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4rdie

I am a parent exploring online gaming for the first time after request from my son and his friends.
My son plays fortnite on the Switch, and wants to play against mates online. So we have been trying to search for friends in the ‘add Friends section’ but cannot find them and they cannot find us either when we both look. They have a switch but mainly play on Xbox, my research shows that cross platform should work across these two systems on fortnite? We have an epic account and have check that his account is an adult account on the Nintendo profile so restrictions aren’t on the account so are really struggling for answers, can anyone please help me as it’s getting really frustrating!!!

4rdie

WoomyNNYes

@4rdie

Two ways to add friends on the Switch
1. Switch friend code
2. Or from the "User's You've Played with" page.

On Switch home screen, click you user icon, then under the Profile tab, you'll see your user icon; Beside that, you'll see
"Friend Code: SW-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx".
That's your friend code.

How to add friend via friend code:
Click your user icon(mii/character). Select Add Friend tab. Enter your friend's friend code there. It will send your friend an invite, which they have to accept to complete the process. (Your friend will have to tell you their friend code. Or you tell your friend your friend code, and they enter it into their Switch)

You can also add people via Search for Users You Played With. In there it will show a list of the most recent people you've played against online (if you have played an online multiplayer game).

Here's Nintendo Support's page for How To Add Friends
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a...

**You can search Nintendo Support to find directions for most everything. It's a very good resource. They even have a chat messenger option. This link is for Nintendo of America. Their chat may still work for you in the UK. Nintendo UK Support closed their phone line & chat messenger over the summer, due to pandemic/staffing, I believe - UK only has email currently.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/contact

And here's Fortnite's support page on Epic Game's site (creators of Fortnite), if needed. They responded to my email msg in under 3 hours last year. https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/fortnite-c75

Edited on by WoomyNNYes

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4rdie

Thanks for all the good advice, I will check them all out and see if that sorts it.👍

4rdie

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