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Can You Be in Two family groups Nintendo?

Within a family group: All general accounts can leave and join a different group. All supervised accounts (usually aged 12 and under) can be transferred directly to a different family group.
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How many Nintendo family members can you have?

A Nintendo Account family group allows up to 8 Nintendo Account users to connect together into one group. Family groups can include: One admin account to manage the group.
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How do Nintendo family groups work?

The Nintendo Switch Online membership will automatically apply to everyone in the family group, including people that are added to the group later. The purchaser does not have to be the account admin for the group. However, only the account admin for the family group can add or remove people from the group.
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How many family members can you have on switch online?

Purchasing a Nintendo Switch Online family membership or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack family membership provides the Nintendo Switch Online service to everyone in the purchaser's Nintendo Account family group (up to 8 Nintendo Account users).
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What happens if you leave a family group Nintendo?

If a member leaves the owner's family group, they will no longer be covered by that family membership. If the membership owner leaves the group, the other members of the family group will no longer be covered by that family membership.
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How to add people to your Nintendo Family online account

How do I leave a family group and join another Nintendo?

Click “Nintendo Account” in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings. Select “Family Group”. Select “Leave this family group” in the lower-right corner. Admin Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group.
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How do I transfer my Nintendo Account to another family group?

Click Change account and enter your password when prompted. Agree to the terms and click Accept transfer into family group to transfer the supervised account(s) into the new admin's group. Click OK.
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Can multiple family members use Nintendo online?

Purchasing a Nintendo Switch Online Family or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Family membership provides the Nintendo Switch Online service to everyone in the purchaser's Nintendo Account family group (up to 8 Nintendo Account users). Family memberships can be purchased by anyone aged 18+.
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Can you stack Nintendo online family membership?

If you are part of a family group with someone who has 35 days remaining on a family membership and you purchase a 1-year family membership, both memberships will run concurrently and will not add together. Only the user who bought the original membership can extend it by purchasing an additional family membership.
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Can Switch family members share 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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Can I use 2 Nintendo Switch with the same account?

After you have designated your Nintendo Account's primary console you can still link that account to other Nintendo Switch consoles, but these consoles will not be activated as primary consoles.
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Can multiple accounts play the same game on Switch?

All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.
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Can you have multiple kids on one Nintendo Account?

Once this charge is processed, you may add accounts for additional children to the family group with no additional verification required. (There can be up to 8 members total in a Nintendo Account family group.)
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Can one person have multiple Nintendo Accounts?

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. A user account can also be linked to a Nintendo Account at any time after it is created.
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Can you have more than one child on a Nintendo Account?

Children under age 13 can only have a Nintendo Account if they are added to an existing Nintendo Account by a parent or guardian. Once you complete the registration process, you can add Nintendo Accounts for up to 5 children to your account, and manage the settings for each child that you add.
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Does each family member need their own Nintendo Account?

As with a Nintendo Switch Online membership, each Nintendo Account needs an Individual Membership or needs to be part of a Family Membership to access Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack benefits.
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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.
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What happens to a Nintendo child account when they turn 18?

Please note that once a child account is created, it will not turn into a general Nintendo Account even once the user turns 18.
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How do you get unsupervised on Nintendo Switch?

Complete these steps
  1. Select System Settings on the HOME Menu.
  2. Scroll down to highlight Parental Controls, then select Change Settings.
  3. Enter the Parental Control PIN number for the system. ...
  4. Press the X Button (Reset) to remove the Parental Controls settings and PIN number.
  5. Select OK to return to the system settings.
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Can 2 kids share a Nintendo Switch?

You'll be able to play select games for up to two players with the included Joy-Con (one controller per person). You'll also be able to purchase extra controllers for multiplayer games for 3+ players.
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Can you make 2 Nintendo Accounts with the same email?

Only a single email address can be linked to one Nintendo Account. If the email address you have entered is already registered, it cannot be used again. Alternatively, this can occur if you are trying to sign in with a Nintendo Network ID.
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What are the benefits of Nintendo family group?

The Nintendo Switch Online family plan is a group plan for online services, granting multiple users access to online multiplayer features in games, a library of NES and SNES games, cloud storage for game data, voice chat via a smartphone app, and special offers on games and hardware.
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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.
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Can you play Animal Crossing on 2 different switches?

You can only create one island per Nintendo Switch system, even if you use multiple games. A different system is required to create a different island.
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Can you game share on 2 different consoles?

Important You can download, play, and share your digital games on any Xbox console without having to switch your home Xbox. This is handy if you have a second console or play on a friend's console. Everyone can enjoy your games if the console is online and everyone is signed in to the Xbox network.
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