Nintendo Switch Name Generator

A Nintendo Switch user nickname is capped at 10 characters, which rules out most gamertag-style names before you start. Spaces count, capitals are free, and you can change the name whenever you like from your profile settings, so the trick is packing personality into a very short string: PixelPeach, KorokSeed, Cozy Coop and Woomy Wav all land under the limit while still saying something about who is playing.

Switch names are also much more casual than Xbox or PlayStation handles. Because friends see your nickname next to a Mii or a character icon, and because it shows up in Animal Crossing letters, Splatoon lobbies and Mario Kart results, names tend toward cute, cozy and in-joke rather than edgy: a Tom Nook pun, an Inkling catchphrase, a Kirby sound effect, or simply your favourite Pokemon with a twist. Nicknames do not have to be unique, so nothing here will be taken, and there is no number suffix bolted on.

The list covers franchise-flavoured names (Mario, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Pokemon, Kirby, Metroid, Smash), cozy-gamer and animal names, hardware jokes about Joy-Con drift and sleep mode, and short RPG and fantasy handles. The final group are console nicknames like Couch Dock, Kids Lite and Travel Sw for the separate system name you see when pairing controllers or switching between units.