Nintendo was first established as a little playing card company. Despite the card’s higher demand, Nintendo really became well-known when it started making toys in the 1960s, and after creating video games and consoles in the 1970s and 1980s, it gained worldwide recognition. Super Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Pokémon are just a few of the video game franchises that helped the games become famous and top sellers.
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With the launch of Nintendo Switch in March 2017, Nintendo Account was introduced to video game hardware, allowing user profiles to be connected to an account for services like online multiplayer and Nintendo eShop. The Nintendo Account ID system for display names was announced in advance of its release.
Nintendo services are available on a variety of platforms using the single sign-on user account system known as Nintendo Account. It was launched in February 2016 and serves as the login mechanism for all mobile applications released by Nintendo as well as the Nintendo Switch gaming console and additional services like My Nintendo.
You can link your Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple, and other accounts to your Nintendo account. The username and password for those accounts can then be used to access your Nintendo Account. Additionally, you may link your Nintendo Network ID to combine your Nintendo eShop account balances, collect My Nintendo Gold Points for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS software purchases, and shop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games on the Nintendo Online Store. You can still establish a Nintendo Account with your email address even if you don’t want to use or don’t already have one of the accounts mentioned above.
Sometimes you feel like changing your Nintendo account or permanently deleting it. Here are some ways you can delete your Nintendo account. You can delete two types of accounts, either a standard Nintendo Account or a Nintendo Account for a child. For the Nintendo Account for a child, only the parent’s or guardian’s Nintendo Account can be used to remove a child’s Nintendo account.
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Standard Nintendo Account
- Insert your Nintendo Account login information and click Other Settings.
- Select the Delete Account link, at the very bottom of the page.
- Read the information on deleting your Nintendo Account that is displayed on the screen.
- After reading the content, click Deactivate and Delete.
- To permanently deactivate the Nintendo Account, click Confirm Account Deletion.
Nintendo Account for a Child
- Enter their account information and select the Family group.
- Select the child whose account you want to delete by clicking.
- Go to Other Settings.
- Click to delete a kid account.
- Read the information on deleting your Nintendo Account that is displayed on the screen.
- After reading the content, click Deactivate and Delete.
- To permanently deactivate the Nintendo Account, click Confirm Account Deletion.
Everything you own, such as achievements, account information, rewards, in-app content and coins, data in apps which you’ve purchased or downloaded, and discounts such as those offered by the app store on the Nintendo Store, may be removed if the account is suddenly deleted.
Your Nintendo Network ID and any linked third-party accounts, such as social networking accounts, will NOT be deleted if you delete your Nintendo Account. For a period of four weeks following deletion, you can reactivate your account. The account will be permanently erased and cannot be restored after this period has passed.
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