Can I download games if I lost my Switch?

If you replace your Switch, any eShop purchases can be re-downloaded for free. Your game saves, however, will be gone. Be sure to take advantage of Nintendo Switch Online's Save Data Backup feature for games that support it.

Can I download a Switch game if I lose it?

Access the Nintendo eShop with the Nintendo Account that purchased the game. The game can only be re-downloaded by the Nintendo Account that originally purchased the game.

What happens if I lose my Nintendo Switch games?

What to do. If the game is published by Nintendo, and was purchased new within the last 90 days (not previously-played or used), Nintendo will attempt to provide a replacement. You must be able to provide the game and proof of purchase, and the game must not show signs of physical damage.

Can I download my Switch games on another device?

Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch consoles that you wish to play your digital games on. Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch console. On any of your consoles, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console.

What to do if you lose a Nintendo Switch?

Things to Do If your Nintendo Switch Gets Stolen/Missing

If you suspect that your Nintendo Switch is stolen, deregister the console from your Nintendo account immediately. You should also delete any payment card linked to your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo account.

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Can you recover games from stolen Switch?

Recovery is only available in situation where the source (original) Nintendo Switch system is no longer available (e.g. re-sold, traded in, lost, stolen, or damaged). A new or repaired Nintendo Switch system is required.

Are Switch games stored on account?

On Nintendo Switch, game save data is stored in the console's system memory. This will not change whether downloadable software or software from a game card is being played. Game save data cannot be saved or copied to a microSD card.

Can Nintendo deactivate a stolen Switch?

“If you do not have access to the original console, you can also deactivate a primary console off-device once per year. Off-device deactivations can be done by visiting accounts.nintendo.com, selecting "Shop Menu", and then "Deregister Primary Console".”

Will I lose my game progress if I get a new Switch?

Your save data will be deleted on the source console. *Save data is stored on the console you're currently using. In order to play games with your latest save data on multiple systems, you'll need to transfer the save data each time you use a different console.

How do I transfer my digital games to a new Switch?

Go to the Nintendo eShop and tap on your icon in the upper-right corner. On the subsequent account page, tap Redownload to see a list of games you can download to the new Switch. If your cloud-saved data doesn't appear right away, put the new Switch to sleep. The cloud backup should sync shortly.

Can you have 2 switches on the same account?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and play your games on any of them using your Nintendo Account. Only one of the consoles can act as the primary console. On the primary console, any other users can play the games you downloaded with your Nintendo Account.

Can I install a Switch game on two consoles?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console that has been linked to your Nintendo Account. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.

Are Switch games stored on the card?

*Game save data is only stored in the system memory, so it can't be moved to the microSD card.

Can you redownload Switch games on another Switch?

Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch systems that you wish to play your digital games on. Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch system. On any of your systems, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that system.

Will I lose my Animal Crossing Island if I get a new Switch?

What is transferred to the new console with a full island transfer? When a full island transfer is completed, all island save data, progress, animal neighbours, residents, residents' inventories and homes are transferred to the new console. No Animal Crossing: New Horizons save data will remain on the original console.

How do I transfer data from a lost Switch to a new Switch?

From the HOME Menu, select System Settings, then Data Management, and then Transfer Your Save Data. Select Send Save Data to Another Console, then select the user whose save data file you wish to transfer. Select the save data file for the software title you want to send to another system. Select Send Save Data.

How do you kick someone off a Nintendo Switch?

Complete these steps

Select Family group. Select Manage family group. Select Remove a family group member. Click Select this person next to the family group member that you want to remove.

What does deregistering Switch do?

Deregistering one console will allow you to select a different console as the primary console for your Nintendo Account. Each Nintendo Account can have one primary Nintendo Switch console at a time.

Will I lose my games if I delete my Nintendo account?

Important. Deleting a Nintendo Account will result in loss of all data associated to it, including but not limited to: Mission status, points and rewards in the My Nintendo rewards program. Digital content that you purchased or acquired and that is linked to your Nintendo Account, including in-app content and coins.

Are Switch games locked to console or account?

Downloadable software that you purchase is tied to your Nintendo Account and can be played on your primary Nintendo Switch console and, under certain conditions, other Nintendo Switch consoles where you link your Nintendo Account.

Are Switch games stored on the cloud?

The vast majority of Nintendo Switch titles support Save Data Cloud backup for players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Online features (such as Nintendo Switch Online app and Save Data Cloud compatibility) are always identified in the Nintendo eShop and in the game's product information on www.nintendo.com.

Can I copy Switch games to SD card?

How to move software between your Switch and SD card. Scroll down this menu until you get to Data Management, and enter that sub-menu. Select Move Data Between System / microSD Card. Choose which games and apps you want to move across, and then select OK to commence the transfer.

Can I use my old SD card on my new Switch?

You can also use a given microSD card in one Switch: If you plug your microSD card into another Switch, that Switch will format the microSD card, deleting all the data on it. The only files you can pass between microSD cards are screenshots and videos.

Can you transfer Switch games to another SD card?

Drag the data from the desktop to the new microSD card, then insert the new microSD card into the Nintendo Switch console. Any software that cannot be read on the system using the new microSD card can simply be redownloaded from the Nintendo eShop.

Do you have to buy games again for Switch?

You will need to use your own Nintendo Account on your system to purchase the game for your console. Because the console is not the primary console for the Nintendo Account that originally purchased the game, games purchased with that account are not playable on the system.