Image: The Verge Update, October 10th: Registration is full for Nintendo's playtest. Our original story follows.Do you want to be one of the 10,000 people who participate in Nintendo's mysterious new Playtest Program" for Nintendo Switch Online? If you meet the criteria, you can apply for the playtest from the To application page" link on Nintendo's website starting today at 11AM ET / 8AM PT.Applications will stay open until October 15th at 10:59AM ET, though Nintendo says it will stop taking applications early if it reaches capacity. I imagine you'll be up against a legion of hopefuls, but if you want to throw your hat in the ring, here's what you need to know.Perhaps most importantly, is the fact that only people with an active Nintendo Switch... Continue reading...

Simply telling playtesters not to share any details hasn't exactly worked out. | Image: The Verge Nintendo has updated the official website for its mysterious Switch Online: Playtest Program" today, privately revealing more information to participants about what it entails. The playtest is running from October 23rd, 9PM ET until November 5th, 8PM ET, and is only available to the roughly 10,000 people who have already registered for the program.The test software is now available to download ahead of the start of gameplay, and requires 2.2GB of free space. Participants didn't sign an NDA, but Nintendo requested in the playtest terms and conditions that users refrain from sharing any details about it - which has gone about as well as can be expected. While Nintendo has already started issuing copyright strikes to take leaked media... Continue reading...