My kids want their switch back +

[chlostick]

So I’ve pretty much hijacked my kids switch the last three weeks to play Animal Crossing. They want to use it but now I’m addicted. I was going to buy myself a switch lite but then I read you can’t transfer your saved data.
Do you think there will be an option to do so in the future?

 

[Mairen]

I don't think there will be. Depending on what games they had played on it, it may be more beneficial for you to simply buy them a new switch instead and you keep the old one

 

[nammie]

I realllly hope there will be a way to transfer data in the future... my switch is kinda old and my game keeps lagging in random areas of my island, I'm really afraid it might crash in the future and I'll lose everything

 

[Noctis]

I realllly hope there will be a way to transfer data in the future... my switch is kinda old and my game keeps lagging in random areas of my island, I'm really afraid it might crash in the future and I'll lose everything

Isn't that normal? Like does the frame drop or what type of lag? My switch is at 3 years and it happens to me in certain areas too.

 

[Blueskyy]

I realllly hope there will be a way to transfer data in the future... my switch is kinda old and my game keeps lagging in random areas of my island, I'm really afraid it might crash in the future and I'll lose everything

My switch is 4 years old so that scares me. I don’t use it often though and don’t have a ton of games downloaded. Hope it will hang in there.

 

[chlostick]

My switch is 4 years old so that scares me. I don’t use it often though and don’t have a ton of games downloaded. Hope it will hang in there.

We got ours when it was first released too. I had to delete so much crap just to be able to download the game.

 

[QueenOpossum]

My switch is 4 years old so that scares me. I don’t use it often though and don’t have a ton of games downloaded. Hope it will hang in there.

Um...the Switch is only 3 years old...it came out in 2017.

So I’ve pretty much hijacked my kids switch the last three weeks to play Animal Crossing. They want to use it but now I’m addicted. I was going to buy myself a switch lite but then I read you can’t transfer your saved data.
Do you think there will be an option to do so in the future?

Nintendo has said they are working on something, but no info on what it will look like or when it is coming.

 

[Blueskyy]

We got ours when it was first released too. I had to delete so much crap just to be able to download the game.

I had old demos and indies I didn’t want anymore so did the same but haven’t had lag yet in any spots in new horizons

Post automatically merged: May 30, 2020

Um...the Switch is only 3 years old...it came out in 2017.



Nintendo has said they are working on something, but no info on what it will look like or when it is coming.

Um...ok pardon my math then. Was thinking it was 2016 for some reason. I’ll correct myself and say I’ve had it since release.

 

[amylsp]

I play on my 19 year old son's switch. He set up a house on the island, but almost never plays. He's not using his switch much these days, so I don't often have to compete with him for playing time. The worst thing though, is when he's mad at me for some reason, he sometimes hides the switch! During those moments I really wish I had my own Switch, lol. Hopefully you'll be able to move save data over to a different console at some point. Wasn't that possible with the Wii/ City Folk?

 

[QueenOpossum]

I play on my 19 year old son's switch. He set up a house on the island, but almost never plays. He's not using his switch much these days, so I don't often have to compete with him for playing time. The worst thing though, is when he's mad at me for some reason, he sometimes hides the switch! During those moments I really wish I had my own Switch, lol. Hopefully you'll be able to move save data over to a different console at some point. Wasn't that possible with the Wii/ City Folk?

Yes, and hacking was a major problem on the Wii and 3DS, which is why they are being so strict now.

Hacking isn't always game save alterations either - hacking a system can lead to pirated games or cheating in online.

 

[lars708]

Surprised nobody brought this up or knew about this but


Yes there will be a way to transfer save data in a future update.

That's about all we know though, aside from it coming sometime this year

 

[Blueskyy]

Surprised nobody brought this up but


Yes there will be a way to transfer save data in a future update.

That's about all we know though, aside from it coming sometime this year

Honestly more than any update this is what I’m so excited for! I fear losing everything!

 

[QueenOpossum]

Surprised nobody brought this up or knew about this but


Yes there will be a way to transfer save data in a future update.

That's about all we know though, aside from it coming sometime this year

I posted 9 minutes ago

"Nintendo has said they are working on something, but no info on what it will look like or when it is coming."

 

[lars708]

I posted 9 minutes ago

"Nintendo has said they are working on something, but no info on what it will look like or when it is coming."

Oh sorry!! Must have scrolled over it then oops, my bad.

They did specify this year though so I did add something to the convo in the end

 

[amylsp]

Glad to hear this will be addressed in an update. It's one thing to protect the intellectual property from hacking and theft. But it shouldn't come at the expense of the consumer being able to back up or transfer their save data to another console.

 

[nammie]

Isn't that normal? Like does the frame drop or what type of lag? My switch is at 3 years and it happens to me in certain areas too.

The frame rate drops considerably in one area of my island, and I've noticed its begun to spread to areas around it/new areas that never had this problem before. I've seen vids online where the frame rate drops because there's a lot of stuff in the area, but the areas it's lagging for me are not super developed (near flowers or a bridge). I've also tried removing everything in the area where the lag occurs and it still happens.

My switch is also 3 years old for reference, and I'm not sure if this is normal since none of my friends (who are on newer switches) have experienced this, despite having islands with much more stuff lying around