How To Secure Your Nintendo Account (2-Step Verification setup) | New in 2025
Thinking of a way to keep your Nintendo account more secure? The best way to do that is to use 2-Step Verification on your Nintendo Switch account. A few months ago, Nintendo disclosed that several thousands of Switch accounts were compromised, with hackers carting away passwords. The hacking attempts apparently targeted the Nintendo Network ID or NNID, which is a set of username and password for a Nintendo account.
In this brief guide, we’ll show you the steps on how to use 2-Step Verification.
Things you need to set up Nintendo account 2-Step Verification
In order to keep your Nintendo account secure, you need to set up 2-Step Verification. This is an additional layer of security for your account and is effective counter to hacking attempts and unauthorized use.
Once 2-Step Verification has been completed on your account, you will have to log in to it using both your password and verification code that Google Authenticator app will give you.
Below are the stuff that you need in order to do this:
- Nintendo account
- internet connection
- smartphone or computer
- active email address
You’re going to need a second device like a smartphone in order to install an authenticator app and to check your email address for the verification code.
To download the Google Authenticator app on your smartphone, click on any of the links below:
How to secure your Nintendo account using 2-Step Verification
Once 2-Step Verification has been enabled, you can return to the 2-step verification settings section to review the backup codes and remove the 2-step restriction.
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