Yes? It can be playable on the second switch as well, but not necessarily both

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Nov 23, 2021
10:35:56am

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Yes? It can be playable on the second switch as well, but not necessarily both

at the same time

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BYUFootballisBack

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Another Nintendo switch question for a noob

boorad

11/23/21 10:34am

Yes? It can be playable on the second switch as well, but not necessarily both

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 10:35am

Only one person can play games using an account at a time regardless of which

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 10:37am

And only on the main profile. Digital is a pain with multiple Systems.

BYUtka

11/23/21 10:38am

From Nintendo:

desertcolt

11/23/21 10:36am

Bottom line is, yes you can play the digital copy on multiple consoles.

durandal

11/23/21 10:41am

And only on the main profile on the second Switch. That is an important thing to

BYUtka

11/23/21 10:48am

Is that only for digital games? I assume they can still play physical games on secondary profiles on the second switch.

durandal

11/23/21 10:49am

Correct. Only digital. That is one reason we have shifted to physical copies.

BYUtka

11/23/21 10:51am

Its the same for any console, the switch is just portable so it feels "worse"

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 11:01am

I purchased some games digitally...and I can only play them on the account that

Ted Lasso

11/23/21 10:45am

Is it set as the primary console? Do you have multiple?

BYUtka

11/23/21 10:50am

I only own one console - but I remeber I did set up the account on a borrowed

Ted Lasso

11/23/21 10:59am

link

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 11:02am

Can I make a suggestion? Don't buy digital games. Then you can never resell them

byujacob

11/23/21 10:56am

Its a decent argument for sure (i buy some games physical that I know I am only

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 11:02am

There is also the future aspect where they stop hosting the games, so you can't

BYUFootballisBack

11/23/21 11:03am

I couldn't disagree more.

desertcolt

11/23/21 11:04am

Not for Nintendo. Nintendo games hold value. If you are able to keep track of

byujacob

11/23/21 2:23pm

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