Nintendo will stop letting you sign in to a Nintendo Account with Google or Apple. Nintendo's support page says that "as of January 26, 2027*" you can no longer link those accounts. If Google or Apple is the only way you sign in, set up another way before then.
The page covers Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, Switch Lite and Switch OLED Model. The date carries an asterisk, and Nintendo's page notes that the exact end time may be delayed.
What stops working on January 26, 2027
Nintendo's page lists two changes:
- You can't sign in to a Nintendo Account with a Google or Apple account.
- You can't create a new Nintendo Account with a Google or Apple account.
Nintendo Life reports a third change. The My Nintendo Platinum Points mission for linking a Google account is also discontinued.
Nintendo has not given a reason. PBX Science notes that Nintendo hasn't called Google or Apple sign-in unsafe and that no security problem has been reported. Treat any claim about the reason as guesswork.
Is the deadline January 25 or January 26?
Both dates point to the same cutoff. 9to5Google treats January 25 as the last day to act, because Google and Apple login stops on January 26. Nintendo's official page uses January 26. 9to5Google also frames the change around the Nintendo Switch app. Nintendo's notice applies to Nintendo Accounts in general.
What you'll need to sign in after the cutoff
After the cutoff, you'll need one of these, according to Nintendo Life's summary of Nintendo's notice:
- your email address or sign-in ID, plus a password
- a passkey
9to5Google reports that the Nintendo Switch app now prefers passkeys and that Nintendo recommends registering one in the app. It also suggests a simple check: try signing in now without Google or Apple. If that fails, you have time to fix it.
This article doesn't cover the setup steps. For those, start from Nintendo's support page on the change.
If you're already signed in on your Switch
The cutoff may not affect you right away. Nintendo's support page says that if you're already signed in, "you may not have to log in again." But once the sign-in screen does appear, Google and Apple won't be options. Setting up a password now avoids that problem.
If the password reset email doesn't arrive
If you miss the deadline, 9to5Google says you can use "forgot password" on the Nintendo Account page. Nintendo's page has tips for when the reset email is slow:
- The email can take a while to arrive.
- Add [email protected] to your address book or safe-sender list.
- If it still hasn't arrived after a while, contact Nintendo.
The reset email goes to the address on your Nintendo Account. The sources don't confirm whether that is always the same as your Google or Apple address. If you used Apple's hide-my-email option or an old Gmail address, check which inbox you can actually reach.
Don't remove the Google link first
If you plan to review which apps can access your Google account, wait. Confirm you can sign in to Nintendo with a password or passkey before you remove anything.
Avoid waiting until January 25. Nintendo announced the change on November 10, 2026, according to PBX Science. That leaves time to sort out a missing reset email before the cutoff.
