Why the inventory comes first
Most duplicate logins are created in a hurry, by someone who cannot tell which of their own accounts already holds the progress, purchases or platform links. Once a second login exists, the question of which one is “real” gets harder, not easier.
EA’s own guidance points the same way. Linking and later unlinking can affect game progress, purchases and access, so EA advises choosing a long-term account carefully.
Linking and later unlinking can affect game progress, purchases and access, so EA advises choosing a long-term account carefully. Source
So the task here is narrow: write down the account relationships you can actually see, mark the ones you cannot confirm, and only then decide whether a new login is needed.
Step 1: Record the visible connections
Sign in to your EA account settings and open the Connected Accounts area.
When signed in to EA account settings, an owner can review existing platform links under Connected Accounts. Source
The useful output is a written record, not a glance. For each entry on the list, note:
- The platform name exactly as shown.
- The linked account name or identifier as displayed.
- The date you checked.
- Anything you cannot read or confirm (mark it “unresolved”).
Keep this note somewhere you control. It becomes the reference point if you later need to explain which login you own.
Step 2: Mark the Nintendo gap explicitly
The visible list is not a complete picture of your relationships.
EA says connected Nintendo Accounts do not appear in that list. Source
That means a missing Nintendo entry is not evidence that no link exists. Write “Nintendo: unknown — not shown in Connected Accounts” rather than leaving the row blank or writing “none.” The difference matters later: a blank row invites you to assume nothing is connected, and that assumption is exactly what leads to a second login.
Step 3: Separate what you know from what you assume
A short table keeps the two apart. It is a record-keeping device, not a verdict on your account.
| Record | What it means | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Visible link, identified | You can see the platform and the linked name | Note it and keep the record |
| Visible link, unclear identifier | Something is connected but you cannot confirm which account | Mark unresolved; do not guess |
| Nintendo | Not displayed in Connected Accounts | Mark unresolved; do not treat as absent |
| No access to the settings page | You cannot read the list at all | Stop; recover access first |
| Suspected second login | You are unsure which login holds your progress | Do not create a third; resolve the two first |
Two limits are worth stating plainly. The list shows connections, not a full history of past links or unlinks. And a linked platform name is a label in your own settings, not proof of who controls that platform account.
Step 4: Recover the existing login instead of adding one
If you can see a link but cannot get into the EA account that holds it, the problem is access, not inventory. Work on recovery for that specific login before anything else:
- Identify which email address or sign-in method belongs to the account you want back.
- Use the provider’s own recovery route for that login.
- Keep a recovery method you control until recovery is finished — do not remove or replace it mid-process.
- Only after recovery, re-check Connected Accounts and update your record.
If you genuinely cannot establish which of two logins holds your progress, do not open a third. Two uncertain records can be compared; three make the picture worse.
Step 5: Decide whether a new login is actually needed
A new login is reasonable when you have no existing EA account at all. It is a poor fix for “I cannot see my links” or “I think something is connected but I do not know what.” Those are unresolved records, and the correct next move is to resolve them or get help from the platform’s support route.
Before you create anything, check your record against three questions:
- Do I have a visible link that belongs to an account I can still sign in to?
- Is any row marked unresolved, especially Nintendo?
- Have I kept a recovery method I control for the login I intend to keep?
If any answer leaves you unsure, pause. Creating a login is quick; untangling progress and purchases afterwards is not.
When the account is tied to a name you no longer use
Sometimes the harder question is not which platforms are linked, but which login sits behind an old or unfamiliar username. That is a different task from this inventory, and it is covered in the related guide on finding accounts linked to a name. Treat any name match you find there as a lead to check against your own records, not as confirmation of ownership.
What this checklist does not do
It does not reveal hidden links, recover accounts for you, or tell you whether an unlinked platform still holds data. It also cannot resolve the Nintendo gap, because that information is not shown in the list. What it does is give you an honest written baseline, so that the next decision — recover, wait, or create — rests on what you actually observed rather than on a guess.