Square Enix has released a playable demo for Octopath Traveler 0 on Switch and Switch 2, allowing players to experience the first chapters of three story arcs and the town-building feature for up to three hours, with save data carrying over to the full game releasing on December 4, 2025.
Pokémon players upgrading to Switch 2 are experiencing significant issues with transferring their save data, resulting in the loss of years of gameplay, with some users unable to recover their progress across multiple Pokémon titles and other games, highlighting a broader problem with data transfer reliability on the new console.
Nintendo Switch users can transfer their save data from one system to another by following a few steps. If they plan on keeping both systems, they can transfer specific save data files to the second system. Users can also play their digital game library on both systems by linking their Nintendo Account on all systems. Nintendo Switch Online members can back up their save data for supported games using the Save Data Cloud feature. Animal Crossing players can transfer their island by downloading the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Transfer Tool on both systems.