Here’s How GameShare Works Between Switch 2 And Original Switch

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Ahead of the Switch 2 launch this week, Nintendo has explained how its GameShare function works, and how original Switch owners can benefit from it.

As reported in VGC, a new post on the Nintendo Today app introduces the GameShare feature, including which first-party games will be compatible with it. A video was included in the original post, which has since been removed, but it can still be viewed on Reddit.

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For a GameShare-compatible game to work, a free update must be downloaded first, as the video shows in Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics–it is a mode that has to be selected on the title screen.

With GameShare, a Switch 2 owner can share their game either in person or online with other Switch users, who do not have to own the game or download anything. Receiving users of GameShare need only select the GameChat icon on the home screen.

As the video shows, GameShare is not just simply streaming a copy of the game, but each player sees the game from their own perspective as if they were running their own copy of the game. This means for card games or mahjong, a player will only see their own hand.

The post illustrates that GameShare works in person via local wireless, and while it needs to be started by a Switch 2 user, the function is compatible between Switch 2 and original Switch systems.

GameShare also works online via GameChat, but this means that receiving systems must also be a Switch 2.

The Nintendo Today post confirms the following games are compatible with GameShare:

Super Mario Odyssey
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

Further details are also provided on how each game is supported via GameShare. For example, Super Mario Odyssey lets two players play as Mario and Cappy. Interestingly, the roles can be swapped so it’s not just the person sharing the game who gets to play as Mario.

While Nintendo has only confirmed GameShare for first-party games, Switch 2 launch game Survival Kids is also confirmed to support GameShare for up to three players.

In another video to celebrate the Switch 2 launch, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared insights into the creation of Switch 2’s custom processor, claiming it offers the most advanced graphics ever seen in a portable device.

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