How do I permanently delete my Nintendo Account?

Complete these steps

  1. Sign in to your Nintendo Account, and select Other Settings.
  2. Click the Delete Account link at the bottom of the page.
  3. Read through the onscreen information regarding Nintendo Account deletion.
  4. Once you have read the information, click Deactivate and Delete.

Is Club Nintendo the same as Nintendo Account?

The short answer is that an NNID is used to make purchases on the Wii U and 3DS, while a Nintendo Account is used to make purchases on the Switch. You’ll want to merge the accounts when you get a Switch so you can use any money left over from your NNID account to purchase great Switch games.

Can you delete Nintendo Account and keep games?

Important: Deleting a user account will delete all save data associated to the account. Save data cannot be restored once it is deleted. Note: If the user account is linked to a Nintendo Account, the Nintendo Account will not be deleted.

Does Nintendo delete inactive accounts?

If you are unable to reactivate your Nintendo Account, this means that it has been over 30 days since the account was deleted. After 30 days, the account is permanently deleted from our files and cannot be restored.

Can you unlink a Nintendo Account?

Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account. Click User info, then scroll down to the Linked accounts section and click Edit. To unlink an NNID from your Nintendo Account, click the checkmark next to Nintendo Network ID to remove the link.

How long does it take to delete a Nintendo Account?

After 30 days,the account is permanently deleted from our files and we are unable to restore the account or any associated licenses or funds.

What does a Nintendo Account get you?

A Nintendo Account enables participation in the My Nintendo rewards programme, including playing upcoming apps from Nintendo, as well as purchases of digital games for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U from Nintendo eShop using a PC or a smartphone (such services to be launched in March 2016).

Why would I have a Nintendo Account?

A Nintendo Account is required to use online services on Nintendo Switch systems (such as Nintendo Switch eShop purchases). A Nintendo Account is also used for certain web services (like My Nintendo), and can be used with smart-device applications (like Super Mario Run).

What happens if I delete switch account?

Deleting a user account will delete all save data associated to the account. Save data cannot be restored once it is deleted.

How do I recover a deleted Nintendo Account?

Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account. Click Reactivate to restore your account.

How do I access my old Nintendo Account?

What to do

  1. Visit the Forgot NNID website.
  2. Enter the E-Mail Address associated with your account into the appropriate field.
  3. Select either Birth Date or Nickname.
  4. Select Send.
  5. An e-mail with your Nintendo Network ID(s) will be sent to the e-mail address associated to your Nintendo Network account.

What happens if I unlink my Nintendo account?

Unlinking a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console 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. A Nintendo Account can be linked to more than one Nintendo Switch console at a time.

Is there a way to permanently delete a Nintendo Account?

Go to in your web browser of choice. Log in with your Nintendo account credentials. Click Other Settings in the side menu. Click Delete account in the bottom right. Read through the on-screen information regarding deleting. If you’re still going to go through with it, click Deactivate and Delete.

What happens if I unlink my Club Nintendo Account?

Unlinking that club nintendo account won’t remove that 3ds’s download history. It is safe to do because you can always relink it to the same club nintendo account if you made a mistake unlinking it. Unlinking will let someone link their own club nintendo account, to that 3ds, and let new purchases be credited to their cn account.

How can I delete games I bought from e-shop?

Just unlink that 3ds from your club nintendo account, and remove any credit card information from the 3ds. That’s all you need to do. Never use the Delete account option on the Eshop. That will delete anything bought on the e-shop and those games will not be redownloadable unless paid for again. I’m rather supprised at the answers here.

Can a Nintendo Account leave a family group?

Admin Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group. You will need to transfer the admin role to another family group member first. Supervised Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group. A parent/guardian in your family group will need to remove the Supervised status from your account first.

How can I Delete my Nintendo Account and what will happen?

Support | Nintendo Account. You can delete your Nintendo Account by selecting “Delete Account” from the Profile menu. Once you have confirmed that you want to delete your Nintendo Account, it will first be deactivated for a duration of four weeks.

Unlinking that club nintendo account won’t remove that 3ds’s download history. It is safe to do because you can always relink it to the same club nintendo account if you made a mistake unlinking it. Unlinking will let someone link their own club nintendo account, to that 3ds, and let new purchases be credited to their cn account.

Just unlink that 3ds from your club nintendo account, and remove any credit card information from the 3ds. That’s all you need to do. Never use the Delete account option on the Eshop. That will delete anything bought on the e-shop and those games will not be redownloadable unless paid for again. I’m rather supprised at the answers here.

Admin Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group. You will need to transfer the admin role to another family group member first. Supervised Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group. A parent/guardian in your family group will need to remove the Supervised status from your account first.