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Can you have two users on one Nintendo Account?

No, you cannot link multiple Nintendo Network IDs to a Nintendo Account. Only one Nintendo Network ID can be linked to a 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.
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Can two people share a Nintendo online account?

Up to 7 additional members can be added to a Nintendo Account family group. When any member of a family group purchases a Nintendo Switch Online family membership, the Nintendo Switch Online service is available to everyone in the family group. Each family group has one admin.
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How do I set up two Nintendo switches on one account?

To add your existing Nintendo account to an additional Switch, simply create a new local account on your Switch with your preferred name, then complete the process by linking that account to your Nintendo account by using your login and password. You have to be online to make this work.
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Can two kids share a Nintendo Account?

This is done by processing a one-time $. 50 charge using your credit card. 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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Nintendo Switch | How to Add Multiple User Profiles

Can my wife and I share a Nintendo Account?

Players using a family membership can access the Nintendo Switch Online service via the same Nintendo Switch system or multiple systems – everyone does not have to use the same system. Multiple users on the same console are not automatically covered by a family membership.
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Can 2 switches share games?

Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch consoles that you wish to play your digital games on. 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.
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What is primary vs secondary Nintendo Switch?

Primary Switch: Your account can launch any game offline or online and can play them without limit. Secondary Switch: Your account can only launch games when you have an online connection. If you go offline (like on a plane or subway), you cannot Switch to another game.
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What does linking a Nintendo Account do?

Linking a Nintendo Account with a user account on Nintendo Switch makes more features accessible, for example: Friend-related features. Posting screenshots/videos on social media networks.
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How do I play other Users games on Switch?

To do this:
  1. On the second Nintendo Switch, select System Settings.
  2. Scroll down to User. Then select Add User.
  3. Choose Create New User.
  4. Choose your profile Icon and Nickname, and then select OK.
  5. Select Link a Nintendo Account.
  6. Enter the login information of the account that has the games to share.
  7. Choose Link.
  8. Select OK.
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How many people can be on a Nintendo online account?

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 I add family members to my Nintendo Account?

Complete These Steps:
  1. Click Nintendo Account in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings.
  2. Select Family group.
  3. Select Add member. This option only appears for the family group's admin member. If this option isn't appearing, review the other members in the family group to verify the admin.
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How much is a Nintendo family plan?

That plan adds a (somewhat limited) library of emulated Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games, plus built-in access to DLC for games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but it costs $50 a year for an individual plan or $80 a year for a family plan.
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Can Nintendo family share games?

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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Is linking a Nintendo Account worth it?

Best Answer: It's definitely worth it, but only if subscribers make use of the majority of its services. Nintendo Switch Online is only $20 a year for individuals. There's also a Family Plan for $35 a year, and it supports up to eight users on a single Family Plan.
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Can two users have the same primary Switch?

Please note that 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. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.
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How do you set up a primary and secondary Switch?

On the second Nintendo Switch console, link your Nintendo Account to a new or existing user account. Use your Nintendo Account to access Nintendo eShop on the second console. The console will automatically be set as the primary console for your Nintendo Account.
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How many times can you make a Switch primary?

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 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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What is the difference between family and individual Nintendo membership?

Individual Memberships are available in 1 month, 3-month, or 1-year increments. A Family Membership provides the Nintendo Switch Online service to everyone in the purchaser's family group (up to 8 people). Family memberships are available in 12-month increments only.
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How many people can be on family membership switch?

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). Family memberships can be purchased by anyone aged 18+.
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Can you share a Nintendo Switch 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.
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Does individual Nintendo online work for all profiles?

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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