Gaming How To Send Friend Request On Nintendo Switch | NEW in 2025! By Harvey Hisona Posted on August 28, 2020 Updated on September 1, 2023 Online gaming is more fun when you can play it with friends.

By using this guide, new Switch users can find out how to add friends online to check out what they're playing.

Your Nintendo Switch keeps track of other users you have interacted with in the past so all you have to do is to select this option and go over the list to search your friend request.

Adding people to your Friend List on the Nintendo Switch is a little different from other consoles, but thankfully, it's still nice and easy.

Friend Codes may seem like an odd idea, but they'll help you find plenty of fellow gamers for some of the amazing games on the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo has updated the Switch Online app with the ability to send friend requests, including in the form of URLs and QR codes.

To add a friend, first go to a user’s profile page on your Nintendo Switch 2 - double tap their icon in the Home Menu or select them with the controller.

Thanks to the latest update, users can now send friend requests directly from the Nintendo Switch Online app, but to accept any requests, you'll have to do so from the console.

Nintendo on Tuesday released an update to its Nintendo Switch Online app, which lets Nintendo Switch owners access game-specific services, find online friends, and use voice chat during online ...

The details were released in the Nintendo Switch Online version 2.2.0 notes, and the app finally has the option for users to be able to directly send friend requests by using the friend code.