Nintendo has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 version will support cloud saves after all.
We already knew that the Nintendo Switch 2 was set to get special enhanced versions of several Switch 1 games, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but as IGN reported last week, a disclaimer had fans worrying that some games, or at least this one, wouldn’t support Nintendo’s cloud save functionality as they’d hope.
That’s because, initially, Nintendo’s pages for Tears of the Kingdom’s Switch 2 edition carried the following disclaimer: “Please note: this software does not support the Nintendo Switch Online paid membership’s Save Data Cloud backup feature.”
Now, however, Nintendo has updated its website to provide more information. While Donkey Kong Bananza’s page has since scrubbed all mention of cloud saves completely, Nintendo has revised the disclaimer on the Tears of the Kingdom page so it now states: “Save data created in the second save data slot in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition cannot be transferred to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch.”
This suggests players will be able to transfer their old Switch 1 Tears of the Kingdom saves to their new Switch 2 devices, but it won’t be possible to transfer Switch 2 saves back to the OG system (thanks, Eurogamer).
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition page also now includes the same message, suggesting an identical approach to save transfers.
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders went live overnight, with the price still fixed at $449.99 — and they went about as well as you’d expect. Check out IGN’s Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order guide for more.
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