How to Enable or Disable the Online License Setting on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch

Complete these steps

Online license settings can be changed in your User Settings and in the virtual game card settings.

• Enable or disable online license through User Settings
  1. Link your Nintendo Account to all of the consoles that you want to play your digital games on.
  2. On one of the consoles, select your user icon from the HOME Menu.
  3. Scroll down and select Online License SettingsAjustes de las licencias en líneaParamètres des licences en ligneConfigurações de licenças online.
  4. Update the " Use Online License Utilizar licencias en línea Utiliser les licenses en ligne Usar licença online " setting to On Sí Oui Sim .
     • This enables the setting for your Nintendo Account on all of your consoles—you do not need to set it on each console.
  5. Download the games or content you want to access on each console.
  6. On any of your consoles, insert the physical game card or select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console. Note that you can also continue to use virtual game cards on two of your consoles, even if you have turned on the online license setting.
     • “Checking if the software can be played…” message

       If you have turned on the online license setting, this message may appear from time to time. When this setting is turned on and you start a game that is not loaded as a virtual game card, you must have an active Internet connection.

       For more details, read “Checking if the software can be played…” Message When Starting Software.

     • Error Code: 2819-0003, "Play is being suspended."

       This error code usually indicates that your Nintendo Account is being used to play your digital content on another console.

       You cannot use your Nintendo Account to access games on multiple consoles simultaneously.

       For more details, read Error Code: 2819-0003.

• Enable or disable online license through virtual game card settings
  1. Link your Nintendo Account to all of the consoles that you want to play your digital games on.
  2. Select Virtual Game Cards Tarjetas de juego virtuales Cartes de jeu virtuelles Cartões de jogo virtuais from the HOME Menu.
  3. Select the Settings icon on the left, then scroll down to Online Licenses.
  5. Update the " Use Online License Utilizar licencias en línea Utiliser les licenses en ligne Usar licença online " setting to On Sí Oui Sim .
     • This enables the setting for your Nintendo Account on all of your consoles—you do not need to set it on each console.
  6. Download the games or content you want to access on each console.
  7. On any of your consoles, insert the physical game card or select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console. Note that you can also continue to use virtual game cards on two of your consoles, even if you have turned on the online license setting.
     • “Checking if the software can be played…” message

       If you have turned on the online license setting, this message may appear from time to time. When this setting is turned on and you start a game that is not loaded as a virtual game card, you must have an active Internet connection.

       For more details, read “Checking if the software can be played…” Message When Starting Software.

     • Error Code: 2819-0003, "Play is being suspended."

       This error code usually indicates that your Nintendo Account is being used to play your digital content on another console.

       You cannot use your Nintendo Account to access games on multiple consoles simultaneously.

       For more details, read Error Code: 2819-0003.