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I don't know how many of you have used your Nintendo Switch to access your favourite Splatoon streamers on #Twitch, but from the 31st of January 2024, the app will no longer function. I've linked a video from GameXplain below for more information.

https://youtu.be/i5VftsY1cI

I haven't gotten any emails for this personally yet, but I rarely use the app.

Outside of Japan, this means that #YouTube will be the only platform where you can watch your favourite content creators on.

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2 comments

@splatoon@lemmy.world
Completely unrelated, but I miss when we had so much choice on the Wii and Wii U.
You had Netflix, Amazon, BBC iPlayer and YouTube both on the Wii and Wii U.
On the Switch, we have practically nothing. Not a huge PlayStation fan, but on my PS4, I can practically access whatever I want. YouTube, Twitch, Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, My5, Pluto TV etc.
- @splatoon@lemmy.world
  Another update, I've done some more research and there's a knowledge base article at https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/nintendo-switch?language=enUS.
  There's a notice at the top of the article talking about the app being removed from the Switch. Here's the notice copied and pasted from the website:
  "We will be ending support for the Twitch App on Nintendo Switch. Starting November 6th 2023, new users will no longer be able to download the Twitch app in the Nintendo eShop. Existing users will lose access to the Twitch App on Nintedo Switch starting January 31, 2024.
  For more Twitch content, please visit twitch.tv in your browser, or visit for the Twitch App on other devices."