Quick answer: Nintendo will switch off Google and Apple sign-in (“Easy Login”) for Nintendo Accounts on January 26, 2027 at 4 PM Japan time, which is 1 AM Central on January 26 (11 PM Pacific on January 25). After that you sign in with your Nintendo Account email address (or sign-in ID) and a Nintendo Account password, or with a passkey. If you have only ever used Google or Apple, set a Nintendo Account password now with “Forgot your password?” on the sign-in screen. Current as of November 10, 2026.
If you tap a Google or Apple button every time you sign in to your Nintendo Account, that button has an expiry date. Nintendo posted a notice on its Japanese support site on November 10 saying the Google and Apple link for Easy Login ends on Tuesday, January 26, 2027 at 4 PM JST. Nintendo adds that the actual shutdown time could slip depending on how the system work goes.
We have not yet seen a matching notice on Nintendo’s U.S. or European support pages. Nintendo Accounts use one global sign-in system at accounts.nintendo.com, though, and the notice does not limit the change to Japan, so plan as if it applies to you.
What changes on January 26
- No more Google or Apple sign-in. Those buttons stop working for Nintendo Accounts.
- No new accounts through Google or Apple. New Nintendo Accounts will need an email address and password.
- A My Nintendo mission goes away. The Platinum Points mission for linking a Google account ends too.
- Easy Login itself is over. Nintendo says no other service will replace Google and Apple. It already dropped Nintendo Network ID Easy Login in April 2020 and Facebook and Twitter in October 2022, so this finishes the job.
Your games, saves and purchases stay on your Nintendo Account. A Switch or Switch 2 that is already signed in may keep working without asking you again. The problem shows up the next time you see a sign-in screen, for example when you set up a new console, buy on the eShop from a browser, or open a Nintendo app on a new phone.
How to get ready (5 minutes)
- Find your account email. While Google or Apple sign-in still works, sign in at accounts.nintendo.com and check which email address is on your user info. It may be a Gmail or a hidden Apple relay address you do not remember.
- Set a Nintendo Account password. Your Google or Apple password will not work. On the Nintendo Account sign-in screen, choose Forgot your password? and follow the email link to set one.
- Fix a dead email first. If the email on the account no longer works, for example an old work or school address, Nintendo says you cannot change it yourself. Use Nintendo’s support Q&A on changing an email you can no longer access, and do it before January 26.
- Add a passkey (optional but easier). In your account settings, open Sign-in and security, choose Passkey, then set a new passkey and confirm with your fingerprint, face or screen lock.
Passkey details worth knowing
Nintendo’s passkey page lists tested setups as iPhone and iPad on iOS or iPadOS 16 or later with Safari, Mac on macOS Ventura or later with Chrome, and Android 9 or later with Chrome. iPhone, iPad and Mac need iCloud Keychain on, and Android needs a screen lock.
A Switch or Switch 2 cannot store a passkey itself. Instead, the console shows a QR code, you scan it with your phone and approve with your fingerprint or face, and the console signs in. Nintendo warns not to set a passkey on a shared family device, since anyone who can unlock it could sign in. Keep your password too, because you will need it if you lose or replace that phone.
Child accounts were never able to use Easy Login, so they are not affected.
Have you been signing in with Google or Apple this whole time? This is a good week to check before the holiday console setups start.
Sources: Nintendo Co., Ltd. support notice (November 10, 2026), Nintendo passkey and sign-in support pages, Nintendo Account sign-in page. Image: Nintendo.
