Nintendo Accounts on Nintendo Switch (FAQ)

What can I do with a Nintendo Account on Nintendo Switch?

A Nintendo Account is an account that provides access to certain features on Nintendo Switch, including access to the Nintendo eShop, the Nintendo Switch Online membership service, and the My Nintendo rewards program.

How many Nintendo Accounts can I have on one Nintendo Switch console?

Up to 8 Nintendo Accounts can be linked to a Nintendo Switch console at a time.

Can I link my Nintendo Account to more than one Nintendo Switch console?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles.

You can play your Virtual Game Cards on up to two consoles, and anyone else that uses those consoles can also play them. For information about playing your games on more than two consoles, please read How to Play Your Games Across Multiple Nintendo Switch Consoles.

Can I play my games on more than one console?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on up to two consoles if you load them as Virtual Game Cards, or on any Nintendo Switch console if you enable the Online License setting.

Your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses a console where you have loaded the game as a virtual game card. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a console that does not have the game loaded as a Virtual Game Card.

Physical games can be played on any system you like. Save data for physical and digital titles can be transferred between systems using Save Cloud Data backup (available to Nintendo Switch Online members) or the on-device transfer process.

Can other people play my games on Nintendo Switch?

All user accounts on your Nintendo Switch consoles can play your Virtual Game Cards.