How to Enable or Disable the Online License Setting on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch (MT-10021)
Follow these steps to play downloaded content while connected to the internet, without loading a virtual game card on your console.
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If you would like to play your digital games or DLC on more than two consoles, you can turn on the online license setting. When turned on, you can play downloaded software or DLC you've purchased while the console is connected to the internet, even if you don't have a virtual game card loaded.
Complete these steps
Link your Nintendo Account to all of the consoles that you want to play your digital games on.
On one of the consoles, select your user icon from the HOME Menu.
Scroll down and select Online License Settings.
Enable the "Use Online Licenses" setting.
This enables the setting for your Nintendo Account on all of your consoles. You do not need to set it on each console.
Download the games or content you want to access on each console.
On any of your consoles, insert the physical game card or select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console. Note that you can also continue to use virtual game cards on two of your consoles, even if you have enabled the online license setting.
If you have enabled the online licence setting, this message may appear from time to time. When this setting is enabled and you start a game that is not loaded as a virtual game card, you must have an active internet connection.
For more details, read “Checking whether this software can be played…” Message When Starting Software.
This error code usually indicates that your Nintendo Account is being used to play your digital content on another console.
You cannot use your Nintendo Account to access games on multiple consoles simultaneously.
For more details, read Error Code: 2819-0003.