I have a Nintendo Switch that I am going to take on a long haul flight Thursday 8th Feb (I fly at 8:45PM GMT).
I would like to pre-load Dragon Quest Builders which is released on the 9th February. This means that at 12AM when the game is released I'll be in the air.
My question is, will I need to be connected to the Internet for this game to become playable on my switch?
I'd love to be able to play it on my flight but obviously if I need Internet I won't be able to activate the game!
Best Answer
You need an internet connection to verify your purchase to unlock the game. After that it is playable without any internet connection.
I’ve bought several pre-purchase titles on the Switch and the 3DS, both require a one time authorization from the Nintendo online store servers to unlock and play. Any time you try to run a pre-purchase game it will talk to the server to see if the authorization is available. Once given, it never checks again. Games are available at 12:00AM Eastern time/9:00PM Pacific.