Game On: Here‘s the DL on Sharing DLC with Your Nintendo Crew
The Cheat Code for Accessing Expansions and Add-Ons Across Your Squad
Gamers, geeks, and Nintendo diehards listen up. I‘ve got a money-saving combo move that lets you hack the system and share premium downloadable content across your entire Nintendo crew. Player 1 starts the round…FIGHT!
Power Up: Up to 8 Players Can Access Shared DLC
Straight out the warp pipe, here‘s the 1-up – yes, absolutely 100% you can share a ton of amazing DLC with a Switch Online family membership. By setting up a family group, every one of your crew, up to 8 players, can level up with add-ons, expansions, season passes, and more.
See, when you buy DLC in the Nintendo eShop, it ties to your individual account. But when you designate your Switch as the "primary console" everything on that device can be played by any user. So by investing in DLC for your main account, then letting your family squad game on your primary system, you unlock the special co-op power of shared access.
It‘s a sweet 2-player combo that saves your family time, money, and major frustration. Just imaging trying to grind enough gold to buy 4 or 8 separate copies of an expansion like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Expansion Pass for $19.99 a pop! Talk about damage to your wallet HP.
Round 1: Fight! Primary Console DLC Sharing Breakdown
Let‘s smash into exactly how buying DLC as the family leader and spreading the love works:
- Step 1: You Purchase the Hot New DLC – As the family captain, buy those juicy Zelda DLC packs, Smash Fighter Passes, Mario Kart booster courses using your main account in the eShop.
- Step 2: Register Your Switch as Primary – Under your purchasing account settings, register your console as the account‘s "primary system."
- Step 3: Let Your Crew Game On! – Anyone playing on your souped-up primary device can now access the unlocked DLC content, even under their own profiles!
So as the purchasing account, I grab the Season Pass with its waves of extra Smash Ultimate fighters. My hype-man little brother, tagging in on my primary Switch, can now select Piranha Plant, Joker, Hero – all those beautiful DLC characters I bought – from the roster using his separate user profile.
It‘s like I‘m the mayor of Smashville and I can share the keys to the city with my entire Nintendo family crew!
The Exceptions: Currency and Account Locks
Now, every epic quest has limitations, so there are some DLC sharing exceptions. While big expansions are wide open, smaller in-game purchases can get locked down tighter than the Twilight Realm:
- In-game Currencies – Stuff like V-Bucks in Fortnite, COD Points, Apex Coins. These stay locked to the account that paid the gold.
- Specialized Items/Bundles – Preorder bonuses, special packs tend to bind to accounts too.
- DLC on Non-Primary Devices – Content sharing requires playing on THE primary console of the purchasing account.
So smaller microtransactions and account-exclusive goodies can‘t be passed around. But major expansions? Fair game for the whole party.
Sharing DLC Saves Families Mega Gold Coins
Expanding your squad‘s DLC unlocks massive savings for passionate Nintendo families and share groups. Let‘s go over some ballpark figures:
- Nintendo Switch Online family plan – $34.99/year
- Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass – $19.99
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass – $19.99
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass – $24.99
If a family of 4 players wants access to these DLC packs, purchasing 4 copies at retail would run $239.92 for the first year!
| DLC Copies | Individual Price |
|---|---|
| Breath of the Wild x4 | $79.96 |
| Hyrule Warriors x4 | $79.96 |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe x4 | $99.96 |
But with a family membership and primary console sharing? Just $99.96 total!
That‘s a 58% savings for the whole Nintendo-loving household! Now you‘ve got more gold left over for extra Joycons, carrying cases, and Pro controllers 🙂
The more family and friends in your party, the bigger the unlocked savings grow. It‘s a total treasure chest win!
Sharing is Caring in the World of Gaming
At the end of the day, isn‘t gaming most fun when you do it together as a community? I‘m here for it.
- Doing 4-player local wireless Mario Kart races around the couch.
- Running online Smash tourneys full of DLC characters with your best bros.
- Vibing together in the latest Fortnite season.
And thanks to DLC sharing perks, you don‘t have to bankrupt your gold funds or grind for years so your whole squad can unlock the hottest digital expansions. Just link your family crew under a Nintendo Online membership, buy that juicy Season Pass under your purchasing account, then spread the downloadable love to anyone who plays on your primary console.
It‘s an absolute legendary move when it comes to accessories, extras, major add-ons, and expansion packs. And it keeps the whole dang party happy. Now that‘s worth cheering over like you just pulled off a WWE tag-team finishing move!
So next time you gather your gamer guild for a session, make sure you know the DL on sharing DLC. It‘s a royal road to more content, more happiness, and keeping more of that hard-earned gold. Game on friends – and may your aim be true.
