How to Unlink a Nintendo Account From a Nintendo Switch Console (2024)

Important

• Once a Nintendo Account is linked to a user account, this link cannot be undone. The associated user account must also be deleted to unlink a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console.
• Deleting a user account from a Nintendo Switch console will also delete any save data that is associated with that account and saved to the console.
• Data deleted from a console cannot be restored unless it is first backed up using the Save Data Cloud backup feature.
• If you wish to retain save data that is not supported using the Save Data Cloud backup feature, do not delete the associated user account.

Note

• Unlinking a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console does not delete the Nintendo Account or any associated purchases. The Nintendo Account will still be available and can be re-linked to another user account in the future.
• A Nintendo Account can be linked to more than one Nintendo Switch console at a time. You do not need to unlink the Nintendo Account prior to linking it to a second console.

What to do

• To unlink a single Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console, delete the associated user account.
• To unlink all Nintendo Accounts from a Nintendo Switch console, initialize the Nintendo Switch console.