How to Manage Phone Number Registration for a Nintendo Account
Steps for registering, reviewing, changing, or removing a phone number for your Nintendo Account.
Information
Registering a phone number with your Nintendo Account adds an additional layer of security that can help prevent unauthorized access to the account. In various scenarios, such as when you have forgotten your password, you may be prompted to send a text message to your phone to verify your identity. By entering the verification code, your identity will be verified.
What to do
Visit accounts.nintendo.com and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
Select Sign-in and security settings.
Select Phone Number. If you are accessing the Nintendo Account website using a computer, scroll down to the "Phone Number" section and select Edit.
Select Phone Number Settings.
If this Nintendo Account is a Nintendo Account for a child under 13, or for a supervised account for someone 13 to 17 that does not have a registered email address, the option to register a phone number will not appear.
You may be prompted to confirm your identity by re-entering your password, re-authenticating with your passkey, and/or by verifying your email address.
If prompted to enter your password, enter it then select OK.
If you have enabled passkey authentication, you can confirm your identity by signing in using your passkey.
If prompted to verify your email address, select Submit to have an email with a verification code sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Submit.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
If you have set up 2-step verification, you may be prompted to enter an additional code. Launch the Google Authenticator app on your smart device, enter the code it displays, and click Authenticate.
If you do not currently have access to the app, select Use another method to verify your identity and use one of the backup codes you received and saved in a safe place when setting up the 2-step verification.
If you do not currently have access to your backup codes, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "Enter backup code" screen . An email with a verification code will be sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Verify.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
Use the country dropdown to select the country for your phone number.
If your phone number is from a country that does not appear in this list, you will not be able to register that phone number to your account. Please use a different phone number.
Enter your phone number and select Submit. A text message will be sent to the number you entered with a 6-digit verification code—it should arrive within a few minutes, and will expire in 10 minutes.
This message indicates that the number you have entered cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account. Check the following:
The phone number you entered may have been incorrect. Try registering your phone number again, making sure you are entering the number without the country code and without any spaces or dashes.
Make sure you are using a phone number that can receive text messages. Landline phones and other phone numbers that cannot receive text messages cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account.
If the text message with the verification code does not arrive within a few minutes, please check the following:
The phone number you entered may have been incorrect. Try registering your phone number again, making sure you are entering the number without the country code and without any spaces or dashes.
Make sure you are using a phone number that can receive text messages. Landline phones and other phone numbers that cannot receive text messages cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account.
Check your phone settings related to text messages to make sure you are able to receive text messages.
Locate the code in your text message and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Submit.
The message "Your phone number has been linked!" will appear—select OK.
Your phone number is now registered to your account.
If you want to review the phone number registered to your Nintendo Account, visit accounts.nintendo.com and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
Select Sign-in and security settings.
Select Phone Number.
If you are accessing the Nintendo Account website using a computer, scroll down to the "Phone Number" section and select Edit.
Your currently registered phone number will appear.
Visit accounts.nintendo.com and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
Select Sign-in and security settings.
Select Phone Number.
If you are accessing the Nintendo Account website using a computer, scroll down to the "Phone Number" section and select Edit.
Select Change Number.
You may be prompted to confirm your identity by re-entering your password, re-authenticating with your passkey, and/or by verifying your email address.
If prompted to enter your password, enter it then select OK.
If you have enabled passkey authentication, you can confirm your identity by signing in using your passkey.
If prompted to verify your email address, select Submit to have an email with a verification code sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Submit.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
If you have set up 2-step verification, you may be prompted to enter an additional code. Launch the Google Authenticator app on your smart device, enter the code it displays, and click Authenticate.
If you do not currently have access to the app, select Use another method to verify your identity and use one of the backup codes you received and saved in a safe place when setting up the 2-step verification.
If you do not currently have access to your backup codes, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "Enter backup code" screen . An email with a verification code will be sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Verify.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
Use the country dropdown to select the country for your phone number.
If your phone number is from a country that does not appear in this list, you will not be able to register that phone number to your account. Please use a different phone number.
Enter the new phone number and select Submit. A text message will be sent to the number you entered with a 6-digit verification code—it should arrive within a few minutes, and will expire in 10 minutes.
This message indicates that the number you have entered cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account. Check the following:
The phone number you entered may have been incorrect. Try registering your phone number again, making sure you are entering the number without the country code and without any spaces or dashes.
Make sure you are using a phone number that can receive text messages. Landline phones and other phone numbers that cannot receive text messages cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account.
If the text message with the verification code does not arrive within a few minutes, please check the following:
The phone number you entered may have been incorrect. Try registering your phone number again, making sure you are entering the number without the country code and without any spaces or dashes.
Make sure you are using a phone number that can receive text messages. Landline phones and other phone numbers that cannot receive text messages cannot be registered to your Nintendo Account.
Check your phone settings related to text messages to make sure you are able to receive text messages.
Locate the code in your text message and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Submit.
The message "Your phone number has been linked!" will appear—select OK.
Your phone number is now registered to your account.
Visit accounts.nintendo.com and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
Select Sign-in and security settings.
Select Phone Number.
If you are accessing the Nintendo Account website using a computer, scroll down to the "Phone Number" section and select Edit.
Select Delete Number.
You may be prompted to confirm your identity by re-entering your password, re-authenticating with your passkey, and/or by verifying your email address.
If prompted to enter your password, enter it then select OK.
If you have enabled passkey authentication, you can confirm your identity by signing in using your passkey.
If prompted to verify your email address, select Submit to have an email with a verification code sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Submit.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
If you have set up 2-step verification, you may be prompted to enter an additional code. Launch the Google Authenticator app on your smart device, enter the code it displays, and click Authenticate.
If you do not currently have access to the app, select Use another method to verify your identity and use one of the backup codes you received and saved in a safe place when setting up the 2-step verification.
If you do not currently have access to your backup codes, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "Enter backup code" screen . An email with a verification code will be sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account. Locate the code in your email and enter it in the "Verification code" box, then click Verify.
If you do not receive the email, but you have registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account, select Use another method to verify your identity on the "E-mail address verification" screen, then Submit. A code will be sent via text message to your phone number—enter it in the "Verification Code" box and select Submit to verify your identity.
If you have not registered a phone number to your Nintendo Account (or the verification text message does not arrive) and do not receive the email, please follow our steps for Did Not Receive a Nintendo Account Identity Verification Email.
Select Delete.
The message "Phone number deleted." will appear—select OK.