyboard on the switch (either touch screen, or worse D-Pad) is painful, so this fixes that. However, given that this app has an iPad version that allows for keyboard in put, this app should have landscape support for iPad users that use the Smart Keyboard with their device, so negative stars for that. Also, the AC keyboard input only seems to support the chat bubbles, but I want it for any in-game keyboard use (such as Mail or editing text fields such as for outfit names or your Passport comment.) Minus a star for that as well. Otherwise, this still works for me to use the chat in-game easily instead of having a separate text message convo going with my friends..Version: 1.6.1
✓ WhyWhy make an app than just put it in the damn console like how the ps4 and Xbox have parties.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Why can’t kids use it?You still could at least add parental controls such as disabling voice chat, etc..Version: 1.5.2
✓ Great app but...Will kick me out every time I try and log in making it unusable which is annoying because it’s a great app..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Merge this with My Nintendo App and bring to WestMerge this app with the My Nintendo app in Japan, enable a party chat feature for “best friends”, a text chat feature, game invites, themes, playtime metrics, embedded the eshop store here so we can favorite games and purchase for download, add funds, etc. I don’t mind the solution being an app, just wish the app was robust! Make it easy for informed consumers of Nintendo products to connect with friends online in 2022 and beyond… this is kind of sad to even have to suggest. I’d much rather use this app than discord if it worked more seamlessly with the switch hardware. Perhaps I can click voice chat on my switch and, boom, I get a notification on my phone to start the room, or vice versa. Oh and… for the love of goodness add themes already…. And about 100 new game icons would be nice..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Nintendo onlineNintendo is very late you have nothing more than your competitors.Version: 2.4.0
✓ Not as good as it says 🥺😭😢I went through making sure that I’m not a robot and all the other stuff and in the end it said in need a switch console SOME PEOPLE DON’T HAVE ONE!! but at least I have a account 😌🙂😉😀😎😸.Version: 1.5.1
✓ Doesn’t work or have a good support systemI only rated this two stars because I can use the app for Animal Crossing. However, I also have Splatoon 2 and this doesn’t show up on the app meaning I can’t access the Splatnet (which is a valuable resource) or see my battle record. Super Smash Bros is also on the app despite the fact that I don’t have it. I’ve looked online and seen that others also have this issue. Where they only have ssb and acnh even if they only have one or none of the software. There isn’t a functional way of asking for support as far as I can tell. You can search the existing forums and ask a question to the general public but you can’t directly ask a Nintendo employee for help. This seems like a flaw to me. I like the idea of the app, but it doesn’t actually work. Please fix this..Version: 1.6.1
✓ A year on still can’t use itIt’s been nearly a year since I got a new switch and the app still shows my original animal crossing island with no way to change to my current island. Complained about this last October and it still hasn’t been fixed, means I can’t use voice chat or rack up any sort of points. Makes the app useless. Sort it out nintendo.Version: 1.11.0
✓ Let me do the updateIt’s not letting me play cause I need an update but when I check for it it’s not there..Version: 2.1.1
✓ Why does this exist?This App exists so you can voice chat with the 4 supported games, I don’t think I’ve ever used this app for real once since the 6 years I’ve had my switch. - safe to delete..Version: 2.5.0
✓ Won’t let you into the storeGoing to buy a switch so I just wanted to make an account and see what they offer. But the app won’t let me into the store before I buy the switch..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Portrait only supported on iPadLandscape should also be supported on iPad. Decent app otherwise, though I do wish there was more to do..Version: 2.7.1
✓ Do not pay for thisNintendo, it’s the year 2021 and you still can’t get voice chat and messaging on the actual switch. In the year 2005 your competitors already had this basic feature. Yes, they now cost money as well to play online and although it is 3x more expensive, the servers for their games blow you out of the water. This is embarrassing..Version: 1.11.0
✓ The hell?!What he hell is this app? I respect Nintendo, but this app ruins its reputation. I can even add funds from my apple account. Screw Nintendo.Version: 1.10.0
✓ I literally can’t login. please, please helpI’ve tried multiple times, but right when I login to the account I want to use, and i’m at the step that says “select this account” I tap that, IT WONT LOG IT. i’ve tried everything. googling. yt videos. making new account, changing pass and email, even using reddit. I. cant. login. it literally refuses to let me login, even when I make sure it is the right and proper account that I have set to my nintendo switch. i’m so confused, can someone please help? it’s not like I haven’t used the app before, because I have, mostly for splatoon 2. all I did was take a break from my switch, and my nintendo switch online subscription ran out, so I deleted the app for storage. i’ve been playing again but like I’ve stated a lot, I can’t login. please help me. i’m so confused, even tried asking my friend who uses the app and we don’t know what to do or why it isn’t working..Version: 1.13.0
✓ Can’t usedLiterally cannot log in. Every time I try, no matter what I do, I get a message that says, “ This page cannot be displayed. Please start the process over from the beginning. Note: Do not use the Back button on your web browser.” Impossible to use which is the epitome of frustrating; it was so useful when it worked!.Version: 2.3.1
✓ Add More TitlesWhat’s the point in having an online service when it’s geared towards only a select few games that Nintendo offers? There are dozens of games that offer in game chat using a microphone so you can actually talk strategy with your team but Nintendo doesn’t have the option to do so with the majority of their games especially cross-platform..Version: 2.4.0
✓ Great for Splatoon and nothing else..Come on, Nintendo. Do you read these and the other thousands of messages and comments and reviews on the web about this app? Make it more useful. Add messaging, more games, a Friends tab, perhaps a posting/fees system like Miiverse's? A Store tab where you can buy games from would be nice, and also a Library where you can see your games and how much you've played them.. Oh and the News Feed you can get on the Switch seems perfect for mobile too.. Why not add that in there?!? COME ON, Nintendo. I want to use this app. Make me want to.Version: 1.14.0
✓ Broken mess of an appSo I can log into my eshop account just fine...but as soon as I try and log in on this with the same email and password I get an incorrect password message. I’ve changed the password over and over and even made sure it’s the correct email address in the eshop. But apparently I’m typing my password wrong every single time, just another reason to despise this piece of crap from Nintendo. Waste of everyone’s time and so ancient, get with the times Nintendo!!!!!.Version: 1.4.1
✓ Smash Online Developers are moronsWhy do I constantly have almost a second of latency during battles in the evening. Maybe learn how to properly build network services..Version: 2.7.0
✓ This Nintendo Tax needs to end.The Switch is a great idea but it feels like so much has been deliberately held back to soak up as much money as possible. This app is a great example. The PlayStation app gives you access to the whole PS store, your friends, achievements, news, second controller/built in functionality with some games etc etc. The Switch app..... offers a speaker for one of the only games they have that require an online account. It’s annoying me that this is a trend with Nintendo because I want to love their system more but right now I feel like a phone with a 3rd party Bluetooth controller might have been a better use of my money..Version: 1.4.1
✓ PointlessThe only reason why I originally signed up for switch online was for Smash Bros. I like fighting with online players because it’s more challenging than just playing against the game’s AI. I don’t actually want to talk to those people though and can’t really think of a reason why anybody would... Later I found the virtual console stuff for the NES and SNES I am certainly happy that those are on there, but I feel like there aren’t really very many games on there, and of the ones they have only a few are really good and nostalgic. I’m a little upset because on past consoles (like the Wii and the 3DS) you didn’t have to pay a recurring fee to play virtual console games. You only had to pay for the initial game itself and download it and then just have it forever. I personally much prefer paying $5 to $10 one time for some classic 8 bit game that I can play forever than paying $20 a year to have access to that one game plus a bunch of others that I’m never going to play!.Version: 1.6.1
✓ The SEGA Dreamcast’s online was better than this.The switch is, in my opinion, the best current console. But with that said the online is really poor. I don’t really have a lot to say about this app other than it’s extremely slow, clunky , outdated and ultimately completely useless in comparison to discord. Nintendo really needs to just go back to square one with its online and give us basic features that should be included with any online service (voice chat, parties, etc...) because this system that they have now does not work well..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Please readPlease lower the age I just want to play with my friends after a long day at school 😢I like Nintendo.Version: 1.10.0
✓ Bad ControlsWhen I was playing Nintendo with my friend, it kept on pausing the Game, so we wrote this review so you DON’T have to use Nintendo USA.Version: 2.5.2
✓ Average AppIt’s average, however my friends and I have noticed that voice chat doesn’t work properly with wireless headphones. The sound switches between playing through my phone and playing through my headphones which is frustrating..Version: 1.6.1
✓ How does this even workSo stupid, it tells me to start a voice chat on my switch but on my switch it tells me to start a voice chat on the app. Nintendo, fix real issues..Version: 2.3.1
✓ Not about Nintendo OnlineI’m not going to sit here and whine about an online service that requires servers to run costing money, especially when it costs *33%* of what other, older services historically cost per year. Get over it people. 17 years ago games were made out of sprites and 7 years ago they were made out of what I’ll now call primitive 3D renders. These assets were previously made by skilled, professional adults. Well, guess what, times have changed and now *little children* make these assets for fun in their art or graphic design class. Times simply are not the same, nor are they at all comparable. Things don’t stay free forever. Anyone who actually complains about this demonstrates a lack of critical thinking and makes the rest of us look bad. Instead what I’ll complain about is downloading this app three (3) weeks ago on iOS 13.5 and not being able to even sign into the app for the first time, with the app only showing an infinite loading circle on a grey background. There have been no further patches in these 3 weeks or word from developers regarding the issue..Version: 1.7.0
✓ Can’t loginI have typed the correct information and it will not let me in..Version: 2.7.0
✓ Great Concept, Needs Big Improvements...I think the concept for this Is implemented okay but It needs way more work. I think this app should not have a voice chat feature and I would prefer If Nintendo created a headset for the Switch, It would just be more convenient, Better, And up-to date. I loved going on Smash World because It was a good way to download content on the go and I think the idea of getting more out of Your games without clogging up menus and making It portable was a great idea, It just needs a bit more work! I also think that more game specific sub-apps need to be added to make this app feel more special and worth Your time, Because right now It does not feel like It adds much to Your Switch experience. The app ABSOLUTELY needs to change how It handles updates, It forces You to update to use the app and currently, The newest update requires a more recent iOS, Meaning that If You own something among the lines of an IPhone 6 or IPhone 7 You cannot use this app. I haven’t been able to use this app ever since that update emerged! For now, I’m giving this App a 3/5 star rating. It just needs to make way more improvements!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ La connexion ne se fait pas avec ma consoleDans Animal Crossing, je n’arrive pas à faire parler mon personnage avec le clavier de l’application ni la faire réagir avec les mimiques, ça me dit toujours que la connexion a échoué, car ma console n’est pas connectée à Internet alors qu’elle l’est. Quel est le problème??? Comment arranger ce problème?.Version: 2.5.0
✓ Umm it okay I guess 🫢I only use it for animal crossing but I can’t even get on the app without it lagging like I will click on it and it will just go all laggy and then kick me out like that’s not good thats it but only ten points a day like 😳😭 but I don’t really care about that but it’s just laggy I mean it could of been better 😳.Version: 2.2.0
✓ UnacceptableThis is unacceptable for something That should be built into the console plus the fact that you have to be in the app for voice chat is ridiculous. Nintendo I love you but this is bad..Version: 1.9.0
✓ App is Next to UselessIt works for voice chat in my experience but that's about all it does. You have to be playing a supported game, be in the supported game mode and be with someone else who is paying for the service. I'm pretty sure you can voice chat for free in Xbox Live and PS+. This app should give you access to your friends list, a chat feature to text message those who have a Switch, and you should just have general party voice chat. We shouldn't be locked to voice chat if we're playing the same game and mode. If I want to play Diablo 3 on my Switch while my friend at Smash Bros, we should be able to talk to one another while we do this. When you play a game online, no matter the mode, I should be thrown into a game voice lobby unless I'm in a party chat already. Nintendo makes this stuff too complicated for their own good. It shows that they don't know what they're doing. The console itself doesn't have a friend text messaging system for Christ's sake. Learn from the other companies, there's a reason people pay for their services. I'd pay more than $20 a year if I could get the basics. For now, I'm using the Xbox app for the party chat feature when I play my Switch..Version: 1.4.1
✓ Not bad but doesn't support landscape orientation on iPadSo you can use it to do text chat in Animal Crossing? Cool! Except I want to type on a physical keyboard. Oh I know, I have one of those on my iPad. Download and sign in... super awkward though... why is it locked to portrait orientation??.Version: 1.6.1
✓ Still useless, no changes or updates.Why does it need to be game specific voice chat? It’s understandable to have voice chat with your team if they are not on your friends list but still there is so few games enabled for it. Needs a feature to show your friends list and ability to voice chat with them or a messaging system..Version: 1.4.1
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