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[Banjo64]

 

[Windle Poons]

As it's Nintendo, is that the score it will get or the date?

/s

 

[Jeff Spicoli]

They will testing Alarmo big updates for the future.

 

[Robb]

Seems it stretches from the 23rd of October to the 5th of November.

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

heres hoping its for metroid prime something

 

[cormack12]

Why is it greyed out

 

[Kataploom]

Look, I'm gonna be happy as a child with a new toy if it's just smash netcode redone, even if just that

 

[SweetTooth]

Now you can use paper cups for party chat

 

[Gaiff]

Probably something that can detect videos featuring Nintendo content and threaten the producers right away.

 

[M.W.]

Concord on Switch

 

[Panajev2001a]

Now you can use paper cups for party chat

After Alarmo, welcome Nintendo Grammo! It is your newest Switch / Nintendo Online Party Chat add-on you can conveniently link to your phone via USB-C:

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Link to application page is dead. Does that mean all positions are already filled?

Edit: oh, it's not open yet.

 

[Exede]

Link to application page is dead. Does that mean all positions are already filled?

Have you read the application page? its not even open yet

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Have you read the application page? its not even open yet

Rushed to sign up

 

[Moses85]

 

[kazuyamishima]

They'll increase the price of NSO for Switch 2 and will ask players to "understand them" in these difficult times.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

It's probably a test of some form of new online functionality.

My bet it is online co-op for classic games. Unless that already exists?

 

[Boralf]

Omg it's gonna be World of Nintendo, the new MMORPG hit that completely changes the MMORPG landscape with lots of BotW influence!

 

[ADiTAR]

Mario Kart Battle Royal
Breath of the Wild Battle Royal
Splatoon Battle Royal
Super Mario Bros. Online

 

[SweetTooth]

They'll increase the price of NSO for Switch 2 and will ask players to "understand them" in these difficult times.

Them lawyers are getting expensive

 

[Hookshot]

Omg this is amazing, can't believe I was lucky enough to get in on this. Guys you won't believe how cool this is. It's so amazing and mind blowing. It makes Alarmo look like Labo

 

[RoadHazard]

It's probably a test of some form of new online functionality.

My bet it is online co-op for classic games. Unless that already exists?

That's been there since the start. Another person can join you as player 2 as if they were playing on the same console.

 

[Lord Thunderbear]

I would guess they'll be explaining whatever this is for before the start of the playtest, thus before the 24th of the month, in a direct.
And i think it may be about something about cloud gaming as it's the only thing i can think of that would require such an open playtest as opposed to internal testings.
If it's something like using a Switch to play Switch 2 games on the cloud and they want to test out the infrastructure, and the Switch 2 presentation that would include that info ends up being before the Unity 6 release (october 17th) then it would make sense for such a presentation to be on next tuesday, on the last day of the playtest registration period, with the direct announcement tomorrow or on monday (i doubt they would just throw an announcement at a sudden, after all).
It would be strange if it would something solely Switch related when it's almost at the end of its lifecycle, after all.
Regardless, let's wait and see.

 

[buenoblue]

Switch 2 is just games streamed
to switch 1

 

[ultrazilla]

This is for Nintendo's

Spoiler

new PC game presence.

/runs far away

 

[Dorfdad]

COD beta

 

[AJUMP23]

I wanted to sign up but you have to have the expansion pack for online and I do not.

 

[Banjo64]

Applications open now.

 

[gameburke]

Wild, I clicked the apply button right when it became active, and was denied because it already reached "accepted number of participants".

 

[dudemcgrude]

Applications open now.

 

[Begleiter]

Wild, I clicked the apply button right when it became active, and was denied because it already reached "accepted number of participants".

Same. Surprised the site held up, actually.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Rushed to sign up

And now registration is already closed

Oh well. Anyone manage to get in?

Edit: Damn, I see it took a whole 2 minutes to fill up. The fans are thirsty!

Banjo64 You know we'll be expecting full details from you

 

[lestar]

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

It's got to be a stability update for Alarmo..

 

[Shin-Ra]

Maybe they're testing the updated Switch 2 store interface on Switch, like the PS4 store was on PS3.

 

[CastorSoze]

So something to be announced before the Playtest start date? since no amount of NDA's will stop a leak once the Playtest starts.

 

[AJUMP23]

Applications open now.

Spill all the secrets. You have become our uncle from Nintendo now.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

This is for Nintendo's

Spoiler

new PC game presence.

/runs far away

 

[Emedan]

The wording kinda makes it sound like it actually could be something like party chat. Testing it out before the Switch 2.

Edit:
Or actually maybe another emulator?

 

[Deerock71]

Splatoon 3/Animal Crossing Mashup incoming.

 

[ItsGreat]

Nes World Championship online scoreboards incoming. Stress testing!

 

[Parazels]

Is Switch powerful enough to run a GameCube emulator?

 

[Banjo64]

Spill all the secrets. You have become our uncle from Nintendo now.

Sadly P Panajev2001a got it right with his guess.

 

[cireza]

Yeah, normal human beings having a job and doing stuff only when they come back home have no chance to get shit in these kind of situations.

 

[Banjo64]

Yeah, normal human beings having a job and doing stuff only when they come back home have no chance to get shit in these kind of situations.

 

[Hookshot]

13 days of people speculating how it's a time machine that sucks your dick only for them to bitch and moan when it's just group chat.

 

[KormaChameleon]

Palworld for the Switch.

 

[JimboJones]

After Alarmo, welcome Nintendo Grammo! It is your newest Switch / Nintendo Online Party Chat add-on you can conveniently link to your phone via USB-C:

This was actually how you communicated in the 3DS game Steel Diver. It did translate the beeps to text, kind of cool as a novelty but also a huge pain!

 

[lestar]

Is Switch powerful enough to run a GameCube emulator?

 

[Robb]

Has anyone downloaded the app yet? The download should be up now iirc.