Based on the feeds feed of the source information from various sources, method Crossing the Animals: New Horizons it will handle the preservation of sounds like big old data.
Payers can only create one island for change, even if they create multiple user accounts or buy other game copies. Their backup data will also be locked to the Switch on which it started, with no transfers allowed between domains. New Horizons it won't support cloud storage, though Nintendo is working on a game data storage feature that will be launched somewhere undefined in the future.
The confusion started on Tuesday, when it appeared to be on the back of a German game download card on ResetEra via Reddit. A German text translated: “You can build only one island Kotaku. "Transferring a user and storing data during consoles is not supported." It seems to indicate that players cannot transfer New Horizons save data to a new Switch if they decide to upgrade to a new Hardware model, or if their old one is broken.
Players have voiced their confusion and frustration on the Nintendo switchch subreddit. "With a game designed for leisure, paradise islands and no stress at all, they know exactly how to make all this difficult," wrote one person.
“I have a million hours in between New Leaf followed me on many 3DS frameworks, ”wrote another. "I do not believe that Nintendo can simply turn off permanent backup in the console we launched."
Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment to make it clear that the description was correct, but it did update the game Japanese website today, confirming the details on the German download card. "This game details do not support & # 39; Transfer User Details & # 39; or the functions of & # 39; Transfer Save Data & # 39 ;," reads the text, translated by Kotaku. "If you have two comforters, please be aware that you cannot remove your island from the original concrete."
Island-per-console law is also unusual. Players first learned about this limit earlier this month there Australian web page and he went up. "Please note: only one island can exist with the Nintendo Switch console, even if a number of users are registered or copies of the game are used on one console," it said. Not at all Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the previous play in the series. In addition to being able to transfer New Leaf save data between devices, it can happen again access multiple cities in the same 3DS by using multiple game cartridges, or by using a downloaded version of the game above the box office.
Individually New Horizons the island can only hold up to eight registered users. To add more, or have a different island, you don't need a second copy of the game, and you need a second switch. It's a far cry from some modern games that allow you to have many final files. Even some great Nintendo games like The History of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pokémon Sword and Shield allow each user of the switch account to have their own storage data.
New Horizons and not allow players to use the basic Nintendo switchch Online cloud system. To interview last year, Producer Hagashi Nogami confirmed that New Horizons I won't use the feature, because doing so would open the door for players to use the game's internal calendar. Same worry why Swap games with online gaming like Splatoon 2 and Pokémon sword do not support cloud storage or, or at least in both games you can still move data between layers.
But today Nintendo revealed that it is working on adding a new type of cloud storage utility New Horizons. "For cases where the Nintendo switch is broken, lost, or stolen, we consider using different backup functionality in this game, it is readable. another update of the game's Japanese webpage from today. The new feature will still be limited to Nintendo switchch Online subscribers, as are standard cloud services, but the company has yet to set a release date for this feature. That would mean it won't be available until sometime after the game's release on March 20.
At least players can now expect it in the end. For now, if you plan to spend many hours New Horizons& # 39; Island breakaway t, you may want more attention with your switch.