Minecraft Multiplayer on Nintendo Switch: Player Limits and Requirements

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.