Do I need an individual or family Nintendo Account?

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 family and individual Nintendo Accounts?

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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Does each family member need their own Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Accounts for children are automatically added as a supervised account to the parent/guardian's family group. Parental controls for off-device and Nintendo Switch eShop purchases (for both child and supervised accounts) can be set through the parent/guardian's Nintendo Account.
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Does each profile need its own Nintendo Account?

Each individual player on Nintendo Switch can create their own user account (up to 8 per system), to manage personal settings and save data. Linking a Nintendo Account to a user account also provides access to the following online features: Access online game modes (online multiplayer, global rankings, DLC, etc)
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Is Nintendo family membership worth it?

We are a household of gamers who all own a Switch Lite. The Family Membership and Expansion Pack means all five of us can access Nintendo's online services and an ever-growing range of emulated classic games and other benefits for a whole year for the cost of one AAA title.
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How to Set Up a Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership

What is the point of Nintendo family Group?

A Nintendo Account family group allows up to 8 Nintendo Account users to connect together in one group. Family groups can include: One admin account to manage the group. General Nintendo Accounts.
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Do I need Nintendo family?

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. My family members use their own Nintendo Switch consoles.
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Can 2 users share the same Nintendo Account?

If you share your console with your family, create a user for each person. (Up to 8 users can be created.) *Save data is stored in the console's internal memory.
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Can my wife and I share a Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Switch Online family membership benefits are shared to all family group members., or adding new child accounts. Child accounts under 13 cannot have registered email addresses, must be created as part of a family group, and are automatically set as Supervised in the family group..
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Do you need a separate Nintendo online account for each user?

Can my individual membership be used by other user profiles on my Nintendo Switch? 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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Does a Nintendo family account share games?

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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How much is the Nintendo family plan?

Nintendo Switch Online: Family - 1 year: $34.99

As with the Individual plan, you'll be granted access to online play for all of Nintendo's multiplayer titles as well as the NES, SNES and Game Boy emulated libraries.
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Can you convert an individual Nintendo membership to family?

If you are aged 18 or older and already have an individual membership, you can purchase a family membership at a discounted price from the Nintendo eShop.
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Can you share games between two Nintendo switches?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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Can you use Nintendo family membership in the same household?

Do all family members need to use the same system or live in the same household? No. A Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership is linked to the Nintendo Account – not a specific Nintendo Switch console. It can be used on any Nintendo Switch console that the member signs in from.
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Can a child have an individual switch online 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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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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Why can't other users play my games on Switch?

When using a non-primary console, you are the only player that can access digital games that you've purchased. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.
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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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How many people can share a Nintendo Account?

Purchasing a Nintendo Switch Online Family 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 two people use a Nintendo Switch at the same time?

Regardless of controller type (Joy-Con, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, etc.), you can pair up to eight controllers with your Nintendo Switch console simultaneously. * The number of players who can actually play at any one time depends on the title and game mode being used.
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Can I add people to my Nintendo account?

Yes. Select Invite someone to your family group. Enter the email address that is registered to the Nintendo Account that you want to add, then click Submit. A verification email will be sent to the email address that you entered.
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Do I need a separate Nintendo Account for each user?

In order to use all the features offered on Nintendo Switch, a Nintendo Account must be linked with a user account on your console. *Only one Nintendo Account can be linked to each user.
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What is the point of a Nintendo family account?

A Nintendo Account family group allows up to 8 Nintendo Account users to connect together in one group. Family groups can include: One admin account to manage the group. General Nintendo Accounts.
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Can you link multiple users to the same Nintendo Account?

Up to eight user accounts can be created on a Nintendo Switch console. A user account can also be linked to a Nintendo Account at any time after it is created. Once a Nintendo Account is linked to the account, the console's online features will be available.
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