You Can't Screenshot Switch 2 Footage From the Nintendo Today App
Published on: 2025-06-19 07:17:00
Back in March, Nintendo released its Nintendo Today app, which acts as a hub for the latest news from the company about its games and the upcoming Switch 2. It appears, however, that Nintendo doesn't want some of that news on its app shared via screenshots.
On the app, there are videos available to watch for the upcoming Switch 2 games, but when you try to screenshot an image from these videos, the resulting screenshot comes up blank, as reported by The Gamer on Monday. This happens only with videos; taking screenshots of slideshows is allowed.
An example of a screenshot of a video that results in a blank screen. Nintendo/Screenshot by CNET
CNET reached out to Nintendo for comment before publication and is awaiting a response.
Nintendo does appear to be pulling out all the stops to control the sharing of anything related to the Switch 2, which launches on June 5. Last year, Nintendo began using Denuvo, a digital rights management technology, for Switch games, which would prevent th
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