If you... Nintendo Account Verification Email Did Not Arrive Note The verification email should arrive within thirty minutes, and expire in one hour from when they are sent. You can also access your user information through the My Nintendo website by clicking your nickname in the upper-right corner, then "Account Settings." ; Users aged 16 or older can create a Nintendo Account. A Nintendo Account is required to use certain services from Nintendo, such as off-device game purchases and the My Nintendo loyalty program. How to Create a Nintendo Account Important: The ability to use a Nintendo Network ID to sign in to an existing Nintendo Account or to create a new Nintendo Account has been discontinued. Save data cannot be restored once it is deleted. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Additional Information. If you’re a parent or guardian of children ages 12 or younger, you can create and manage separate Nintendo Accounts for them with a Nintendo Account family group. : Services Authorized to receive this account's information: List of 3rd party services that can receive information from the Nintendo Account. Choose from the following sections: User Information - Details Go to https://accounts.nintendo.com and sign in to your Nintendo Account. If you've forgotten the password for a child account, it can be reset from within the "Family group" option available under the parent or guardian's Nintendo Account. Create Nintendo Accounts for kids to let them earn and redeem their own My Nintendo points. *An e-mail address accessible from a PC or web browser is recommended to create your Nintendo Account. Other Settings: Promotional Emails* Select Receive or Don't receive to opt in/out of promotional emails or surveys from Nintendo, then click Save changes to confirm. Nintendo Account users aged 18 and older can create and add up to five Nintendo Accounts for children (aged 17 and under) to their Nintendo Account. We apologize for any inconvenience. How to Delete a User Account on Nintendo Switch Important: Deleting a user account will delete all save data associated to the account. There is a possibility that this e-mail address could become inaccessible in certain situations, such as when changing cell phone service providers. Nintendo eShop purchase restrictions for Nintendo Switch and the online Game Store can only be set through a parent / guardian’s Nintendo Account in a Nintendo family group.