With just days to go before Nintendo Switch 2 finally releases on June 5, Nintendo has revamped its Nintendo Switch Online app, kicking off with a new name: Nintendo Switch App.
This is a significant rebrand, not least because the name “Nintendo Switch Online” has long been associated with Nintendo’s subscription-based online gaming service. Memberships include online functionality, allowing you to compete or cooperate with friends, as well as a collection of classic Nintendo games spanning four decades, including titles from the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, and (with the upcoming launch of the Nintendo Switch 2) the new GameCube libraries.
The app’s 3.0.1 update not only drops the “Online” from the name, it also introduces a refreshed design to make it a little more intuitive to use. Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are, of course, now supported, as well as GameChat invitations. You can also manage your friends list from within the app, and choose to receive a notification on the app when your friends come online.
Perhaps best of all — for me, anyway — is a much better way of managing your screenshots and videos, which can now be uploaded directly to the app.
Here are the full patch notes, as detailed on the App Store.
Nintendo Switch App Update Version 3.0.1 Patch Notes
- The app has been updated
- The app name has changed from Nintendo Switch Online to Nintendo Switch App.
- Elements of the app design have been updated.
- Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are now supported.
- Screenshots and videos saved in your console’s album can now be uploaded to the app.
- You can now receive GameChat invitations.
- More friend features are now available in the app.
- You can now add friends via the app.
- You can choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
- Various other small improvements and bug fixes have been made.
The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 — which will feature the mouse controls, of course — is set to debut next week on June 5. Here’s our breakdown of every game that’s getting a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and we also have a handy list of every OG Nintendo Switch game that’s thought to have compatibility issues on Nintendo Switch 2.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
