How to enable 2FA on your Nintendo Switch Account
Click or tap on “Sign-in and security settings” in the left-hand column. Click or tap on the “Edit” button next to “2-Step Verification settings” at the bottom of the right-hand column. Click or tap the red “2-Step Verification setup” button that appears. Click or tap the red “Submit” button that appears under your registered email address. You will be sent a verification code to your email address which you will need to enter into the box to continue the process. If you don’t immediately receive the email, do check your junk folder in whichever email client you use. Click or tap on the “Submit” button after entering the verification code.
Once downloaded and installed (if you didn’t already have it), open the Google Authenticator app and tap on the plus symbol at the top of the page. Tap on “Scan the barcode” on your mobile device and scan the QR code that appears on the Nintendo Account page using your phone or tablet’s rear camera. A section will appear in Google Authenticator under “Nintendo Account” along with a changing set of six randomly generated numbers. Type the current six digits into the “Code” section on the Nintendo website and hit “Submit”.
