About the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program
About the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program
by Turbostrider27
26 Comments
Brilliant-Vanilla-32
That is unexpected
TheGhostlyMage
Once again the little sibling of America is left out 🙁
ben123111
This is so weird?? There’s absolutely no info about what this is at all. Just “sign up and download this software on the 23rd”. My best guess is it has to do with testing crossplay with Switch 2? But I really have no idea what this could be and why they’re being so secretive.
fortnite__balls
It’s greyed out for me so I can’t sign up, I figure someone will post about it anyway
RefLax22
I’m really curious what this could be, I haven’t seen any believable guesses so far
Edit: My current theory is either some form of game streaming or a new miiverse type app
NecessaryUnusual2059
I hope I can turn my Switch into an Alarm Clock!
PikaPhantom_
Finally, Fortnite 99
SparkyMuffin
I wonder if this has anything to do with the latest “stability” update that bumped Switch up to 19.0.0
SparkyMuffin
Whatever it is, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it show up in a Direct next week or a standalone video so the play testers don’t “leak” it
fiddlenutz
Smash Bros 99 using 8/16 bit graphics.
cherrim98
I’m coping but I hope it’s Nintendo DS NSO or a new system
Vegetables86
I have never been so devastated to be Canadian
RNyugah
This is really confusing
A_Meza
Satellaview2.0
DedworthMean
Achievement system? Not sure that would need a play test though
AR_Harlock
Online only (stream) GameCube emulator
qrysdonnell
AlarmOnline
evanmckee
Realistic attempt to speculate:
Virtual link cable for GB/GBA?
Or! Maybe they’re bringing chat features in the form of DS emulation on the service.
TheWyo
So the source code for the page includes this line of text:
> We recommend enjoying this playtest using TV mode and a wired Internet connection.
If Nintendo are actively recommending wired mode, to me that implies bandwidth and/or latency matter. I’m gonna wildly predict a game streaming service.
x3mcj
Mexico was left out!!!
peteisneat
Sushi glory hole. Hear me out.
iamradnetro
Xenoblade Chronicles X
mundozeo
Maybe they are trying to increase it’s stability.
jardex22
It’s likely some form of Cloud streaming service, based on the requirements, along with the text /u/TheWyo got from the page.
Considering this is the time of year that new consoles have been added to Virtual Console, I’m going to guess Gamecube streaming.
A more ambitious guess would be a library of Switch games, both 1st and 3rd party, similar to what PS+ Extra and GamePass offer. We could see older titles, such as Pikmin 1+2, Super Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and Metroid Dread being offered.
I specifically say Splatoon 2 because the Octo Expansion DLC is already an NSO+ perk. This would mostly be a way to give people a way to play it without needing to buy the full version of Splat 2. I have no idea how well multiplayer matches of Splat 2 would be over Cloud servers.
For my wild card guess, I recall a post from awhile ago that Square-Enix was interested in bringing FFXIV to Switch. That game wouldn’t be handheld friendly, considering all the popups and menus that can clutter the screen. A wired connection would be a near requirement as well. The signup page doesn’t state that a 3rd party login is required, so this is unlikely, unless Nintendo is getting dedicated servers in each region.
EDIT: Another idea would be allowing non-friend multiplayer for Virtual console games. It could be especially popular for Mario Kart and Mario Party, which already have global lobbies for their modern equivalents.
NavaTheWarrior
Well, it specifically says you need the expansion +, so it might be a new emulator. Maybe they are testing out a DS emulator? I don’t think it will be gamecube and believe that would be with Switch 2.
AidBaid
This is actually Super Nintendo Alarmo U Deluxe xl Lite New Funky Mode demo, guys!
26 Comments
That is unexpected
Once again the little sibling of America is left out 🙁
This is so weird?? There’s absolutely no info about what this is at all. Just “sign up and download this software on the 23rd”. My best guess is it has to do with testing crossplay with Switch 2? But I really have no idea what this could be and why they’re being so secretive.
It’s greyed out for me so I can’t sign up, I figure someone will post about it anyway
I’m really curious what this could be, I haven’t seen any believable guesses so far
Edit: My current theory is either some form of game streaming or a new miiverse type app
I hope I can turn my Switch into an Alarm Clock!
Finally, Fortnite 99
I wonder if this has anything to do with the latest “stability” update that bumped Switch up to 19.0.0
Whatever it is, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it show up in a Direct next week or a standalone video so the play testers don’t “leak” it
Smash Bros 99 using 8/16 bit graphics.
I’m coping but I hope it’s Nintendo DS NSO or a new system
I have never been so devastated to be Canadian
This is really confusing
Satellaview2.0
Achievement system? Not sure that would need a play test though
Online only (stream) GameCube emulator
AlarmOnline
Realistic attempt to speculate:
Virtual link cable for GB/GBA?
Or! Maybe they’re bringing chat features in the form of DS emulation on the service.
So the source code for the page includes this line of text:
> We recommend enjoying this playtest using TV mode and a wired Internet connection.
If Nintendo are actively recommending wired mode, to me that implies bandwidth and/or latency matter. I’m gonna wildly predict a game streaming service.
Mexico was left out!!!
Sushi glory hole. Hear me out.
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Maybe they are trying to increase it’s stability.
It’s likely some form of Cloud streaming service, based on the requirements, along with the text /u/TheWyo got from the page.
Considering this is the time of year that new consoles have been added to Virtual Console, I’m going to guess Gamecube streaming.
A more ambitious guess would be a library of Switch games, both 1st and 3rd party, similar to what PS+ Extra and GamePass offer. We could see older titles, such as Pikmin 1+2, Super Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and Metroid Dread being offered.
I specifically say Splatoon 2 because the Octo Expansion DLC is already an NSO+ perk. This would mostly be a way to give people a way to play it without needing to buy the full version of Splat 2. I have no idea how well multiplayer matches of Splat 2 would be over Cloud servers.
For my wild card guess, I recall a post from awhile ago that Square-Enix was interested in bringing FFXIV to Switch. That game wouldn’t be handheld friendly, considering all the popups and menus that can clutter the screen. A wired connection would be a near requirement as well. The signup page doesn’t state that a 3rd party login is required, so this is unlikely, unless Nintendo is getting dedicated servers in each region.
EDIT: Another idea would be allowing non-friend multiplayer for Virtual console games. It could be especially popular for Mario Kart and Mario Party, which already have global lobbies for their modern equivalents.
Well, it specifically says you need the expansion +, so it might be a new emulator. Maybe they are testing out a DS emulator? I don’t think it will be gamecube and believe that would be with Switch 2.
This is actually Super Nintendo Alarmo U Deluxe xl Lite New Funky Mode demo, guys!