

This internal clock feature supports long-term playability and is intrinsic to the game mechanics. Events in the game are based on this internal clock. In an interview with Higashi Nogami, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Producer, Nogami stated the reasoning behind Nintendo’s decision to exclude this feature was to prevent players from “manipulating time in the game,” as that is “one of the founding principles of the game.” Animal Crossing is a game with a built-in internal clock that follows present day date and time. This would mean that if your Nintendo Switch were damaged or lost, there would be no way for you to retrieve your save game data. In small print on Nintendo’s Cloud page, users are warned that some games, like Splatoon 2, are not compatible with Nintendo’s Cloud backup.Īt first, it was announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would not support save game backups on the Nintendo cloud system. Not all games support Nintendo Cloud backup. Some Games Do Not Support the Nintendo Cloud Information on the current status of your cloud storage is shown on the right. If these options are blurred out, it means the cloud system has automatically done this for you. Once you have selected “All Save Data” from the menu, you can select any game title and choose to “Back Up Save Data” to the Nintendo Cloud or “Download Save Data” to your device.

From this menu, you also have options to adjust your automatic-backup settings and to delete backup save data. Scroll down to “Backup Settings” and enable the “Automatic Save-Data Backup” option. How to Enable Automatic-Backup Settingsįrom the Home menu, select System Settings > Data Management > Save Data Cloud. You will be prompted to select a User account. If you move to a new system, you can pick up all of your data by downloading or transferring everything to the new Nintendo Switch device. Save data is linked to your Nintendo account. RELATED: How to Decide Which Nintendo Switch Is Right for You The cloud settings default to automatically backing up video game software and save data when the Nintendo Switch is connected to the internet.

The best is that you can access the Nintendo Switch cloud without a Nintendo Online subscription. Using Nintendo’s built-in Save Data Cloud for the Nintendo Switch is free and incredibly simple. Nintendo’s Non-Subscriber Save Data Cloud We’ll also cover what the non-subscriber Save Data Cloud can do and how to quickly transfer your save data from one Switch to another.

If you’ve purchased a new Nintendo Switch, here’s how to ensure your save data is up to date.
