There's A Secret Way To Access Your Twitter Feed On Nintendo Switch

Like they patched out Gamecube controller support eh?

5.0.1 coming with stability update. Also has one or two profile icons of rabbids

So the 5.0 firmware update that was all about stability has a big glaring whole?

Let me guess, the same people worked on this who worked on the time log mechanism that reset to zero last week. Bunch of morons. 😛

Ugh. It's so aggravating that they are keeping the web browser under lock and key. Along with the lack of Netflix, themes, a play journal, voice chat, etc

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE STABILITY

@rjejr Where's the big glaring hole? Being able to view your twitter feed when they don't want you to is about as minor as bugs come. In fact for people who are annoyed you can't use Twitter on Switch, it can only be a plus.

I thought you can use it for Facebook too. But then that's been there since launch. They should just make a proper web browser. Stop putting the customers out because they're so paranoid about piracy.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You can, tried myself. The process is slightly different though.

Or course Nintendo will patch it out soon. The first rule of the fight club and all that. XD

Although I still don't see the point of browsing anything irrelevant on Switch in the day and age when people rarely move more than a meter away from their phone. Even when someone argues about stuff like "looking up walkthroughs or item tables"... been there, done that and I know how much more of a hassle it proves to be on any same screen as opposed to separate ones. Even simple things like maps and HUDs are more convenient that way, so what to say of more elaborate content?

I don't mean portable gaming sidetracks alone either. I've only ever used PS4 browser a few times on RP (my phone has an annoying habit of jumping from 4G to H+ if you make its network multitask, and often refusing to go back until dipped into flight mode, so I try and avoid the precedents), and it's really nothing to write home about as compared to modern phones. Maybe people are just nostalgic about Wii U browser because it was smoother with a stylus and all? Then again, in my experience, 3DS one isn't, so it can't be a guaranteed Nintendo experience.

And yet I read some comments that honestly claim "things like a browser and YouTube are common now, so they must be present even if nobody needs them". Joneses, joneses everywhere...

I don't own a NS yet, but my thinking is that Nintendo should just have the system's web browser accessible, keep it current with updates, for the life of the system, then allow outsiders to implement their own browser.

In this manner, any system that can be accessed, via web browser, can be accessed on the NS. It's foolish for them to have specific apps for social networks, & media delivery sites(Youtube, Hulu, etc.). I say this because as long as the browser has current capabilities, people can access these services.

Having separate apps means needing those to be individually updated, which, since they don't always get updated frequently enough, or at all, can make them obsolete, even during the console's lifespan.

@PorllM Well it's a big glaring whole it that we're all glaring at a big twitter feed on Switch when it's obvious Ntinedo doesn't want us to or they would let us. So it's glaring, b/c we can see it, and it's big, b/c we can all see it, and it's a hole, b/c we aren't supposed to be able to see it.

Are there worse things? Well yes, of course there are. It didn't brick the system or anything insane like that, but just b/c it isn't the biggest glaring hole they could have possibly have managed doesn't mean this still isn't a big glaring hole.

I guess we'll know how big and glaring they think it is by how fast they fix it. If 6 months go by and it isn't patched out then I'll admit it wasn't a big glaring hole after all. Of course by then hopefully we can actually see our twitter feed on the Switch on purpose so this won't matter. Maybe it will be part of the pay service, who knows.

I don't think they can really patch that, the browser's been secretly accessible from the start. It's just not comfortable to use.
Which makes Nintendo's behaviour even more ridiculous.

Initially I was against the added flexibility of video services like Hulu and Netflix and for the most part I still am. I can see the benefit of additional add on functionality such as a limited browser but I think straying too far from the core mission would be a mistake. The social media aspect makes sense but I would like to see possibly a music program that goes beyond a simple game and a writing program that utilizes web based input somehow.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE the way I see it is they are more worried about cheating considering you have to pay for online.

There is something similar with facebook, when I got some kind of error when posting a switch pic I could browse it facebook. Wasn't very good, like the non mobile version on Wii U. This was months ago though.

I just tried linking my Facebook account and had the same sort of thing. I ended up on my Facebook home page somehow!

@Luffymcduck did they?