Can I gift a digital Nintendo switch game?

No. It is not possible to send a gift in the Nintendo eShop (on-device or off-device). You may consider gifting a prepaid Nintendo eShop card or a download code instead.

How do I share a digital copy of Nintendo Switch games?

How do I share digital purchases on switch?

Can you resell digital games switch?

You can't simply share, trade, or sell the games you purchase on Nintendo Switch when you buy them digitally. They are tied to your system, for better or worse. The Switch must occasionally "call home" to verify that you are indeed the owner of the game you're playing.

Can you buy a digital switch game and download it later?

Purchase games and/or add funds in the Nintendo eShop. These will be tied to your Nintendo Account. Download and start playing the games you have purchased.

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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.)

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 I transfer a digital game to another account?

Digital game purchases and code redemptions are final, and cannot be transferred to a different Nintendo Account. Please make sure that you are logged into the correct Nintendo Account when purchasing or redeeming a game.

Is there a way to refund a digital Switch game?

We are unable to provide refunds or exchanges for mistaken purchases. Please be sure to read the game descriptions and check out the screen shots available through the Nintendo eShop before making purchases. We also encourage you to visit nintendo.com for information about the games available for our systems.

Can you sell games you bought digitally?

Gameflip is the best way to sell games for cash

Whether it's brand new, lightly used, physical or digital, you can sell them all on Gameflip. Simply list your games using our website or our free mobile app. Once your game is sold, follow the instruction to ship (physical games) or send it (digital games) to the buyer.

Can I transfer purchases on Switch?

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.

How does Nintendo Digital Purchase work?

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).

Can multiple users play the same game on Nintendo Switch?

Can other people play my games on Nintendo Switch? All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.

Can you lend digital Switch games?

Like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, you can gameshare on your Nintendo Switch. As long as you have a digital copy of a game in your account, you can easily share that game with a friend or just between a Switch and a Switch Lite.

Can you share hard copies of Switch games?

Can the Nintendo Switch share games (physical and digital) with other accounts on the same console? Yes. On your primary console. And each profile on that console will have separate save data for the games in question.

How do I cancel a Nintendo Digital Purchase?

Can you return Digital Nintendo switch games from Walmart?

No. Walmart's return policy excludes digital products.

Can I return a Nintendo switch game to target?

Electronics and entertainment items (excluding Apple® products) must be returned/exchanged within 30 days.

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.

What are the cons about digital games?

Why is Nintendo Digital more expensive than physical?

In the interest of fairness, it's important to acknowledge that digital games have associated costs that physical games do not. The most obvious one is that digital games need infrastructure to maintain them. The game has to be stored in a data center and served to users all over the world using top-tier bandwidth.

Do you own digital games forever?

You own them for as long as you have your account and the service that provides the game is still up. If the PlayStation Network shut down for PS4 as they tried to do with PS3 & PSP then you may lose access to those games until you upgrade your console assuming the newer console can even support those games.

Are digital games permanent?

when you buy a game digitally, you aren't buying a physical object that you'll have forever, you're buying a license which can be revoked at any time. keep an eye on the ps3.

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.

Can you share downloaded games on a Switch?

While the Switch does allow you to add multiple accounts to a single family unit, this won't actually allow you to share most games. Instead, you'll simply have to designate a primary game-buying account, and hope against hope that people don't want to play the same titles at the same time.