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microSD Card and microSD Express Card Compatibility with Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch

Information about microSD and microSD Express Cards and how they work with the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 systems.

Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards.

microSD Express Card

  • microSD Express cards are faster at reading and writing data compared to microSD cards, which are used with Nintendo Switch.

Important

Inserting a microSD card that has been previously used on a Nintendo Switch console into a Nintendo Switch 2 console will not allow you to save or load digital games or save data.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch

microSD card

No

*

Yes

microSD Express card

Yes

**

Yes

***

*It is possible to load Nintendo Switch screenshots and videos that you have captured on a microSD card.

**Please note: a system update via the internet is required the first time you use a microSD Express card. microSD Express cards with a capacity of up to 2TB are supported.

***On a Nintendo Switch console, the data reading and writing speed for a microSD Express card will be equivalent to that of a microSD card.

Additional information

Licensed microSD Express cards for Nintendo Switch 2 will be available for purchase on the My Nintendo Store.

Sandisk microSD Express card in packaging