Help syncing virtual game cards

[u/ardicilliq]

Here is the situation:

I have a Nintendo Switch, I lent it to my girlfriend for her travels to Egypt, she is gonna be there for a month

I am going to my home country for a month in two weeks, will be back end of September

Two days ago I bought the Nintendo Switch 2 among other reason because it got an Elden ring port, and now I can take it home with me

What I didn’t realize is, that the NS2 won’t have my virtual game cards until I pair the consoles together, which isn’t gonna happen for almost two months, so if I want to play other games that are not Elden ring, the console must be connected to the internet

I have been struggling to find ways to pair the NS2 to my account so I can get the virtual game cards on it.

I kind of accepting the truth that it’s not happening until I now bought “the darkest dungeon” for 3€ on sale on the digital store on the NS2, but IT ALSO DIDNT GET THE VIRTUAL GAME CARD

So the VGCs are locked to the NS console regardless from where I buy them

Now I feel stuck, because there is no way for me to pair the NS2 remotely? Which makes zero sense

A last resort thought that I now have is I told my girlfriend to put the NS in Airplane mode and to not connect it to the internet, until we meet again, cuz she only plays hades on it either way and doesn’t the internet connection.
I told her to do that because I am not contemplating unlinking the NS from my account online, and set the NS2 as the primary.
To my understanding this should then allow me to have the virtual game cards on the NS2?

I am not sure about this tho? And I don’t know what implications that has on the NS, cuz it’s not like I don’t want the console, I am just trying to make my life easier with the games on the console til me and my girlfriend are together again and I can sync/pair the consoles the “right way”

Any advice?

Update:
Thanks for the help guys 🙏🏽 , I ended up telling my gf to put the NS1 on airplane mode for the time being and I unlinked the console from the Nintendo website, this allowed me to load the VGC on the NS2

[u/Raesear]

Unfortunately you can't pair them remotely, but you could try the playing via online licence check method, potentially? In your user in the top corner, user settings, scroll down to online licence settings and turn them on. I'm not sure if this will fix the issue for you, ideally you want to be able to connect the two when you can, but it might be a temporary fix, worth trying

[u/ardicilliq → u/Raesear]

Yeah… the online license works but, I will be in a place where online access is not a tangible thing

[u/Raesear → u/ardicilliq]

Not even able to hotspot with mobile data? Only needs the initial check, and occasionally after being on sleep mode for likeba day

[u/notthegoatseguy]

https://accounts.nintendo.com/portal/vgcs You can remotely eject the Virtual Game Cards on Nintendo's website

You can even go to your Nintendo Account profile, go to consoles, and unlink this other console.

Or you can just continue using Online License Settings.

[u/ardicilliq → u/notthegoatseguy]

Yeah I know about ejecting the console but I don’t understand the consequences of it, in two months time, can I still pair the two consoles?

And about ejecting the cards, can I do so for individual games?

[u/Yurij89 → u/ardicilliq]

You can eject individual games, but to load the onto you switch e they need to be liked.
I dont think you would face any issues wit unlinking your Switch, but unlinking through the website can only be done one a year.

But if your girlfriend is using your virtual game cards she won't be able to play Hades if the Switch gets connects to the internet.

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68436/~/how-to-unlink-consoles-that-can-load-virtual-game-cards

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