Can other users play games purchased on Nintendo eShop?

Can Other Players Use Games I've Purchased on Nintendo Switch? Yes. Anyone that uses your primary Nintendo Switch console will be able to play games you've purchased with your 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

*. Please note that you can set one console per Nintendo Account as your primary console.

Can other users play games I bought on Switch?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can also be played by anyone that uses the primary console. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.

Can you share games on Switch from eShop?

When you have a Switch listed as the primary console and another set up as the secondary console, you'll be able to share digital games purchased on one Switch with the other. However, your account can only open one instance at a time.

Why can't other users play my games on Switch?

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

Can 2 Switch accounts play the same game?

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.

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Do you need a separate Nintendo Account for each user?

Create user accounts for each person who will play on Nintendo Switch. Choose an icon and a nickname for all users. As a rule, games store save data by user account. If you share your console with your family, create a user for each person.

Can you game share with a second account?

Only the primary account holder can share their Game Pass benefits via home sharing. Group members cannot share with other accounts on their console.

Can I share my digital Switch games with family?

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.

Are Nintendo Switch digital games transferable?

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. Follow these steps to complete this process.

Do both people need the game to play Switch?

Each Switch will need its own copy of the game, whether digital or physical. in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, two people can play in local wireless from one Switch totallying up to eight players. If you have the physical copy, insert the Mario Kart 8 cartridge into your Nintendo Switch consoles.

How can my kids play my Switch games on their Switch?

Can you share Nintendo Switch game cartridges?

You can let friends and family play the games you buy without having to go through any frustrating sharing procedures on your Switch. Just lend cartridges back and forth.

Are eShop purchases tied to account?

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

Can you transfer digital Switch games to SD card?

Transferring game data

You can transfer game-related data between your console's system memory and your microSD card.

How many users can be linked to a Nintendo Account?

Up to 8 user accounts can be created on the Nintendo Switch. A user account can also be linked to a Nintendo Account at any time after it is created. Once a Nintendo Account is linked to the account, the system's online features will be available.

How do I share games with family on Eshop?

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.

How do I share games between accounts?

To gameshare on PS5, navigate to Settings--> Users and Accounts--> Other and select Console Sharing and Offline Play. Then, have your friend sign in to your console with their PSN account, and you will both have access to the game library on each other's consoles.

How do you share games with accounts?

How many times can you change primary Switch?

You can change this as often as you need to, but only one console can be the primary at a time.

Can you use one Nintendo online account for two profiles?

Yes, you can. Even if your family members are using their accounts on different Nintendo Switch consoles, if you have a Family Membership and create a Family Group, then each account can use the Nintendo Swich Online services.

Can I link 2 accounts to Nintendo Switch?

Please note that you can link up to 8 Nintendo Accounts to a single Nintendo Switch console. Games that you've purchased are playable by everyone on the active Nintendo Switch console for your Nintendo Account. You may find information about moving your Nintendo Account (and purchases) between consoles, helpful.

Are Nintendo games locked to account?

Purchase games and/or add funds in the Nintendo eShop. These will be tied to your Nintendo Account.

Will I lose my games if I delete a user on Switch?

Deleting a user account from a Nintendo Switch console will also delete any save data that is associated with that account and saved to the console. Data deleted from a console cannot be restored unless it is first backed up using the Save Data Cloud backup feature.

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