{"id":109017,"date":"2020-02-11T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/animal_crossing_new_horizons_will_support_the_switch_online_smartphone_app"},"modified":"2020-02-11T03:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:15:00","slug":"animal-crossing-new-horizons-will-support-the-switch-online-smartphone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/animal-crossing-new-horizons-will-support-the-switch-online-smartphone-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support The Switch Online Smartphone App"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0ff00246d9648\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0ff00246d9648\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Animal Crossing New Horizons\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ea2b363497bb\/animal-crossing-new-horizons.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ea2b363497bb\/animal-crossing-new-horizons.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Crossing New Horizons\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to forget the Switch Online smartphone app is a <em>thing<\/em>. The last major update it received was tied to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong> stage builder and since then it&#8217;s got a handful of updates making some minor adjustments and changes. Prior to this, support was added to the app for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s not got the best reputation, it seems like Nintendo will be sticking with it as a communicative and social tool. On the same official game page for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/strong> that mentions &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/animal_crossing_new_horizons_might_contain_in-game_purchases\">in-game purchases<\/a>&#8220;, there&#8217;s a section below this that confirms it will support the Nintendo Switch smartphone app.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to the official Animal Crossing: New Horizons product listing, the game will support online play (as we\u2019ve known before) + the Nintendo Switch Online &#8211; Smartphone App. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7VAzqzFtR\">https:\/\/t.co\/y7VAzqzFtR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorMori?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorMori<\/a> for pointing this out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Otwxd3Dxy\">pic.twitter.com\/9Otwxd3Dxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 ACPocketNews (@ACPocketNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPocketNews\/status\/1226199187693371393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As noted, Nintendo has already rolled out an update for Smash Bros. and Splatoon 2. Both these games are community-driven titles, so it makes a lot of sense for Nintendo to support Animal Crossing as well.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it hasn&#8217;t been revealed how the app will interact with Animal Crossing. There&#8217;s some speculation over on Twitter, though, that the game might receive its own application within the app, or that it could potentially be used to support in-game voice chat. Some other fans are hoping it allows players to scan QR codes.<\/p>\n<p><em>How do you think Nintendo&#8217;s Switch Online app will support this upcoming release? Have you used this app previously? Share your thoughts below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s easy to forget the Switch Online smartphone app is a thing. The last major update it received was tied to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stage builder and since then it&#8217;s got a handful of updates making some minor adjustments and changes. Prior to this, support was added to the app for Splatoon 2. 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