Nintendo Account Sharing

The new update for the Nintendo Switch is live. It sees the launch of the paid online service including a growing library of classic NES games. In addition to this, the hybrid device now also supports digital game sharing across multiple systems. It'south not exactly what you lot might expect when you hear the words "game sharing", as yous can only play your downloadable titles on one device at a time. At the very least, it'southward a convenient feature to have if you do want to log in on some other system to access your games.

On the official Nintendo website, it is explained how a user can log into their Nintendo account on another Switch system and download a game they have previously purchased to play - provided they are online. If the primary console starts playing the game, the game on the non-principal organisation will be paused. Below is the full caption direct from Nintendo:

The first fourth dimension you use your Nintendo Account to connect to the Nintendo Switch eShop, the Nintendo Switch console yous apply will exist activated equally the primary console for your Nintendo Account. Afterwards you accept designated your Nintendo Account'southward primary console you can withal link that account to other Nintendo Switch consoles, just these consoles will not exist activated as main consoles.

Primary Panel:

  • You can have 1 main console at a time for your Nintendo Account.
  • The first Nintendo Switch console you apply to connect to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch will get your primary console.
  • While using the primary console, any user account on the console tin can play the downloadable content you have purchased.
  • While using the chief console, yous practise not demand to have an active Internet connexion while playing downloadable software.
    • An Internet connection is still required to use online features or games which crave a subscription service.
  • You tin can change which Nintendo Switch console is your master console but you must offset deactivate the electric current master console.

Not-Main Console:

  • A Nintendo Account can be linked to Nintendo Switch consoles that are not designated as the primary console, however, some functionality differs from when a Nintendo Account is used on a main panel.
  • While using a not-primary console, you lot tin still use the Nintendo Account to access the Nintendo eShop, purchase and download software, and under certain conditions, play your downloadable software.
  • While using a non-primary console, you must have an active Internet connection to play downloadable content.
    • If you lose your Cyberspace connection while playing downloadable content on a not-primary panel, your game will interruption after a certain corporeality of time; yet, one time you connect online again, yous will be able to resume from the point yous left off.
  • While using a non-principal console, downloadable content can but exist started by the user that purchased the content.
  • When using downloadable software on a non-primary panel, your game will pause if your Nintendo Business relationship is used to access downloadable software on whatever other Nintendo Switch console.
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How Information technology Works:

Activating your primary console:

  1. Link a Nintendo Account to your Nintendo Switch console.
  2. Access the Nintendo eShop and select your Nintendo Account.
  3. If the Nintendo Business relationship does not already take an active panel, this console volition become the chief console for your Nintendo Account.

Making a unlike console the primary console:

  1. Access the Nintendo eShop on your main console and conciliate the console for your Nintendo Account from the user carte du jour.
    • If you exercise non have access to the original console, yous tin can besides conciliate a master console off-device once per year.
    • Off-device deactivations tin be done by visiting accounts.nintendo.com, selecting "Shop Menu", and and so "Deregister Chief Console".
  2. On the 2d Nintendo Switch console, use the aforementioned Nintendo Account to access the Nintendo Switch eShop. This is now the activated console for your account.

Volition yous be playing your digital games beyond multiple Switch? Have you lot tried this feature yet? Tell us in the comments.

[source en-americas-support.nintendo.com, via resetera.com]