Digital Game Purchases on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
Information
Once you have created a Nintendo Account, you can use your Nintendo Account to purchase downloadable software from Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Downloadable software that you purchase is tied to your Nintendo Account and can be played on your consoles that can load virtual game cards, and, under certain conditions, other consoles where you link your Nintendo Account.
- You can purchase downloadable software on the Nintendo eShop from any Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch console associated with your Nintendo Account.
- A Nintendo Account can have up to two consoles that can load virtual game cards—when a virtual game card is loaded, any user account on the console can play it.
- You can use your Nintendo Account to play your digital games on consoles that cannot load virtual game cards, but the console must be connected online and other users on that console will not be able to play those games.
- If you have an active membership, save data (for supported digital and physical games) can be shared between consoles using the Save Data Cloud Backup feature of Nintendo Switch Online.
Complete these steps
- Link a Nintendo Account to your console.
- Access the Nintendo eShop on the console and select your Nintendo Account.
- Purchase games and/or add funds in the Nintendo eShop. These will be tied to your Nintendo Account.
- Download and start playing the games you have purchased.
