The patent, filed in the U.S. in February 2025, describes a proximity-based voice chat system, meaning voice communication ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is still surrounded by mystery when it comes to features, but there have been a few rumors, and the latest one revolves around OS-level voice chat. While it hasn’t been confirmed ...

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They did it. The absolute madmen did it. During today's Direct covering all things Nintendo Switch 2, it was demonstrated that for the first time ever, the console will have a built-in voice chat ...

Battletoads and Ninja Gaiden II arrive in Nintendo Switch Online for the NES library, along with two more for the classic ...

Actual voice chat options would be a very big improvement over the current Switch hardware. To use voice chat right now in games like Splatoon 3, users have to go through the Nintendo Switch mobile ...

A new patent spotted and shared on the Famiboards forum suggests that a new Pro Controller for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 could be on the way. This controller appears to include a 3.5mm headphone ...

GameChat on the Switch 2 lets you interact with other online gamers much more easily than on the Switch 1. I got a chance to try it and am here to tell you what it's like to use. My PCMag career began ...

Nintendo will need your phone number to use Switch 2 GameChat, the new social hub for the upcoming hybrid system. The company states that the mobile digits are an "additional security measure" for ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally circa 2010. If he was forced to pick a favorite ...

Okay, so being a Nintendo product, there are a couple of wrinkles here that you will want to be aware of. First up, you will usually need a Nintendo Switch Online membership to use the feature, but it ...