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How many Nintendo Switch can I own?

Up to 8 Nintendo Accounts can be linked to a Nintendo Switch console at a time.
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How many Nintendo switches can be on a family plan?

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 is the account limit on the Nintendo Switch?

You can have up to 8 user accounts on a single Nintendo Switch console.
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How many secondary Switch consoles can you have?

A secondary or non-primary Nintendo Switch. You can have as many as you like and you can log in to your Nintendo Account to play games.
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Do you need a separate Nintendo Account for each user?

You'll need a user account in order to play on Nintendo Switch. And if you'd like to use online features, a Nintendo Account must be linked to a user account on your console.
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How Many Controllers Can Be Connected To The Nintendo Switch?

Can 2 switches use the same 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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Can 2 Nintendo Switch 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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How many Nintendo switches can you daisy chain?

There are no hard limit on daisy-chaining switches.
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Can 3 switches play the same game?

Digital or Physical. While up to 8 users, each with their own library, can be on the same switch, a user can only put their library on their 'primary' switch. So even if all three users are on all three Switch consoles, they all still need a separate copy of the game to play together.
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How many consoles can you share with?

The process of gamesharing on Xbox comes with some caveats, mainly: Gamesharing is limited to two people at a time. You won't be able to add another person into the mix unless you stop game sharing with your original gameshare partner. Only gameshare with someone you trust.
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How many users can be linked to a Nintendo Account?

Up to 8 Nintendo Accounts can be linked to a Nintendo Switch console at a time.
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How do I add multiple switches to family plan?

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 many switches can I link for parental controls?

Note: Up to three Nintendo Switch consoles can be added to the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app.
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Can you play 8 player Mario Kart with 2 switches?

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 have 3 switches?

A light or lights can be controlled by more than one switch. The usual practice in home construction is to use 3-way switches. "3-way" is the electrician's designation for a single pole double throw (SPDT) switch.
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Do you have to buy games for each Switch?

So to be specific in order to play local ON THEIR OWN CONSOLES each then yes you need two games. However as long as the consoles aren't Switch Lites you can simply Dock the one console with the game and play on the TV with the JoyCons.
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How many switches can I stack?

A switch stack is a set of up to 8 switches connected through their stacking ports. The switch that controls the operation of the stack is the stack master.
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How many switches can play Mario Kart together?

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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Is it OK to have multiple network switches?

When you connect switches, you get more ports that can be used, and that means more devices can utilize the network. Depending on the configuration, connecting multiple switches can also increase the bandwidth of the network. This is important for any demanding network that is short on total bandwidth.
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What is Nintendo family membership?

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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What is a family group Nintendo?

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. General Nintendo Accounts. Supervised Nintendo Accounts (usually for children aged 12 and under)
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Can I play my friends games on my 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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Why can't other users play my games on Switch?

Please note that you can set one console per Nintendo Account as your primary console. If you change the primary console for your Nintendo Account, your games will not be playable by others on the system unless you make it the primary one again for your Nintendo Account.
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How often 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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