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Topic: Switch account transfer

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madmega

Hi all,

I have a question that is bugging me for some days:

I own a Switch, that Switch has 4 user accounts, me, my son, my daughter, my wife.
Of course my wife and daugther play Animal Crossing, my daughter is the main owner/user of the island, BUT, me, my son and my wife all have characters on that island and play together...so far so good.

Now my wife bought a new Switch, we know that we cannot transfer Animal Crossing savegames from one Switch to another so my wife suggested that I could have the new Switch and she would keep on using my old Switch. Sounds great, right?
But what will happen if I will transfer all of my savegames to a new Switch and so will my son?
-Will it delete my character from the island?
-Will it delete the whole savegame, because we share the island (having a house etc.)?
-Can my daughter transfer her account, without the Animal Crossing savegame, or will it delete her island?

I hope someone can help me solve these questions, thanks!!!

madmega

Dark_Magician

Well, it depends if you have Nintendo Switch Online. Do you have it?

Mancer_X

madmega

My wife is the one who has the Nintendo Switch Online account, but we are all users of that account, because it is a family account.

madmega

Dark_Magician

Oh ok, well NSO has a cloud save file so it shouldn't delete anything. But, sometimes it might by accident. The service isn't perfect but everything should be fine.

Mancer_X

madmega

So she can transfer her whole savegame from one Switch to another, so the whole island?

madmega

Dark_Magician

Hey just a BTW if you're watching the EA livestream, it has 150 dislikes and it just started lol

Mancer_X

madmega

But AC doesn't support cloud saving, right?

madmega

Dark_Magician

Umm I'll have to check... I don't remember

Mancer_X

WoomyNNYes

@madmega You were correct. Animal Crossing New Horizons game progress cannot be transferred to another console. When you transfer all your game saves to the new Switch, all will of them should transfer but Animal Crossing. I think your character will remain on the previous switch (not get deleted), but if you want to be certain, you could ask Nintendo Support/Customer Service, if you want to be sure.

Here's some info from Nintendo Support:
Save Data and Multiplayer Support FAQ (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a...

@Dark_Magician & @madmega
Regarding Cloud Save Data, the FAQ link above says Cloud save support should be added later this year.

Is this game compatible with Save Data Cloud?

This game does not support the Save Data Cloud functionality of Nintendo Switch Online. However, the ability to recover Animal Crossing: New Horizons save data from the server in the event of console failure, loss or theft will be available to Nintendo Switch Online members later this year.

Edited on by WoomyNNYes

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