Nintendo will finally allow digital game gifting on Nov. 16, albeit with some catches.
To start, this feature will be limited to Switch and Switch 2 users within the same family group. For context, a family group includes up to eight accounts and is naturally only intended for family members, making it difficult to gift most people unless they already happen to be in your group. There’s no option to send gifts to anyone on your Friends List.
Further, Nintendo says only “eligible” games, DLC, and upgrade packs will be available for gifting, although it’s unclear exactly which titles are excluded. Other restrictions include supervised accounts not being able to send digital gifts and the number of gifts being limited “in a given period.”
To send a gift, visit the Nintendo eShop page of the desired title and select the ‘Give as a Gift’ checkbox. From there, complete the purchase and select the gift recipient from the list of members of your family group. Note that gifts are sent immediately, so plan accordingly for when you want the recipient to get it.
All in all, these are the sorts of weird limitations you’d expect from Nintendo. If nothing else, though, you can still buy Nintendo eShop gift cards from most retailers as an alternative. It should also be noted that PlayStation doesn’t offer any digital game gifting at all, although Xbox and Steam do, and with far fewer restrictions than Nintendo.
In related news, Nintendo just announced its 2026 Black Friday deals for Canada, which include some decent savings on a Switch 2 bundle and various games.
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