What are the benefits of a Nintendo family account?

Nintendo Switch Online: Family - 1 year: $34.99
  • Provides a Nintendo Switch Online pass to up to 8 accounts.
  • Access to online play.
  • Full access to the Switch Online NES library.
  • Full access to the Switch Online SNES library.
  • Full access to the Switch Online Game Boy library.
  • Cloud saving.
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What is the point of a Nintendo family membership?

A Nintendo Account family group allows up to 8 Nintendo Account users to connect together into one group. Family groups can include: One admin account to manage the group. General Nintendo Accounts.
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What is the point of a family plan for a switch?

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). Family memberships can be purchased by anyone aged 18+.
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Does a Nintendo family account share games?

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. Each user can also continue to play their own content on any other Nintendo Switch system they have linked their account to.
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Does each family member need their own Nintendo 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 you have 2 users on one 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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Can I have 2 Nintendo switches with the same account?

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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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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What is the difference between family and individual Nintendo membership?

You can choose from individual memberships (for 1 Nintendo Account) or family memberships - which provide the service to everyone in a Nintendo Account family group (up to 8 members total). (7 days). The free trial is only available in US, Canada, and Mexico.
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Why are family plans so much cheaper?

Family plans are discounted-group “family” rates that exist because cell phone carriers want to secure more business upfront. Most of the biggest carriers in the US offer family plans where the more people you add to the plan, the cheaper it costs per person.
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Can two Nintendo switches share games?

You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console that has been linked to your Nintendo Account. 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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What happens if you leave family group Nintendo?

Additional information

If a member leaves the owner's family group, they will no longer be covered by that family membership. If the membership owner leaves the group, the other members of the family group will no longer be covered by that family membership.
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What is the difference between a Nintendo Account and a child 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. Nintendo Accounts for children can be linked to a Nintendo Network ID only.
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Do you get free games with Nintendo Switch Online?

Do I get free, exclusive games for having a Nintendo Switch Online membership? The Tetris® 99 game is exclusively available to active Nintendo Switch Online members at no extra cost.
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What happens if you share Switch games?

The primary console — presumably your Nintendo Switch — has access to all of the games on that Switch online and offline. The secondary console — the one you're sharing with — can only access games when connected to the internet.
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Can a friend borrow a Switch game?

Accepted Answer. Absolutely not, you can safely borrow games from your friends without fear of getting banned. That being said, be good to your friend by taking good care of his games, and promptly return them as soon as you're finished playing, that includes if you get bored with the game and wish to take a break.
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Can Nintendo ban your console?

There are certain things, like hacking your Switch or pirating games, that'll result in a permanent console or account ban if Nintendo catches you. Other things, like using obscenities, will usually get you a temporary ban.
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Do I need two copies of switch games?

On the other hand, if they decided to play on just one console, you just need to buy one game for them to play together on one TV even playing on line. The one game you bought can be share between two consoles, take turns. My suggestion is, buy one first and buy another if the other kid also asks for one later.
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Can you connect 2 Nintendo switches together without WiFi?

The consoles connect directly to each other wirelessly, allowing you to play together in private matches even if there is no internet connection or local WiFi available. You can find this feature by going to the Main Menu > select Play > Play Local > and then choosing to Join Local Lobby or Host Local Lobby.
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Can 2 people play with 2 switches?

The Nintendo Switch family of systems supports multiplayer gaming options of all kinds. You can play together online or in the same room using one system or multiple systems*.
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How do I make my switch the primary console without the old one?

On the second Nintendo Switch console, link your Nintendo Account to a new or existing user account. Use your Nintendo Account to access Nintendo eShop on the second console. The console will automatically be set as the primary console for your Nintendo Account.
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What is Nintendo expansion pack?

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack plan membership gives you a few perks: You get access to a selection of Game Boy™ Advance, Nintendo 64, and SEGA Genesis™ games, access to select DLC** (Animal Crossing™: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, and Splatoon™ 2: Octo ...
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Does a Nintendo Account cost money?

Use the "Create a Nintendo Account" button on the Nintendo homepage to create a free account. Users must have an email address and be 13 years or older to create an account.
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How much is Nintendo family group?

The Family Plan costs $34.99 per year and allows the entire family access to Nintendo Switch Online. To add the expansion pack to this subscription, you pay a total of $79.99 per year.
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