Nintendo is inviting group to use to play trial a caller characteristic for Nintendo Switch Online — though the institution isn’t specifying what the characteristic is.
Considering that this institution just launched a gesture-controlled siren clock, this could mean conscionable astir thing up to and including a preview of features for the much-anticipated Switch 2. Guesses from Verge staffers ran the gamut of bringing GameCube games to Switch Online, to a preview for a Wii mini retro console, aliases possibly different long-lost Star Fox game. Feel free to time off your champion guesses successful the comments.
Applications will beryllium unfastened from Thursday, October 10th astatine 11AM ET to Tuesday, October 15th astatine 10:59AM ET. You tin use by clicking the “To Application Page” nexus on this page. People from extracurricular of Japan will beryllium chosen “on a first-come-first-serve basis,” Nintendo says, while participants from Japan will beryllium chosen by a raffle “if location are galore Japanese applicants.”
Users tin use if they meet the following criteria arsenic of Wednesday, October 9th, astatine 6PM ET, which was the nonstop aforesaid clip this playtest was announced:
Have a Nintendo Account
Be an progressive Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member
Be astatine slightest 18 years old
Be registered successful immoderate of the pursuing countries: Japan, US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Nintendo says the play trial is “expected to judge arsenic galore arsenic 10,000 participants.” The institution says it will adjacent applications early if “the number of accepted participants has reached its limit.” You’ll person to download “exclusive software” to your Switch to participate successful the test.
The playtest will tally from October 23rd astatine 9PM ET to November 5th astatine 7:59PM ET.