It appears that the MLB.TV app 'MLB At Bat' - which lets you watch the game of the day, match highlights, and more - might well be headed to the Nintendo Switch at some point in the future.
Reddit user ill_be_your_doug reportedly went to file a complaint on the app about blackout restrictions, when a surprising platform was presented as one of the potential options.
Of course, this could simply be an error, but it would seem unlikely for the console to ever become an option on the app if the intention for a Switch version wasn't there. With other streaming apps like Hulu already on the platform, it would make sense for something like MLB to make the leap (and, for any conspiracy lovers, we also recently had that baseball-themed Splatfest in Splatoon 2).
We'd expect the app to be a North American-exclusive, or possibly for both North America and Japan like Hulu, but we'll wait for any official confirmation before speculating too much.
Would you like to see some MLB action on your Switch?
[source reddit.com]
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It would be nice to have these streaming apps on the Switch, although there is a small possibility that the complaints form was bought in pre-populated with a selection of platform choices. We'll have to wait and see ^_^
Just give me a Netflix that works, ever since the "Update" on the Wii U, it has been crashing all over the place
i would download it
@Bunkerneath yeah what's up with that, it's horrible and I really don't understand what the update was for.
@gortsi Thank god, it's not just me, I deleted it and re-installed and it just made it worse.
I think the update was Like the Apple updates, making it crapper so people stop using it and upgrade to something different so that they can stop the service.
You also have Funimation’s app which is supposed to be coming soon.
Somebody knows if the Hulu app in Japan and NA is forced or can you delete/hide it from the menu?
@Bunkerneath I didn't delete it but the update has made it significantly worse. You'd think they would start messing with the Wii version before the one on Wii U
Well I would be interested in this, but as the origin of this story says, blackouts defeat it's main reason for existence. Why would I want to pay $100 to watch every baseball team except the one I root for? Makes no sense.
The reason people don't go to baseball games isn't b/c they can watch the game on their phone, it's b/c it's $22 to park and $6 for a bottle of water.
Fortunately my teams channel is now available on FuboTV, DirectTV Now and YoutubeTV so I have optiond. MLB app doesn't matter. Though if it's free that would be nice, I used to watch the recaps on my PS3 of some games.
Oh well that's nice.
@Bunkerneath I thought it was just me too, my Wii U has been crashing like crazy.
Don't even bother if you a yankees fan. I got a year free for being a T-Mobile customer. Every Yankees and mets games are blackouts. Regardless if they a home or away games. Even the Toronto series was a no-go. 😕
The 3 streaming apps I most want on Switch are Netflix, YouTube, and Twitch. Give me those 3, and I will be content. (with regards to video streaming)
Crunchyroll and Amazon would be nice as well, but the 3 above are the highest priority streaming apps that I want.
I don't buy into the arguments people make about not wanting non-gaming apps on the Switch. I don't see how there could be any possible harm from their presence. If you don't want to use them, simply don't download them.
And Nintendo's early statements about wanting the Switch to be a game console first were all fine and good. But we have Hulu and Nico-Nico on the system, so I see no reason why others cannot join.
This random baseball app doesn't interest me at all, beyond the hope that if we get this, other apps will follow.
More apps the better. Those who don’t like don’t need to use/download but for everyone else it just provides added value to an already amazing console
I'm still waiting for a new Photo Channel, I'm still completely uninterested in streaming apps and services. Please Nintendo I don't understand why I cannot have from my Switch what Wii and 3DS did without any effort. This is one of the biggest flaw of the Switch for me. Switch is fantastic, has very few flaws but the few it has are very big and frustrating.
@Agramonte Do you live in that area? It sounds to me like they have an agreement with networks to not compete with them- so if a game is available on TV in your area, it will be blacked out on the app. Or are the Yankees blacked out even if you're in, say, Chicago?
Blackout explanation on MLB website: https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/devices/appletv#blackout
@Agramonte if your using a phone or tablet i have a fix for that. Download a fake gps app which you can move your location anywhere in the states. just make sure you have your actual location off on your phone/tablet. I live in Queens and watch every Yankee game so far. My fake GPS location is set to dallas TX.
@Qun_Mang I live in NYC. Hmm, no not tried it outside of state. I always thought that only applied to home games. But that page says even if not being broadcasted in the home market it will get blocked.
Yeah - YES network has all the games here (super expensive) so I guess they would blocks it here - My brother lives in North Carolina so I can give it to him.
Thanks for the link.
@Metroidkiller64 really? I'll google info on that right now!!!. I have it on an Android phone. I just got it over the Toronto series so didn't spend time trying to get around it.
Ill try tonight for the red Sox game
Thanks!... Go Queens!!!!
@rjejr That's why I like my local minor league team, they have $10 tickets which surprisingly are actually pretty good seats and special nights like dollar beer nights and 2 dollar hotdog nights. Plus parking is free.
@Tasuki I used to go to some minor league games, but I've found they are getting almost as expensive as the major league teams. I did see Brandon Nimmo with the Brooklyn Cyclones a few years back, at least they didn't send him that far back down. There's a minor league park near us, way way down the line below single A, but the kids just don't seem that interested anymore.
Still, the blackout rule is just plain ridiculous. I can watch every Met game on SNY on cable or several non-cable bundles but if I pay for MLB I can't get their games? B/c of game attendance? Utter nonsense.
I want an Internet browser and Netflix!
why do these have to be a rumor from Doug on reddit? isnt this app installed anywhere other than on Doug's device
tested on the iphone app and it does indeed have Nintendo Switch as a device option
I want the WWE network on the Switch
I would love this! I was about to buy a Roku to watch MLB.tv until I saw this.
@Metroidkiller64 THANK YOU!!!! It works! Im so happy - I don't even care they loosing 6-0 😂
MLB... Snore....
@rjejr I'm glad I can get a round-trip light rail ticket (with free parking at the station) to the ballpark for $5, while we're allowed to bring in our own food and drinks (as long as there's no glass, metal, or alcohol). As for TV, I simply watch my team on my local cable channel. I understand that not all fans are so lucky, though.
By the way, the blackout rules are meant to drive up ratings on the local cable networks more than physical attendance. It still sucks though, since there are a lot of fans outside the range of the cable broadcasts but still within the blackout zones.
@BulbasaurusRex Didn't know that about the blackout rules reasoning, thanks.
@Agramonte AWESOME DUDE!!! GO YANKEES !!! QUEENS ALL DAY HAHA
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