Can I gift a digital Nintendo Switch game?

No. It is not possible to send a gift in the Nintendo eShop (on-device or off-device). You may consider gifting a prepaid Nintendo eShop card or a download code instead. Prepaid Nintendo eShop funds...
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Can I transfer a digital Switch game to someone else?

It's not possible to transfer digital purchases from one Nintendo Account to another. However, downloaded content isn't limited to the Nintendo Account that made the purchase. Anyone that uses the purchaser's primary console.
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Can you share digital download Switch games?

You can now share your games or downloadable content. You can play your content on any console, and other users can play it on the console that is set as your primary console.
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Can my kids share digital Switch games?

Understand the limitations.

A primary Switch can access everything in the game library, regardless of online connection. A secondary Switch must have internet access to play anything in the game library and will be booted from a game if it's opened on the primary Switch. Only digital games can be shared.
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Can you play a digital Switch game on another Switch?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can also be played by anyone that uses the primary console. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.
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How do you share digital switch games with family?

Here's the easy part. Once you've set your primary Switch console, just download all the games you want to share with your family. On your primary Switch, anyone can play any game — no online license check necessary. If you want to check your full list of owned games, check the Redownload tab in the eShop profile menu.
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Can I link 2 profiles to one Nintendo Account?

*Only one Nintendo Account can be linked to each user. *Once linked, you cannot change your user account to link to a different Nintendo Account. Please make sure you don't mistakenly link to the wrong account.
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Are Switch digital games tied to your account?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase them. All users on a console will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the console as their primary console.
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Why can't I play Switch games on a different profile?

On an account's secondary Switch: you can only play digital games or dlc when online, and you can't play digital games or dlc in multiple profiles. If you make the Switch the primary Switch for that account, you can play games offline and you can play games in all of the profiles.
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Can one Nintendo Account be on two switches?

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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How do I have two switches on one account?

How to Use Multiple Switch Units With the Same Account. To add your existing Nintendo account to an additional Switch, simply create a new local account on your Switch with your preferred name, then complete the process by linking that account to your Nintendo account by using your login and password.
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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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Can you transfer digital Switch games to SD card?

Transferring game data

On the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" → "Data Management" → "Move Data Between System/microSD Card". *If no microSD card is inserted, this option won't be selectable. To transfer data from the system memory to the microSD card, select "Move to microSD Card".
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Can you play downloaded Switch games offline?

Games can be played while you are offline, but you must have an active membership and verify your membership every seven days by connecting online.
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Can you reuse a Nintendo Switch game code?

If the download code was already redeemed on your console/system, you can redownload the game on your Nintendo Switch console, Wii U console, or Nintendo 3DS family system without re-entering the code. If you are still receiving this error message, please check with the retailer where you purchased the download code.
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Can you get banned for game sharing?

You won't get banned for gamesharing but it's TECHNICALLY against TOS to gameshare and those reasons where from the perspective of the Sony's customer services. It's not enforced really, as too many people gameshare and Sony is fully aware of this.
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Can you get banned from Nintendo Switch online?

Most bans associated with hacking are console bans, meaning that the specific console that Nintendo has banned will be unable to use Nintendo's online services, including the eshop, game updates, and online play. Nintendo reserves the right to withhold these services per their user agreement.
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What happens if I buy a banned Switch?

Banned Switches can't play games online, buy new games, or even access the Nintendo eShop, so if you see yourself doing any of those in the future, don't buy a banned Switch. Surprisingly, there's quite a market for banned Switches out there, and that's because of one thing: mods.
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What happens to my digital games if my Switch breaks?

If you get a new Switch and log into the same account, you can redownload your games. Note: If you have a MicroSD card with you games on it, you'll have to wipe it because Nintendo made it so the games can't be used from one Switch to another.
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What happens when you buy a Switch game digitally?

The games you buy will be automatically downloaded to the system that is associated with your Nintendo Account.
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Can you sell a digital game?

As long as you keep your account, your digital games are yours to keep, you won't lose them. Digital games have no monetary value once they are purchased. You are essentially just buying a very, very long license to play the games you buy, you don't actually own them outright. Therefore there is nothing to trade.
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Can multiple people have an account on a Switch with an individuals Nintendo online membership?

Can my individual membership be used by other user profiles on my Nintendo Switch? 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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Can you family share online games?

Steam Support :: Family Library Sharing. Family Sharing allows family members to share games while keeping their accounts separate. Family and guests can play one another's games while earning their own Steam achievements and saving their own game progress to the Steam Cloud.
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How do I buy digital games on Switch?

Complete these steps
  1. Link a Nintendo Account to your Nintendo Switch console.
  2. Access the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console and select your Nintendo Account. ...
  3. Purchase games and/or add funds in the Nintendo eShop. ...
  4. Download and start playing the games you have purchased.
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