Question for people with two islands/two Switches

[Moonbay212]

Yes I do actually, is there a way to get the digital content off one of the accounts?

 

[maria110]

Yes I do actually, is there a way to get the digital content off one of the accounts?

I would also like to know the answer to this since I accidentally downloaded the DLC to the wrong Switch first (then also downloaded the DLC to the other one) and now my player characters can't interact over local play since I only paid for one DLC.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I will say this in general. If you have one digital copy of the game to your switch, then you are able to transfer that game to the 2nd switch by using the same account that you used on the same switch that owns the game. The only issue is that you cannot play the game on the 2nd switch because it must be connected to the Internet. The way to fix that is to De-Register your main switch and then use a different account so that way the person who doesn't know own the game can still play it.

As far as physical copies go I'm afraid its not possible. You need to buy a 2nd copy of the game in order to play on both systems at the same time. Also if you were to visit yourself online, then you would need to have a 2nd Nintnedo Account and of course a 2nd copy of the game if you wanted to play Local Co-OP. If you try to do this with only one digital copy of the game it will not work because the other user doesn't own the game.

If it sounds complicated I know it is. So its probably best to get only two copies of the same game so that way you can avoid all those restrictions you have to deal with. Also its important to note that if you carry your game to the 2nd switch the save data doesn't carry over. It stays on the main switch and you have to start over on the 2nd switch. I hope this made more sense.

 

[tinysaiph]

Hello hello! Like I'm sure others have said;

I have a physical copy and a digital. Originally I had them on two different switch accounts, but I recently restarted and now both switches and both islands are under the same nintendo account.

- you cannot have and play the DLC on both switches at the same time. If you have the DLC on one switch and not the other, you can still connect
- you can connect your two islands and visit yourself through local play, but not online, unless you are using two different nintendo accounts both with nintendo online

if you have both islands under the same nintendo account, both will be able to use online functions, but not at the same time

this includes not being able to open a different digital download while you are connected online on one switch

i've also found that if i am playing online on one switch and hosting someone or visiting someone, if my other switch is connected to the internet, it kicks me, saying "another device is currently using...", so be careful of that (I've gone around this by placing my one switch on airplane mode)

 

[Moonbay212]

Hello hello! Like I'm sure others have said;

I have a physical copy and a digital. Originally I had them on two different switch accounts, but I recently restarted and now both switches and both islands are under the same nintendo account.

- you cannot have and play the DLC on both switches at the same time. If you have the DLC on one switch and not the other, you can still connect
- you can connect your two islands and visit yourself through local play, but not online, unless you are using two different nintendo accounts both with nintendo online

if you have both islands under the same nintendo account, both will be able to use online functions, but not at the same time

this includes not being able to open a different digital download while you are connected online on one switch

i've also found that if i am playing online on one switch and hosting someone or visiting someone, if my other switch is connected to the internet, it kicks me, saying "another device is currently using...", so be careful of that (I've gone around this by placing my one switch on airplane mode)

Did you happen to find a way to get rid of the the DLC on one switch? I accidentally downloaded it to the digital copy and I'm worried deleting it will cause me to lose all my stuff

 

[mirukushake]

Did you happen to find a way to get rid of the the DLC on one switch? I accidentally downloaded it to the digital copy and I'm worried deleting it will cause me to lose all my stuff

You have to delete all game data, then redownload it while holding L to select which data you want to redownload. It does not affect your save in any way. The official instructions on how to do it are here.

 

[reviveearly]

For anyone who has two islands accross two Switches, I just have a couple questions about the best way to go about it. I have one physical copy of New Horizons.

Basically I have my primary Switch with my main new Horizons Island and all my other games, and a secondary Switch that I am going to use solely for a second New Horizons island. My questions is essentially, what is the best way to go about having two islands? Should I link the same Nintendo account to both consoles, or should I have two Nintendo accounts, one for each island? I don't want the save data or backup data of either to be compromised by having them share the same Nintendo account, but I'm not really sure how it works so maybe that's not even possible.

And again, I have one physical copy of New Horizons, so I know I'll have to switch the cartridge between the two consoles. I don't really want to purchase multiple copies of the game so I know I won't be able to trade between my own two islands... but as far as online playing goes, if I use the same Nintendo account on both consoles, will they both be able to use the online functionality? Will they share the same FC? Does it make more sense to pay for a second online membership for a second Nintendo account?

Thanks for the help!

I just bought myself a switch for christmas and ACNH, so i dont own a secondary one but i'd love to! I like the new dark blue switch they have up on sale, so maybe sometime i'll actually pick it up for a second island, sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[vanessab]

I need help similar to this. I just purchased a second switch and I'm confused with having a second island and using the same nintendo account. I see I can log my nintendo account into different switches, when I do that will it allow to me download animal crossing again? If so, if I was to try and play both digital copies at once would that work? Would I be able to bring items between the 2 characters? Or would it be easier having one digital and one physical copy??

Also will the dlc transfer? Or would I have to purchase that again on my new switch?