The latest system software update for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 included more than stability, adding a feature that should be standard on all gaming platforms. Users can now add notes about their friends on their ever-growing friends list across both platforms.
As Nintendo's patch notes for Version 22.0.0 read, the Switch firmware update added "the ability to save notes about friends on your Friend List." Friends won't see the notes you write about them, and you can even see and edit your friends' notes on the Nintendo Switch smartphone app. With notes, users can write a reminder of who a friend is, what their name is, or how they met them.
It's a huge help for Switch owners with unwieldy friend lists, especially if they've been building up since the original Switch launched in 2017. The feature is arguably nine years too late, as your list might already include an overabundance of nicknames and aliases that you no longer recognize, or random people you friended after online gaming sessions, only to be forgotten soon after. Still, it's an opportunity to clean your list, label the people you know, and make sense of it all.
Switch users can write notes (up to 20 characters) to distinguish the friends on their list.
Similarly, Discord has a personal note functionality for friends, and Steam lets you add your own custom nicknames to friends--especially helpful features since people can change their display name at any time. PlayStation and Xbox have the option to display your friends' real names, but neither platform has a built-in notes function. Even so, compared to competing platforms, Switch profiles are pretty barebones, lacking the option to add a bio or description that might help friends identify you.
GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2 also received some updates, letting users invite their friends to GameChat rooms. The update also made "improvements" to "the quality of the game screen shared in a GameChat when expanded." Just remember that after March ends, you won't be able to use GameChat without a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
But what will likely excite Switch 2 users the most is the new Handheld Boost Mode, which runs Switch 1 games in Docked Mode when playing in the Switch 2's Handheld Mode. Now, if only Nintendo would finally add themes to the Switch. All in all, the latest update is a hefty one for the Switch 2, less than a year into its lifespan.
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As Nintendo's patch notes for Version 22.0.0 read, the Switch firmware update added "the ability to save notes about friends on your Friend List." Friends won't see the notes you write about them, and you can even see and edit your friends' notes on the Nintendo Switch smartphone app. With notes, users can write a reminder of who a friend is, what their name is, or how they met them.
It's a huge help for Switch owners with unwieldy friend lists, especially if they've been building up since the original Switch launched in 2017. The feature is arguably nine years too late, as your list might already include an overabundance of nicknames and aliases that you no longer recognize, or random people you friended after online gaming sessions, only to be forgotten soon after. Still, it's an opportunity to clean your list, label the people you know, and make sense of it all.
Switch users can write notes (up to 20 characters) to distinguish the friends on their list.
Similarly, Discord has a personal note functionality for friends, and Steam lets you add your own custom nicknames to friends--especially helpful features since people can change their display name at any time. PlayStation and Xbox have the option to display your friends' real names, but neither platform has a built-in notes function. Even so, compared to competing platforms, Switch profiles are pretty barebones, lacking the option to add a bio or description that might help friends identify you.
GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2 also received some updates, letting users invite their friends to GameChat rooms. The update also made "improvements" to "the quality of the game screen shared in a GameChat when expanded." Just remember that after March ends, you won't be able to use GameChat without a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
But what will likely excite Switch 2 users the most is the new Handheld Boost Mode, which runs Switch 1 games in Docked Mode when playing in the Switch 2's Handheld Mode. Now, if only Nintendo would finally add themes to the Switch. All in all, the latest update is a hefty one for the Switch 2, less than a year into its lifespan.
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