Game saves on Nintendo Switch can’t be transferred between systems

One of the downsides of the new Nintendo Switch console is that your game saves stay on one system. In the era of cloud saving, this seems to be a major disadvantage. Nintendo posted on its FAQ saying that saves will be stored exclusively to the console’s built-in 32GB storage, which is unlike the Switch’s predecessor that somehow let users transfer and backup save data. So, if you’re determined to finish Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Switch, you can only do so in the system you started playing the game.

But things could change in the future, Nintendo released a statement to Kotaku saying, “At this time, it is not possible to transfer save data from one Nintendo Switch system to another.” We’ll be holding out for that “at this time” statement and hope Nintendo changes its mind in the future.