Nintendo announced that Twitter (X) integration will no longer be available on Nintendo Switch starting June 10. The removal of Twitter integration means that players will no longer be able to use features associated with the social media platform, including the ability to share screenshots from the console. Facebook integration will remain unaltered.
This announcement comes just six and a half months after PlayStation removed Twitter integration from its consoles on November 13, 2023. In similar fashion, the ability to share content to Twitter was completely removed from PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Instead, players could share content by saving and sharing via the PlayStation app.
Here’s what’s impacted by the removal of Twitter integration, via Nintendo’s support page:
Discontinuation of X (formerly Twitter) Integration and Social Media Integration for the Friend Suggestions Feature on Nintendo Switch
- The feature for posting screenshots and videos to X (formerly Twitter) from the Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu will become unavailable.
- While posting screenshots and videos to Facebook will continue to be available, this service may also be discontinued at a later date.
- The ability to post Super Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshots from the Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu to Smash World, in the Nintendo Switch Online smart device app, will also become unavailable.
- Posting features in the Nintendo Switch title Splatoon 3 will be adjusted.
- When posting from the mailbox in Splatsville, Inkopolis Plaza, or Inkopolis Square, you will no longer be able to post to X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook; the data will be sent directly to Nintendo servers. This change will allow users to make posts without one of these social media accounts, but images posted by players younger than 13 will not be visible to other players.
- The image created for the post will be copied to the Album in the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu. Images in the Album can be transferred to a smart device wirelessly or to a PC via USB cable.
- Posting features in the Nintendo Switch title Splatoon 2 will be adjusted.
- You will no longer be able to post to X (formerly Twitter) from the mailbox in Inkopolis Square.
- The characters that appear and posts that are displayed in the Square will be replaced by data already prepared within the game software.
- The feature for sending friend requests to social media friends via the Friend Suggestions menu on My Page, in the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu, will no longer be available.
- You can continue to use the friend suggestions feature from smart devices, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U.
