Nintendo Switch: Online mobile app launches in two weeks

iOS and Android smartphone app to debut on same day as paint-based shooter Splatoon 2

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Nintendo is launching a smartphone app for players using its all-in-one Switch console.

The app, which will hit iOS and Android smartphones on 21 July, "lets players send multiplayer invites to their friends via social media" and "enables the use of voice chat".

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