Switch online requires Phone App? Why is no one talking about this?

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Adamblaziken said:

RolStoppable said:
I hope you guys realize that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches in April. That's months before Nintendo's smartphone app will be made available.

Friends lists, lobbies and matchmaking should logically all be possible without the smartphone app. Voice chat is a different story, but the idea that the smartphone app will be a requirement to play online is obviously nonsense.

Thank you

I think it's a jab towards you, but who knws what's rational in this world anymore?

In case you havent noticed the problem that bothers everyone else:

"The smart phone app that we’re creating, that will be part of our online service, we believe is going to be a very compelling part of the overall proposition because that’s how you’ll voice chat"