How do I give money to my child's Nintendo Account?

Select the picture of your icon in the upper-right corner to access your Account Information. Select Add Funds in the upper-right corner. Select PayPal. This option is only available to Nintendo Account owners in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, aged 18 years and older.

How do I transfer funds to my child's Nintendo Account?

Use a credit card or prepaid Nintendo eShop Funds card to add a specific amount to the child's Nintendo Account. The child will only be able to use the funds in their Nintendo eShop balance to make purchases.

Is there a way to transfer funds between Nintendo Accounts?

In the Shop Menu, click on Merge Funds on the lower right. The current balances from your Nintendo Account and Nintendo Network ID will appear. Select Merge Funds to combine them. Your balances will be merged.

How do I purchase Nintendo online for my child?

A parent account must purchase the Family Membership, but then any Nintendo Account of any age in the Family Group (including Child Accounts) can use the Nintendo Switch Online services. My family members use their own Nintendo Switch consoles.

How do I buy games for my child on switch?

A purchase can be made using a child account, however a credit card is required and must be used by the credit card holder to complete the transaction. Children should ask their parent or guardian for assistance. To learn more about child accounts, please check out our Child Accounts FAQs.

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How do I buy games on my child account?

Go to https://account.microsoft.com/family/ select your child, content restrictions, then uncheck "Needs adult approval to buy things". Be sure to recheck after you're done!

How does Nintendo child account work?

Nintendo Accounts for children are automatically added as a supervised account to the parent/guardian's family group. Parental controls for off-device and Nintendo Switch eShop purchases (for both child and supervised accounts) can be set through the parent/guardian's Nintendo Account.

What is the difference between a Nintendo Account and a child account?

Nintendo Accounts for children can be created for users age 0 through 17. General Nintendo Accounts can only be created by users age 13 and older who have an email account. Nintendo Accounts for children can be linked to a Nintendo Network ID only.

Why do I have to pay for a child's Nintendo Account?

A one-time fee of $0.50 is charged to verify that a parent or guardian has provided consent. This one-time payment is a commonly used and accepted parental control method required so that parents have the chance to see the payment on their credit card statement, and to alert Nintendo if consent was improperly provided.

How do I buy Nintendo games online for someone else?

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.

Can I merge two Nintendo Accounts?

No. We are not able to combine two different Nintendo Accounts together into one. 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.

Can I gift something I bought to another account Nintendo?

Digital game purchases and code redemptions are final, and cannot be transferred to a different Nintendo Account.

How do I unsupervised my child's Nintendo Account?

Select "Family group." Select the Nintendo Account that you want to stop supervising. Select "Lift parental controls restrictions." This restriction cannot be lifted for users who are under the age of 16 OR who have not yet registered an email address to their Nintendo Account (age 16 and over only).

Why can't I add funds on my Nintendo account?

Ensure your system has the latest system menu version installed. If the purchase cannot be made on Nintendo Switch eShop, try the following: Purchase the game or content through the My Nintendo Store. Wait a while and try again later, or try adding funds using a different payment method.

Do my kids need their own Nintendo Accounts?

A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem My Nintendo points. Parents and guardians can create and manage individual Nintendo Accounts for children ages 12 and younger.

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.

What happens to a Nintendo child account when they turn 18?

A child account can be created for any child under the age of 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.

Does a Nintendo family account cost money?

Don't forget—you can team up with seven other people with a Family Membership! Each of you can enjoy all the benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack for only about $10 per person a year—share the fun and share the savings!

Can a child account play my games on switch?

All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.

Can a family share a Nintendo 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.

What are the limitations on a Nintendo child account?

Nintendo Accounts can only be created by users age 13 and older. However, Nintendo Account users age 18 and older can create and add up to five Nintendo Accounts for children (age 17 and under) to their Nintendo Account.

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How do I share game purchases with Family?

Can I buy a game on one account and play it on another?

You can share a digital game bought from one account to the other. This can be done by making the second console primary. For E.g.: You have Playstation (A) & Playstation (B). You login to Playstation (A) with account i.e. MisterX and download the game on it.

How do I log into my child's Nintendo Account?

Select Link Nintendo Account. Select a sign-in method: Sign in using email address or Sign-In ID: Enter the email address (for users 13 or older) or Sign-in ID (for users under 13) and password associated to your account, then click Sign in.