Yikes, Nintendo's family sharing setup is awful! I didn't realise, as we only have a single Switch so it's never come up.
We do have a couple of Steam Decks and a desktop PC, though, and it's so easy to manage this stuff on Steam. Set up a family, and your entire game library is available to everyone in the family. You can't play the same game at the same time, but otherwise there are no real caveats. It's just very easy and simple.
Oh, plus everyone gets free cloud saves and multiplayer access.
For such a family-focused company, it's weirdly draconian from Nintendo.
> Nintendo will prevent play if it detects the game is being played on another system at that time.
Not just that, it locks the entire second Switch down if the account is in use on the first Switch. It really sucks! I can't even turn my Switch on if my kids are playing the one hooked up to the TV. They always use my save files because I have all the stuff unlocked in whatever game.
Not sure if this will change with the new system. Doesn't sound like it.
Be right back, need to go buy Shadows again to support their fearless marketing team.
If they don't name the subsidiary Ubihard, what are we even doing here.
You be what???
Definitely Not Ubisoft Inc.
Yikes, Nintendo's family sharing setup is awful! I didn't realise, as we only have a single Switch so it's never come up.
We do have a couple of Steam Decks and a desktop PC, though, and it's so easy to manage this stuff on Steam. Set up a family, and your entire game library is available to everyone in the family. You can't play the same game at the same time, but otherwise there are no real caveats. It's just very easy and simple.
Oh, plus everyone gets free cloud saves and multiplayer access.
For such a family-focused company, it's weirdly draconian from Nintendo.
Wow, somewhat generous as that may be of Nintendo, it is also sort of complicated.
At least purchases aren't tied to the SYSTEM anymore, and are tied to accounts. That was silly.
> Nintendo will prevent play if it detects the game is being played on another system at that time.
Not just that, it locks the entire second Switch down if the account is in use on the first Switch. It really sucks! I can't even turn my Switch on if my kids are playing the one hooked up to the TV. They always use my save files because I have all the stuff unlocked in whatever game.
Not sure if this will change with the new system. Doesn't sound like it.