How to Purchase or Extend a Nintendo Switch Online Membership
In this article, you'll learn how to purchase a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
Information:
- You can choose between various Nintendo Switch Online memberships:
- Individual memberships provide the service to the Nintendo Account user that purchases the membership.
- Family memberships provide the service to everyone in the purchaser's Nintendo Account family group (up to 8 people).
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual and family memberships provide the service as described above, plus various additional benefits.
- You can purchase multiple copies of the same membership to extend your overall membership time.
- If you already belong to a family membership, you cannot purchase, redeem a download code for or change to an individual membership.
- If you already have an existing membership, you can change from an individual membership to a family membership, or to a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, for a discounted price. The discount amount is based on the number of remaining days on your existing membership, up to the full cost of the new membership. For more details, review our Information on Changing a Nintendo Switch Online Membership.
- Download codes for Nintendo Switch Online memberships do not follow this process. If you have an existing Nintendo Switch Online membership and want to redeem a download code for a different membership, you may receive an error message, or the different memberships may run concurrently. For example:
- If you already have a Nintendo Switch Online family membership, it is not possible to redeem a download code for a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership.
- If you already have a Nintendo Switch Online individual membership and you redeem a download code for a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack family membership, your individual and family memberships will not be combined, but will instead run concurrently.
- Download codes for Nintendo Switch Online memberships do not follow this process. If you have an existing Nintendo Switch Online membership and want to redeem a download code for a different membership, you may receive an error message, or the different memberships may run concurrently. For example:
Complete These Steps:
How do you want to purchase or extend the Nintendo Switch Online membership?
On Nintendo Switch On the Nintendo Website
- Select Nintendo eShop on the HOME Menu to launch Nintendo eShop.
- Select the account you want to use.
- Memberships can be purchased or extended by redeeming a Nintendo Switch Online membership code, or by choosing a particular membership and using a credit card, PayPal or your Nintendo eShop funds.
- Select Nintendo Switch Online on the left side of the screen.
- Select View/Change Membership to see the current membership pricing and options.
How do you want to purchase or extend the membership?
By redeeming a prepaid code Using a different payment method
- Scroll down to Redeem Code and select Enter.
- Enter the 16-digit download code for the Nintendo Switch Online membership, then select OK.
- Make sure to review and accept any required terms that appear on the screen.
- Any letters and symbols not used with prepaid codes (e.g. O, I, Z, commas, hyphens, etc.) will be disabled from the on-screen keyboard.
- Choose whether to activate automatic renewal.
- If you chose to activate automatic renewal, choose the payment method for automatic renewal you would like to set for the membership (credit card, PayPal or Nintendo eShop funds). You will not be charged at this time.
- For Credit Card - Enter the credit card information when prompted.
- For PayPal - You will need to link your PayPal account to your Nintendo Account, if you have not already done so.
- Your membership will be set to renew automatically using your available Nintendo eShop funds when the validity period for your membership ends. If you have selected Credit Card or PayPal, any additional funds will be charged to the payment method you chose.
- Automatic renewal is unavailable for Nintendo Accounts under the age of 18.
- Review the on-screen information about automatic renewal and select Agree if prompted to complete the process.
- For help adjusting your automatic renewal settings, click here.
- Select Confirm to complete the transaction.
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- Choose the membership you want to purchase, then select Proceed to Purchase.
- If you already have an existing Nintendo Switch Online membership, some memberships may be indicated with Cannot Be Purchased. This means that you cannot change from your current membership to that membership.
- To purchase a family membership, you must be aged 18+.
- Family memberships can still be purchased using available Nintendo eShop funds, My Nintendo Gold Points, credit cards or PayPal accounts.
- If you currently have an individual membership on your Nintendo Account, you will be offered a discounted price for a family membership based on the number of remaining days on your individual membership.
- Choose whether to activate automatic renewal.
- If you chose to activate automatic renewal, your membership will be set to renew automatically using your Nintendo eShop funds. Any additional balance will be charged to the payment method you used to place the order.
- The automatic renewal feature is unavailable for Nintendo Accounts under the age of 18.
- For help adjusting your automatic renewal settings, click here.
How do you want to pay for the Nintendo Switch Online membership?
Credit Card PayPal Nintendo eShop Card
- Select Credit Card.
- Enter the credit card number, expiry date and security code, then select Next.
- If you are using saved credit card information, you will not need to re-enter the credit card information to complete the purchase.
- Nintendo Account owners aged 18+ can select the Save box on the credit card entry screen to store credit card information.
- Select Purchase to complete the purchase.
- Select PayPal.
- Link your PayPal account to your Nintendo Account, if you have not already done so.
- Select Purchase to complete the purchase.
- Select Funds Only.
Are there enough funds to complete the purchase?
- Select Purchase to complete the purchase.
How do you want to add funds to purchase the Nintendo Switch Online membership?
Credit Card Nintendo eShop Card PayPal
- Select Credit Card.
- Select the desired amount to be added.
- Enter the credit card number, expiry date and security code, then select Next.
- If you are using the saved credit card information, you will not need to re-enter the credit card information to complete the purchase.
- Nintendo Account owners aged 18+ can select the Save box on the credit card entry screen to store credit card information.
- Select Purchase to complete the purchase.
- Select Nintendo eShop Card.
- If the Nintendo eShop Card option doesn't appear, redeem the card prior to finalising your purchase.
- Enter the 16-character code, then select OK.
- Any letters and symbols not used with prepaid codes (e.g. O, I, Z, commas, hyphens, etc.) will be disabled from the on-screen keyboard.
- Select Add Funds, then select Purchase to complete the purchase.
- Select PayPal.
- Link your PayPal account to your Nintendo Account, if you have not already done so.
- Select Purchase.
- Using an internet browser, visit nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Membership-options/Membership-options-1374627.html and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
- The current Nintendo Switch Online memberships and pricing will appear.
- Select the membership you want to purchase.
How do you want to purchase or extend the membership?
By redeeming a prepaid code Using a different payment method
- Scroll down to Redeem Code and select it.
- Sign in to your Nintendo Account when prompted.
- Enter the 16-digit download code for the Nintendo Switch Online membership, then select Next.
- Make sure to review and accept any required terms that appear on the screen.
- Any letters and symbols not used with prepaid codes (e.g. O, I, Z, commas, hyphens, etc.) will be disabled in the on-screen keyboard.
- Select Next to complete the transaction.
- Choose whether to activate automatic renewal.
- If you chose to activate automatic renewal, choose the payment method for automatic renewal you would like to set for the membership (credit card, PayPal or Nintendo eShop funds). You will not be charged at this time.
- For Credit Card - Enter the credit card information when prompted.
- For PayPal - You will need to link your PayPal account to your Nintendo Account, if you have not already done so.
- Your membership will be set to renew automatically using your available Nintendo eShop funds when the validity period for your membership ends. If you have selected Credit Card or PayPal, any additional funds will be charged to the payment method you chose. Automatic renewal is unavailable for Nintendo Accounts under the age of 18.
- Review the on-screen information about automatic renewal and select Agree if prompted to complete the process.
- For help adjusting your automatic renewal settings, click here.
- Select Redeem to complete the transaction.
- Sign in to your Nintendo Account when prompted.
- Choose the membership you want to purchase or extend, then select Proceed to Purchase.
- If you already have an existing Nintendo Switch Online membership, some memberships may be indicated with Cannot Be Purchased. This means that you cannot change from your current membership to that membership.
- To purchase or extend a family membership, you must be aged 18+.
- If you currently have an individual membership on your Nintendo Account, you will be offered a discounted price for a family membership based on the number of remaining days on your individual membership.
- Choose if you want to activate automatic renewal for your membership.
- If you activated automatic renewal, choose the payment method you would like to set for automatic renewal of the membership (credit card, PayPal or Nintendo eShop funds). If you select Credit Card or PayPal, this will also be the payment method for the membership purchase.
- Your membership will be set to renew automatically using your available Nintendo eShop funds. If you select Credit Card or PayPal, any additional needed funds will be charged to the payment method you chose.
- For Credit Card - Enter the credit card information when prompted.
- For PayPal - You will need to link your PayPal account to your Nintendo Account, if you have not already done so.
- You can change (or cancel) automatic renewal after purchasing the membership.
- If you didn't activate automatic renewal, select a payment method for the purchase (credit card, Nintendo eShop Card or PayPal) when prompted and enter the relevant information.
- Review the purchase information, check the Nintendo Account Agreement, if needed, and select Purchase to complete the membership purchase.