If you lose the console, have it stolen, or sell it to a friend without unlinking the Nintendo Account first, I see no reason for them to oblige with your request.
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@Draxzelex , how are you? I hope you can fin the time to help me out a bit
I just read this on Nintendo's site.
Important:
- Once a Nintendo Account is linked to a user account, this link cannot be undone. The associated user account must also be deleted to unlink a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console.
- A Nintendo Account can be linked to more than one Nintendo Switch console at a time. You do not need to unlink the Nintendo Account prior to linking it to a second console.
- Deleting a user account from a Nintendo Switch console will also delete any save data that is associated with that account and saved to the console.
- Data deleted from a console cannot be restored unless it is first backed up using the Save Data Cloud backup feature.
- If you wish to retain save data that is not supported using the Save Data Cloud backup feature, do not delete the associated user account.
Additional Information:
- 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.
What to Do:
If I understand correctly, a Nintendo account is linked to a user account. So if I want to unlink my account, I will have to delete my user account and loose all my saved data?
This is what I'm considering to do, I would very much appreciate your wise words of advice and thoughts.
I currently have 1 Switch console. I own several digital purchases and a few cartridge games. I'm going to purchase a second Switch so that I may have one for playing pirated games and the other will remain virgen and all legal. The modded Switch should never go online.
Today I accidentally updated the only console I own at the moment to firmware v6.0. Since I'm going to have a new Switch, I was thinking I could use the new Switch as my legal and unmodded console and clean the old console and play unpaid games on it. Why? Well, I would have a new full year warranty.
- Before purchasing the new Switch I have to look up the serial number to make sure it can be modded.
- On firmware v6.0 would I be able to fully transfer my user data to the new Switch without loosing any saved games? For the moment, I will not be paying for Nintendo Online.
- Does performing a factory reset delete absolutely everything on the console? I wouldn't want any of my current user or Nintendo account data still existing, just in case I ever get banned, I prefer that the console gets banned without affecting my Nintendo Account and purchases
Question related to performing a factory reset on a modded Switch, with Auto RCM, XCI and NSP games: Does the factory reset delete all traces of the mod? Lets say that I've been playing a few month on the modded Switch (never gone online) and I would like to use it legally for some time, would it be enough to just factory reset everything?
Well, I think thats it hahaha. I hope you can have the time to answer back.
Take care.