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What is the difference between individual and family Nintendo online?

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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Does individual Nintendo online work for all profiles?

The Nintendo Switch Online membership will automatically apply to everyone in the family group, including people that are added to the group later.
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What is the point of a Family Membership for Nintendo Switch?

Family Memberships can be purchased by anyone aged 18+. 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.
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Is Nintendo online family worth it?

Not Worth Its Price Unless You Like Older Games And Lackluster Connectivity - Jerel Levy. The Nintendo Switch Online service has some of its best features behind a higher tier, meaning if you want to experience all the nostalgia of old classics, you'll have to pay up.
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Do I need a Nintendo switch online family membership?

Nintendo Online is only needed for multiplayer over the internet, however. Those without a subscription can still use the Switch's Local Wireless Play feature between two Switch consoles, with up to three players on each console.
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Nintendo Switch Online What is it do you need it Individual or Family

Do I need an individual or family 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.
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What is the difference between single and family 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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Do Nintendo family members 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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What is the point of Nintendo family group?

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.
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What are benefits for Nintendo family?

The Nintendo Switch Online family plan is a group plan for online services, granting multiple users access to online multiplayer features in games, a library of NES and SNES games, cloud storage for game data, voice chat via a smartphone app, and special offers on games and hardware.
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How many switches can be on a family membership?

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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Can multiple users use the same 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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What is the difference between Nintendo switch family membership and expansion pack?

Overall, both the Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack memberships offer up a lot of similar features, with the main difference being that the Expansion Pack gives players the chance to play Sega Genesis, N64, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games, as well as DLC for two iconic Nintendo titles.
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Can you share an individual Nintendo online 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.
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How does Nintendo individual membership work?

With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you'll get access to online play in compatible games, an ever-growing catalog of classic NES™ and Super NES™ titles with newly added online play, cloud backup for your save data in compatible games, extra features for the free Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, and access ...
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Can you have 2 Nintendo online accounts on one Switch?

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. You may find information about moving your Nintendo Account (and purchases) between consoles, helpful.
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Can you share games on two switches?

If you have multiple Nintendo Switch consoles in your home, you might be wondering if it's possible to share one game between the two systems. Physical games can be passed back and forth, but digital games technically stay connected to the Nintendo account and Switch console they were purchased on.
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What happens when you leave family group Nintendo?

If a member leaves the owner's family group, they will no longer be covered by that family membership. If the membership owner leaves the group, the other members of the family group will no longer be covered by that family membership.
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Does my child need his own Nintendo Account?

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.
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Can two switches play Mario Kart 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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Which Nintendo Switch membership should I get?

The Bottom Line. Nintendo Switch Online is a necessary subscription if you want to play Switch games on the internet, and it includes cool, bonus titles and extras. The Expansion Pass isn't worth the huge price hike it presents, though.
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Is Switch Online Expansion Pack worth it?

To purchase any of those three games physically will cost you an arm and a leg. So the fact that you get access to all three, plus hundreds more makes the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Service the best subscription by far if you love to play retro games.
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How much money does it cost to buy the family switch online pack?

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!
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What is Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack individual membership?

A paid Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass membership includes access to add-on content like the Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass, the Splatoon™ 2: Octo Expansion, and the Animal Crossing™: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC. Please note that the full games are required to play the DLC.
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Can I upgrade my Nintendo online to family?

If you already have a Nintendo Switch Online individual membership and want to change to a Nintendo Switch Online family membership, you can use the remaining days of your Nintendo Switch Online individual membership as a discount to purchase a Nintendo Switch Online family membership, up to the full cost of the ...
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