Nintendo Switch: How to Change Primary Console

How to change Primary Console to a different Nintendo Switch. Switch OLED used here, but Lite or regular work as well.

[@frankieyulfo5041]

Thank you bro I was struggling the switch can be so unnecessarily complicated

[@cjcwalker1]

Yeah, like what if I don't have access to that console anymore lol

[@willwunsche6940]

@@cjcwalker1 you probably already figured it out but primary console can be deregistered online

[@gumballandcandy7951]

​@@willwunsche6940how!?

[@gumballandcandy7951]

​@@willwunsche6940nvm I found it phew!!

[@CrazyLila]

@@willwunsche6940 Thank you so much because I sold my Nintendo switch since it wasn’t working but I don’t have the console anymore and I really wanted to change primary consoles and it wouldn’t let me

[@Blaizk]

Oh my gosh! THANK 👏 YOU 👏. You're the first one to explain this to me clearly. I'm so sick of playing on my non-primary console, and now I know how to fix it. You sir, are awesome! 😎

[@TheUnknownAncient]

This was far more simple than I expected it to be. Thanks for the help!

[@christianhansen7582]

Thanks a bunch! Very short and simple

[@coltengehm3443]

Thank you so much I couldn't get my game to work on the switch but it would work on the lite because it was primary and now it works for either one if it's primary thank you so much for the help and making this video for people with any problems

[@Thatscrazy-ks9sy]

Very easy short and straightforward Thank you!

[@OmegaRejectz]

Thanks! Super simple to follow.

[@Athedrivein]

Thank u for the vid straight to the point ❤️

[@quietkidgamer4352]

Thank you this really helped 👌

[@ylaito7634]

Thank you! I couldn’t access my just dance pass and had no clue what to do

[@DomInARK]

Thanks man, I can’t do this as I’m away, I share mine with my dad and I don’t feel like walking him through this

[@ritacita]

thank you so much!!! I just bought 2 games and was so confused to why they weren't appearing in my oled xD

[@JeromeProductions]

My friend finally gave me his switch after never using it lol thanks a lot

[@natsudama4604]

You have an amazing friend

[@MiRaptor0]

Thank you so much, I was wondering why my new switch didn’t work

[@theonlyzeek]

Thank you, this video was very helpful

[@Code73145]

Thank you so much, i was trying to get a violet DLC and didn't know if it only applied to my account.

[@QuanBornSavsge]

What if you don’t have the primary console anymore

[@Ramentooth]

That’s what I’m saying

[@Casual_Genshin_Player]

If you don’t have the old switch you can do it online through the website

[@jellybean5929]

@@Casual_Genshin_PlayerI tried that and even though I’ve never de registered a console before. It said I have a wait until a full year has passed. Now I literally cannot play anything. WTF!

[@lalalili2982]

Thank you! The official nintendo page made this seem a lot scarier than it was... Now I can play games on my lite when out and about!

[@Tuftythefennec]

YOURE A LIFE AND TEAR SAVER❤️🙏 THANK YOU!!!

[@Matthi132]

Thx, really helped me

[@WhyTfCantIUseSpecialCharacters]

Thanks man. I wanted to speedrun breath of the wild but didn’t want to delete my save data and couldn’t figure out how to play it on my other switch

[@ryanroman1137]

Thank you know I can switch when ever I need to so both can be used.

[@Dynamatt172]

Thanks boss! I was about 5 min away from smashing this thing into the wall😅

[@mysticaal.5556]

Thanks man I thought it was impossible

[@ghost_rick_the_ghostian]

thanks so much i resently got the zelda oled and after putting my account on it i was getting checking message now i van make it my primary switch

[@jameshuss1828]

Thank you so very much ! I got the new white switch and was having problems to play any game unless connected to the internet or my phone unless it had no bars then I get to play nothing. Not fun . But that helped thanks !🙏😃

[@baristatraveler8038]

Thanks! Very helpful. Id like to ask you though, if i buy games as primary on eshop, can i share them to my son who has a switch?

[@ButBudderBut]

Thanks so much for the help!!! Great Video!

[@cgillis3989]

Thanks for the help

[@quirklessboogiez3904]

Thank you so much bro bro

[@mo_yermo]

Thank you for this information~ :D

[@Nonstop-pv9bl]

is there a way to do this without the primary console because my primary console bricked and i want to use zelda dlc on another profile on my secondary

[@moodyman2627]

If my switch is non primary but gaming using cartridge + purchase an expansions dlcs for that cartridge game,do i need internet connections?

[@yourhero34]

Thank you so much

[@Anthestudios]

Thanks bro!

[@rachaeloconnor1911]

Thank you!

[@jordijosecolon5512]

What do I do if I don’t have the original primary console because it was damaged. Same account on the new switch but can’t register it as the primary.

[@UnionThorax]

Thank you it was so annoying that I needed internet to even start the game

[@davewalker4021]

What if you don’t have the primary consult anymore my motherboard fried online and I can no longer turn it on. I need to make this one my primary. How do you do that now?

[@johnsvideo3403]

Great vid. Just one step more (since you didn't really do it) more is that you will need your user name and password and authenticator. Just make sure you have both of those things handy.

[@be3zy2o75]

Thanks

[@Insofistikerad]

My problem is that i only own one switch. now all of a sudden its no longer my primary console and i have no idea why its changed how do i get access back as my console as the primary one?

[@klaudiusz219]

how do I reverse it tho? do i have to delete my Switch profile and re-link account, or do I just de-register console, and open the eShop?

[@karlldraws]

Thanks a bunch

[@willwunsche6940]

Thank you

[@liampena1340]

Thanks so much I was annoyed at this for years lol

[@fiendfrank]

Would this work with Nintendo online too? The primary account doesn't have switch online but another user does.

[@ihave14x4nsinmycol0n]

can you change it if it’s activated on another console that you don’t have access to?

[@Minako_Meleph]

So if I want to bring with my Switch Lite (secondary console) on a trip, I can swap primary console via eShop to access my digital games offline, than swap again when I'm back home to my main Switch? And I can make it as many times as I want?

[@Minako_Meleph]

@@ItsRenszy Isn't this via website rather than eShop?

[@Wot477]

No its vis the eshop i am a bit late but you can do thst

[@toddbroadhead2689]

Is there a way that you can make a video how to figure out how to make my console the primary console without having my other Nintendo if I let a friend for my account but they still have their account on their Nintendo but don't know how to remove my account

[@neogenesis1097]

I know it's called "primary console", but could you have a primary console on two different switches turned on/registered at the same time?

[@brownberryking]

by doing this do you lose all the progress on a old primary account?

[@Elimporta2]

Thanks!!!! 🙏

[@djdesigns81]

Thank you. This worked.

[@smileo1007]

My account is saying a different console is registered as the primary console but I only have one Nintendo

[@manuelherrera5860]

So if I made my account on my nephews account and I just bought my switch lite if i long in here with this be my primary console or will it be my nephews?

[@sladeandsonsgaming5255]

For some reason, mine is saying "A different console is registered as your primary console" and I can't deregister it. What do I do?

[@bigmetroidfan911]

What should be done if you get this message "The requested page could not be found."?

[@Spicy3ango]

How do you reverse this? To gameshare with someone else

[@Woingus_Boingus]

Thanks dude

[@messengerorganizer]

Does this require that each profile have its own Nintendo account?

[@specialkw822]

Thank you. I couldn’t figure it out. Your the best

[@fluffybunny6402]

I already deregister the account that is connected to my console. But still I cant make my main account primary? Pleasee I badly needed some help

[@tmrxo]

sameee

[@imgay3749]

Same😅

[@cherry__Soda]

I have an issue, my old switch doesn’t work, it’s unable to turn on so what do I do

[@trejkaz]

Sounds easy, but what if the old console died and you're trying to register the newly bought one?

[@Pikmingaming]

But what if I don’t have access to the primary console? 😮

[@KojiMadarA333]

Thanks I was looking for this I have an account with a couple of games I'm gonna sell the switch but I wanna buy another in the future and I was wondering if I could still have the games I've already bought in another console Thankyou very much

[@PokeLeafYT]

Can i delete it before i un primary it? Because i alredy did

[@KingDuckSauce]

My first nintendo switch broke which was my original primary so my second one wont let my turn it into the primary, help

[@Huskeeee]

My primary consel us broken what do i do to deregister

[@Jsmexi3]

My old switch is broken how can I do this if the other switch broke?

[@beckylea4888]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@nyfinest487]

Does the same apple for 3ds???

[@keeks8388]

so what would do if the primary console is no longer working...

[@aronfunchar7742]

But I sold my other switch and then I got the OLED and now my account is the only account that can play my games what do I do if I don't have my original switch

[@emil.havstein]

Damn, I don't have my old switch anymore. So is there no way I can switch it over to my new one?

[@dynamitedonohue]

Wait for example Adam is the primary can Jackie play the games offline

[@user-gl4kd1jd7c]

Can I not do this if I don't have my primary console?

[@tuurdijk]

Does it have any side effects

[@trashcan3941]

OMG THANK YOUUUUUUU I JUST GOT AN OLED AND MY BROTHER COULDN'T PLAYBTHE GAMES I GOT

[@Factionsplayer]

For some reason i can't play offline it will say find internet connection

[@jackcollins5394]

thank you just thank you

[@ayhamalghoul3806]

It says that my account is Registered to another system but I only have one system.

[@suicideofdoom616]

This is my problem too. my wife's account got hacked and they changed the eshop region to a different currency. I can't register the account back to my switch because it's registered on their switch. It sucks I'm still trying to find out how to fix it

[@ayhamalghoul3806]

@@suicideofdoom616 I just called Nintendo and they deactivated it and I just reactivated on my actual console.

[@evstar___2272]

@@suicideofdoom616 how do you do this as I had a broken switch that was my primary and I can't make my new switch my primary device

[@suicideofdoom616]

@@ayhamalghoul3806 thank you I will give this a try

[@thefnaffan8181]

@@evstar___2272 I have the exact same problem

[@alejandroortega1595]

I don’t have my primary switch it fell in water and it’s un usable. What do I do??

[@desolationd6766]

What if the primary console has the orange screen of death

[@Spad3y]

I cant access my primary console how can i deregister it?

[@chaosthepettyhobbit_]

What if you dont have the old one anymore

[@jewelmage14]

So I lost my old switch and I bought a new one thinking I can play my egames but I can’t make my new switch as primary.

[@BigJonahJ]

It says my old switch is my primary but I don’t have that anymore

[@Iwannabeamafiaboss2001]

There’s something wrong happening with my Nintendo switch because I returned an OLED switch and I factory resetted without diregistering the switch can someone help me

[@YOUTUBEWATCH-tl7pl]

But I don't have the primary console, it's broken, what do I do??

[@sntrlj144]

Wait so basically only one of my children will be able to play minecraft without internet?

[@ishmealfur8540]

Why can't other uses on the SAME console play the games I brought?

[@10jose12liz]

They can play on secondary they just gotta have online for all games owned by others

[@smartalex1697]

My brother kicked me out of my normal Switch with Switch Lite so now I'm gonna deregister the Switch Lite and register Normal Switch as primary.

[@darkpendulumsystem]

The digester button is gray...help

[@exgremory3387]

What if you don't have the other primary console

[@Tenma_Gold]

Oh this is easier then i thought, i thought you would need to do this very long anoying thing with passwords and emails and yada yada, but this is just a few clicks 😊

[@the4lej031]

Is there a limit for how many times you can change your primary console?

[@techtips]

not sure but haven't heard anything about a limit so maybe not?

[@JapeSkape]

Cheers mate