How to Set Nintendo eShop Restrictions

Before you start

You must be supervising the Nintendo Account you want to place restrictions on. If you're not yet supervising the account, you'll need to do one or more of the following:

• For children whose age makes them subject to verifiable parental consent laws, add them to your Nintendo Account family group.
• For older users, invite them into your family group if they are not already part of it.
  • How to invite someone to join a Nintendo Account family group
    1. Visit the Nintendo Account website and sign in to the admin Nintendo Account for the family group, or create a new admin Nintendo Account if you don't have one.
    2. Select Family group.
    3. Select Add a member.
    4. Select Invite someone to your family group.
    5. Enter the email address that is registered to the Nintendo Account that you want to add, then select Submit. An invitation email will be sent to the email address that you entered.
    6. The owner of the Nintendo Account you invited to join will need to complete a few steps to join the family group.
       1. The invitee should open the invitation email and select the verification link.
       2. They will be prompted to sign in to their Nintendo Account.
       3. They can then select Join family group to move the Nintendo Account into your family group.
    7. Once the Nintendo Account owner has agreed, their account will appear in your family group and you can assign them a role.

    For more information, please read How to Add Members to a Nintendo Account Family Group.

• Change the Nintendo Account to supervised if it already exists within the family group.
  • How to set a Nintendo Account as Supervised

    Note: Nintendo Accounts added for children who are subject to verifiable parental consent laws are automatically set as a supervised account. You may find our information on adding a Nintendo Account to a family group helpful.

    1. Log in to an admin or parent/guardian Nintendo Account in the family group.
    2. Select Family group.
    3. Select the Nintendo Account that you want to set as a supervised account.
    4. Select Set as supervised account, then OK. A verification email will be sent to the email address that you entered.
    5. The owner of the other Nintendo Account will need to do the following to agree:
       1. Open the email and click the verification link.
       2. Sign in to their Nintendo Account.
       3. Click Accept to set their account as Supervised.
    6. Once the Nintendo Account owner has agreed, their account will appear as Supervised in the family group.

    For more information, please read How to Assign Nintendo Account Family Group Roles.