Social Media Sharing via X Being Removed from Switch in June

Sharing your in-game accomplishments from the Nintendo Switch is going to get a little more inconvenient. Nintendo revealed that the company will discontinue integration with X (formerly Twitter) as of June 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Japan Time (June 10, 2024, 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. PT). This includes the ability to post screenshots and videos directly to the service from the Switch as well as adding friends. For the time being, posting screens and videos will still be available for Facebook, however Nintendo noted that “this service may also be discontinued at a later date.” 

Other changes are as follows (via Nintendo):

• 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.

Sources: NCL, NOA