Nintendo will let family groups gift digital eShop games

Nintendo will let players send digital games to members of their Nintendo Account family group through the eShop on Switch and Switch 2. Eligible DLC and upgrade packs can also be gifted, though some products are excluded.

Nintendo’s U.S. consumer announcement says the feature will arrive on November 16. Its U.S. system update notes instead schedule the eShop update for November 17. Availability in Israel has not been confirmed.

To send a gift, select Give as a Gift on the product page, choose a family group member and their linked system, and complete the purchase. The gift is sent immediately and appears on the recipient’s HOME menu, where it can be selected and accepted.

A family group can have up to eight accounts. Supervised accounts cannot send gifts, and Nintendo limits the number of gift purchases in a given period without specifying the limit. The feature requires system version 23.5.0 or later and a separate eShop update.