What is the difference between a child and adult Nintendo Account?

General Nintendo Accounts and Nintendo Accounts for children are different in the following ways: An email address cannot be registered to an account for a child. Any email notifications are sent to the email account registered within the parent/guardian's Nintendo Account.
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What is the difference between a Nintendo Account and a child account?

Nintendo Accounts for children age 12 and under can be created and added to a family group by the group's admin (aged 18+). Nintendo Accounts for users between 13 and 17 can also be added as children through the family group, or they can create their own Nintendo Account.
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What happens to a Nintendo child account when they turn 18?

A child account can be created for any child under the age of 18. Please note that once a child account is created, it will not turn into a general Nintendo Account even once the user turns 18.
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Do I need to create a separate Nintendo Account for my child?

Only the family group admin can transfer the admin role and set a parent/guardian account. Nintendo Accounts added for children aged 12 and under are automatically set as a supervised account. You may find our information on adding a Nintendo Account to a family group helpful.
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Does your age matter on your Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Accounts can only be created by users age 13 and older. However, Nintendo Account users age 18 and older can create and add up to five Nintendo Accounts for children (age 17 and under) to their Nintendo Account.
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What does a Nintendo child account do?

Parents and guardians can create and manage individual Nintendo Accounts for children ages 12 and younger. This lets everyone in the family have fun earning and redeeming My Nintendo points on their own accounts, while letting you stay in control of the family group.
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How do I change my child account to adult Nintendo?

Complete These Steps

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 16 OR who have not yet registered an email address to their Nintendo Account (age 16 and over only).
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Can 2 kids use the same Nintendo Account?

Children under age 13 can only have a Nintendo Account if they are added to an existing Nintendo Account by a parent or guardian. Once you complete the registration process, you can add Nintendo Accounts for up to 5 children to your account, and manage the settings for each child that you add.
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Can a Nintendo child account make purchases?

Use a credit card or prepaid Nintendo eShop Funds card to add a specific amount to the child's Nintendo Account. The child will only be able to use the funds in their Nintendo eShop balance to make purchases.
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Can I use the same Nintendo Account 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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Why do I have to pay for a child's Nintendo Account?

A one-time charge of $0.50 is required for the first Nintendo Account for a child that is added to a parent/guardian's Nintendo Account. This verifies that a parent or guardian has granted permission for the child to have a Nintendo Account.
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What happens when a child turns 13 on family link?

On the day they turn 13, children can choose whether they want to manage their own Google Account or continue to have their parent manage it for them. As a parent, you can also choose to remove supervision at any time when the child is over the age of 13.
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Can I link my child's Nintendo Account to mine?

Yes, it can. After creating the child account, sign in with the child's account information. While signed in, you can change the link to the child's Nintendo Network ID under "User Information", then "Linked accounts".
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What is the difference between individual and family Nintendo Accounts?

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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Can child accounts share games on Nintendo Switch?

All users of the shared system will be able to play games and DLC purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered that system as their primary consoleNintendo Accounts can be linked to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles, but can only have one primary console.
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How much is the Nintendo child account fee?

To verify that a parent or guardian has granted consent, they will need to provide a valid credit card number when setting up a Nintendo Account for the child. A one-time fee of $0.50 is charged to verify that a parent or guardian has provided consent.
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Can you share games with a child account on switch?

Download your games

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.
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Do I need separate Nintendo Account for each user?

Create user accounts for each person who will play on Nintendo Switch. Choose an icon and a nickname for all users. As a rule, games store save data by user account. If you share your console with your family, create a user for each person.
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Do I need 2 Nintendo switches if I have 2 kids?

1 switch is the primary. It can play games under any profile. The other switch is the secondary. It can only play games under the profile that purchased as long as that profile isn't playing the game under the profile that purchased on the primary Switch.
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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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How do I unlink my child's Nintendo Account from my switch?

To unlink using a Nintendo Switch console:
  1. On the Nintendo Switch console, select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
  2. Scroll down to highlight Parental Controls, then select Unregister App. ...
  3. Enter the Parental Control PIN.
  4. Select Unregister.
  5. Select OK to return to the System Settings.
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What age should a kid get a Nintendo Switch?

From its fun and colourful roster of games to its unique design, the Nintendo Switch is often seen as the family-friendly console. Nintendo has a reputation for producing family-oriented games – and the Switch is no different, with an extensive selection for age groups ranging from three to 18.
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Do parental controls turn off at 13?

If you're using Google Family Link to manage a child's account, you can end account supervision once the child turns 13—until then, you can only adjust the child's Play Store restrictions in the Family Link app.
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How do I remove my 14 year old from Family Link?

To remove a child, scroll down and select Manage my child's profile info, select the child, select Remove consent for this child's account, and confirm. Go back to your family's page, and under the child's name, select More options > Remove from family, and confirm.
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What age should parents stop using Family Link?

When children whose accounts are managed with Family Link turn 13 (or the applicable age in their country), they can decide to: Manage their own Google Account. Set up parental supervision for children over 13 (or the applicable age in their country)
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