How to Enable Two Factor Authentication (2FA) for Your Nintendo Switch Account

Mar. 12, 2021

You just got a brand new Nintendo Switch and you’ve finally created your Nintendo account, and added a bunch of funds and your credit card to it. That’s great, and I’m sure you will enjoy playinggames on Switchjust as much as I have. However, since your Nintendo account is your portal to everything Nintendo, and your credit card and funds are in it as well, it’s important to protect it from hackers. So, here is how to enable two factor authentication (2FA) on your Nintendo Account.

Enable 2FA on Nintendo Switch Account

While you can view your accounts on a Switch, there’s currently no way to actually edit account information from the Nintendo Switch. If you want to enable 2FA on your Nintendo account, here’s how you can do so.

That’s pretty much all there is to enabling two factor authentication on your Nintendo Switch account. Once you have 2FA on Nintendo Switch enabled, you will be required to enter the six digit code from your authentication app in order to log in to your account on new devices. That means even if someone gains access to your password, they will not be able to log in without the six digit code from your authentication app. So you can rest assured that your Switch games as well as any funds and cards you have added to your account are safe.