Nintendo Switch Online for PC

★ ★ ★ Nintendo Switch Online Overview

What is Nintendo Switch Online? The Nintendo Switch Online app is designed to enhance the online gameplay experience on the Nintendo Switch system. It provides access to game-specific services, allows you to view your online friends, and enables voice chat during online play.

Software Features and Description

1. Note: A Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) is required to use certain features of this app.

2. ● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat and social-networking services.

3. ● Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.

4. ● Nintendo Switch system and compatible Nintendo Switch software required to use voice chat and other features.

5. The Nintendo Switch Online app enhances your online gameplay experience on your Nintendo Switch™ system.

6. With this app, you can access game-specific services, view your online friends, and use voice chat during online play—all of which allow you to get even more out of online play.

7. Note: Some friend features, like adding friends, can only be accessed from a Nintendo Switch system.

8. Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries.

9. From this app, you can join in on voice chat while playing supported software online.

10. By using the app, your voice-chat status will be automatically synced with the game status—and in games that support team battles, like Splatoon 3, you can choose to chat with just the players who are on your team.

11. You can see which of your friends are online from your smartphone—and which games they're playing.

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Download and install Nintendo Switch Online on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Nintendo Switch Online	Get App ↲	11,273 2.98	Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Nintendo Switch Online app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Nintendo Switch Online on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Nintendo Switch Online"
The search will reveal the Nintendo Switch Online app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Nintendo Switch Online is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Nintendo Switch Online.
Now enjoy Nintendo Switch Online on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	2.98	2.10.1

Get Nintendo Switch Online on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	11273	2.98

Download on Android: Download Android

Nintendo Switch Online functions

- Game-specific services for Splatoon 3, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Splatoon 2

- View online status of friends playing Splatoon 3

- View detailed results from battles or Salmon Run in Splatoon 3 and Splatoon 2

- Send custom designs made in Animal Crossing titles for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems to Animal Crossing: New Horizons

- Use your smartphone to input chat messages for in-game communication in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

- View posted videos and images in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- Queue up user-created stages for downloading to your game in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- View notifications about upcoming events in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- See which friends are online and what games they're playing

- Send friend requests from the app

- Join in on voice chat while playing supported software online

- Sync voice-chat status with game status

- Choose to chat with just the players who are on your team in games that support team battles

- Requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) for certain features

- Requires a compatible smartphone and persistent internet connection

- May include advertising

- Not available in all countries. Terms apply.

✔ Pros:

- Spirit team creation features for Ultimate and recording side for Splatoon are great additions

- Additional functionality for Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros Ultimate are well put together

- Provides good additional content for Switch games

- Has potential for future improvements

☹ Cons:

- Lacks immersive features such as guides, character stats, and in-game tips

- No display of DLC details or game purchases through the app

- Online voice chat is not the best and should have been embedded into the Switch

- Only offers support for a limited number of games

- Switch Online service is not as good as previous Nintendo consoles and is not worth the price

Top Pcmac Reviews

More use for games it’s designed for

By The crimson blur (Pcmac user)

I really do like the spirit team creation features for ultimate and the recording side for splatoon but if this review get in the app developers hands I would recommend having more immersive features added for support for the games like guides or character stats or how in game tip are read through loading screen as well as update history so it’s one place they can quickly access instead of going to a website and waiting for people to sift through it and for spirit team building it would be helpful for it to display descriptions on what the effects do and if they stack or not and I would suggest that for any games that are supported by this app if DLC is made available details can be seen through the app as well as game purchase like how on the console you a wishlist or prepurchase option it’d be convenient if the eshop and its contents are visible through the app just like how Sony and Microsoft do with their apps in relation to their platforms you can buy the games and dlc using a mobile cellular device without being restricted of not have WiFi connections to make purchases for the console whether you have it in your hand or not
It isn’t perfect but...

By NintenbroAlex (Pcmac user)

The this app app is honestly something that should be praised in its efforts instead of shamed for the final production. The app was made to give another point of view on the app switch games and make it easier to connect to your the app Switch friends. The app has additional functionality for Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Online Voice Chat. The Splatoon 2 and SSBU portions are very well put together and makes things for the user very beneficial in terms of finding what they need quickly, and providing good additional content for your Switch games. The Online Voice Chat is not the best, but it definitely isn’t the worst. The purpose of the chat system is to talk to friends, teammates, and other in-game allies in NSO supported games. Sure it may be a bit buggy or laggy, but it could be WAY worse. A lot of people will state “we can just use X app instead of this for voice chat” and will poorly rate this app for that exact reason. I say for what they were trying to do for the users of the app, they succeeded.
This isn’t very cash money if you

By Fellowearthling (Pcmac user)

Before you say “well at least they are making it available to everyone for the low price of $20 a year” The DS over 16 years ago had everything this app does built in. So did the 3DS, the Wii U, about 6 years ago now and that was 100% free. And it had a Virtual Console with games people actually wanted. The entirety of Switch online is a joke. Splatoon 2 actually became became harder to play after it Switch online came out. And that’s and $80 game, now $100 because of the $20 online service. If you wanted to get the same experience with Splatoon on the Wii U, it was $60, everything included. Because of Switch online, my Switch has become a Fortnite (btw the switch version is lacking) and Mario Odyssey machine. For $300. Not okay. Maybe Smash bros. might make them notice how bad this is. Oh, and for people like me with and iPhone 7 or later, you have to use the 3.5mm dongle, plug the adapter that came with on of the 2 supported headphone, plug the other end into your Switch, than ether squat near you dock or use it in handheld mode. For Fortnite on the same console, you plug in any headphones with a mic on it. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳 100. Not okay.
Great Start

By Bub2013 (Pcmac user)

This app is a great start and has a lot of potential. Yes, voice chat on phones are a bit silly for playing online. It should have been imbedded into the switch, like some third party headphones you can buy to voice chat with others. Sadly, this app only offers Splatoon 2 and not other games, but the switch is only a year old so you have to give it time. Plus some games do not even offer multiplayer mode like Splatoon 2. You can not voice chat or even play Mario Odyssey in multiplayer mode. Hopefully that makes sense. I believe the app has a lot up there sleeves as new games are being developed. Then this app may help a lot. If you really wanted to voice chat there is always Discord or other voice chat apps, but if you are comparing it with Xbox or PS4 then you shouldn’t even own a switch because the app does there own unique thing and most people are happy with what they are doing.