How to Create a Nintendo Account Family Group

If your whole family uses your Nintendo Switch, you’ll want to know how to start a Nintendo Family Group. You can still ask each family member to have their own account, but creating a family group of accounts will save costs by getting a family membership for Nintendo Switch Online. Here’s how to create a Nintendo Family Group with your Nintendo Switch accounts so you can start saving money!

Products used in this guide

The console: Nintendo Switch ($ 299 at Nintendo)

First, create Nintendo Accounts for each family member

The purpose of a family group is to bring everyone’s Nintendo Account together under one subscription. Make sure that each family member who wants to join has followed the steps to create a Nintendo Account before creating a joined family group.

How to send an invitation to join your family group

You will create a family group from your Nintendo Account online page.

Before you begin, make sure you know the email address of each person you want to add to the group.

1. Go to account.nintendo.com and sign in if you haven’t already.
2. Click on Family group in the list of options under your profile avatar.
3. Click on Add member.
4. Click on Invite someone to your family group..
5. Enter the E-mail adress for the person you want to add to the family group.
6. Click on TP submit.
7. Repeat for each person that you want to add to your family group.

You will see a notification that the member has not been added yet. Once the person confirms the invitation, you will see that they are now a member of your group.

How to accept an invitation to a family group

Once the invitation is sent, you will receive an email invitation from Nintendo.

Make sure to check your Social tab for email if you are using Gmail.

1. Click on the Url listed in the email or copy and paste it into your browser.
2. Click on Join the family group.
3. Click on Okay.

You will now be part of the family group, which will allow you to purchase the annual Nintendo Switch Online family plan at $ 40 (up to eight people) instead of the annual individual plan at $ 20.

How to make someone else the administrator of the family group

If you created the family group, but someone else will end up paying the cost of the annual subscription, you can change the identity of the family group administrator now.

1. Go to account.nintendo.com and sign in if you haven’t already.
2. Click on Family group in the list of options under your profile avatar.
3. Click on Manage the family group.
4. Click on Change the family group administrator.
5. Click on TP submit to verify your email address.
6. Enter the Verification code you received by e-mail from Nintendo. (Check your social tab if you are using Gmail).
7. Click on TP submit.
8. Click on Select this person next to the name of the person you want to designate as the administrator of the family group.
9. Click on Confirm change to confirm that you want to make this person the new administrator of the family group.

The new administrator will receive an email notification to accept the change. You will no longer have administrator privileges for this family group.

How to remove a member from the family group

Evict someone from the family? No problem. The family group administrator can remove a member with just a few clicks.

Note: The only person who can remove a member is the family group administrator.

1. Go to account.nintendo.com and sign in if you haven’t already.
2. Click on Family group in the list of options under your profile avatar.
3. Click on Manage the family group.
4. Click on Remove a member from the family group.
5. Click on Select this person next to the name of the person you want to remove from the family group.
6. Click on To confirm to confirm that you want to remove that person from the family group.

Now you can take control of your family group and start saving money by purchasing a Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership!

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