Nintendo has announced that it will be playtesting a mysterious new Nintendo Switch Online feature this month.
The Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest program starts on October 24th and runs until November 6th.
According to Nintendo, the playtest involves “a new feature for the Nintendo Switch Online service,” but no details have been revealed yet about what it could be.
The company is also looking for people to participate in the playtest, but they must have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership to be eligible.
Customers will also need to download “exclusive software” to their own Nintendo Switch console to participate, Nintendo explains.
To sign up for the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest program, users must go to the application page from here blog post.
You must also be 18 years or older and have a Nintendo Account registered in Japan, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy or Spain.
Nintendo adds that the playtest is “expected to accept as many as 10,000 participants” and that it will close registrations early once the number of accepted participants reaches the required limit.
Elsewhere, Nintendo Switch 2 rumors are heating up as the latest leak is said to have revealed the design of the unannounced system.
About a dozen images were shared online and started making the rounds in September. They are said to be showing the final design for the Nintendo Switch successor, which appears to be a larger version of the base model with a larger screen.
Nintendo has not formally unveiled the console at this time, but an announcement has been confirmed for the end of this year. This could mean that the Switch 2 could release sometime in 2025.