The upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons will allow players to recover their old save data in the event that their Nintendo Switch is lost or broken – but only once.
First announced during the Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2019, Animal Crossing: New Horizons looks to bring the series’ signature slice-of-life gameplay to a new island setting, which the player purchases from the raccoon-like Tom Nook in the game’s story. Another Nintendo Direct livestream promised a number of new features for the game earlier this morning, such as the ability to manipulate the layout and position of the Animal Crossing island and import clothing designs from the 3DS spin-offs New Leaf and Happy Home Designer. However, one feature which might be less than welcome is how New Horizons handles cloud-based saving and data backup.
As noticed by many during the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons livestream and displayed below in a social media post from game news and deal hunter Wario64 on Twitter, the fine print on the promotional screenshot promising save data backup for Animal Crossing: New Horizons states that while the game won’t support cloud saving, players will be able to recover their data in the case of a lost or defective console – but only one time, and it’s only available to Nintendo Switch Online members. Fans have since commented on this odd restriction, with many decrying Nintendo for being out of touch with current gaming needs and others making light of the situation through memes such as the “Why can’t you just be normal” refrain. Check out the image below:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already drawn criticism for its lack of support for cloud-based saving, which allows players to transfer their save data from one console to another via online storage. Nintendo has previously declined to include cloud saving in such titles as Splatoon 2 and Pokémon Sword And Shield, with the rationalization for this being to prevent cheating via item copying in certain Switch games. Of course, many have pointed out that this isn’t an issue for other consoles, as the PS4 and Xbox One support cloud saves as part of their online services despite hosting the same concerns.
The lack of cloud support for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is perplexing enough, but this restriction on back-up saves raises a number of concerns. Only allowing players to recover their saves once could prove problematic if they suffer another lost or broken Switch, and it seems like such an unnecessary restriction even with Nintendo’s concerns about cheating. While there are plenty of new and exciting features in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans will likely find the restrictions on back-up saving disappointing, even as they wait patiently for the game’s release on March 20.
Source: Wario64 (via Twitter)
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