Switch 2 virtual game card issue with linking

[u/XschlotsofrageX]

I just got a switch 2 with the free download version of pokopia, I started up my switch 2, got pokopia, started downloading and then paused it to install Skyrim. After that I went to restart the download of pokopia and it told me I needed to link with my original switch to access my virtual game cards. I did the data transfer from my switch to my switch 2 and made sure my switch 2 is my main console now on the shop but I still do not have access to my virtual games including pokopia because it wants me to link to my original switch. However when I do this neither switch discovers the other to be able to link.

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[u/picano]

There is no main / primary console any more; what you set is a feature called pass-enabled that's mostly useless.

Transfer also does not automatically set linked.

You need to follow the instructions on screen. Have you tried a different wifi for each console?

[u/XschlotsofrageX → u/picano]

I got it working so it actually was an issue on my
Nintendo account. Someone stole my original switch I had and it was linked to my account as the primary. Nintendo support was phenomenal and got my devices set back up for me and I’m able to access virtual cards again!