Is it safe to share Nintendo family membership?

Yes, you can. Even if your family members are using their accounts on different Nintendo Switch consoles, if you have a Family Membership and create a Family Group, then each account can use the Nintendo Swich Online services. You don't need to use the same Nintendo Switch as the person who purchased the membership.

Can I share my Nintendo family membership?

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.

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 is the point of a Nintendo family 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. General Nintendo Accounts.

What happens if you share a 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. On non-primary consoles, only your Nintendo Account can access these games.

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How does family sharing work on Switch?

With this method, one user can play games on Switch A while another can use the secondary account to play games on Switch B. However, if the primary and secondary user try to play the same game simultaneously, the secondary user will be kicked offline.

Can 2 switches play the same game?

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. You will not be able to use the same Nintendo Account to access games on multiple consoles simultaneously.

Can you use the same Nintendo Account on two profiles?

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.

Why does Nintendo charge for child 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 many consoles can you have on switch family membership?

The Family Group setting allows you to group up to eight Nintendo Accounts (including Child Accounts) together as one Family Group.

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.

Can you be in two family groups in Nintendo?

In this article, you'll learn how to combine members from multiple Nintendo Account family groups together into one group. 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.

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.

How do I merge two Nintendo family 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.

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).

Can a Nintendo child account play my games?

Can other people play my games on Nintendo Switch? All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.

Can 2 Nintendo Accounts on the same Switch share an 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.

Do I need to buy 2 games if I have 2 switches?

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. In addition any digitally purchased game can be "shared" to other switches.

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.

How does Nintendo Switch work for 2 players?

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.

Who pays in Family Sharing?

When Purchase Sharing is turned on, everyone's purchases bill to the family organizer's payment method.* If there's an issue with the payment method, the family organizer can update their payment method or add a new one.

Can Family Sharing be turned off?

Go to Settings. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap your name. Tap Stop Family Sharing.

Can a Nintendo family group 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.

Can you get banned for game sharing on Switch?

Activating your console allows you to share your games with users on YOUR console only. Game sharing can get your account banned because it violates our terms of service.