RELATED: What's Included with a Nintendo Switch Online Subscription?Īfter you’ve read the explanation and you’re ready, select “Enable Island Backup.” After reading through a few more details (explained above), select “Yep! Enable, Please!” from the menu. You must have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership to use this service.

When island backup is enabled, your save data will be uploaded automatically, so long as your device is connected to the internet, and only while you’re not actively playing the game. To summarize, the “Island Backup” service is intended for use when your Nintendo Switch console has been lost or damaged it’s a way to upload your Animal Crossing: New Horizons save data for safekeeping. Select “Island Backup” from Tom Nook’s list and he’ll go over some details that you need to know. RELATED: How to Restart Your Island in 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Tom Nook will greet you and provide a few different options, such as the ability to delete your character profiles or delete your island. Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the game play experience.On the Animal Crossing: New Horizons title screen, you’ll see a new bit of text under “Settings” that reads “Backups – Not Set.” Go ahead and press the “-” button on your left Joy-Con controller to access the “Settings” menu.Fixed an issue where a player would use a door decoration when remodeling the home of an island resident, but the door decoration would sometimes be removed when a new day started.Fixed an issue where an island resident visiting a player’s home would remain in the player’s home after the player used the Room Sketch app, the Happy Home Network app, or the Custom Designs Portal during the visit.Fixed an issue where island residents would wear custom designs as a different pattern type than how the custom design was displayed in the tailor shop.Fixed an issue where Luna would repeat the explanation related to the “Search by island name.” option over again.Fixed an issue where the game would not progress after a message was displayed when a conversation had started and a lot of furniture items had been placed on the island.Fixed an issue where the player could not progress through the explanation about Photopia under specific conditions after moving to another island.You can see the full patch notes below as found on the official Nintendo Support website. This isn't just fixes for the regular game either, but also for the Happy Home Paradise DLC that also launched a few months ago.

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