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Feb 18, 2017 - Digital eShop purchases will be tied to Nintendo Accounts and users can re-download previously owned content to the Switch. Browse and buy digital games on the Nintendo game store, and automatically download them to your Nintendo Switch console. Got a Nintendo eShop Card? Make the most of it.
You can now download and play your digital Nintendo Switch games on another Switch console with minimal fuss, thanks to a new system update.
This wikiHow teaches you how to download games on Nintendo Switch. In order to purchase games from the Nintendo eShop, you need to setup a. You must have an internet connection in order to access the Nintendo eShop. If a game shows a cost in the Nintendo Switch eShop, it means that you are not using the primary console for the Nintendo Account that purchased the game. On a non-primary console, the game can only be started by the player that owns the game. Support Home Nintendo Switch Nintendo 3DS Family Classic Edition Series. A Nintendo Network ID is required to download game demos and other free. If you previously formatted your Nintendo 3DS family system and are redownloading content that was purchased while you had a Nintendo Network ID associated.
Switch system update 6.0 adds in the ability to set your own console as your 'primary' Switch and then log in to other Switch consoles and play your digital games there.
If you - or someone else - plays a game you own on another Switch and a game is started on your 'primary' Switch, then the game on the other Switch will be paused. Playing on a secondary Switch will also require you stay online.
Your primary Switch will be the console you logged into first, although this can be changed - you just need to deactivate it on your current primary console and then activate it on another.
Here's a handy Nintendo infographic to show how it works:
Got all that? Essentially, Nintendo has brought itself up to date with where other consoles were several years ago, but it is a welcome upgrade.
Other system update 6.0 additions include the ability to upload four screenshots at once to social media, cloud save support if you are a Nintendo Online subscriber and - best of all - Captain Toad user icons. Timely!
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Sharing digital games between consoles is not quite as easy as it is on mobile devices like the iPhone or iPad. Nintendo is notorious for making it incredibly difficult to keep a digital game when moving to a new device. Luckily, with the launch of the Switch, players can transfer a digitally downloaded game from one device to another fairly easily. So, if you sell your Switch, you can add the games to your new one when you later decide that you made a mistake getting rid of it (which you most certainly will if you ever decide to sell your Switch).
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Note: Though transferring a digital game is easier than it's ever been, you still can't play the same download on more than one device at a time and you'll have to deactivate your Nintendo Account on the old device before you can activate it on the new one. Additionally, all saved game data will be lost. You'll have to start your game over.
First step: Deactivate your old Nintendo Switch
Before you can transfer any data to your new Switch, you'll need to deactivate your Nintendo Account on your old one. Each Nintendo account can only be active on one Switch console at a time. Here's how to deactivate it.
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You can repeat this process with every profile for which you want to deactivate a Nintendo Account.
Next step: Activate your new Nintendo Switch
Just like you did when you got your first Switch, you'll have to add your Nintendo account to your new Switch. Don't create a new account or you won't be able to access your games from it. When the option hits, select Sign in and link and you'll be good to go.
Last step: Game on!
All you have to do next is download and install any previously purchased games from the eShop onto your newly activated Switch. Be sure to use your Nintendo Account when accessing the eShop.
If you want to make sure you properly activated your Nintendo Account on your new Switch, you can find it under Active-Console Status.
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