Digital games on Nintendo Switch bought from the eShop will be linked to your Nintendo Account, rather than the hardware, according to information from the system U.I.
Keen-eyed tweeter Bjoern the Switchy discovered the note from a U.I. screen seen in a YouTube unboxing.
“Your Nintendo Account contains your Nintendo eShop purchase history and current balance,” it says. “By re-linking your Nintendo Account after initialising the console, it will be possible to redownload any software or DLC purchased using that account.”
Would you take a look at this: Purchases from the eShop are tied to your Nintendo Account. pic.twitter.com/SyC1BIZm0V
— Bjoern the Switchy (@BjoernTheSmexy) February 17, 2017
This should make transferring content between Switch consoles much easier, as you’ll be able to log-in and download any digital purchases on a new device, similar to Xbox One, PS4 and Steam. Wii U and 3DS both linked content to the individual console. When upgrading to a new 3DS, you had to have both the new and old system together to transfer content, which made trading in one for the other difficult. That should be a dilemma of the past on Switch.
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