Nintendo Switch OLED |OT| The Future Is Colorful

[Polynaut]

Interesting. How would it transfer the island if the user transfer deletes the user? Wouldn't that then also delete the island save?

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That would have been my guess as well, but apparently the Animal Crossing save is completely separate, and tied directly to the console. When you do a User/Save transfer, if there are no users left on the Source console, it creates a generic "User" account, that you can then use to access the Island Transfer tool and do an island transfer.

This is what I'm planning on doing during my lunch break, and I'm just going by the guide on Nintendo's support site as well as Nintendo Life's guide.

It definitely is confusing and not obvious without the online instructions.

Nintendo Support: How to Transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data

en-americas-support.nintendo.com

 

[zen1990x]

requiring the AC adapter to be connected to do a transfer when the only AC adpater in the box is connected to the dock means its a total PITA if you want to do it handheld. and you need *both* systems to be connected to the AC adapter.

Hoping my powerbank can fool one of them at least and use the adapter wiht the OLED for the other one

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i just plugged it in until the notice went away, then you can unplug and put it in the other switch.

 

[New Donker]

Interesting. How would it transfer the island if the user transfer deletes the user? Wouldn't that then also delete the island save?

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No. Animal crossing island is tied to the system. Not the user.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

No. Animal crossing island is tied to the system. Not the user.

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So we can do transfer first then the animal crossing transfer after?

 

[Deleted member 9330]

So we can do transfer first then the animal crossing transfer after?

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That is the recommended path, which I'll be doing in a couple hours.

It's really fucked up, honestly.

 

[zen1990x]

So what is the consensus - glass protector on top of the plastic one? I have some amfilms already at the house ready to go, but not sure how glass on plastic on glass would effect quality

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I tried putting am film glass one on and i don't know if it was just me and i didn't allow the screen protector to bond properly but it looked a lot duller, so i just took it off. Now that it is glass i am not going to bother putting one on. if the plastic film ever scratches up i will remove it. im sure it will be fine and is just applied incase any kids were to drop it and whatnot.

 

[croc]

So we can do transfer first then the animal crossing transfer after?

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yep that's how I did it. After you transfer your user/save data the AC/transfer tool are still on the old switch. Then you'll have to connect your Nintendo account to another account on the old switch to be able to open the transfer tool there. Then download AC on the new switch to be able to proceed lol. Extremely convoluted.

Also a heads up for other people transferring vids/screenshots to the new switch. After you complete transferring everything else and you swap the SD card over, when it deletes everything on the card it deletes everything EXCEPT your pictures and videos (says this in a notice below but still sounds kind of vague). So if all of that is on your SD card then there's actually no transfer to be done with it, just put it in the new switch, hit delete, and you're good to go.

 

[zen1990x]

I tried applying a tempered glass screen protector but it sucks badly, it is super dirty and smudgy on the surface and makes the screen look like crap. The brand is ivoler, just in case anybody was wondering.

I'm considering just not using a screen protector this time around.

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It was the same when i applied an Amfilm one, which is probably one of the most recommended protectors. Looked really bad.

 

[TornadoDDT]

Which Space Invaders pack did you get just out of interest?

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The Space Invaders collection that comes with 3 games.

 

[New Donker]

I tried putting am film glass one on and i don't know if it was just me and i didn't allow the screen protector to bond properly but it looked a lot duller, so i just took it off. Now that it is glass i am not going to bother putting one on. if the plastic film ever scratches up i will remove it. im sure it will be fine and is just applied incase any kids were to drop it and whatnot.

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That was my fear. I want that screen to shine. No protector it is!

 

[Kensation]

Link's Awakening is THE showpiece for this system.

 

[boxter432]

well shit. I bought one. white, pickup next week at BB. now I can go trade in my OG and Lite to compensate.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I'm installing all my older Switch games. How do I download the cloud data? Is it automatic?

 

[Captain of Outer Space]

Did my system transfer from launch switch to OLED before remembering about the dumb Animal Crossing situation, so I just had to log back into the original switch, download the game, relink the save to the default user, download the transfer tool, and did the same on the OLED to bring the save back over. Not too hard, but annoying that Nintendo's dumb limitations on this game require a special app instead of letting people do what they need with it.

 

[Lord Fanny]

That sucks, sorry to hear :-(

Just so I can learn from this, what process did you follow, and what were you "supposed" to do to avoid this? I'm getting my Switch OLED today and want to precisely follow all of whatever the correct steps are.

For example, does this guide say all the right things? I'd hope so but want to be sure:

Nintendo Support: How to Transfer User and Save Data on Nintendo Switch

en-americas-support.nintendo.com

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Hmm, I think I followed all these steps. I even watched a GameXplain showing the whole process. The only thing I can think of is that when I first started, the OLeD couldn't find the old Switch and I backed out and did the transfer screen again. It found it the second time. It's all that I can think of that maybe messed up the process. Everything else worked fine, got all my user data, my digital library is there to download. But all my saves are gone

 

[mute]

I tried putting am film glass one on and i don't know if it was just me and i didn't allow the screen protector to bond properly but it looked a lot duller, so i just took it off. Now that it is glass i am not going to bother putting one on. if the plastic film ever scratches up i will remove it. im sure it will be fine and is just applied incase any kids were to drop it and whatnot.

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The issue with the way they've gone is now if your kids drop it the glass on the OLED is going to crack instead of the easily replaceable glass screen protector.

So I would be very careful with it now, screen protector or not

 

[Mullet2000]

Did we get anything definitive about Vivid mode vs. Normal mode? Is vivid just oversaturating the image?

 

[Datrael]

I tried putting am film glass one on and i don't know if it was just me and i didn't allow the screen protector to bond properly but it looked a lot duller, so i just took it off. Now that it is glass i am not going to bother putting one on. if the plastic film ever scratches up i will remove it. im sure it will be fine and is just applied incase any kids were to drop it and whatnot.

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Yup. The screen under the protector is glass. It seems like a typical nintendo being cautious kinda thing.

It was the same when i applied an Amfilm one, which is probably one of the most recommended protectors. Looked really bad.

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I wasted two of them to make sure I didn't just apply the first one incorrectly. Also, I'm weary of putting an aditional plastic screen protector on top of the already applied one.

The dock doesn't seem to touch the screen since the screen seems a bit receeded and the bezels are a bit raised. So I think this time I'm gonna sport it without a protector.

That was my fear. I want that screen to shine. No protector it is!

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Pretty much night and day for me. Without it the screen looks way better, at least with my screen protectors.

 

[Richiek]

I'm waiting on line at the Nintendo NY store and they said they have plenty of OLED Switches. They never let me down.

 

[ThisIsMyDogKyle]

Did we get anything definitive about Vivid mode vs. Normal mode? Is vivid just oversaturating the image?

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Digital Foundry said it might be less color accurate, but they generally like leaving it on, it's a personal preference thing. So if it does oversaturate I can't imagine it's too bad otherwise I don't see DF liking it.

 

[FernandoRocker]

I tried putting am film glass one on and i don't know if it was just me and i didn't allow the screen protector to bond properly but it looked a lot duller, so i just took it off. Now that it is glass i am not going to bother putting one on. if the plastic film ever scratches up i will remove it. im sure it will be fine and is just applied incase any kids were to drop it and whatnot.

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Well, this sounds like a plan.

I will be returning the amFilm protectors I ordered.

 

[Ashodin]

It's time.

 

[dm101]

Did you mean docked? Otherwise your sentence makes no sense. The OLED model only makes sense in handheld mode. And then it makes a lot of sense.

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Ah screw it I bought one!!!

 

[kodax_shc]

I mentioned this in another post, but you shouldn't have to manually transfer save by save. You should be able to do a full User/Save transfer, then use the AC Island Transfer tool AFTER the transfer to transfer over your island to the new console.

Nintendo Support: How to Transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data

en-americas-support.nintendo.com

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I see. It says to add your user data back to the original switch after completing the system transfer. Then you can use the island transfer tool.

 

[Rhaknar]

what the fuck was the point of the user transfer if it didnt transfer my console settings and more importantly game history >_>

 

[Molecule]

I have two Pro Controllers, but I play mostly in handheld mode (99% of the time).

I'm thinking on selling my Pro controllers to get two pairs of Binboks instead. What do you think?

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I've never used those but I saw them when I was researching which ones to go with. The battery thing wasn't something that really interested me personally, I cared more about comfortability. I decided to go with the Hori because of Kevin Kenson's video about it. Also, I have an 8bitdo sn30pro+ for when I play docked but I mostly play handheld.

 

[FernandoRocker]

I've never used those but I saw them when I was researching which ones to go with. The battery thing wasn't something that really interested me personally, I cared more about comfortability. I decided to go with the Hori because of Kevin Kenson's video about it. Also, I have an 8bitdo sn30pro+ for when I play docked but I mostly play handheld.

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I would love to get the Hori ones, but no gyro and no rumble...

 

[MrKlaw]

That is the recommended path, which I'll be doing in a couple hours.

It's really fucked up, honestly.

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download the animal crossing transfer app first otherwise you could get stuck if you don't have a profile attached to a Nintendo account on the source

source: me about four hours ago

 

[Astandahl]

Is the back of the Switch still getting hot during playtime?

 

[MrKlaw]

Is the AC adapter identical? My OG switch is threaded behind my cupboards so it would be easier to just swap the dock over and keep the charger and hdmi cable (and then sell the new ones with the old switch

 

[Molecule]

I would love to get the Hori ones, but no gyro and no rumble...

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I don't care for those features. Maybe the Hori isn't the one for you. If the wireless ones have those features I'd go with those then since they are pretty similar in form factor.

 

[hanshen]

I can confirm that the new screen is much much bigger.

 

[Deleted member 9330]

download the animal crossing transfer app first otherwise you could get stuck if you don't have a profile attached to a Nintendo account on the source

source: me about four hours ago

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Definitely the plan, but I thought I read that you need an active Nintendo account ANYWAY, even if the app is already downloaded? Anyone confirm?

 

[Julianne Stingray]

I think I missed the memo - is there a screen protector on the oled model by default out of the box? I applied an amfilm tempered glass one but looking very closely I do see another raised layer underneath it peeking out from the edges. Is this confirmed as a user removable layer?

 

[TornadoDDT]

Games really look stunning on this display. Tried Lumines and Fast RMX and they are so crispy and vibrant.

 

[Protome]

I think I missed the memo - is there a screen protector on the oled model by default out of the box? I applied an amfilm tempered glass one but looking very closely I do see another raised layer underneath it peeking out from the edges. Is this confirmed as a user removable layer?

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It's non-removable.
It's more for keeping the glass together if it shatters. You can put a screen protector over it.

 

[MrKlaw]

Definitely the plan, but I thought I read that you need an active Nintendo account ANYWAY, even if the app is already downloaded? Anyone confirm?

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ah maybe. I struggled through with my Japanese account to find the app

 

[hanshen]

I think I missed the memo - is there a screen protector on the oled model by default out of the box? I applied an amfilm tempered glass one but looking very closely I do see another raised layer underneath it peeking out from the edges. Is this confirmed as a user removable layer?

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You basically made a glass sandwich...

PSA: Don’t peel off the protective cover on your OLED Switch’s glass screen

You can still use a regular screen protector on top.

www.theverge.com

 

[Ocirus]

I think I missed the memo - is there a screen protector on the oled model by default out of the box? I applied an amfilm tempered glass one but looking very closely I do see another raised layer underneath it peeking out from the edges. Is this confirmed as a user removable layer?

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Someone just told me about the layer, thankfully I have yet to apply a screen protector. Would also like clarification on this. If I had to guess I'd say it's probably just a super cheap film to prevent visible scratches from the dock? I'm sure they don't want to go through that mess again.

EDIT: damn you guys are quick, already answered.

 

[CrichtonKicks]

Any way to transfer more than one account from the old switch? I created a secondary account when I restarted Xenoblade 2 since that game doesn't offer multiple profiles. I've got 80 hours logged on that playthrough but I don't see a way to bring that profile and save over the OLED model after I imported the primary profile on my account.

 

[Protome]

Definitely the plan, but I thought I read that you need an active Nintendo account ANYWAY, even if the app is already downloaded? Anyone confirm?

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Yeah, it's really stupid.
I ended up transferring my user over, realising I couldn't open the AC transfer app without a Nintendo account, logging back in on my old Switch and then transferring the data.
It's a very bad system.

 

[Julianne Stingray]

You basically made a glass sandwich...

PSA: Don’t peel off the protective cover on your OLED Switch’s glass screen

You can still use a regular screen protector on top.

www.theverge.com

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Ah okay so basically a galaxy fold situation. I'll keep the sandwich in that case

 

[Kentsui]

One cool perk of the new kickstand is that if you put it all the way up and put the console at a slight angle on your table, you can use the charge port :o

 

[th1nk]

Link's Awakening is THE showpiece for this system.

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Too bad the new screen shows the fucking atrocious framerate fluctuations even more. Still furious about the performance of the game (because I love the game so much).

 

[Edge]

I can confirm that the new screen is much much bigger.

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I really hope they patch in that we can remove these stupid borders (and profile icon) now where the OLED is a thing.

I'm not one of those people who are crazy scared about burn it, I rather roll my eyes on reading about that, but, constant on screen stuff like this is in fact a real potential problem if you play it a lot, and with whole services having the same border, SNES, NES, potentially N64 and Genesis, you're really provoking a burn in.

 

[th1nk]

I really hope they patch in that we can remove these stupid borders (and profile icon) now where the OLED is a thing.

I'm not one of those people who are crazy scared about burn it, I rather roll my eyes on reading about that, but, constant on screen stuff like this is in fact a real potential problem if you play it a lot, and with whole services having the same border, SNES, NES, potentially N64 and Genesis, you're really provoking a potential burn in.

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Not to mention they look terrible.

 

[Mantorok]

Really digging the more abrasive feel on the back of this. Also Vivid seems kind of strong, is Standard the way forward or just get used to VIvid?

 

[Plubio]

@ Screen protectors: weird as I installed one from amFilm and looked perfectly fine for me (and I used the Switch a bit before) :/

 

[Mirev]

I mentioned this in another post, but you shouldn't have to manually transfer save by save. You should be able to do a full User/Save transfer, then use the AC Island Transfer tool AFTER the transfer to transfer over your island to the new console.

Nintendo Support: How to Transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data

en-americas-support.nintendo.com

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Yes, everything worked fine to me, easier then the transfer I made between switch and switch lite

 

[//ARCANUM]

anyone having an issue where their Switch OLED isn't staying connected to wi-fi, and thus stopping downloads when in sleep mode? I've got a big list of games set to download, but when the thing goes to sleep it seems to lose connection. I've got it plugged in to the power brick, not docked. Never experienced this on my previous switch.