{
  "id": 19406920,
  "title": "Your Google account will lose its ability to unlock your Nintendo account next year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/your-google-account-will-lose-its-ability-to-unlock-your-nintendo",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T21:49:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/nintendo-ending-google-apple-account-linking-3733635/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting in January 2027, Nintendo will no longer allow users to link their accounts with Google or Apple. This change, announced on a newly published support page, will prevent users from logging into their Nintendo accounts using Google or Apple credentials. The reason for this decision is unclear, but Nintendo may delay the official end date depending on the progress of the system change. Currently, users can link their Nintendo accounts with Google or Apple, as well as create a Nintendo account using these services. Additionally, the company is ending the My Nintendo Platinum Points mission, which rewards users for linking their accounts.",
  "summary": "Nintendo did not offer an explanation for the decision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}