How to Unlink a Nintendo Account From a Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch Console Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
Steps for unlinking your Nintendo Account from a console.
What to do
To unlink a single Nintendo Account from a console, delete the associated user account on your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch.
Once a Nintendo Account is linked to a user account, this link cannot be undone. The associated user account must be deleted to unlink a Nintendo Account from the console. Deleting the user does not delete the Nintendo Account or any associated purchases—the Nintendo Account will still be available and can be re-linked to another user account in the future.
Deleting a user account from a Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch console will also delete any save data that is associated with that account and saved to the console.
Data deleted from a console cannot be restored unless it is first backed up using the Save Data Cloud backup feature.
If you wish to retain save data that is not supported using the Save Data Cloud backup feature, do not delete the associated user account.
To unlink all Nintendo Accounts from a console, restore your Nintendo Switch 2 to factory settings or initialize the Nintendo Switch console.
Additional information
A Nintendo Account can be linked to more than one Nintendo Switch 2 and/or Nintendo Switch console at a time. You do not need to unlink your Nintendo Account from a console prior to linking it to a different console.
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