With GameChat on Switch 2, Nintendo takes strong steps to ensure that your system is safe.
Anyone reading Fine Print on the official Switch 2 GameChat feature website has noticed that in addition to using a Nintendo account and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, you need an additional level of verification.
Eurogamer has found a note indicating that in order to start GameChat on the new Switch 2, users need to register their phone number and set up text message confirmation.
This is an understandable precaution, coupled with recent privacy policy updates that show that Nintendo’s history has the chat capabilities of the console, particularly reserves the right to monitor interactions through the service.
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System security appears to be a constantly growing concern for Nintendo, along with the recent renewal of its account agreements that show that unauthorized rotations of security measures could be punished for permanently bricking the console.
These measures are undoubtedly extreme, but anyone who remembers SwapNote Fiasco in 2013 knows that Nintendo had experienced this song and dance.
GameChat was a hot-discussed feature because it used to be the target of leaks and rumors from the first time it was discovered.
Since then, both the quality of video streaming and the potential impact on gaming performance have been a point of competition.
The official GameChat cameras were also not particularly popular. The console’s low-quality video streaming capabilities and some gameplay gimmicks are at the extra cost of what looks like a regular USB-C webcam.
In particular, GameChat is free to use by all Switch 2 owners until March 31, 2026. You will then need a paid Nintendo Switch online account for continued access.
Either way, it’s not long before players can try all of this for themselves and see how GameChat really shaking.
