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How to Cancel Nintendo Online in 6 Easy Steps (With Photos)

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How to Cancel Nintendo Online in 6 Easy Steps (With Photos)

Nintendo online subscription services give you access to various perks and options. For example, with the base-level subscription, you can access NES and SNES game libraries. Nintendo Online+ Expansion pack gives you access to N64 and Sega Genisis game libraries.

If you have been using your Switch with an online account and you feel like you are not getting your money’s worth, you can always cancel your subscription. However, they do not call it canceling. Instead, you to turn off the automatic payment so that the next time a payment won’t go through. To cancel your Nintendo Online account, follow these six simple steps.

1. Go To Nintendo.com

How to Cancel Nintendo Online
Open your browser, navigate to Nintendo.com and log in to your account.

2. Click On Your Profile

How to Cancel Nintendo Online
Order history appears on your Nintendo Online profile

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At the top right corner of the web page, click on your profile picture (or your Nintendo username). From this drop-down menu, select Account Settings.

3. Select Shop Menu

How to Cancel Nintendo Online

On the left-hand side of your screen, you will see a list of options.

This will bring you to a new page. From this list, click on Shop Menu.

4. Nintendo Switch Online

How to Cancel Nintendo Online
Nintendo Switch Online is the fourth item on the list.

After clicking on Shop Menu, a new tab will open in your browser. Here you will see your payment info scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Nintendo Switch Online.

5. Turn Off Automatic Renewal

How to Cancel Nintendo Online
Regardless of your subscription intervals, you will have access to your online benefits until the expiration date.

Now you will be on a page that gives all your membership details like the expiration date, the deadline to turn off automatic renewal, and the amount due. To continue the process, select Turn Off Automatic Renewal.

6. Confirm Turning Off Automatic Renewal

How to Cancel Nintendo Online
users have two options to cancel or turn off their subscriptions.

Finally, you will have one more box that pops up, asking you to confirm your selection. To continue the process, select the red Turn Off option on the right-hand side.

Check out this informative video that walks you through the step-by-step process of canceling your Nintendo Online membership hassle-free. Say goodbye to those monthly fees and hello to expert guidance!

Congratulations, you have turned off the automatic payment for Nintendo Online, effectively canceling your payment plan. However, you can renew this plan whenever you like by returning to where you were on step 5 and selecting an option that says Renew Plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I cancel my switch online?

You can cancel your Nintendo Switch Online membership by terminating automatic renewal for your membership. This will discontinue the service at the end of the billing period for your current membership.

What happens when you deregister a switch account?

Unlinking a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console does not delete the Nintendo Account or any associated purchases. The Nintendo Account will still be available and can be re-linked to another user account in the future.

Does deleting Nintendo Account delete user?

Deleting a Nintendo user account will delete all the save data that you have associated with the account.

What happens if you have the same Nintendo Account on two switches?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and play your games on any of them using your Nintendo Account.

Can I lose my digital Switch games?

All games you buy digitally are stored via your Nintendo Account ID, so you can redownload them as often as you want when you delete games to free up space, no problem. 

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