{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_hldwko2q2pb7krahjcoa","title":"Nintendo reveals GameChat origins including Switch 1 prototype, started working on Switch 2 features in 2020","title_en":null,"outlets":3,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/nintendo-built-a-special-switch-prototype-to-test-gamechat-for-switch-2-hldwko2q2p","count":3,"items":[{"id":"n_sqz3mrlgdgs7ls3q2twq","seq":1433149,"kind":"article","title":"Nintendo built a special prototype Switch to test out GameChat functionality","url":"https://nintendowire.com/news/2026/10/02/nintendo-built-a-special-prototype-switch-to-test-out-gamechat-functionality","summary":"In a post on its official website, Nintendo of Japan has given a brief rundown of the process it used to create GameChat for Nintendo Switch 2. As you would expect, it involves initially writing the software for PC, but there’s a twist: to test real world functionality, Nintendo built... The post Nintendo built a special prototype Switch to test out GameChat functionality appeared first on - Nintendo Wire .","published":"2026-10-02T18:24:41Z","seen":"2026-10-02T21:22:40Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-nintendowire-com-4edde6","name":"nintendowire.com","domain":"nintendowire.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q115177905","name":"Nintendo Wire","type":"website","designations":["video game news website"]}},"via":"kite-nintendowire-com-4edde6","topics":["nintendo","news","switch","switch 2"],"authors":["Peter Glagowski"],"entities":[{"id":"Q8093","name":"Nintendo","type":"org"}],"story":"st_hldwko2q2pb7krahjcoa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.9100000262260437,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.20999999344348907,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_locswfrenne36efyylsq","seq":1349896,"kind":"article","title":"Nintendo reveals GameChat origins including Switch 1 prototype, started working on Switch 2 features in 2020","url":"https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-reveals-gamechat-origins-including-switch-1-prototype-started-working-on-switch-2-features-in-2020","summary":"A staffer at Nintendo’s planning and production department has spoken extensively about GameChat, revealing the origins of the Nintendo Switch 2 feature and even the prototype used on Switch 1. We’ve often heard that once one system ships, hardware manufacturers already start working on the next one. This is unsurprising in a way, but still interesting to hear that Nintendo... The post Nintendo reveals GameChat origins including Switch 1 prototype, started working on Switch…","published":"2026-10-02T12:21:10Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:17:27Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-nintendoeverything-com-7477db","name":"nintendoeverything.com","domain":"nintendoeverything.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q97102385","name":"Nintendo Everything","type":"website","designations":["news website","video game news website"]}},"via":"kite-nintendoeverything-com-7477db","topics":["nintendo","news","switch","switch 2","top"],"authors":["Brian"],"entities":[{"id":"Q8093","name":"Nintendo","type":"org"}],"image":"https://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/Switch-2-GameChat-origins-prototype-150x84.jpg","story":"st_hldwko2q2pb7krahjcoa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.8999999761581421,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.1599999964237213,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_hldwko2q2pb7krahjcoa","seq":1272311,"kind":"article","title":"Nintendo built a special Switch prototype to test GameChat for Switch 2","url":"https://gonintendo.com/contents/65660-nintendo-built-a-special-switch-prototype-to-test-gamechat-for-switch-2","summary":"Switching things up","published":"2026-10-02T05:13:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T05:42:03Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-gonintendo-com-d33f61","name":"gonintendo.com","domain":"gonintendo.com"},"via":"kite-gonintendo-com-d33f61","topics":["nintendo"],"authors":["rawmeatcowboy"],"entities":[{"id":"Q8093","name":"Nintendo","type":"org"}],"image":"https://gonintendo.com/attachments/image/87046/file/medium-0661e27950281b608795ddc6250e7548.jpg","story":"st_hldwko2q2pb7krahjcoa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.9200000166893005,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.15000000596046448,"political":0.03999999910593033}]}