Topic: Buying 2 Nintendo Switch Lite

Hi

With the recent announcement of switch lite I was going to purchase 2 for Xmas for each of my kids.

Question is that will I need to buy the same games twice for each device? They will be looking initially at Mario kart and a Mario game.

In order for them to play together in 2 player mode will they need each a copy of the game?

I guess if they want to play the same game at the same time on their own they would need a copy of the game each?

Can anyone confirm?

My question is similar. Can you download games on two Switch consoles paying once for each game if you use the same user account on both? Like on Xbox.

You can definitely already download games you own on a 2nd Switch, @BlueOcean .... You have 1 'primary' Switch, which is the 1st you signed in with
If they're playing on 2 devices, whether linked locally or online, @rsbhj, they each need a copy of the game. Alternatively, they can both play on one Switch, although that'd be easier on the current model & on TV But you'd still be able to use joy-cons with the Lite & play split-screen, if you really wanted to

So if buying 2 x lite I would need to have a copy of the game each for them to play 2 player mode?

No way for them to share the one game and sync/join on same local network for 2 player mode. I.e 2 x lite 1x Mario Kart on same local network

Unfortunately no. I plan on doing the same exact thing and have come to terms with having to buy some games twice.

@BruceCM So you can play digital games that you have bought once on two consoles then? I assume that you can't play them on both consoles at the same time so do you have to be online to play on any of them? On Xbox you don't have to be online on the "home" console but you have to be online on the other console.

Starting to think for the extra 80 each is better to just buy 2 switch consoles as least that way they can play together multiplayer on tv and when out and about can just play different games maybe just have to buy the most popular game twice.

@rsbhj Yep, there's another reason among several why the Switch Lite does not hold much appeal for me at the current price point.

Yeah you have to be online on the secondary console, @BlueOcean .... & can't play the same games on both simultaneously There is somewhere to deregister primary Switch, if needed, although I haven't had cause to actually find that

Yeah I opted for PS4 for kids last Xmas and held off for the switch to come out as hand held only instead of getting 2DS XL however didn’t expect it to be as expensive 60 more than 2DS xl but 80 less than switch console I think if they brought the lite out at maybe 165 mark it would seem more appealing

Spending 80 more and getting so much more options

@rsbhj & @Cotillion, that's going by the information currently available... Given that Nintendo have said they're looking at the shared gameplay, maybe they'll adjust multi-player, at least for the Lites?
As it is, with MK8D, I enjoyed the game just in single-player mode, so there's enough content. There'd still be the online multi-player? I'm sure you could arrange races with friends that way, too?

Thanks. I can't believe that Nintendo is doing something right regarding accounts... Only problem you have to pay Nintendo Online for cross-save (cloud saves).

Current Switches already have the share joy-cons option, @Cotillion ....While the Lites obviously don't We'll have to wait for any further announcements, though; just reminding people we don't really know that much

Definitely getting a lite as a second console. Not sure if I want yellow or the pokemon version. I wish the pokemon had the same color buttons. That's where my hang up is 🤔...otherwise I like it.

If buying two Switch consoles why not one standard and one Lite? You can also play tabletop mode with the Lite, you just need a stand (the Switch stand is rubbish anyway) and two joy-cons (bundled with the standard Switch) @rsbhj @BruceCM

Thanks for all the information. I doubt Nintendo will change anything after all its money for them if kids want the same games.

I had thought about the option on 1 switch console and 1 switch lite but I can only image the arguments on who get which one when going out and about portable...petty I know.

The issue is an easy fix Nintendo just need to allow multiplayer access on the same local network via a primary lite that can invite up to say 4 additional lites on the same network using the 1 game on the primary lite as a master.

Fair enough if they want to play individually I would expect to have to pay for an additional game, but for multiplayer and if they have friends round it should work as above!

Yeah, I was imagining the arguments over that which @rsbhj suggested, @BlueOcean .... Which is likely, with kids, after all

Nintendo really should adjust and allow multiple switches to play digital game if on the same network. If I remember correctly certain 3ds games had this functionality, no? Has held me back from buying certain games at launch, Dragon Quest Builders 2 being the most recent.

@rsbhj I agree, there should be a way. On DS and 3DS you can play local multiplayer with one game. On DS and 3DS you use the console wireless communication and you can play as much of the game as the internal memory of the secondary consoles is able to store, so it's not that Nintendo was saying play with one character on purpose but the console wasn't able to store too much data on the volatile memory. On Switch we don't have this problem because it has so much more memory and could even store a "guest" copy of the game and I'm very disappointed to learn that you can't play local multiplayer with one game. It's really disappointing and I didn't know this until now.

With the current model, you can play most multi-player games with 1 Switch, @BlueOcean .... You could still do it on a Switch Lite, potentially, with 1 joy-con each?
Is it @morpheel in charge of that department, for further clarification?