Switch 2 SD Card Capacity Questions? - Nintendo Switch 2 Forum

sportymariosonicmixx · 2025-12-15T05:41:36+00:00

Hi! I normally take around 300 screenshots and 50 videos every night while I play, so it has cost me $300 per year just on storage for Switch 1. I just have the following questions.: 1) Is there any way to save the videos to the cloud? I see a Switch 1 option to save screenshots to the cloud, but I see no option to save videos to the cloud and, since I run out of video space first, the screenshots to the cloud option is not helpful. 2) What are the screenshot limits and video limits for Switch 2? At the current prices, it looks like it will cost me $1,500 per year on storage for Switch 2. 3) Is there anyway to format the cards so the system views them as multiple separate cards? For example, the cheapest cards I can buy for Switch 1 only cost $20, but should hold 100,000 photos, yet the Switch 1 only lets me save 10,000 photos, so 90% of the space is wasted. Is there anyway to format the card so the Switch thinks it is 10 separate cards, so I can actually use all the space on the card. 4) If no, are there any SD card providers where I could buy 100 SD cards in bulk for a 50% discount per card to cut down on storage costs? 5) Also, how do you add a game to the site? I own a Gamecube game called "Namco Museum" where, in the Switch eshop review, they mention the Gamecube version, but the Gamecube version is not listed on the site. I was trying to add it to my games collection, but I do not own the Switch version.

Topic: Switch 2 SD Card Capacity Questions?

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Late
Wed 17th Dec 2025

@sportymariosonicmixx I listed three separate ways of achieving your goal, one per paragraph: USB, SD card reader, capture card.

My comment about distance was about the first option which in my opinion is the easiest option. I thought you were talking about it since you mentioned USB.

The third one, capture card, is the one that captures gameplay directly. I don't think you need to go that far if you are happy with your current screenshot and video capabilities and the only problem is space. I'm no expert in capture cards, I've never used one, but I'd imagine most if not all wired but there are probably ways to get around it.

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sportymariosonicmixx
Wed 17th Dec 2025

@JaxonH: Also, do you need to have a cell to use Switch Virtual Console?

One of the few things I like about Switch 2 is the ability to take screenshots/videos off Gamecube games, but I thought I read you need the Nintendo Switch app for that.

I thought that was just their naming for the download, but I just want to confirm?

sportymariosonicmixx

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JaxonH
Thu 18th Dec 2025

@sportymariosonicmixx
No. It's just easiest that way imo.

There's multiple ways. Take out the SD and copy to PC. Connect USB-C from Switch to PC and do USB transfer. Or have everything auto sync with the Switch app and just save what you wanna keep from the app.

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