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 at present also supports digital game sharing across multiple systems. Information technology's not exactly what y'all might expect when yous hear the words "game sharing", equally you can only play your downloadable titles on one device at a fourth dimension. At the very to the lowest degree, information technology'due south a convenient feature to have if yous practice want to log in on another system to admission your games.

On the official Nintendo website, information technology is explained how a user tin can log into their Nintendo business relationship on another Switch organization 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-primary system will exist paused. Below is the total explanation direct from Nintendo:

The first time you use your Nintendo Business relationship to connect to the Nintendo Switch eShop, the Nintendo Switch console you use volition exist activated as the chief console for your Nintendo Account. Later you have designated your Nintendo Business relationship's main console you tin can still link that business relationship to other Nintendo Switch consoles, but these consoles will not be activated every bit chief consoles.

Main Console:

  • You lot can accept one primary console at a fourth dimension for your Nintendo Account.
  • The get-go Nintendo Switch console y'all use to connect to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch will become your main panel.
  • While using the primary console, any user account on the console can play the downloadable content you have purchased.
  • While using the principal console, you practise not demand to take an agile Internet connection while playing downloadable software.
    • An Internet connection is still required to apply online features or games which require a subscription service.
  • You can change which Nintendo Switch console is your main console just you must commencement conciliate the current primary panel.

Not-Main Console:

  • A Nintendo Account tin can be linked to Nintendo Switch consoles that are not designated every bit the primary console, notwithstanding, some functionality differs from when a Nintendo Account is used on a primary console.
  • While using a non-main console, you can still utilise the Nintendo Account to admission the Nintendo eShop, purchase and download software, and nether certain conditions, play your downloadable software.
  • While using a non-primary console, you must take an active Internet connectedness to play downloadable content.
    • If you lose your Internet connection while playing downloadable content on a non-primary panel, your game volition pause later on a certain amount of fourth dimension; withal, once y'all connect online once more, yous will be able to resume from the point you left off.
  • While using a non-primary console, downloadable content tin can only exist started by the user that purchased the content.
  • When using downloadable software on a non-chief console, your game volition pause if your Nintendo Account is used to access downloadable software on any other Nintendo Switch console.
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How It Works:

Activating your primary panel:

  1. Link a Nintendo Account to your Nintendo Switch console.
  2. Admission the Nintendo eShop and select your Nintendo Business relationship.
  3. If the Nintendo Account does not already have an active console, this console will become the main console for your Nintendo Account.

Making a different console the master panel:

  1. Access the Nintendo eShop on your primary console and deactivate the console for your Nintendo Account from the user carte du jour.
    • If y'all do not have admission to the original console, you lot tin can also deactivate a primary console off-device once per year.
    • Off-device deactivations can be done past visiting accounts.nintendo.com, selecting "Shop Menu", and then "Deregister Primary Console".
  2. On the second Nintendo Switch console, use the same Nintendo Account to access the Nintendo Switch eShop. This is now the activated panel for your account.

Will yous exist playing your digital games across multiple Switch? Accept you tried this feature yet? Tell us in the comments.

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