We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Switching to a new smartphone is exciting, but transferring all that precious data from your old device, such as pictures, files, contacts, ...

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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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Now that the Switch 2 is finally out, I’ve been playing around ...

Move your Switch 1 and Switch 2 close together so that they connect. On the Switch 1, go to System Settings > System > System ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There are multiple ways to get your data over to the new console. There are multiple ways to get your data over ...

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 ...

Whether you have a new Nintendo Switch 2 console that you wish to import data from a Nintendo Switch 1, or want to transfer data over between two Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, there is a simple easy to ...