Are digital Switch games tied to console?

Purchases on the Nintendo Switch eShop are tied to the Nintendo Account

Nintendo Account

A Nintendo Account is an account that is required for using certain services from Nintendo, such as Nintendo Switch online services (including access to the Nintendo Switch eShop), off-device software purchases and the My Nintendo loyalty service.

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Nintendo Account Overview

that made the purchase. You can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.

Are digital Switch games tied to account or console?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase them. All users on a console will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the console as their primary console.

Can you transfer digital Switch games to another console?

If you do not have access to the original console, you can still transfer your Nintendo Account and digital games to a different Nintendo Switch console and make that console your account's primary console.

Can I buy a digital Switch game without the console?

However, you don't have your laptop or Switch so you think that there's no way you can purchase the game. That's where you're wrong, because you can buy it with your phone for digital download.

Do you lose digital games on Switch?

All games you buy digitally are stored via your Nintendo Account ID, so you can just redownload them as many times as you want when you delete games to free up space, no problem. You can't lose a digital game since it's right there on your system.

Are Nintendo Switch Games Tied/Linked To A Console/Account?

Can you keep digital games forever?

Don't want to pack hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of games in your checked bags? With a library of games stored on your hard drive, you'll never face that dilemma. In the same way, digital games can never be lost by accident; they remain on a player's account, essentially permanently.

Are digital games shared on Switch?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that purchased them. All users on a system will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the system as their primary console.

What happens when you buy a digital Switch game?

Once you've completed your purchase, your game will automatically download to the console associated with your Nintendo Account. To download the game, your Nintendo Switch must have enough memory space available and it must be turned on or in sleep mode (with an active internet connection).

What happens if you own a physical and digital Switch game?

The short answer is, nothing bad happens if you insert a cartridge for a game you already own digitally. And nothing bad will happen if you own the game physically, but buy digitally later on. If you have both physical & digital, the switch will play the game from the cart when the cart is inserted.

Is it better to buy physical games or digital?

They both have advantages and disadvantages. You won't lose digital games like you could cartridges, but physical games tend to get better deals and can be shared with friends and family or sold for other games when you're done with them.

Can you transfer ownership of digital Switch games?

Please make sure that you are logged into the correct Nintendo Account when purchasing or redeeming a game. The game isn't limited to the Nintendo Account that made the purchase. Anyone that uses the purchaser's primary console can play the digital games or DLC that have been purchased by that Nintendo Account.

How do you transfer digital games to a Switch?

To enable gamesharing, you need to sign into two Switches with one Nintendo account. It has to be the Nintendo account you use to buy and register your digital games. Once you've signed in to both, you'll be able to download and play your eShop purchases on both devices.

Will I lose my game progress if I get a new Switch?

Your save data will be deleted on the source console. *Save data is stored on the console you're currently using. In order to play games with your latest save data on multiple systems, you'll need to transfer the save data each time you use a different console.

What happens to my digital games if my Switch breaks?

Yeah dude, all the games you bought should still belong to you, if you got a new system just go to the eshop and redownload them, you may not have your saves but you still have your games. Just log into the nintendo accounts you bought the games with and you should have access to all of the ones you already bought.

Do physical and digital Nintendo Switch games share the same save file?

Do physical and digital Nintendo Switch games share the same save file? Best answer: Yep. If you own the physical or digital copy of a Nintendo Switch game, the game save data for the Switch is in the system's memory.

Why are physical Switch games more expensive than digital?

Switch cartridges are expensive because they require physical production and freight charges to get to you. Moreover, they contain most of the data you need to run the game, unlike downloadables, where you'll need a separate microSD card.

Can I get a digital copy of a game I already own on disc?

No. Best you can do is hope for a sale if you want a digital copy of a game you own on disc. If you do buy one that way, you must delete the disc-based install before you can download the digital copy. DLC and saves don't care.

Do digital Switch games expire?

Download codes purchased from retailers or bundled with Nintendo products do not expire. However, download codes given out for a specific promotion (Hyrule Warriors DLC pack, Pokémon distributions, etc.)

Do you own the digital games you buy?

Because you have never owned a game you bought. You own a license to the software on the media but you don't actually own the software itself. So there is no difference between buying a digital and physical copy as far as ownership or rights are concerned.

Can 2 switches use the same account?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and play your games on any of them using your Nintendo Account. Only one of the consoles can act as the primary console. On the primary console, any other users can play the games you downloaded with your Nintendo Account.

Can you play Mario Kart on two switches with one game?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe supports wireless play, allowing up to 8 players to connect multiple Nintendo Switch consoles together via a local wireless connection.

Can you download Switch games onto an SD card?

Transferring game data

On the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" → "Data Management" → "Move Data Between System/microSD Card". *If no microSD card is inserted, this option won't be selectable. To transfer data from the system memory to the microSD card, select "Move to microSD Card".

What are the disadvantages of digital games?

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Do Nintendo digital downloads expire?

Download codes purchased from retailers do not expire. However, download codes given out for a specific promotion (Hyrule Warriors DLC pack, Pokémon distributions, etc.) will usually have an expiration date.