I just got a switch 2
Is there any reason I shouldn't do the system transfer? It doesn't wipe my data on the original switch does it?
I don't have a micro sd for the switch 2 so I don't think everything will fit...

>>713737406 (OP)
girls are for girls

It only wipes save data that don't back up to the cloud like Animal Crossing and the Pokémon games, everything else gets copied. As long as you don't have over 256 GB of data on the micro SD card you were using on Switch 1, it will fit.

Adding an appropriate pic, I guess.

>>713737406 (OP)
Just link the new one to the same Nintendo account and do the virtual game card swap thing until each machine has what you want on it.

>>713737978
so skip the system transfer?
I was considering it but I don't know if there's anything it does that you can't just do later manually

>>713737406 (OP)
Did your other thread die already?

>>713738757
> During a local system transfer, save data that is supported by Save Data Cloud Backup for users that are linked to a Nintendo Account will remain on the Nintendo Switch console and be copied to the Nintendo Switch 2 console. Save data for user accounts that are not linked to a Nintendo Account and save data for games not supported by Save Data Cloud Backup will be deleted from the Nintendo Switch console after transferring.
> After uploading data for a server system transfer, the source Nintendo Switch console will be initialized. This deletes all data on the console and resets it to factory settings.
Oh, so as long as you do a 'local' transfer you shouldn't lose anything. neat
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68432/~/system-transfer-from-nintendo-switch-to-nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2-%28mt-10002%29

it doesn't transfer your games, just your save data and gallery. you have to redownload all your games.
do the transfer, there's no good reason not to.

>>713737406 (OP)
This is my favorite Pokemon ship by a mile.

>>713740661
what if I don't want to transfer my gallery...

>>713741885
delete your porn and repent, Timmy.

is this the preemptive yuri thread continuation

>>713737406 (OP)
I didn't do the system transfer because I wanted to restart pokemon. It turned out to be for the best because you can still pick and choose which games to download thanks to the fucking weird and arbitrary digital card system. You can also choose to download your data at the time of download, so you can play new or move forward every time. For these reasons I advise against it, since any data you want can be moved later.

>>713740748
it's great

>>713741885
then move it to your PC or something before you start the transfer so it's empty.

If I had a Switch 2 I wouldn't transfer from 1 because Nintendo made it needlessly complicated and convoluted with no explicit guarantee of anything. They've become a garbage company.

>>713741885
I always copy my gallery to my PC anyway to save space. No reason to keep in the console.

>>713744337
Are you saying you can download save data and everything every time you load one of the gay digital cards?
Does this work in reverse if you want to go back to the switch 1?

>>713746771
>Are you saying you can download save data and everything every time you load one of the gay digital cards?
Yes. So I have a file of pokemon sword on switch 1, I download the card on switch 2. I can choose NOT to download my data and start over. I cannot say if this fucks over my cloud backups but frankly I don't care because I don't use them.
>Does this work in reverse if you want to go back to the switch 1?
I imagine it would, if you bought a game on switch 2, then moved it over to switch 1 it would also give you the option to move the save data as well.

What's the best switch 2 case?

>>713747298
A Switch 1, it's the same thing, works just as well and is cheaper and easier to attain.

>>713747540
the fuck are you talking about the dimensions of the system are entirely different

>>713739484
literally the next sentence in your quote says that you will lose some data on the original console

>>713747650
>oh my golly me the screen is slightly larger!
Who cares? My TV screen is way bigger.
>muh frames per second
No one who can play for real cares.

>>713748050
NTA but why are you even here if you don't know what you're talking about?

>>713737406 (OP)
Thanks for making this thread, OP.
I was wondering the same thing.

is there a reason to get the new pro controller if I already have a switch one?

>>713747540
>>713748050
Fucking retard.

>>713748750
Not unless you frequently use the chat feature, or want to turn it on remotely.

>>713748570
I own a Switch 1.
>>713748920
Angry brainwashed consumer drone.

>>713749172
I was interested in the back buttons and having a headphone jack

>>713749235
>I own a Switch 1.
Then you would know why a switch 2 wouldn't fit into a switch 1 case. Fucking retard.

>>713749249
>back buttons and having a headphone jack
I forgot those were things. My question is how the back buttons would function, if you could map them to something specifically or newer games had a function in mind for them.

>>713749416
on steam deck you can make the back buttons whatever you want

>>713750890
Right, but we're not talking about that. I disabled those on my deck because I kept accidentally drinking estus. Nintendo games are much less open source.

>>713749416
They're mappable. You hold the home button, then select one of them from the menu, and then press the button you want to map to it. It's set per game and per user profile.

I thought you could transfer save data on your microSD card but it seems like you need an Express

All my save data is on the SD and I already traded in my Switch and it's not on cloud. How do I get my saves on my Switch 2

>>713746468
yeah your post has big "IF i had a switch 2" vibes. there's nothing convoluted about it, pokefags are just chimping out over having to move their pokemon saves instead of copying them. you're never going to use your switch 1 again, get over it.
>but what if i-
you aren't. there's no reason to.
see you in a few years when the next gen comes out and you buy a switch 2 from the "garbage company" to keep playing baby's first RPG.

>>713746468
>needlessly complicated and convoluted
It's literally just plug both of them in next to each other and follow basic instructions then leave it for a bit

>>713752373
That's actually pretty handy. Is it just one button, or can you set button pairs / combos?

>>713753918
Just one sadly