diff --git a/src/Adapters/Auth/index.js b/src/Adapters/Auth/index.js
index 35b5661f..2c460ada 100755
--- a/src/Adapters/Auth/index.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Auth/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import linkedin from './linkedin';
 const meetup = require('./meetup');
 import mfa from './mfa';
 import microsoft from './microsoft';
+const nintendo = require("./nintendo");
 import oauth2 from './oauth2';
 const phantauth = require('./phantauth');
 import qq from './qq';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const providers = {
   linkedin,
   meetup,
   mfa,
+  nintendo,
   google,
   github,
   twitter,
diff --git a/src/Adapters/Auth/nintendo.js b/src/Adapters/Auth/nintendo.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c8c6b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Adapters/Auth/nintendo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+var Parse = require('parse/node').Parse;
+const https = require('https');
+var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+var jwksClient = require('jwks-rsa');
+
+// todo move these to a config file.
+const decryptionKey = '3e3e2a3cbd54dc6c7cb5e51520dfa819dd7f9c12d062d54a1f8c14ddd231377f';
+const appId = '3414340';
+const steam_auth_url = "https://partner.steam-api.com/ISteamUserAuth/AuthenticateUserTicket/v1/"
+const steam_web_api_key = "DDFA57075562113469DC8057F2C7462D";
+const server_id = "kami2server";
+
+// Returns a promise that fulfills iff this nsa id token is valid
+function validateAuthData(authData) {
+    
+    if ("token" in authData) {
+        try {
+            var token = authData["token"];
+            var decoded = jwt.decode(token, {complete: true});
+            var header = decoded.header;
+
+            console.log("got nsa id token, header is:");
+            console.log(header);
+            console.log("full decoded token is:");
+            console.log(decoded);
+
+            if (!('alg' in header) || header['alg'] != "RS256") {
+                error("No algorithm specified or it didn't match expected value 'RS256'");
+            }
+
+            if (!('kid' in header) || !('jku' in header)) {
+                error("Either 'kid' or 'jku' value not present in token.");
+            }
+            var jwk_name = header['kid'];
+            var jku = header['jku'];
+
+            if (!isValidJKU(jku)) {
+                error("JKU url in token isn't valid");
+            }
+            
+            // client.getSigningKey(header.kid, function(err, key) {
+            //     var signingKey = key.publicKey || key.rsaPublicKey;
+            //     callback(null, signingKey);
+            // });
+            return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+                var client = jwksClient({
+                    jwksUri: jku
+                });
+                function getKey(header, callback) {
+                    client.getSigningKey(header.kid, function (err, key) {
+                        var signingKey = key.publicKey || key.rsaPublicKey;
+                        callback(null, signingKey);
+                    });
+                }
+
+                jwt.verify(token, getKey, options, function(err, decoded) {
+                    console.log("verfied jwt, decoded value is:");
+                    console.log(decoded);
+                    if (!new URL(decoded.iss).hostname.endsWith("nintendo.com")) {
+                        reject("iss claim in token is not a nintendo server");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    var now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+                    if (Number.parseInt(decoded.iat) > (now + 10000)) {
+                        reject("iat value is not in the past");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (Number.parseInt(decoded.exp) < (now - 10000)) {
+                        reject("exp value is not in the future");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (decoded.nintendo.ai != server_id) {
+                        reject("application id does not match our id");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    resolve(decoded);
+                });
+            });
+
+            //return getJWK(jku, jwk_name);
+
+        } catch (e) {
+            error('Error authenticating NSA id token: ' + e);
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+       error('No token found in the request');
+    }
+}
+
+// steam auth bundles the app id in the auth data so don't validate seperately
+function validateAppId() {
+  return Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+function isValidJKU(jku) {
+    // todo - validate this properly?
+    return new URL(jku).hostname.endsWith("nintendo.com");
+}
+
+function error(message) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND, message);
+}
+
+function getJWK(jku, jwk_name) {
+    
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+        var request = https.get(jku, (response) => {
+            console.log("Got jwk");
+            response.on('data', (d) => {
+                console.log("got jku response from nintendo");
+                console.log(data);
+                jwt.verify(token, )
+                resolve();
+            });
+        });
+
+        request.on('error', (error) => {
+            console.log(error.message);
+            
+            reject("Couldn't fetch a jwk from the nintendo cache");
+        });
+
+        request.end();
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  validateAppId,
+  validateAuthData
+};
\ No newline at end of file