Do I have to restart my island if I get a new Switch?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows you and up to 7 others on your Nintendo Switch system to live on one shared island. The save data for the island or for the individual residents of the island can be transferred to a new Nintendo Switch system after updating the game software to the latest version.

Will I lose my island if I get a new Switch?

If you have enabled island backup, you will be able to restore the last saved version of your island and all residents on a replacement Nintendo Switch console. You must have already enabled island backup on the original console to use this feature, but you can restore the island save data using only the new console.

How do I transfer my island data to a new Switch?

Can you start a new island on a new Switch?

You can only create one island per Nintendo Switch system, even if you use multiple games. A different system is required to create a different island. The island save data is saved on the Nintendo Switch system, so there will only be one island (save file), even if different games are used on the same system.

Can I transfer Happy Home Paradise to a new Switch?

Yes, the save data for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise will be stored together and can be transferred to another Nintendo Switch console regardless of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

DON'T Restart If Your Island Has This in Animal Crossing New Horizons

How to restart your Animal Crossing island without losing everything?

Visit their island and drop off any items that you want to keep there. Now when you start your new game, just re-add them as a friend and take a trip to their island to get all your stuff back!

How do I transfer to a new Switch?

From the HOME Menu, select System Settings, then Users, and then Transfer Your User Data. Select Next, then Next again, then select Target Console to indicate that the content will be transferred to this system. Select Sign in and choose to sign in using your Nintendo Account e-mail address or sign-in ID.

Do I have to buy Animal Crossing for each Switch?

If you buy digitally, every user on your switch can use that game. There is a catch to that. Later down the road, if you buy a new Switch for your kid or wife to use independently, (as another primary console) they will need to buy their own version of game. Digital games are tied to the account & email that bought it.

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.

Do I lose everything if I move to a new island in Animal Crossing?

The island, all progress and customizations, your animal neighbors, the island resident representative, and any other residents that have been created on the island will be transferred.

How do I keep my game progress on a new Switch?

Do you have to rebuy games for a second Switch?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase them. All users on a console will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the console as their primary console.

Can I continue my game on another Switch?

Can I play my games on more than one system? You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.

Can I have 2 switches on one 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 play Animal Crossing on both my switches?

The quick version is that you can play any digital game that belongs to your account on any Switch. But other accounts can only play your digital games on the system you designate as “Primary.” And that still works for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

How many Animal Crossing accounts can you have per Switch?

**** Up to eight Nintendo Account holders can live on the same island within each game. With one Nintendo Switch system and one game, up to four of those Nintendo Account holders can play on the same island at the same time (additional accessories required).

Can you transfer Pokemon save data to another Switch?

Select “Manage Software” on both consoles. Select “Transfer Your Save Data” on both consoles. Select “Send Save Data to Another Console” on the console that you're moving the save data off of and select “Receive Save Data” on the Switch that you're moving the save data to.

Can I use the same SD card on a different Switch?

Software downloaded to a microSD card on one system will not be playable on a different system. Do not swap data between multiple microSD cards, or swap your microSD card between multiple systems.

How long does it take to transfer from one Switch to another?

Select Continue on your old console. Select Next on your new console. Both consoles will now attempt to discover one another, which shouldn't take longer than 10 seconds. Make sure the consoles are close together to ensure a rapid discovery.

How do I recover my Animal Crossing island?

Select the island you wish to restore on your Nintendo Switch system, then select Recover Data. Select Yes, please to confirm you are ready to restore the selected island backup. If you started a new island on your Nintendo Switch, it will be lost and replaced with your island backup.

Can you get back a deleted island in Animal Crossing?

Important: Island data can only be restored if your Nintendo Switch system has been lost or was broken and you had enabled island backup in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on that system. It is not possible to remotely enable island backup without access to the system.

What happens if I get a new Switch?

Switching it up

Now you'll be able to continue playing from your current game saves on your new Switch device. Just keep in mind that screenshots and videos don't transfer over. If you're going to use a new microSD card on your new Switch then you might want to transfer your data from one microSD card to another.

Why can't I play a game on my second Switch?

This error message means that you are not using the primary console for the Nintendo Account that purchased the game. On a non-primary console, the game can only be started by the player that owns the game. The solution depends on who originally purchased the game.

Can two Nintendo Switch play the same game with one copy?

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.