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  1. Can I Change Ownership of My Nintendo Account or Nintendo Network ID?

     No. Neither your Nintendo Account nor your Nintendo Network ID can be transferred or sold to another person, per the Nintendo Account User Agreement and the Nintendo Network Services Agreement for... KA ID: 15930 Meta-Answer ID: 15873

  2. How to Transfer Content from a Wii to a Wii U

     In this article, you'll learn how to perform a system transfer between a Wii console and a Wii U console. Important Transferred data is permanently deleted from the Wii console. Once you have transferred data to the Wii U console, it cannot be transferred back to a Wii console. Software and save data... KA ID: 1124 Meta-Answer ID: 1123

  3. What Is the Difference Between a Nintendo Account and Nintendo Network ID?

     Nintendo Accounts and Nintendo Network IDs are used for different purposes. Nintendo Account A Nintendo Account is used for Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch online services (including... KA ID: 16015 Meta-Answer ID: 15958

  4. Unable to Link a Nintendo Network ID to a Nintendo Account

     Use this article when you are unable to link a Nintendo Network ID to your Nintendo Account. Important: If you see an error message that says that your country of residence doesn't match, please reference our troubleshooting guide to address the issue. What to do Make sure you're following... KA ID: 15995 Meta-Answer ID: 15938

  5. How to Transfer Content Between Two Wii U Consoles

     In this article, you'll learn how to transfer content from one Wii U to a second Wii U. Note If you have questions about the Wii U to Wii U system transfer process, you may find our FAQ and Overview page helpful. After completing these steps, you must wait 7 days prior to transferring... KA ID: 9159 Meta-Answer ID: 9158

  6. What Is the Difference Between a General Nintendo Account and a Nintendo Account for a Child?

     General Nintendo Accounts and Nintendo Accounts for children are different in the following ways: An email address cannot be registered to an account for a child under the age of 13. Any email... KA ID: 19622 Meta-Answer ID: 17616

  7. How to Create a Nintendo Network ID on Wii U

     In this article, you'll learn how to set up a Nintendo Network ID. Where do you live? Quebec United States and Canada (other than Quebec) Elsewhere How old is the person that the account is for? 13 and under 14 and over How old is the person that the account... KA ID: 1087 Meta-Answer ID: 1086

  8. Nintendo Network ID Was Deleted

     Steps for when: Your Nintendo Network ID and associated account information was deleted. You receive the Error Message: "Nintendo Network ID Can't Be Linked as It Has Been Deleted" What to do Try linking the Nintendo Network ID to a new user account on your Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family system. If only the local account (not the Nintendo Network ID) was deleted, the Nintendo... KA ID: 2088 Meta-Answer ID: 2087

  9. How to Delete a Nintendo Network ID on Wii U

     In this article you'll learn how to delete a Nintendo Network ID and associated account from a Wii U system. Important Deactivating a Nintendo Network ID will also delete the following information associated to the account: Nintendo eShop activity and balance, Friend List, Miiverse activity, and registered... KA ID: 1088 Meta-Answer ID: 1087

  10. What Happens to My Nintendo eShop Purchases When I Link a Nintendo Network ID?

     All purchases and funds added to your Nintendo eShop ID will be retained after creating (or linking) a Nintendo Network ID on the system. What is retained All game licenses purchased prior to linking... KA ID: 2220 Meta-Answer ID: 2219
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