Nintendo is killing Google and Apple sign-in, and some players could get locked out

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Players already signed in on a device may be able to keep using their Nintendo Account without logging in again. Nintendo will stop accepting Google and Apple log-ins for Nintendo Accounts at 4 PM JST on January 26, 2027, and will block new accounts created through either service. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

Switch 2 and Switch owners who rely on them must move to an email address or Sign-In ID with a password, or a passkey, before the cut-off. Nintendo is killing Google and Apple sign-in, and some players could get locked out ⓘ Kamil Switalski on Unsplash Nintendo will stop accepting Google and Apple log-ins for Nintendo Accounts at 4 PM JST on January 26, 2027, and will block new accounts created through either service.

Nintendo will stop accepting Google and Apple accounts as a way to sign in to Nintendo Accounts on January 26, 2027. The company posted the change to its support site, and it applies to owners of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite and Switch OLED.

From that date, users will no longer be able to link a Google or Apple account to a Nintendo Account, log in with one, or use one to open a new account. The cut-off is set for 4 PM Japan Standard Time, which is 7 AM GMT and 2 AM Eastern Time on the same day.

Anyone who reaches the sign-in screen after the deadline will need the email address or Sign-In ID tied to their account plus a password or a registered passkey. Nintendo already lets users register a passkey , a sign-in credential saved on a phone or other device and unlocked with that device’s own screen lock.

Biometric data stays on the device and is not sent to Nintendo . A passkey works only on the device where it was registered or when signing in on a Switch console with the help of that device, so Nintendo advises users to keep their email address and password current as a fallback.