Players can finally back up their islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This guide will help players use the new Restoration Services to save their islands. Animal Crossing has been a massive hit since it launched on the Nintendo Switch. Currently, the title is the fastest-selling game on the console and continues to perform extremely well. It will likely have a long lifespan, especially considering the game receives new content updates every month. The new Summer update is coming on July 30th which will add the ability to backup a player's island to keep it safe. This guide will help players use this service to secure the safety of their tropical paradise.
Almost every game on the Nintendo Switch has the ability to backup its save file on the cloud. Of course, this is only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Players who have dedicated hundreds of hours into games like Breath of The Wild or Pokemon Sword & Shield hold the save files very closely. If something were to happen to their Nintendo Switch, they can easily bring over their save file from the cloud on another console. Although, that is not the case with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game launched with the inability to save the file on the cloud or transfer the save to a different console. This has left many players anxious about the safety of their islands. Although, the new Summer update finally allows players to backup their islands with new Restoration Services. Here's how players can successfully secure their islands.
How To Backup Your Island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
To backup your island, the player will need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Although, this is a different process than the cloud service the subscription provides. Players can now enable the new island backup service, which will automatically the player's island and s save data to the internet at specific times. If the player loses their Nintendo Switch, they can Nintendo Consumer . They will assist the player once they get a new Nintendo Switch and help them bring the save file on to the new console. Although, this only works if the player damages, loses, or gets their Nintendo Switch stolen. The ability to move the save data to another Nintendo Switch console is currently planned for later this year.
While this is a bit unconventional and almost an unnecessary step to secure the player's island, it is appreciated that there is a method to save the player's island. It is currently unknown why the game does not allow cloud-based saves in its present state. Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have already dedicated thousands of hours onto their islands. Losing all the progress would be extremely heartbreaking. Regardless, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still one of the best games to release in 2020.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on Nintendo Switch.
