Can you put a password on your nintendo switch profile

@bazzatron I'm pretty sure there is no way to restrict certain users on a Switch. If the game is present, anyone can play it. All you can do with the parntal control app is monitor kids' usage.

I could be wrong about that, since I don't use the app, but that's what I remember from the news when it launched.

The eShop, on the other hand, is password protected, and if I remember right that happens automatically. The default setting is also not to remember credit card info, so there are two layers of protection there. You also get email notifications whenever funds are added or a purchase made, so it's easy to keep track.

Regarding games and controllers with individual accounts, the short answer is no. Only one user is "unlocking" the game at a time. What we do in my household is alternate the account we use for multiplayer, so everybody unlocks vehicles and stuff at around the same rate.

I call that the short answer because I know the Switch actually can log in two users at the same time, they just choose not to implement this. ARMS is the only game where I've seen this done. In ARMS, two players can get credit simultaneously for Party Crashes, and achievements are tracked for both players whenever you play MP. So it can be done. (I'm almost certain it works in BlazBlue CTB, too, but I can't swear to that).

Complete these steps

2. 1. Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
   2. Select Sign-in and security settings, and then select Edit in the Change Password section.
   3. Enter your current password, then select OK.
   4. Enter and confirm a new password.
      • Passwords must be at least 8 characters long.
      • Passwords must include a combination of characters from 2 of the following categories: letters, numbers, and punctuation.
   5. Click Submit to update the password.

3. 1. Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
   2. Select Family group.
   3. Click the child's account that you want to update, then click Sign-in and security settings.
   4. Click Edit in the Change password section.
   5. If you are prompted to do so, re-enter the Parent or Guardian password and click OK.
   6. Enter and confirm a new password.
      • Passwords must be at least 8 characters long.
      • Passwords must include a combination of characters from 2 of the following categories: letters, numbers, and punctuation.
   7. Click Submit to update the password.
   1. Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account.
   2. Select Sign-in and security settings, then select Edit in the Change Password section.
   3. Enter your current password, then select OK.
   4. Re-enter the current password if prompted, and click OK.
   5. Enter and confirm a new password.
      • Passwords must be at least 8 characters long.
      • Passwords must include a combination of characters from 2 of the following categories: letters, numbers, and punctuation.
   6. Click Submit to update the password.