If you have been waiting for a solid five years for the Nintendo Switch Online app to be update, well, now you have a cause of celebration because it has finally be updated. Included in the update are some basic upgrades as well as other minor changes.
The update follows one that was made to the Nintendo Switch Online itself, which includes a rewards section plus new missions players can go on to win points. These points can be used to redeem items in the Nintendo Shop and more.
Icons based on "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and "Super Mario Odyssey" are also available until early next month.
Nintendo Switch Online App Update
The Nintendo Switch Online app has finally been updated and users of the app may most likely say that it has been a long time coming.
According to a report by IGN, one of the new things users can expect with the update is the ability to see which friends are online. Speaking of the online status, the new update also lets you change it this time around.
If you would like to view your friend code without having to turn on your console, the new update makes that possible as well.
Other minor changes have also been made to the app, according to the report.
Nintendo Switch Online App
It can be recalled that the app of Nintendo Switch Online was launched in 2017. During its launch, it provided the only means of chatting with friends while on Switch.
According to IGN, "Nintendo is likely hoping the new update will improve perception of the app, which currently sits at just a 2.9 out of five stars on the App Store and 3.7 out of five stars on the Google Play Store."
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Nintendo Switch Online Update
The app is not the only thing that got an update because prior to that, Nintendo Switch Online received an update itself as well.
Per a report by Eurogamer, included in the latest update are new mission as well as a rewards section.
According to the report, "the missions that players will now find on their Switch will most likely encompass things that many are already doing, making its new rewards easy to get hold of."
Eurogamer points out that the missions are not all that difficult either. Simply playing online can already earn you some platinum points.
The points earned can be used to redeem items such as wallpapers and even physical items that you can find on the Nintendo Store.
If you happen to be fans of "Super Mario Odyssey" as well as "Animal Crossing: New Horizons," you are in luck because icons based on these two hit games will be available until Apr 3.
The report notes that, as of writing, the "Animal Crossing" icons feature residents who celebrate their birthdays in March.
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