Same account on OG Switch and Switch Lite

neko_koneko · May 18, 2024

Hi,

So I have my OG Switch with CFW and two accounts, one is a US account, and the other is a Japanese account. Then I have a Switch Lite that I would like to use for some of my games that I don't intend to play on my OG Switch. So, I really don't have any need to transfer my saves for the games I play on my OG Switch to my Switch Lite. Am I able to use one or both of my accounts that are on my OG Switch on my Switch Lite without transferring anything then? Do I just sign in to one of my accounts on my Switch Lite? Or is there more to it than that? By the way, all of my games are physical copies. I don't own any digital copies.

I appreciate the help!

ClipperDefiance · May 18, 2024

You can have the same account on more than one Switch, however one will be the primary system and the other a secondary. The secondary system requires a daily (I believe) online check-in to use digital content, which may be an issue if you have DLC.

neko_koneko · May 19, 2024

ClipperDefiance said:
You can have the same account on more than one Switch, however one will be the primary system and the other a secondary. The secondary system requires a daily (I believe) online check-in to use digital content, which may be an issue if you have DLC.

I see. So is setting the primary system (OG) and secondary system (Lite) pretty simple? My data to the account I choose to sign into on my Switch Lite won't delete it from my OG Switch?

ClipperDefiance · May 19, 2024

neko_koneko said:
I see. So is setting the primary system (OG) and secondary system (Lite) pretty simple? My data to the account I choose to sign into on my Switch Lite won't delete it from my OG Switch?

Your data is safe.

CMDreamer · May 19, 2024

neko_koneko said:
Hi,

So I have my OG Switch with CFW and two accounts, one is a US account, and the other is a Japanese account. Then I have a Switch Lite that I would like to use for some of my games that I don't intend to play on my OG Switch. So, I really don't have any need to transfer my saves for the games I play on my OG Switch to my Switch Lite. Am I able to use one or both of my accounts that are on my OG Switch on my Switch Lite without transferring anything then? Do I just sign in to one of my accounts on my Switch Lite? Or is there more to it than that? By the way, all of my games are physical copies. I don't own any digital copies.

I appreciate the help!

I own three Nintendo Switch consoles (one of each type: Lite, Regular and OLED), on all three I'm using the same account, and only on the Lite I use an account with Nintendo Switch Online services, I can use the same account on all the consoles at the same time, but the very same digital game can't be played simultaneously.

The OLED console is my main console and the other two are secondary. If I want to play any digital games on the Lite or the Regular Switch, the console requires to confirm the game can be played (i.e. it's not being played already on another console). Cartridge games haven't that requirement for obvious reasons.

If you plan to own or do already a "Mig", the risk of ban increases greatly and the same applies if you buy second hand physical games. That's something that we all must have into consideration when buying second hand.

BTW, none of my Switch consoles are temped.

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