Does the Nintendo Switch Online Family Group allow sharing of eShop games between accounts on different devices?
This is not a duplicate of Can you share digital games on Nintendo Switch like how it is for PS4 and Xbox One?, as that question was asked before much information was available about Nintendo Switch Online. This question is specifically about that program.
Someone I'm close to is considering buying a Switch, but is not too keen on having to pay for games that I already bought (both physical and digital). If the Family Membership plan will allow us to share games I've already purchased (and new games that he purchases), then he is much more likely to actually buy one.
If this person I'm close with gets his own Switch, can we get a family plan and share the eShop games we buy with each other, on our own devices? Or will he have to buy extra copies of games he wants to play?
Best Answer
The same game. The game will only pause for your friend if you begin to play the same game.
This is not true. You cannot play games at the "same time" Basically the secondary console will have to go online and check if anyone on the same account is playing the any digital games. If someone is, you get suspended.
This is both a nintendo limitation and a online account limitations. One account cannot be online with two different titles at the same time.
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Do Switch family accounts share games?
There is no official gameshare feature on the Nintendo Switch, but through a workaround, you can still share a game with a friend. To share a game, you'll need to have a Nintendo account paired with your Switch console.Can you play eShop games on multiple accounts?
All user accounts on your primary Nintendo Switch console can play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account.Can you use Nintendo Switch family membership on multiple devices?
Players using a family membership can access the Nintendo Switch Online service via the same Nintendo Switch system or multiple systems \u2013 everyone does not have to use the same system. Multiple users on the same console are not automatically covered by a family membership.Can you share games on multiple Nintendo switches?
As mentioned previously, only one Switch can access a game at a time. To play together, you'll need to purchase the same copy of a game and play online from your own Switch consoles using your own Nintendo accounts, or you'll need to gather around the same Switch and play locally.Game Sharing With Multiple Nintendo Switches
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