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title: "Official Twitch app released"
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description: "The Nintendo Switch finally got a new media app in the official Twitch app. You can download the app from the Nintendo Switch eShop worldwide and watch your favorite streamers,"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-11-16 12:31:55"
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Official Twitch app released | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Official Twitch app released](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/officiele-twitch-app-uitgebracht.jpeg "Official Twitch app released")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/officiele-twitch-app-uitgebracht.jpeg)The Nintendo Switch finally got a new media app in the official Twitch app. You can download the app from the Nintendo Switch eShop worldwide and watch your favorite streamers, check out some games you are considering purchasing or sit back and watch some competitive e-sports streams!

> Put a little purple in your Nintendo Switch.
>
> Download the Twitch App from the Nintendo eShop today.
>
> More info: <https://t.co/cFN1QW45FE> [pic.twitter.com/AQTMotxAaf](https://t.co/AQTMotxAaf)
>
> — Twitch (@Twitch) [November 11, 2021](https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1458851260032036866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#twitch-for-nintendo-switch-app-features)Twitch for Nintendo Switch app features

- Sign in to your Twitch account for easy access to all your followed channels
- Browse for live content by category
- Search to discover new streamers
- Watch VODs and clips from a streamer’s profile
- Watch on the big screen with your Switch docked or take it on the go in handheld mode

Join the millions of fans worldwide connecting over their shared love of gaming, music, pretty much everything else you can think of, and the people who stream it. Download the Twitch app from the Nintendo Switch eShop today.

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