Nintendo Switch App

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About this app

The Nintendo Switch App is designed to help enhance your online gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch. With this app, you can use friend features and game-specific services even when you're not playing! You can also view and share screenshots and videos uploaded from your console.

◆ Check friends' online status

You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.

◆ Use your smart device to add friends

You can add friends via their friend code or a QR Code even when you're not using your console.

◆ View your screenshots and videos

You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your console's album to the app, then view, save and share them.

◆ Game-specific services

You can access various features designed to enhance your online experience for supported games.

Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:

 ・ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
   ・ Receive voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
   ・ Share schematics and items via QR Codes
   ・ And more!

 ・ Splatoon 3
   ・ View the online status of friends playing the game
   ・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
   ・ View upcoming stage schedules
   ・ And more!

 ・ Animal Crossing: New Horizons
   ・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on Nintendo 3DS to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
   ・ Use your smart device to send messages that appear in-game
   ・ View the online status of your Best Friends
   ・ And more!

 ・ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
   ・ View posted images and videos
   ・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your copy of the game
   ・ Receive notifications about upcoming events
   ・ And more!

 ・ Splatoon 2
   ・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
   ・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
   ・ And more!

Attention:
● A Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch console and supported software are required to use the service.
● A paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online is required to use some of the features of this app.
● You must have a Nintendo Account for ages 13 and up in order to use some of this app's features.
● Permanent internet connection required for use.
● May contain advertisements and product placement.
● Please see support.nintendo.com for details about the GameChat feature.

QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED in JAPAN and other countries.

Nintendo Account Agreement: https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/eula
Enhance your gaming experience
Updated on
31 Aug 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

69K reviews
E Rowan
26 June 2025
I've edited my review as the app now has much more features for more games. It also is more stable and is overall a wonderful improvement... in particular with the addition of the Zelda games. It has never crashed and is fast and responsive. It connected to my Nintendo account and in turn to my switch 2 with no issues. 👏
319 people found this review helpful
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Calvert Kai
11 September 2026
Keep in mind that at the time of writing this, this app has been out for 9 years. And yet, it only does 3 things. 1. Shows your list of friends. 2. Specifically exclusive functions for selected games, which can be counted on 1 hand. 3. A gallery for looking at screenshot and videos you took on your switch. No access to the store. No showing what games you have installed. No showing which digital game cards is activated in which console. Etc etc So it's functionally useless.
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Sushimi
15 September 2026
Despite this app's limited usage, I absolutely loved having photos and videos transfered to the app. For some time now, for whatever reason, the app has me not signed in—with no foreseeable way to log back in. I tried signing out to sign back in through the site and even went as far as to uninstall the entire app to no avail. There is no problem on my end, it is the site's "log in" button that doesn't respond. It is deeply aggravating, I hope this type of issue gets fixed so I can up my rating.
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What's new


・ Added the ability to filter and sort uploaded screenshots and videos.
・ Added the ability to delete uploaded screenshots and videos from the server.
・ Added the ability to display the date a file was captured on your console instead of the current date when saving a screenshot to your device. This can be changed from the app settings menu.
・ Other small bug fixes and improvements have also been made.