December 22, 2024

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Nintendo asks Switch Online Playtest participants ‘not to discuss or reveal content’

Online play testing software for Nintendo Switch
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Aside from announcing its new “Alarmo” watch yesterday, Nintendo also revealed that it will be “conducting testing related to a new feature” for Switch Online.

As you’ve already seen, global registrations for this filled up in just minutes, but now we have some of those too new Information about the upcoming Playtest program being conducted between October 23 and November 5.

Nintendo asked participants not to share details about this event. Here is part of the official notice about this:

“We ask that you do not discuss or disclose content from the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program or website with others.”

While there have been some claims that this is a “non-disclosure agreement,” according to reports it does not actually appear to be “legally binding.” However, it’s not clear what penalties might apply if you don’t follow Nintendo’s guidelines (thanks, Nintendo Everything).

Playtesters have also been asked not to share the download code they receive with others, and the codes cannot be reissued or reused. One other detail is that the software for this playtest will require approx 2.2 GB of free space.