Your Google account will lose its ability to unlock your Nintendo account next year

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Nintendo is discontinuing Google and Apple account linking. Once the change goes into effect, you’ll no longer be able to log into your Nintendo account with a Google or Apple account. The target end date is January 26, 2027, but the official end could be delayed “depending on the progress of the system change work.” From Grubhub to ArtStation, you can connect your account to your Google account to make logging in easier. You could even do this with your Nintendo account, but that will no longer be the case soon. Nintendo is putting an end to linking your account with Google or Apple accounts. A newly published support page reveals that Nintendo plans on discontinuing Google and Apple account linking. Once the change goes into effect, you’ll no longer be able to log into your Nintendo account with a Google or Apple account. Users are also losing the ability to create a Nintendo account using Google or Apple. Additionally, the game publisher is putting an end to the My Nintendo Platinum Points mission that rewards users for connecting their accounts.