Can you transfer Nintendo Switch games?

If you do not have access to the original console, you can still transfer your Nintendo Account and digital games to a different Nintendo Switch console and make that console your account's primary console.
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Can you transfer Nintendo Switch games to another Switch?

Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch consoles that you wish to play your digital games on. Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch console. On any of your consoles, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console.
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Can I give my Nintendo Switch game to someone else?

Yes. Anyone that uses your primary Nintendo Switch console will be able to play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account*.
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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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Can you transfer downloaded Switch games to SD card?

Transferring game data

On the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" → "Data Management" → "Move Data Between System/microSD Card". *If no microSD card is inserted, this option won't be selectable. To transfer data from the system memory to the microSD card, select "Move to microSD Card".
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Can Switch games be copied?

Key Takeaways. The MiG Switch card & ROM Dumper make it easy to clone Switch games. Cloned Switch games will eventually enter the market and put innocent second-hand buyers at risk of being banned by Nintendo. Nintendo may also struggle to combat counterfeit games based on the same technology.
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Can I save switch cartridge games to SD card?

On Nintendo Switch, game save data is stored in the console's system memory. This will not change whether downloadable software or software from a game card is being played. Game save data cannot be saved or copied to a microSD card.
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What happens to my downloaded games if I get a new Switch?

If you do not have access to the original console, you can still transfer your Nintendo Account and digital games to a different Nintendo Switch console and make that console your account's primary console. Follow these steps to complete this process.
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Can you transfer everything to a new Switch?

On your new console (called the “Target Console”), go to "System Settings" > "Users" > "Transfer Your User Data." Follow the prompts until you are asked to choose between a Source or Target Console. Choose Target. Wait for the transfer to be done.
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Do game saves transfer between switches?

Save data can only be transferred between users that are linked to the same Nintendo Account. Both consoles must have system version 8.0.
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Can I get a digital copy of a game I already own Switch?

Check "Account Information" in Nintendo eShop (select your user icon in the upper-right corner). Any games that have been purchased or redeemed on the console will appear here, and can be re-downloaded at no additional cost.
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Can you transfer ownership of a game on switch?

Digital game purchases and code redemptions are final, and cannot be transferred to a different Nintendo Account. Please make sure that you are logged into the correct Nintendo Account when purchasing or redeeming a game. The game isn't limited to the Nintendo Account that made the purchase.
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Can 2 Nintendo Switch share games?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can also be played by anyone that uses the primary console. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.
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Can you give someone your digital Switch game?

Each user can now play the games or downloadable content for all the other users on the shared system. As long as the shared system remains the primary console for a Nintendo Account, all users can use that system to play that Nintendo Account's digital content.
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Are Nintendo Switch games tied to an account?

Purchases on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch are tied to the Nintendo Account that was used to make the purchase. You can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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Can two switches play Mario Kart with one game?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe supports wireless play, allowing up to 8 players to connect multiple Nintendo Switch consoles together via a local wireless connection.
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Can I have the same account on two switches?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. However, you can only activate one primary console per Nintendo Account. On a non-primary console, games that you've downloaded with your Nintendo Account will only be playable using your account.
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Can I transfer my Nintendo account to another person?

No. Per the Nintendo Account Agreement and Nintendo Network Agreement and Privacy Policy, your Nintendo Account and/or Nintendo Network ID (NNID) can't be transferred or sold to another person.
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Can downloaded Switch games be transferred?

Highlight the game, hit the opions button, and go to transfer. Second, If the account accessing the game on the second switch doesn't have it bought, they can't use it. You do have to log in to the account that owns the game on the other switch to download it there.
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Can I redownload my Switch games on a new Switch?

You can only redownload games using the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase the game. If a specific game or DLC item shows "Purchased" in Nintendo eShop but you are unable to redownload it, you may find our information on Software Displays "Purchased" in the Nintendo Switch eShop helpful.
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Are Nintendo eShop games permanent?

Once you buy and download the games, they are in your console, and you are free to play them forever. (Unless the game needs to go online for multiplayer, which should be discontinued in the future as well.)
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Is it better to save Switch games on SD card?

If you're planning on downloading many games, you'll probably want a high-capacity card like a 128GB, 256GB or 512GB microSD card. You'll be able to store more than enough games and they'll load faster since they're higher-performance cards. For moderate use, a 32GB or 64GB microSD card will work.
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How to copy Nintendo Switch games?

1) Highlight the game's icon on the HOME Menu, press the + Button, and go to “Save Data Cloud.” 2) From the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" > "Data Management" > "Save Data Cloud." Once you're there, you can also turn on a feature that automatically downloads backed-up save data onto another system.
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Can you download Switch games you bought physically?

Unfortunately, you cannot download a physical game directly to your Nintendo Switch. When you buy a game cartridge, it's meant to be played from that cartridge only. The Switch does not have a feature to convert physical games into digital downloads.
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