➤ How to record on Nintendo Switch 🎮

As a passionate gamer that you are, you like to immortalize your most spectacular kills on video, the most unexpected discoveries you make and the almost impossible challenges that you manage to conquer with gritted teeth and sweaty hands gripping the controller. Precisely for this reason, you like the gameplay capture function that current game consoles are equipped with, but now that you are approaching the world of Nintendo through its latest console, you wonder how to record on nintendo switch your gameplays.

Just what you wanted to know? Perfect. Then make yourself comfortable as you read this article and keep your Nintendo Switch close at hand. When you're done reading, you and your friends will be able to enjoy all the gameplay movies you ever want to make. Without further ado, I wish you happy reading and happy catching!

Preliminary information

Fundamental premise is that it doesn't matter which game and in which mode you are playing it, but the video capture time can be at most 30 seconds. Clearly this is true at the time of writing this article, as Nintendo itself may introduce future updates that extend the length of recordings.

But don't worry too much about the 30 seconds, they seemed too short to me, but it must be said that they are more than enough to record the most salient and interesting parts of the games. In fact, the recording refers to the previous 30 seconds from the moment the key is pressed Capture, so just remember to press it after the event you want to store in video (like a nice kill in Fortnite) happens.

In order to use the video capture function integrated in the console it is also essential to install the latest firmware version, to be precise you must have at least the Switch firmware version 4.0.0. However, I tell you that this is a step that occurs almost automatically when a new version of the software comes out, but I still want to briefly explain how to be sure you have the right version.

To verify that you have the latest system software update, peer from the menu HOME of Switch and scroll down to the entry Settings: therefore select the latter and tap on the item System. Then, start the check and any automatic firmware update by selecting the option Console update. If the console were to restart, don't worry because it is something foreseen by the procedure.

Now that you have dispelled any doubts about the Nintendo Switch update, a further requirement for recording videos is to play games that actually provide this possibility. Luckily, most of the popular and popular games for Nintendo Switch have it, I'm referring to titles like Fortnite, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 e ARMS.

In compatible games you will be able to record any mode, including multiplayer sessions. By the way, do you already know how to play Nintendo Switch for two? As you say, haven't tried it yet? Don't miss out on this game feature! If you don't know how to do it, I invite you to consult my guide on how to play for two with Nintendo Switch.

This is what you must necessarily take into account when you want to record video from Nintendo Switch. Nonetheless, I want to provide you with additional information that may be useful to you. For instance, you might be wondering if you need extra storage to save videos, like a good sized microSD card.

Well, this is not strictly necessary because the videos can be stored in the internal space of the console for a total number of approximately 100 files. This amount can go up to 1.000 videos if you have a large capacity microSD memory instead. So is it necessary? No, or rather, it becomes if you really want to save a lot of videos, otherwise you can very well do without it.

The last information I want to give you is more of a technical note. I refer to the limitation of the resolution of the videos captured by Nintendo Switch, namely that of 720p. The quality of the videos is therefore HD Ready and at the moment it is not possible to change this type of setting. Nothing worrying or dramatic, the general quality, as you will experience for yourself, is more than enjoyable.

How to Record Videos on Nintendo Switch

Once you've cleared your mind about capturing video on Nintendo Switch, it's time to take action and find out how to record on nintendo switch.

As already mentioned, the procedure to follow is the same for each title, so you want to know how to record fortnite on nintendo switch, how to record Zelda, Mario or any other game for the "big N" hybrid console, just follow what I'm about to propose. Action!

How to Record Gameplay on Nintendo Switch

There's one simple step to starting video recording of your gameplay: launching the game. Nothing could be simpler, as you usually do, just go to thetitle icon that you want to play and record and tap on it (or select it with the buttons of the Joy-Con or the controller connected to the Switch). Then wait for all the necessary loads and start the game in the mode you prefer. I just remind you that some titles may not be compatible, in which case try a different one.

Also remember to update the game if the system prompts you to. If this happens, tap on the item Update in the window that opens automatically.

With the game started, if the game is compatible, you can start recording at the moment you prefer by simply pressing the button Capture of the sinister Joy-Con.

If gameplay recording is not allowed, an error message will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. Can't find the Capture key? Don't worry, it is easily recognizable because it is square in shape and placed immediately under the arrow keys of the left Joy-Con.

Keep in mind that if the button is pressed once quickly, you will "take" a snapshot of the game screen. Since your intent is to save a video of the last 30 seconds of play, make sure you hold down the capture button for a long time. Only in this way, in fact, will the console understand that you intend to memorize a video of your game.

See how quick and easy it was to save the video? Now all you have to do is find out what you can do with the captured footage of your gameplay, such as editing and posting on social media!

How to edit videos

Now that you have successfully recorded the portion, or portions, of your gameplay, they have automatically been stored in the Nintendo Switch memory or microSD card.

From the same menu, using the section Copy or delete screenshots and videos, you can manage your pictures and videos and move them from one drive to another if you have a microSD card installed in your console.

More precisely, the videos and screenshots of the games can be viewed in the menu Album, accessible directly from the HOME screen. You can access it with a simple tap on its icon. Once the Album of your console is open, you are in the section All image captures and videos, from which you can immediately have all the videos and images of your games available. From here you can choose if and how to edit and share them.

Start immediately by selecting the video you prefer, with a tap on its preview. Thus, video playback is part of it: you can stop it at any time by pressing the button Y of the Joy-Con, so as to also open the menu Edit and publish.

Once your video editing operation is finished, all you have to do is tap the button Save, to create a new video file modified according to your preferences. Another possibility offered by the editor is publication. To post a video online, select the entry Public and the profile of the player who is publishing and then select the social networks, with a tap on the corresponding icon.

After choosing the social network, enter it in the text boxes Username or email e Password the corresponding data and tap the button Authorize app.

This is a step to do for the first time you publish content from your console on one of the available social networks, the following times it won't be necessary, but you will always decide whether and which content to publish and nothing will be done automatically without your permit.

If you run out of video content saved and end up having too many, you should know that you can delete the ones you no longer need to free up space at any time you want. You can always free up space by going to Album. Then, locate the video to delete by navigating through the menu and, when you know which one to delete, press the Joy-Con button X.

You can thus select one or more videos to delete and continue with their deletion by pressing the button A of the Joy-Con. You can also press the key + of the Joy-Con to play the video before deleting it, to make sure it's the one to delete.

Remember to follow this procedure to free up space, otherwise you will fill up your memory and you won't be able to save anything else on the console!

How to capture images from video

If you have read how to record on nintendo switch your gameplay videos, then I am sure that it will be a piece of cake for you to go about taking screenshots of saved videos. I'll tell you how to do it right away.

As with the videos, access the sections Album e All image captures and videos, to then choose the game video of which you want to save one or more screenshots.

This will start playing the video, during which you can press the button Y of the Joy-Con to pause. With the video paused, select the key Edit and publish in order to gain access to the item Save as Image Capture.

The game, or rather, the screenshot of the game, is done; you just have to share it or show it to whoever you want, exactly as you can do for your gameplay videos. Easy, right?