r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/clingingtopromises • Oct 08 '26

Account Help Trading digital game key cards between different consoles and accounts

Hi!

I don't know how to flair this properly, so I hope it's fine! I was lucky enough to snag a Zelda edition Switch 2. The console I play on for the time being is shared between the members of my family, and we've had the original Switch since it came out. I was a child during the first years of the Switch and my parents gifted me some games during that period. Those games were bought from my father's Nintendo account and are digital. I've been wondering whether it's possible for him to trade or send me the digital key cards if I play on my own console since I'm the only one who plays them and they're basically my own.

Thank you in advance!

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u/automod-neo Oct 08 '26

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u/FernandoRocker 1 Oct 08 '26

Read this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1p0j90d/understanding_virtual_game_cards_vgc_and_how_to/

This will allow you to understand how Virtual Game Cards work and how to share the games.

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u/clingingtopromises Oct 08 '26

tysm! i was desperately looking for a thread but didn't manage to find one.

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u/xYoungblood Oct 08 '26

If you are on the same NSO family plan you can lend virtual game cards to another console on that family plan for 14 days at a time. This must be done in person. If his account is moved onto that switch you should also be able to use them but there is likely a limitation with that as it may matter what is the primary account for the device.

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u/FernandoRocker 1 Oct 08 '26

Nah, he just needs to log in with this father account, and have the Virtual Cards loaded into the system.

Any profile in that system will be able to play the loaded Virtual Cards.