Nintendo ends Google and Apple logins for Nintendo Accounts in 2027

Nintendo announced on 11 November 2026 that it will stop Google and Apple sign-ins for Nintendo Accounts on 26 January 2027, after which users cannot log in with those accounts. Nintendo Life and Siliconera published the announcement on 11 November 2026, citing an official notice from Nintendo. The change removes Google and Apple sign-ins, so players must use a Nintendo Account email address, password, or passkey instead. Both outlets carried the same 26 January 2027 date for the end of third-party sign-ins.

The change takes effect at 4 PM Japan Standard Time on 26 January 2027. That time is 11 PM Pacific Time on 25 January 2027 and 2 AM Eastern Time on 26 January 2027. Siliconera provided the time-zone conversion and pointed readers to the complete statement hosted on Nintendo‘s Japanese support website, where Nintendo’s complete official text appears as the primary source for the statement. Neither outlet reproduced the full text.

After 26 January 2027, people cannot make a new Nintendo Account through Google or Apple credentials. Linking a Nintendo Account to Google or Apple will also no longer be possible. Nintendo’s notice bars new account creation through Google or Apple once the cutoff arrives, matching the end of existing sign-in options, and Siliconera made the same point about credentials for new accounts. Both outlets said the end of linking matches the end of existing sign-in options, with both ending on the same January date and no new Google or Apple links possible after that point.

After the switchover, players sign in using an email address or sign-in ID for their Nintendo Account plus a password. They can also use a passkey, a login credential stored on a device. Siliconera emphasized password setup as the required alternative for affected players. Nintendo is replacing third-party login with a direct Nintendo Account credential or passkey, according to both outlets.

Nintendo Life said anyone already signed in on a device may not have to log in again when the changeover occurs. Active device sessions could continue without a new login, sparing some users from immediate re-authentication. The sign-in page would only appear if a session ended.

The cutoff may shift later because it depends on the system change work’s progress, Nintendo said. Both sources repeated Nintendo’s caveat that the schedule depends on the system change work and could move later than announced. The delay language applies to the end time rather than the decision itself.

On 11 November 2026, Nintendo apologized to people who used a Google or Apple account to sign in to their Nintendo Account. The company acknowledged the disruption caused by ending those options. Nintendo included an apology in its notice directed at people who relied on Google or Apple accounts for Nintendo Account access.

Nintendo apologised to anyone who used a Google or Apple account to sign in to a Nintendo Account.

Nintendo is ending the My Nintendo Platinum Points mission tied to linking a Google account with a Nintendo Account. Nintendo Life specified the Platinum Points mission tied to Google account linking, while Siliconera referred more generally to My Nintendo Points program missions connected to Google. Both sources say the missions end with the sign-in change. The mission was one of the My Nintendo Points program offerings.

Siliconera said users who have not set a password or have forgotten it can reset their password before late January 2027. The outlet framed password reset as the immediate action for anyone currently using Google or Apple to enter a Nintendo Account. The deadline for completing the reset is the same late January cutoff.

Siliconera said registering a passkey for a Nintendo Account can add security even for users who already have a password. The outlet presented passkey registration as optional but useful for security, available even to users who already manage a password. No requirement to use a passkey was stated.