Nintendo is inviting people to apply to play test a new feature for Nintendo Switch Online — though the company isn’t specifying what the feature is.
Applications will be open from Thursday, October 10th at 11AM ET to Tuesday, October 15th at 10:59AM ET. You can apply by clicking the “To Application Page” link on this page. People from outside of Japan will be chosen “on a first-come-first-serve basis,” Nintendo says, while participants from Japan will be chosen by a raffle “if there are many Japanese applicants.”
Users can apply if they meet the following criteria as of Wednesday, October 9th, at 6PM ET, which was the exact same time this playtest was announced:
Have a Nintendo Account
Be an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member
Be at least 18 years old
Be registered in any of the following countries: Japan, US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Nintendo says the play test is “expected to accept as many as 10,000 participants.” The company says it will close applications early if “the number of accepted participants has reached its limit.” You’ll have to download “exclusive software” to your Switch to participate in the test.
The playtest will run from October 23rd at 9PM ET to November 5th at 7:59PM ET.
