Error Message: Not Eligible OR Age Does Not Meet Requirements for a Nintendo Account
Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
The information in this article can help you when:
- You're not eligible to create an account.
- Your age does not meet the requirements to create an account.
- An account cannot be created based on the information provided.
What to do
This means that your date of birth indicates that you must provide verifiable parental consent to create a Nintendo Account per the Nintendo Account User Agreement.
- Children required to provide verifiable parental consent can have their own Nintendo Account if they are first added to a parent/guardian’s Nintendo Account.
- Please note that even if you are not eligible to create a Nintendo Account, you can continue using your Nintendo Network ID if you have one.