How to transfer games from one switch to another

spacecowboymike 3 years ago#1

Is it easy to do?

My thought process: I want a Switch now but may trade (upgrade) if one day Nintendo makes a newer or more powerful version. So if that happens how difficult would it be to move my digital games?

MetalZoic 3 years ago#2

How difficult?
Should just be log into your account and redownload your games.

spacecowboymike (Topic Creator)3 years ago#3

MetalZoic posted...

How difficult?
Should just be log into your account and redownload your games.

Ok I wasn't sure if Nintendo had come out of the dark ages regarding digital games.

SSJ4CHRIS 3 years ago#4

Nintendo has a transfer from Switch to Switch. Don't tell people what it "should be" if you don't actually know what it is.

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kranix1 3 years ago#5

spacecowboymike posted...

MetalZoic posted...

How difficult?
Should just be log into your account and redownload your games.

Ok I wasn't sure if Nintendo had come out of the dark ages regarding digital games.

My Wii U Virtual Console games tell me they aren't there, yet.

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spacecowboymike (Topic Creator)3 years ago#6

SSJ4CHRIS posted...

Nintendo has a transfer from Switch to Switch. Don't tell people what it "should be" if you don't actually know what it is.

So still not great but can be done.

RennanNT 3 years ago#7

Like the other consoles, you can sign in and play your games in other consoles. But like them as well, only the primary console can play your digital games completely offline and using any profile, not just yours.

So I recommend to go to the eShop settings and deactivate the console as your primary. It's probably done when you factory reset and you can do this on the web (once a year), but better be safe.

Next time you open the eShop on a Switch, that Switch will become your account's primary console.

If you want to keep your saves, you can subscribe NSO for a month and resubscribe within 180 days after the sub ends and your cloud saves will be safe.

Exurna 3 years ago#8

spacecowboymike posted...

MetalZoic posted...

How difficult?
Should just be log into your account and redownload your games.

Ok I wasn't sure if Nintendo had come out of the dark ages regarding digital games.

Damn, that feeling when your own first reply in your own topic blatantly gushes the agenda you're trying to push all over the place. What a sight to witness, true art.

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spacecowboymike (Topic Creator)3 years ago#9

Exurna posted...

spacecowboymike posted...

MetalZoic posted...

How difficult?
Should just be log into your account and redownload your games.

Ok I wasn't sure if Nintendo had come out of the dark ages regarding digital games.

Damn, that feeling when your own first reply in your own topic blatantly gushes the agenda you're trying to push all over the place. What a sight to witness, true art.

Oh I'm sorry I didn't know having an opinion means I'm trying to spread an "agenda". Get over yourself. If you don't have anything useful to say then kindly piss off.

desaigamon 3 years ago#10

RennanNT posted...

If you want to keep your saves, you can subscribe NSO for a month and resubscribe within 180 days after the sub ends and your cloud saves will be safe.

Some games do not support cloud saving (Pokemon, Splatoon, Dark Souls). In these cases, you will have to transfer the saves locally which requires access to both systems.

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