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Topic: Do you need to transfer an old Switch to a new one before selling?

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scaramoosh

Just wondering cause Nintendo consoles have always sucked when buying a new one. I don't want to find all my purchases are gone... but I guess saves are still tied to the games themselves or on Micro SD?

scaramoosh

BruceCM

Saves are on the system, @scaramoosh..... So, you'd want to transfer those!

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scaramoosh

Can't I just put them on Micro SD then instead?

But most importantly are Games tied to the console still like old Nintendo consoles? Cause When I sold my Wii and bought a new one, I was shocked to find I lost all my games. It was at that point I sent the new Wii back and didn't play Nintendo games for years after.

Edited on by scaramoosh

scaramoosh

BruceCM

Games are linked to your profile, primarily, @scaramoosh.... If you have the option to transfer everything, it's quite quick and easy
Quicker than re-diwnloading digital games! But I haven't had cause to do that since the last update, so I'm not certain if you can now put saves on SD

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scaramoosh

I'll wait then, I was hoping to just sell my Switches before the New one, but it seems like it's still a headache.

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WoomyNNYes

@scaramoosh

For when the time comes...

How to prepare you Switch for trade-in or sale

How to set up Switch - directions for common setup questions
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/nintendo-switch/game_shar...
(search the forum titles for "new switch" if you want to find this page again)
(there's a link to the list of games that don't have game save cloud backup support in there too)

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