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microSD Express Card FAQ

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Nintendo Switch 2 uses a new standard of expandable memory card called a microSD Express card. This kind of memory card is needed for faster access speeds and to ensure that games will run smoothly.

Note: Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards. If the microSD cards you have used for Nintendo Switch do not support microSD Express standards, you cannot use them with Nintendo Switch 2.

Frequently asked questions

microSD Express cards offer faster access speeds than previous microSD card models. This kind of memory card is needed to ensure that games will run smoothly.

Only microSD Express cards can be used to save game data, in-game screenshots and videos on Nintendo Switch 2.

If you have screenshots and videos saved on a microSD card from a Nintendo Switch console, you can import them to your Nintendo Switch 2 console's system memory. Insert the microSD card into your Nintendo Switch 2 console and select Import From a Nintendo Switch Console's microSD Card. microSD cards cannot be used with Nintendo Switch 2 for any other purpose.

For more information on compatibility, please see microSD Card and microSD Express Card Compatibility.

No, microSD Express cards are sold separately.

Any card (up to 2 TB) that meets the microSD Express standard can be used on Nintendo Switch 2.

  • Downloadable software

  • Software update data

  • Downloadable content (DLC)

  • Screenshots and captured videos

Important: Game save data is stored to the system memory and cannot be copied or saved to a microSD Express card.

Screenshots and captured gameplay videos can be moved from the system memory to a microSD Express card, and vice versa. You can also transfer downloadable software.

  • When a microSD Express card is inserted into the console, it becomes the default save location for downloadable software.

Game save data cannot be copied to a microSD Express card.

We recommend using a single microSD Express card with your Nintendo Switch 2 console. If you run out of space, you can copy over all the data to a larger microSD Express card.

  • Keep in mind that downloadable software saved to multiple microSD Express cards cannot be combined later into a single microSD Express card.

Yes. For more information on compatibility, please see microSD Card and microSD Express Card Compatibility.