Nintendo Switch: Difference between revisions

The Nintendo Switch is able to synchronize with smartphones via an application; this allows for online capability to invite friends to play online, set play appointments, and voice chat with friends on online matches.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> The Nintendo Switch does not have region locking, similar to Nintendo handhelds prior to the [[Nintendo DSi]].<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> A Nintendo Account is necessary to access any online features, with a free trial period for its online service at launch and will later start charging JP ¥445.45 (one month), ¥891.94 (three months), or ¥2231.40 (twelve months) in Japan and US $3.99 (one month), $7.99 (three months), or $19.99 (twelve months) in America starting in 2018.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/><ref>http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/826841955111890944</ref> Software for Nintendo Switch is available to purchase at retail and/or [[Nintendo eShop]], similarly to the Wii U and systems in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] family before it. The Nintendo Switch is the first major home console in the world since the [[Nintendo 64]] to have retail software stored on cartridges rather than discs.