Nintendo Switch Online App Available

[GwiDan]

https://appsto.re/gb/DCAMjb.i

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nintendo.znca&rdid=com.nintendo.znca

 

Downloading it now to see what it's like. 

[Stejay]

Down for server maintenance.

[PyramidFace]

22 minutes ago, Stejay said:

Down for server maintenance.

 

Haha.

[Stejay]

To be fair, it is two days before it was supposed to be available. I'm sure it'll be fine on Friday for Splatoon.  Probably by down for maintenance means simply hasn't launched yet.

[skittles]

What can't they spend some of their billions of dollars in a decent online system? Why are they so fucking backwards? I'm also very annoyed the app is not on the singapore store and probably never will be.

[deKay]

The link is dead too.

[deKay]

3 minutes ago, Hellcock said:

What can't they spend some of their billions of dollars in a decent online system? Why are they so fucking backwards? I'm also very annoyed the app is not on the singapore store and probably never will be.

 

It's not currently on the UK store either.

[JPickford]

1 minute ago, deKay said:

 

It's not currently on the UK store either.

 

It just let me download it. 

[Chooch]

2 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

It's not currently on the UK store either.

It is. 

[Pug]

Concur.

[Shimmyhill]

threecur

[Mr Do 71]

28 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

It's not currently on the UK store either.

 

I just downloaded it too.

[JPickford]

Presumably it's possible to ignore this app and still play online?   I don't mind the odd game of Mario Kart online but there's no way I want to mess with my phone at the same time.   And lack of voice-chat is a bonus in my book.

 

 

[deKay]

Where on the store is it? What did you search for? "Nintendo" and "Switch" don't bring it up.

[Saint]

"Nintendo Switch" and it was the fourth result down.

[JPickford]

6 minutes ago, deKay said:

Where on the store is it? What did you search for? "Nintendo" and "Switch" don't bring it up.

 

I used the link in the first post.

[Yiggy]

I see they have made the rookie error of having their app title too long to fit under the icon. 

 

What a bunch of absolute pricks. 

[JPickford]

Having to use a phone is enough for me to decide.  Too much faf.

[deKay]

Just now, Saint said:

"Nintendo Switch" and it was the fourth result down.

 

1. Breath Companion

2. Nintendo Switch Parental Controls

3. Breath Companion

4. Amino For Switch Players

5. Mighty Switch Force! Hose it Down!

6. Some Japanese thing about joycon

7. One4U

8. Gaming News & Reviews

 

[deKay]

8 minutes ago, JPickford said:

 

I used the link in the first post.

 

That just redirects to https://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/affiliates/download/ :/

 

EDIT: Oh, hang on. If I sign out of my Apple account the link works. But when I sign back in, it redirects to that page.

[JPickford]

So long as I don't have to use it for my very casual online play I'm fine.  I was worried they'd force us to to use it.

[deKay]

Just now, sir shrew said:

But presumably Nintendo have done their market research on % of players who own smartphone devices.

 

They did. I filled in the Nintendo questionnaire where this exact thing was asked.

 

I said I didn't have one.

 

This is why it's not working for me, isn't it?

[JPickford]

2 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

That just redirects to https://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/affiliates/download/ :/

 

Maybe I imagined downloading it then.  

[joffocakes]

Got the Android Play Store link from Eurogamer's article:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nintendo.znca&rdid=com.nintendo.znca

[Super Craig]

7 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

They did. I filled in the Nintendo questionnaire where this exact thing was asked.

 

I said I didn't have one.

 

This is why it's not working for me, isn't it?

 

What type of phone do you have?

[Shimmyhill]

Shall I pop over to yours and install it for you @deKay

[JPickford]

1 minute ago, Shimmyhill said:

Shall I pop over to yours and install it for you @deKay

 

He hasn't got a smartphone.  I told him not to order one from Amazon.

[deKay]

1 minute ago, Super Craig said:

 

What type of phone do you have?

 

iPhone 5S. But's it's running an old version of iOS, which might be it.

 

I'll restart it later and see if that helps.

[Super Craig]

2 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

iPhone 5S. But's it's running an old version of iOS, which might be it.

 

I'll restart it later and see if that helps.

 

It requires iOS 9.

[deKay]

4 minutes ago, Super Craig said:

 

It requires iOS 9.

 

I'm on 10, so not that.

 

Stay tuned for further exciting updates.