Can a child have an individual switch online account?

If the parent account purchases an Individual Membership, then only the parent account can use Nintendo Switch Online, and not the Child Accounts. However, if the parent account purchases a Family Membership, any Child Accounts that are added to the Family Group can then use the services.
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Can a child account have Nintendo online membership?

A parent account must purchase the Family Membership, but then any Nintendo Account of any age in the Family Group (including Child Accounts) can use the Nintendo Switch Online services.
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How to change Nintendo Switch Online from family to individual?

If you purchased the family membership, you will need to wait until your current membership ends and purchase the other one. If you want to change to an individual membership when the family membership you purchased ends, make sure that you've turned off auto-renewal, so the family membership doesn't begin again.
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Do I need to create a separate Nintendo Account for my child?

A child account is a Nintendo Account that can be created by parents (or guardians) for their children under the age of 18, without the need to use a dedicated email address or social media account. To create an account for a child, a parent or guardian must have a Nintendo Account of their own.
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Can kids have a switch account?

Nintendo Accounts for children can be created for users age 0 through 17. General Nintendo Accounts can only be created by users age 13 and older who have an email account.
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How to Set Up a Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership

How to set up a switch for a child?

How can I create a child account?
  1. Sign in to your Nintendo Account.
  2. Select "Family Group", then "Add member", followed by "Create a child account".
  3. Next, enter information for the child who will use the account.
  4. After confirming the content, select OK.
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Can 2 kids use the same Nintendo Account?

How many child accounts can be managed through a parent or guardian's Nintendo Account? A parent or guardian's Nintendo Account can be used to manage up to seven child accounts.
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Do I need a separate Nintendo Account for each switch?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.
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How do I make my child's Nintendo Account unsupervised?

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 13 OR who have not yet registered an email address to their Nintendo Account (age 13 and over only).
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Does each family member need a Nintendo Account?

If one player purchases a Family Membership, the others will still need to be added to the family group to use the service. 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 difference between Nintendo Switch Online individual and family?

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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Can you share Switch games with a family account?

Each user can now play the games or downloadable content for all the other users on the shared system. As long as the shared system remains the primary console for a Nintendo Account, all users can use that system to play that Nintendo Account's digital content.
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Do you need an online membership for Nintendo Switch?

Can I play Nintendo Switch games online without becoming a member? A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to participate in co-op and competitive online features for many first- and third-party Nintendo Switch games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Switch Sports.
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What are the limitations of Nintendo child account?

Child accounts can only be created for users aged 17 and under. Some My Nintendo missions cannot be completed by users with child accounts. Social media accounts can not be linked to child accounts.
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Can I link My Nintendo account to my child's switch?

Once a Nintendo Account is linked to the user, the console's online features will be available. Nintendo Accounts for children (age 15 and under) must be created through a supervising account. Once the child account has been created, it can be linked to a Nintendo Switch console.
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How do I share My Nintendo online with my child?

Add your child as a family member

Select “Family group” then “Add a member” from your Nintendo Account settings page. Then select “Create an account for a child” to add a child aged 12 or younger to your family group. You will then be directed to enter the child's date of birth.
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How to separate a child account on Nintendo Switch?

Log into your existing parent / guardian Nintendo Account (this is the Nintendo Account for any user aged 18+). Click “Nintendo Account” in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings. Select “Parental Controls.” Select the Nintendo Account that you want to release from your account.
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Does my child need their own Nintendo Account?

A child account is a Nintendo Account that can be created by parents (or guardians) for their children under the age of 18, without the need to use a dedicated email address or social media account. To create an account for a child, a parent or guardian must have a Nintendo Account of their own.
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How to change Nintendo Account from child to adult?

Select Nintendo Account in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings. Select Family group. Select the Nintendo Account that you want to set as a parent/guardian Nintendo Account. Parent/Guardian status can only be set to non-supervised Nintendo Accounts for users aged 18+.
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Can two Nintendo Accounts have the same primary switch?

Nintendo Accounts can be linked to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles, but you can only have one primary console at a time. The first Nintendo Switch console you use to connect to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch will become your primary console.
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Do both accounts need Nintendo online?

Each Nintendo Account needs an Individual Membership or needs to be part of a Family Membership to access Nintendo Switch Online or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack benefits.
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What is the difference between a Nintendo Account and a Switch account?

A Nintendo Account is used for Nintendo Switch online services (including Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch), smart device applications (like Super Mario Run), off-device software purchases and the My Nintendo rewards programme. A Nintendo Account is created off-device (via http://accounts.nintendo.com).
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Can my kids share Nintendo Switch games?

Yes. Anyone that uses your primary Nintendo Switch console will be able to play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account*.
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Can Nintendo child Account play my games?

All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.
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Can you have one Nintendo Account on two Switches?

Can I link my Nintendo Account to more than one Nintendo Switch console? You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.
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