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    How to Swap Which Player Controls Player 1 (Nintendo Switch Online Classic Games)

    Description:

    Instructions on how to swap who acts as player 1 (P1) when playing Nintendo Switch Online classic games online.

    Additional Information:

    • An active Nintendo Switch Online membership and internet access are required to play online in Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online and Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online games.
    • An active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership and internet access are required to play online in Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online and SEGA Mega Drive – Nintendo Switch Online games.
    • You can play online with users you have added as friends.

    Complete These Steps:

    1. While playing online in a Nintendo Switch Online game, the player who set up the online game must press the ZL + ZR Buttons to open the Suspend Menu.
    2. From the Suspend Menu, press the Y Button or select Swap P1 to swap between player 1 and player 2.
      • If more than two players are playing together online, you will be prompted to select which player will control player 1.
      • A brief notification will be displayed to indicate this change.
      • The initiator of the online game will continue having control of the menus and game selection.