Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program Returns July 28 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 July 2025 / 5,205 Views
Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program will return from July 28 at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET to August 10 at 5:59pm PT / 8:59 pm ET.
The test is for the same feature that was tested in October 2024 and those who participated in the previous test can also participate in this playtest.
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member can apply via the application website from July 18 at 3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET to July 21 at 7:59 am PT / 10:59 pm ET.
Users must be at least 18 years of age as of Thursday, July 17 and be registered in Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil, or Mexico. The playtest is expected to accept up to 40,000 participants.
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Looks like they're still uncertain about their new IP and if it works as expected. All other big Nintendo online games (Splatoon, Mario Tennis etc.) had only one playtest before the release.
I’m assuming some of it is a technology test or they are after some particular data. I’m not assuming this online test is representative of a game either.
Maybe in the future it will become clearer.
