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I know this is posted to look shocking, but this isn't something that consumers need to do. This is probably some random old article buried in the support wiki

I know this is posted to look shocking, but this isn't something that consumers need to do. This is probably some random old article buried in the support wiki that they don't actually use. I've had a Switch since launch day (~5 years ago) and have played online in numerous locations and with many internet configurations. Nothing about its online services requires port forwarding or any kind of custom network configuration.

12ian34 5y ago
Strange, I couldn't play a game with a friend and after we both did this and only this, it worked.
Macha 5y ago
Caveats: This may be required if: * your router does not support upnp * One of the players is behind cgnat
- cassianoleal 5y ago
  * You have disabled UPnP on your router because it's a horrible security mess.
AndyJames 5y ago
It's official support document on Nintendo's official website about their newest console. There's not "posted on" date so it's current. Maybe it's not required but it's recommended by Nintendo which is bad and it would still be bad 5 years ago on lunch of the console. It's not like in 2017 it was OK to open all ports on your router.