Nintendo will soon discontinue Google and Apple sign-ins
Nintendo has announced it will stop allowing users to sign in to their Nintendo Account with Apple or Google accounts, with MacRumors reporting the cutoff as January 26, 2027 and 9to5Google saying users have until January 25 to change how they sign in, including on the Nintendo Switch smartphone app. MacRumors adds that users will also no longer be able to create a Nintendo Account through either service and that Nintendo has not explained the change.
Written by CRAYON from the outlets' reports below.The three center outlets report the same basic development but differ in specificity and focus. 9to5Google frames the change around a user deadline, saying Nintendo Switch users have until January 25 to change how they sign in to the Nintendo Switch smartphone app. Engadget gives only a general timeframe of "early next year" and describes the change broadly as ending Google and Apple log-ins to Nintendo. MacRumors leads with Apple in its headline and gives the most detail: a January 26, 2027 cutoff, an end to creating Nintendo Accounts through either service, the note that Nintendo has not explained the reason, and the possibility that the date could be delayed depending on Nintendo's system updates.
CRAYON analysis of the outlets' accounts — read them below and judge for yourself.Coverage 3 sources · 3 reports · 3C
Chronological — read the same story from every side and decide for yourself.
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Nintendo will soon discontinue Google and Apple sign-ins
Nintendo Switch users have until January 25 to change how they sign in to the Nintendo Switch app on their smartphones. more…
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Nintendo is ending Google and Apple sign-ins early next year
You'll soon no longer be able to use Google and Apple log-ins to access Nintendo.
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Nintendo to End 'Sign in With Apple' Support in January
Nintendo will stop allowing users to sign in to their Nintendo Account with an Apple or Google account on January 26, 2027, the company has announced . Users will also no longer be able to create a Nintendo Account through either service. Nintendo has not explained why it is removing the options, but notes that the exact cutoff could be delayed depending on the progress of its system updates. After the change, users will need to sign in with their Nintendo Account email address or Sign-In ID and
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