Minecraft Multiplayer on Nintendo Switch: Player Limits and Requirements
Nintendo lists three multiplayer configurations for Minecraft on Nintendo Switch:.
Minecraft Multiplayer on Nintendo Switch: Player Limits and Requirements
Nintendo lists three multiplayer configurations for Minecraft on Nintendo Switch:
| Mode | Player count | |---|---:| | One console | 1–4 | | Local wireless | 2–8 | | Online | 2–8 |
Online play
Online features require a Nintendo Switch Online membership and a Nintendo Account.
Split-screen play
Each split-screen participant needs a controller. To play split-screen without Nintendo Switch Online memberships, turn off the world's Multiplayer game setting. If that setting remains enabled, every split-screen player needs an active membership.
Cross-platform play
The Nintendo Switch version is Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Bedrock supports cross-play across Windows 10 and 11, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and mobile devices.
Nintendo states that signing in with a free Microsoft account enables Switch players to play with people using non-Nintendo devices.
Sources and verification
- Minecraft for Nintendo Switch — Official Nintendo StoreSupports the player counts, Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Account requirements, Bedrock Edition identification, and Microsoft-account-enabled play with users on non-Nintendo devices.
- What is Minecraft? Discover the World of MinecraftLists the supported Bedrock cross-play platforms.
- Requirements to Play Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Split-ScreenDocuments the controller requirement and how the Multiplayer game setting affects Nintendo Switch Online requirements for split-screen play.