Setting up a new Switch 2 and transferring your games and save data over from an original Switch is a pretty painless process. As long as you have a Nintendo Account and a little bit of time — roughly ...

If you have purchased a Nintendo Switch 2 and wish to transfer all of your data from a Nintendo Switch 1 console, you can simultaneously transfer all of your user and save data to the new console, ...

In case you encounter any issues with doing a system transfer from Switch 1 to Switch 2, there are some handy alternatives for moving save data to the new console. Before you boot up your Nintendo ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 console has systems in place that allow you to transfer data from your original Switch, including save files for games, digital software, screenshots, videos, and more. Many of ...

Don’t skip this essential feature on start-up. Next, place the Source System (Switch 1) close to the Switch 2. They can be in the same room. If you chose to skip System Transfer, you could still ...

Should you transfer your original Switch 1 data to your new Switch 2? If you’re one of the gazillion folks who bought Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, then that’s likely the question on your mind as soon ...

Nintendo has created a method for people to transfer their existing Nintendo Switch console data to Nintendo Switch 2 systems in a way that’s similar to transferring from one phone to another, and you ...

Importing Switch saves to Nintendo Switch 2 is something you should automatically be able to do when you first set the system up. However, if you skip the transfer or don't have your original Switch ...

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