This also means that owners of a physical cartridge copy of the game cannot simply swap the game cart between systems to move islands either. The Nintendo Switch automatically stores all game save data on the system’s internal storage and it cannot be moved. While an obvious workaround to the disabled save transfer feature might seem like using an SD Card, it’s unfortunately impossible to put your Animal Crossing: New Horizons save on an SD Card. Can You Just Move SD Cards or Cartridges? You’ll have to maintain two separate islands on each system. The lack of a save data transfer feature also means that you cannot play the same Animal Crossing: New Horizons island on both a regular Nintendo Switch and more portable Nintendo Switch Lite if you own both. This means it’s currently impossible to move your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island save data to a new Nintendo Switch from an old system if you buy a new console. It’s likely this is due to cheating and duplication concerns, but it’s quite disappointing nonetheless. Unlike most other games, Nintendo has chosen to disable the save data transfer feature for Animal Crossing.

Unfortunately, it’s not currently possible to transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons save data with your island on Nintendo Switch right now. Learn everything you need to know about transferring island save data in Animal Crossing: New Horizons between different Nintendo Switch systems.Ĭan You Transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Save Data Transfers To New Nintendo Switch

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