{"id":60949,"date":"2018-11-08T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/youtube_has_officially_arrived_on_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2018-11-08T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T17:15:00","slug":"youtube-has-officially-arrived-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/08\/youtube-has-officially-arrived-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Has Officially Arrived On Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9198aa11c5dc3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9198aa11c5dc3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9198aa11c5dc3\/youtube.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9198aa11c5dc3\/youtube.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Youtube\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The rumours were true, folks! YouTube is officially available on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, a listing for the online video streaming service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/rumour_youtube_could_be_arriving_as_soon_as_next_week_on_nintendo_switch\">was spotted<\/a> on the &#8216;game recommendations&#8217; page of Nintendo&#8217;s official website. While it seemed extremely likely that the service was set to launch sometime this week, it hadn&#8217;t been confirmed until now.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kick back and relax with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a> on your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a>. Enjoy entertainment like music videos and shows, plus gaming livestreams, how-to guides and much more. YouTube is now available to download from Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eShop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eShop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf9: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hq9Vxh0lK6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hq9Vxh0lK6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eRFvkCtSr\">pic.twitter.com\/6eRFvkCtSr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoEurope\/status\/1060578773882548224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You can now find an app for YouTube on the Nintendo Switch eShop (at present you&#8217;ll have to manually search for it), and it appears to be available worldwide. The download only takes up a tiny 89 MB of space, supports both traditional controllers and touchscreen input, and looks almost identical in design to the YouTube app also available on PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p>The app can be downloaded for free, and users do not need an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription to access it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"A screenshot of the app in action\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a88f2d0f9374\/a-screenshot-of-the-app-in-action.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a88f2d0f9374\/a-screenshot-of-the-app-in-action.900x.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of the app in action\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A screenshot of the app in action<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Did you want to see YouTube arrive on Nintendo Switch? Will you be watching your favourite videos on your handheld console? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rumours were true, folks! YouTube is officially available on Nintendo Switch. Just last week, a listing for the online video streaming service was spotted on the &#8216;game recommendations&#8217; page of Nintendo&#8217;s official website. While it seemed extremely likely that the service was set to launch sometime this week, it hadn&#8217;t been confirmed until now. 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