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Topic: Play on two Switches same digital Game

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MarioToro

So I have read (google search) that it is not possible to play the same digitally-downloaded game on two switch consoles, did nobody think of (correct me if I am wrong)?

1. Buy two switches
2. Activate account on switch #1 and download Zelda
3. Disconnect switch #1 from internet (why be online anyway)
4. Deactivate account on switch #1 -> through nintendo
5. Connect switch #2 to internet and activate, download zelda

Switch #1 should still be working because it does not know that it has been deactivated. Am I wrong?

This should work more easily (PS4 and Xbox can do it)

MarioToro

ValhallaOutcast

I think when you deactivate accounts it will eventually delete and you lose all digital purchased tied to it

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MarioToro

ValhallaOutcast wrote:

I think when you deactivate accounts it will eventually delete and you lose all digital purchased tied to it

Does not matter because the Game is downloaded on both Switches which are de-connected from the internet.

MarioToro

LzWinky

Nintendo hasn't allowed multiple systems to have the same account unless you transferred it. As of today, I haven't heard of a transfer process yet.

Current games: Everything on Switch

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MarioToro

TheLZdragon wrote:

Nintendo hasn't allowed multiple systems to have the same account unless you transferred it. As of today, I haven't heard of a transfer process yet.

Official process by nintendo: http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_...

-> so I call nintendo to deactivate my first system which is not connected to the internet. The game (downloaded) are still playable because the console does not know it has been deactivated.
Now I activate the second switch.

My question remains, this should work yes? (I don't know why not)

MarioToro

toaf

I think you should try it and find out "FOR SCIENCE!" let us know.

toaf

MarioToro

toaf wrote:

I think you should try it and find out "FOR SCIENCE!" let us know.

I might:) ...Works without bending my leg on PS4

MarioToro

Eel

If you deactivate an account on a console, it will simply refuse to recognize the files tied to that account.

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toaf

@MarioToro ya, but this is Nintendo. It's like having a cheap uncle that you like. I would think it would work. Until switch 1 phones home.

toaf

MarioToro

Meowpheel wrote:

If you deactivate an account on a console, it will simply refuse to recognize the files tied to that account.

I deactivate the account on the first console via calling nintendo. That first console is not connected to the internet so it will not know that it has been deactivated. Hence the game will still work on it. (please read my post carefully next time)

MarioToro

MarioToro

toaf wrote:

@MarioToro ya, but this is Nintendo. It's like having a cheap uncle that you like. I would think it would work. Until switch 1 phones home.

I agree. Once I connect the first switch (deactivated over phone) back to the internet it will "call home" and deactivate itself ...but why connect a Switch to the internet at all after having downloaded the game...

MarioToro

ValhallaOutcast

@MarioToro firmware updates, game updates, purchase another game, play multiplayer games, use the browser or streaming apps if/when they are added

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MarioToro

Monkey_Balls wrote:

@MarioToro It won't work and that webpage you linked to explains why.

Explain it to me then?

I read "If you don’t have access to the active console, please contact us for additional assistance." --- this means the first console will never know it has been deactivated and will still work even after activating the second one

MarioToro

BigBadJohn

In theory it should work as the disconnected switch won't know it's been disconnected. Bit of a pain to go through all that just to have one game on two consoles though.

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Monkey_Balls

@MarioToro Your reasoning revolves around the idea that Switch #1 will never know it's been deactivated. However, Nintendo will want to know...

Transferring accounts can typically be done by the user (deactivate one system, activate another) - online, and recognised by Nintendo. Transferring via Nintendo is only for when you a) haven't got physical access to the Switch, or b) have access but can't connect it to the Internet. In either case you'll need to provide proof of why it can't be accessed/deactivated online.

If you call them and explain you have no access their first question will probably be "Why?" Okay, what do you say? It's broken? Nintendo will likely ask you to send it to them for repair/physical deactivation. It's been stolen? Prove it with a police statement/insurance claim report, be prepared for lots of questions, and probably still get no joy. You sold it? Nintendo would still need access to the system (and likely tell you there is nothing they can do anyway now you longer own it). Or, you simply haven't got Internet access? On a portable machine. With games already downloaded on it. Yeah, right...

Either way, Nintendo need online or physical access to your Switch to verify deactivation. They need to be assured it's legitimate and won't just take your word for it. If it were that easy everyone would be doing it and we would all be enjoying free games.

Monkey_Balls

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LzWinky

@MarioToro You have to be on the internet to deactivate it. When you deactivate it, the games are no longer playable regardless of whether you disconnect it or not.

"The games will not be playable on a deactivated system unless you make that the active one again for your Nintendo Account."

Edited on by LzWinky

Current games: Everything on Switch

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Late

Why would you even want to go through all the trouble? Why do you need two consoles? Why can't you just buy a physical copy of Zelda and use that on both devices? Say it works and you get to keep the game on both devices, you can't get the games you buy later for both since you've already disconnected one of them. Is all of that really worth it just to get to play Zelda on both devices? I doubt it works anyways. And if it does, it could be considered a crime. They'd likely ask you why you want to deactivate and why you can't do it yourself. What would you do? Lie? Either way, you'd end up with another copy of the game which you didn't pay for.

It's its, not it's.

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LzWinky

@Late It's impossible to do anyway. It's clearly written on the page.

The only problem with physical is that the save can't be transferred.

Edited on by LzWinky

Current games: Everything on Switch

Switch Friend Code: SW-5075-7879-0008 | My Nintendo: LzWinky | Nintendo Network ID: LzWinky

Late

@TheLZdragon Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's impossible too but the person asking is trying to deactivate the account by contacting Nintendo instead. If you do it by yourself, you need to access eShop and that means you have internet connection so the device gets the information it has been deactivated. If you disconnect from internet first and then contact Nintendo to deactivate it for you, does the device that's been deactivated ever know since it wasn't connected to the internet while it was done and you won't connect it ever again? I'd guess the Switch would have to be online when the process is done regardless of who does it. I'm not sure they'd even do it if one would call them.

It's its, not it's.

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