Can I play my Animal Crossing island on another Switch?

There are two options to transfer your save data for the Animal Crossing™: New Horizons game to another Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, or Nintendo Switch Lite system. You can either transfer your full island save data—including everything on it—or individual player data—that is, just a player resident.
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Can you have the same animal crossing island on two switches?

You can only create one island per Nintendo Switch system, even if you use multiple games. A different system is required to create a different island. The island save data is saved on the Nintendo Switch system, so there will only be one island (save file), even if different games are used on the same system.
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Can you transfer your animal crossing island to another Switch?

Yes, only the target system will be used

Download the Island Transfer Tool for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on your source console, if you haven't already.
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Will I lose my animal crossing island if I get a new Switch?

If you have enabled island backup, you will be able to restore the last saved version of your island and all residents on a replacement Nintendo Switch console. You must have already enabled island backup on the original console to use this feature, but you can restore the island save data using only the new console.
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Can I play animal crossing on my second Switch?

Primary+secondary console set up allows you to play on one console, stop, pick up the other console and continue the same game. Caveat: only one Switch can be played at a time, because the game saves need to be synced between the consoles.
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Can I play the same game on two different switches?

Purchases made using a Nintendo Account can be redownloaded and played on any Nintendo Switch console it is linked to. You can link your Nintendo Account to user profiles on multiple consoles. Only one Nintendo Switch console can be the primary console for your Nintendo Account at any given time.
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Do I need to buy animal crossing twice?

Nope. The game saves to the system, not the cartridge, so no matter how many copies of the game you buy, you still only get one island per Switch. No but if you have a cartridge version of animal crossing and have a digital download of animal crossing then you can have separate islands.
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Do I have to restart Animal Crossing if I get a new switch?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows you and up to 7 others on your Nintendo Switch system to live on one shared island. The save data for the island or for the individual residents of the island can be transferred to another Nintendo Switch system after updating the game software to the latest version.
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Can I get my old Animal Crossing island back?

Important: Island data can only be restored if the source (original) Nintendo Switch console had island backup in Animal Crossing: New Horizons enabled for that console. It is not possible to remotely enable island backup without access to the console.
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Is Animal Crossing still one island per switch?

Is there a way to make multiple islands? Even using multiple copies of the game, you can only create a maximum of one island per console. If you'd like to create another island, you'll need another console.
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Will I lose my game progress if I get a new Switch?

*Caution. Your save data will be deleted on the source console. *Save data is stored on the console you're currently using. In order to play games with your latest save data on multiple systems, you'll need to transfer the save data each time you use a different console.
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What happens if you move to a new island in Animal Crossing?

On the target console, you will arrive on the island and get to choose a location to set up the same house you had on the source console. If you are the first user to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the target console, you will be the new island's Resident Representative.
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What happens if I put my Animal Crossing game in another Switch?

There are two options to transfer your save data for the Animal Crossing™: New Horizons game to another Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, or Nintendo Switch Lite system. You can either transfer your full island save data—including everything on it—or individual player data—that is, just a player resident.
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Can you share an Animal Crossing island?

With one Nintendo Switch system and one game, up to four of those Nintendo Account holders can play on the same island at the same time (additional accessories required). With additional systems and games, up to eight players can play on the same island at the same time via local wireless or online play.
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Can you have multiple saves on Animal Crossing?

The island save data is saved on the Nintendo Switch console, so there will only be one island (save file), even if different copies of the software are used on the same console.
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Is there a way to transfer Animal Crossing data to another switch?

  1. Make sure that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is updated to the latest software version on both consoles.
  2. Download the Island Transfer Tool for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on both consoles.
  3. Open the Island Transfer Tool on both consoles. ...
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions and select Continue, then Let's begin.
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Can you start a new Animal Crossing island without deleting the old one?

Delete Your Animal Crossing New Horizons Save Data

Instead of restarting your island from the game itself, you need to completely remove the save data: Press the Nintendo Switch home button. Go to system settings.
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Will my island be deleted if I archive Animal Crossing?

What happens to my game progress if I archive or delete my downloaded software? The game save data is unaffected in either option, so you can resume your game progress once the software is redownloaded.
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Can I play the same Animal Crossing on two switches?

You cannot share between consoles. One island per Switch.
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How do I restore my Animal Crossing to a new switch?

As the game begins to open, you will see a black screen with the Nintendo logo in the top-left. Press and hold the – Button when this screen appears. If performed correctly, a message will appear that asks if you want to check for island data to restore. Select Begin.
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How do you start a new island in Animal Crossing?

After you finish the first day on your island, the only way to start over is to delete your save data. Go to System Settings > Data Management > Delete Save Data.
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Can you have two Animal Crossing islands on one account?

Each island is connected to the console in NH, not like the previous games where you just get additional game cartridges for additional towns and it's cheaper. So yes you can, but you have to buy another switch/lite.
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Can I have the same account on two switches?

Can I link my Nintendo Account to more than one Nintendo Switch console? You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.
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How to make a second Animal Crossing island?

During a recent interview with IGN, Animal Crossing developer Aya Kyogoku revealed that up to eight players can live together on a single New Horizons island, using the eight playable accounts on a Nintendo Switch system. Furthermore, it was said that you cannot have multiple islands.
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