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Can two people have the same primary console?

Please note that you can register one primary console per 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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. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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Can two Users use the same Nintendo Account?

Adding a user

Up to 8 user accounts can be created on one console. On the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" → "Users" → "Add User". Select how you'd like to add a user. If you've already linked a Nintendo Account with a user on another console, you can select "Import User Data from Another Console".
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Can two Users play the same game on Switch?

Yes. Anyone that uses your primary Nintendo Switch console will be able to play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account*. Please note that you can set one console per Nintendo Account as your primary console.
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Do I need separate Nintendo Account for each user?

If you already have a user account on a different console, you can transfer your existing account and save data instead of creating a new account. User accounts are used to manage each player's save data and personal settings. Up to 8 user accounts can be created on the Nintendo Switch.
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How many times can you change primary Switch?

Set your new Switch as the primary console

A single Switch can be the primary console for as many accounts as you want, but each account can only set one Switch as its primary.
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Can my PSN account be primary on two ps4?

Can you share games on Switch?

As there's no official way to gameshare on Nintendo Switch, you'll have to trust someone to have your username and password so that they can access your account to play certain games.
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Can 2 Nintendo Accounts on the same Switch share an online?

Nintendo Switch Online Limitations & Fine Print

For multiple Nintendo Accounts on the same console, you will need a Family Membership. You will be able to log into multiple Nintendo Switches with your Nintendo Switch account even without an Online Subscription.
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How do I know which Switch is primary?

To verify whether a console is the primary console for your Nintendo Account, check the "primary console" section in your Nintendo eShop Account Information.
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Can you change your primary Switch?

To change the primary console for your Nintendo Account, you will need to deregister your current primary console, then set the new primary console. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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Can switches be primary and secondary?

Here's how this works: Primary Switch: Set the other person's Switch as the primary console for your game-owning account. That person then needs to sign in with their own, separate Nintendo account. Secondary Switch: This is your Switch, and you sign into this system with your game-owning account.
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How do I remove a primary user from a Switch?

Complete these steps

Select the Nintendo Account you want to deactivate on the console. Select the picture of your icon in the upper-right corner to access your Account Information. Scroll down to the Primary Console status. Select Deregister twice to confirm.
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Can primary and secondary Switch play same game at the same time?

Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch console. On any of your consoles, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console. You will not be able to use the same Nintendo Account to access games on multiple consoles simultaneously.
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What happens if you change primary console switch?

Note. You can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Changing your primary console changes what can be done on each console where you have linked your Nintendo Account: Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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How do I have two primary switches?

A Nintendo account holder can change which Switch console is their primary at any time. This is done by logging into the eShop on the primary console, going to account settings, and choosing the deactivate console option. After that, the next Switch that logs into the eShop will automatically become primary.
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How do I make one switch the primary console?

Once you have signed in with a Nintendo Account, the first Nintendo Switch console you use to access Nintendo eShop will automatically be designated as your primary console. If you want to change your primary console, you can de-register the current primary console.
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Can two switches share downloaded games?

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

This error message means that you are not using the primary console for the Nintendo Account that purchased the game. On a non-primary console, the game can only be started by the player that owns the game. The solution depends on who originally purchased the game.
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Is Switch game sharing bannable?

Game sharing can get your account banned because it violates our terms of service.
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How many Switch owners have another console?

“More than two-thirds of US Switch owners own at least one other current-gen console,” Piscatella tweeted. “About half of Switch owners also own a PS4. Just shy of one in five Switch owners own all three current gen consoles.”
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How many primary accounts can you have on switch?

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.
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Can you remove a user from a switch without deleting it?

Important. Once a Nintendo Account is linked to a user account, this link cannot be undone. The associated user account must also be deleted to unlink a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console.
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Can two switches communicate?

Two switches can communicate with each and there is no need of router. Router is required only when you have different subnets to communicate with each other.
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Can 2 switches share data?

If you have a new console that you intend to use instead of your old console, you can simultaneously transfer (move) your user and save data to the new console. *With Nintendo Switch Family, you can transfer between each console types.
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Can two switches play without WIFI?

If everyone is gathered in the same room, you can link together up to eight Nintendo Switch family systems via local wireless (also known as “couch co-op”) in compatible games. You can also hop online to play with family and friends who are far away.
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