Nintendo to discontinue ‘X’ integration on Switch next month

May 9, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

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Nintendo has announced that it will end support for social media platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter).

This will come into effect on June 10, 2024, and starting this date, Switch users will no longer be able to post screenshots and videos to X from the system album. This also includes the end of sending friend requests to social media users.

This will affect several games, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Splatoon 3, and Splatoon 2. You can get a full rundown of exactly how this affects each game below, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page:

Discontinuing X (formerly Twitter) and social media integration for Friend Suggestions feature on Nintendo Switch (June 10, 2024)

On June 10, 2024, we will be discontinuing integration for X (formerly Twitter), as well as the ability to send friend requests to friends on social media (social media integration) from the Nintendo Switch Friend Suggestions feature.

This impacts the following services:

  • The feature to post screenshots and videos to X (formerly Twitter) from Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME menu will no longer be available.
    • While posting screenshots and videos to Facebook will continue to be available, this service may also be discontinued at a later date.
    • The ability to publish Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Screenshots from the Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME menu to Smash World in the Nintendo Switch Online smart device app will also not be available.
  • Publishing features in the Nintendo Switch title Splatoon 3 will be adjusted.
    • When posting from the Splatsville, Inkopolis Plaza, or Inkopolis Square mailbox, you will no longer be able to post to X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook; The data will be sent directly to Nintendo servers. This change will allow users to post without one of these social media accounts, but images posted by players under the age of 13 will not be visible to other players.
    • The image created for the post will be copied to the Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME menu. Album images can be transferred to a smart device wirelessly or to a PC via a USB cable.
  • Publishing features in the Nintendo Switch title Splatoon 2 will be adjusted.
    • You will no longer be able to post to X (formerly Twitter) from the Inkopolis Square mailbox.
    • Characters that appear and posts displayed in the Square will be replaced by data already prepared in the game software.
  • The feature to send friend requests to friends on social networks via the Friend Suggestions menu in My Page in the HOME menu on Nintendo Switch will no longer be available.
    • You can still use the Friend Suggestions feature on smart devices, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U.

We sincerely thank players for using this feature over the years.

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