Sensor Tower: Just 17% of Nintendo Switch owners downloaded its online app

Nintendo’s Switch Online app isn’t winning any popularity contests. After its launch last week, only 17 percent of Switch owners have installed it, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.

The app’s main draw is multiplayer chat and matchmaking for games like Splatoon 2, which was an instant hit and sold 670,955 copies in just the first three days in Japan, according to Forbes. Nintendo’s Switch Online app has been downloaded 780,000 times worldwide in the past week, receiving a boost on Splatoon 2’s release date.

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