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How many accounts can you share on Switch?

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
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 Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch), off-device software purchases and the My Nintendo rewards programme.
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at any time after it is created.
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Can you use multiple accounts on one Switch?

Up to 8 Nintendo Accounts can be linked to a Nintendo Switch console at a time.
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Can I share games if I have 2 switches?

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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How many accounts can Gameshare on Switch?

However, you can play a compatible game on two Switch consoles from two different accounts in local multiplayer.
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Can I share my Switch games with my 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.
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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.
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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 2 people play with 2 switches?

Nintendo Switch supports multiplayer gaming options of all kinds. You can play together online or in the same room using one system or multiple systems*.
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Can two accounts share Switch online?

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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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.
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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.
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How do I share my family membership Switch?

Here's how to invite members to a family group in steps:
  1. Login to your Nintendo Account on a PC, Mac, or mobile device and navigate to 'Family Group'.
  2. Click 'Add Member'
  3. Click 'Invite someone to your family group'.
  4. Fill in the email address attached to the Nintendo Account that you want to add to your family group.
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How many users can use Nintendo switch online family membership?

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 play Switch together?

Connect the strap for each joycon to it. Open the game you want to play, and it will allow two players to join it. For four players, you need to first buy another pair of joycons. The joycons, like the ones that come with the Switch, can each be used as a stand alone controller.
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How many people can play Mario Kart on the same Switch?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe offers a few different muliplayer modes: Multiplayer: Up to 4 players can use one Nintendo Switch console to race on a variety of different courses.
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Do you need multiple copies of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

Important: Each Nintendo Switch console that will be used for local wireless play requires a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (physical or download). Note: If two players are playing on the same Nintendo Switch console, each player will use either one Joy-Con Controller (Left or Right) or one Nintendo Switch Pro-Controller.
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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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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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How much is a Switch family plan?

The Family Plan costs $34.99 per year and allows the entire family access to Nintendo Switch Online. To add the expansion pack to this subscription, you pay a total of $79.99 per year.
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How do family accounts work on Switch?

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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What happens if I deregister my primary Switch?

Deregistering one console will allow you to select a different console as the primary console for your Nintendo Account. Each Nintendo Account can have one primary Nintendo Switch console at a time.
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Can a primary and secondary Switch play at the same time?

You cannot play the same downloaded game at the same time on your primary and a secondary Switch. If someone is playing a downloaded game on a secondary Switch and you log into the main Switch and start a game, the game being played on the secondary Switch will be suspended.
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What is the average lifespan of a Switch?

So considering that the original Switch is both, and is docked half the time, it should last around eight years. A Switch Lite may take more wear and tear and last less.
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How often should you replace switches?

Physical Switches/Routers: Generally, wired networking devices can last around five years. They'll definitely show their age in the last couple years, but usually won't create drag on a business unless it's specifically focused on data-heavy operations or going all-in on video-based technologies.
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