Nintendo Will Let You Gift Digital Switch Games to Family Members From 16 November
From 16 November, Nintendo eShop on Switch and Switch 2 lets family group members gift digital games, DLC and upgrade packs. How it works and the limits.
Image: NintendoNintendo is adding digital gifting to the eShop just in time for the holidays. From 16 November, members of a Nintendo family group will be able to buy digital games, DLC and upgrade packs for other people in their group, on both Switch and Switch 2.
It only works inside a family group, which can have up to eight members. Your console needs system version 23.5.0 or later, which Nintendo released on 9 November and which should download automatically if your system is online.
How to send a gift
- Open the Nintendo eShop on your console and find the game.
- On the product page, tick the Give as a Gift checkbox and continue to purchase.
- Choose the family group member, and which of their linked systems should receive it.
- Pick a gift wrap colour and any other options, then pay as usual.
Gifts are sent immediately, so wait until the day you want it to arrive.
What the recipient sees
The gift appears on the recipient's HOME Menu, where they can select it, accept it and start playing straight away.
The limits
- Some products may not be eligible for gifting.
- Supervised accounts can't send gifts.
- There's a cap on how many gift purchases you can make in a given period. Nintendo hasn't said what that limit is.
Nintendo's post comes from its US site and doesn't list other regions separately.
