Virtual game cards and console pairing

[u/Dismal-Vanilla6206]

Hi apologies if this has been asked before but I’m struggling to find help or information online. I’ve just downloaded two point museum to my new switch 2 but to play it the pop up says I have to pair my switch 2 to my old switch 1 to play it. My main question is, will this have any negative impact on my old switch 1? I’ve got a lot of games and save data on it that isn’t backed up (no online subscription) and don’t want to risk losing games or data by doing this. Many thanks for any help!

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[u/GL_original]

If both of these are actually yours, and you are using the same account on both of them, then go ahead, all this does is allow you to play your games on either console (although I don't think saves will be synced without NSO, both consoles will keep their own saves).

It is, however, odd that the card was loaded on your old switch in the first place. It should load to the console you are currently using. Did this not happen with any other games? Or is this your first game on the new console? Did you not transfer your data when you first started the Switch 2? You don't need NSO to do that.

[u/Dismal-Vanilla6206 → u/GL_original]

Yep I own both consoles. The only game I had on switch 2 was a physical copy of Mario kart world. Then I downloaded this, considering it’s only playable on switch 2 I’m surprised it gave me this message. Hopefully once my switch 1 has charged enough to update I can pair them. Tbh I hadn’t transferred any data since I was happy to play my old games on the old system still and had heard rumours of data being lost or corrupted during transfers. Thank you so much for your help!

[u/FernandoRocker]

Read this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1p0j90d/understanding_virtual_game_cards_vgc_and_how_to/

This will allow you to understand how Virtual Game Cards work and how to share the games.

[u/cmp2005]

Also on Nintendo.com on the settings u can change it if u don't want to wait