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Even if there is only one aspect of online play that requires the use of a smartphone app it's a shitty thing. The gaming functions of a handheld console should be able to be operated completely independent of any other personal electronic device.

So I hope this is just Nintendo doing its usual thing and utterly failing to clearly communicate this thing, rather than actually making a smartphone a compulsory companion accessory in order to access 100% of on the go gaming functionality.



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