{"id":559602,"date":"2026-04-02T05:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559602\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:03:09","slug":"nintendo-really-wants-you-to-press-switch-2s-gamechat-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559602\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Really Wants You To Press Switch 2’s GameChat Button"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Switch<\/a> Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n

We’re not joking about this, but just days after Nintendo ended its GameChat “Welcome Offer” promo<\/a>, it’s now running a new “Missions & Rewards” event, encouraging Switch 2 users to make use of the system’s voice chat and video features.<\/p>\n

This “limited time” offer allows you to unlock GameChat themed user icons when you open GameChat and complete the setup process. To get started, you need to press the C Button on your right Joy-Con 2 controller.<\/p>\n

Of course, you’ll now need to pay to access this feature. Here’s the official description, along with a look:<\/p>\n

“You can start GameChat by tapping the icon on the HOME Menu on your Nintendo Switch 2 system or by pressing the C Button on your Joy-Con\u2122 2 (R) controller. If you haven\u2019t completed the initial setup for GameChat yet, you\u2019ll need to do so before you can get your reward.”<\/p>\n

\"Switch<\/a> Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n

When you’ve fulfilled the requirements, you’ll then be able to purchase these icons for 10 Platinum Points each. These icons will be available until 22nd April 2026. During this period, Switch Online members who follow these steps will also earn 100 My Nintendo Points.<\/p>\n

In case you did miss it, Nintendo was previously running a promotion for Switch 2 owners, where they could test out all the GameChat features for free. Now that this promotion has ended, you’ll need to have an active Switch Online membership to access these features.<\/p>\n

Have you tried out GameChat on the Switch 2 yet? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source nintendo.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo We’re not joking about this, but just days after Nintendo ended its GameChat “Welcome Offer” promo,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[248105,1299,75,12799,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-559602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gamechat","9":"tag-nintendo","10":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","11":"tag-nintendo-switch-online","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}