If i lost my game card and bought another one for the same game does the save data carry on?
#save data
elfin crater
elfin crater
okay so it doesnt matter as long as its the same game?
nimble marsh
okay so it doesnt matter as long as its the same game?
Unless it's Pokemon, those games literally refuse to save to the cloud. A mate of mine had to restart his entire Violet playthrough because his original save wouldn't back up. He was using the same cartridge too.
fast forge
okay so it doesnt matter as long as its the same game?
Eshop game data doesn't usually save.
maiden hawk
Unless it's Pokemon, those games literally refuse to save to the cloud. A mate o...
That's just cloud save data. Pokemon, Splatoon and Animal Crossing are special cases.
Save data stored on the internal memory will always be there unless you format your Switch.
@elfin crater Make sure it's the same regional version.
elfin crater
okay thanks
maiden hawk
If it's not the same regional version then it's not the same game. Save data won't be shared.
elfin crater
um how do i check what version it is bc if i remember correctly it should say on the cover
maiden hawk
um how do i check what version it is bc if i remember correctly it should say on...
Which game is it? Let me check for you.
Normally, the regional indicator is on the back of the cartridge box. Most of the time you can identify the market it was published on, the SKU number, and the languages it has.
Then you need to compare it to all known regional version to identify which region it was.