Nintendo will test a new feature for Nintendo Switch Online through the Playtest Program with limited users

Oct. 10 (Portaltic/EP) –

nintendo has announced that will test a new feature for its Nintendo Switch Online service through a test program, called Playtest Programwith which users can register for the test and, if selected, be part of a limited group of 10,000 users to use said function before it is released.

The ‘Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program’ is a program that the company has announced to test a new feature in its Nintendo Switch Online service. In this case, it is a unknown function for which users will have to download an “exclusive program” on their Nintendo Switch console.

Specifically, users will be able to send your registration for the Playtest Program from this Thursday until next Tuesday, October 15 at 4:59 p.m. (mainland Spain time). However, they must comply with a series of requirements, among which are subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Packas well as being adultas he has clarified in a publication on X (former Twitter).

Let’s try a new function #NintendoSwitchOnline in #NintendoSwitch. At 17:00 (Peninsular Time) on 10/10, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers can request to participate in the trial (limited places).

Info: https://t.co/xGndwQR4Wn pic.twitter.com/N9xkgKkmSa

— Nintendo Spain (@NintendoES) October 9, 2024

This test will only be performed on Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spainand will have a maximum of 10,000 players. Thus, it must be taken into account that the candidates will be chosen in order of request in all regions except Japan, where participants will be chosen by lottery if there are many applications.

To send the registration, simply access the application page from Nintendo and fill out the necessary information. Likewise, once selected to participate in the program, the Users will be able to test the new function between Thursday, October 24 and Wednesday, November 6. However, Nintendo has not shared any more information regarding the feature, so It is unknown what the test will be based on.