Nintendo
Nintendo is the most famous video game company in the world, has existed for more than a century, was born in the late 1800s as a company that distributed playing cards, continued to live until the 70s were introduced to the game. video games with Nintendo consoles such as Color TV Game, Gameboy and NES and Super NES.
Nintendo is currently the direct rival of giants such as Xbox and PlayStation, and all of its consoles such as PlayStation 2 and 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, are direct rivals of the consoles that Nintendo has brought to market, such as the Nintendo DS saga. and 3DS, Nintendo Wii is the newest and most popular of all, Nintendo Switch, which offers the best games and apps to have fun.
All these are excellent consoles that, taking advantage of them, will give us hours and hours of fun, with surprising and intuitive game modes, with pleasant and incredible graphics, even today consoles have excellent basic components to have an operating system with a good interface and online video game store, in this case Nintendo has its own store and to access it you must have a account Nintendo.
How to register a new Nintendo Account from scratch? - Steps to follow
Creating a Nintendo account is very simple, we can create it via the Internet, in practice if you have a Nintendo console or a mobile app, you need a Nintendo account to connect and have a record of your games and brand products.
You must be over 16 to create an account due to the company's strict security policies. If you are under this age, you have the option to enter your parents' email and the company will send them an email so they can open an account for you.
Enter the official page:
It doesn't matter if you have an old account or not, the official Nintendo website is where we need to create our account. You have to go to the official page and at the top right you will find the option that says Login / Create Account.
You have to select that option and then the page will take you to a new tab where you have to choose if you already have an account or want to open a new one. By choosing to create a new account, you verify your age and proceed to the registration process.
The registration process begins:
After verifying the age, the registration process begins and we will have to follow the following steps:
- We must first attach basic personal data or if you find it more convenient to link our Google account for speed up the process.
- We will fill the requirements missing such as the e-mail address for our Nintendo Account, Nickname and password.
- We tick the box in which we do not wish to receive daily emails and notifications from Nintendo, we confirm all information and we agree to create a account Nintendo.
- The final step to have our account ready is to create the Nintendo Network ID Switch, this is a PIN password to use in the future when we want to make important changes to our Nintendo account, we enter the PIN that was sent to our email in the matching box, we just confirm.
Once our account is created, we can insert it into each product Nintendo, whether to save our linked Pokemon games on our Nintendo Switch or even in the Super Mario Run game, Nintendo also has functions such as giving points which if we accumulate They can be exchanged for extras of the games we have on our consoles.
How do I log in with my Nintendo Account?
As easy as logging into Nintendo official website, at the top right you will find the Create account / Login option. Select and then enter your email and password information.
If you have 2-Step Verification, then you have to enter the password and then the code that is sent to your mobile and that's it.
Create a Nintendo Account: How to sign up for My Nintendo
My Nintendo is a program created by Nintendo for reward consumers for their loyalty. This program offers users gift points after completing various missions and with these points they can be exchanged for digital content or discounts.
To register in My Nintendo you just have to follow the following steps:
- Go to the official My Nintendo page.
- If you already have a Nintendo Account, select the Sign In option. If you don't have a Nintendo Account, you need to create one.
- Log into your Nintendo Account.
- Start the tutorial explaining how to use the program and that's it.
Choose if you want to receive emails
When you create your Nintendo Account, you have the option to select whether or not you wish to receive promotional emails from the application. If you have not activated it, these emails will not reach you and to reactivate the option you just have to follow the following steps:
- Log into your Nintendo Account.
- Go to the More Settings option
- Now locate the Promotional Email option and select
- Now in your email check that you have no options to block emails from @ accounts.nintendo.com and check the Spam tray to see if there are any.
Account confirmation
When opening an account on Nintendo they will send you an email to confirm it, if this e-mail does not reach you you must check the Spam tray where it usually arrives and if it is not there you must verify that the e-mail that has been entered in the Nintendo Account is the correct one.
You can also check that you don't have any filters that are preventing mail from arriving. If you don't find any solution, it's best to open a new account with a new email. After the confirmation email arrives, you just need to follow the given steps.
Activate and verify your Nintendo Account
After activating your account you can do 2-Step Verification, this option must be activated by us and it is done to access the Nintendo account not only with the password but also with a 6-digit code sent to our phone. To activate it follow the steps below.
- Download and open the Google Authenticator app on your phone.
- Select the More icon, followed by the Settings option.
- Now select the Time Correction in Codes option and then Sync Now.
- When you are on the 2-Step Verification page, during your Nintendo login, enter one of the 10 security codes that will arrive on your phone and that's it.
How do I link my old Nintendo Network ID to my My Nintendo? - It's possible?
The old Nintendo Network ID cannot be linked to My Nintendo. But what you can do is link it to the new Nintendo account and to do that you just have to follow the steps that we present to you below.
From a computer or website:
- Log into your Nintendo Account.
- Look for the option that says User Information-Link Account- Edit
- Select the Nintendo Network ID option and follow the instructions.
From a Nintendo Switch console:
- From the console HOME menu, select the user icon.
- Now highlight the option that says Friend suggestion and with the L and R buttons select continue.
- Then enter your Nintendo Network ID and password, log in and it will be linked to your account.
Remember that both the date of birth and the country of the Nintendo Network ID they must be the same that have been entered into the Nintendo Account.
Steps to link social media accounts to my Nintendo Account
Link social networks to Nintendo Account it's something pretty quick and easy to do, it's pretty much the same process for any account.
When you create the Nintendo Account you have the possibility to do it with your Google account, if you do it immediately it is connected but if not you just have to:
- Go to the Nintendo website and open your account.
- Locate the Linked Accounts - Edit option, select the Google option and that's it.
Facebook can also link it to your account when you first open it. But if you haven't, repeat the above steps:
- Go to the Nintendo website and open your account.
- Locate the Linked Accounts - Edit option, select the Facebook option and that's it.
Twitter is another social network with which you can log into Nintendo.
- Go to the Nintendo website and open your account.
- Find the Linked Accounts - Edit option, select the Twitter option, and that's it.
Nintendo and its latest console
Now Nintendo has a new console called Nintendo Switch, one of the best consoles they have released, with a new look and components that make great games work, you can't miss the opportunity to have it. This account with games like The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Oddysey, with features like watching YouTube or using Joy-Con to play on the phone, is an experience that Nintendo offers us.
