Hardware Can I lock a game with a pin?

[ark76]

I cannot use Nintendo Switch Parental Control app as I'm offline.
I know I can set an age restriction (ex. PEGI 12), but is it possible to lock just a game (title)?
Thanks.

 

[jeb101]

I've not seen any feature like that from homebrew or nintendo itself. The only thing I could think of is a PG SD card and an adults SD card. Likely the easiest solution, but would require a reboot each time unfortunately.

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

I cannot use Nintendo Switch Parental Control app as I'm offline.
I know I can set an age restriction (ex. PEGI 12), but is it possible to lock just a game (title)?
Thanks.

I did a quick readthrough of https://www.nintendo.com/switch/family-fun/parental-controls/ and see that you can whitelist games that are age-restricted, so a really tedious solution would to be to whitelist every game BUT the specific game you have in mind. It will require the parental control app though.

 

[x65943]

I did a quick readthrough of https://www.nintendo.com/switch/family-fun/parental-controls/ and see that you can whitelist games that are age-restricted, so a really tedious solution would to be to whitelist every game BUT the specific game you have in mind. It will require the parental control app though.

First sentence

"I cannot use Nintendo Switch Parental Control app as I'm offline."

OP needs an offline solution

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

First sentence

"I cannot use Nintendo Switch Parental Control app as I'm offline."

OP needs an offline solution

I know, but that is the only solution currently that will allow him to do what he wants to, aside from dedicated micro SD cards like someone else suggested.

 

[x65943]

I know, but that is the only solution currently that will allow him to do what he wants to, aside from dedicated micro SD cards like someone else suggested.

But if he is banned/can't go online then it's not a solution

 

[eyeliner]

I don't think that possible, or even think that the devs even thought about such a thing.
That's quite an odd request. May I know the game you want barred?

Unless you can selectively apply sigpatches to a title?

 

[gameboy]

what nintendo gamw would even need a lock?

 

[hippy dave]

It might be more of a "I don't want anyone fucking up my save" than a "I don't want anyone looking at boobs"

 

[ark76]

When you have two sons different ages, for example.
And of course there are PEGI18 games in Nintendo.

 

[ark76]

what nintendo gamw would even need a lock?

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