The lack of save backup on the Switch is pushing Nintendo fans to endorse hacking

Nintendo might be exacerbating a problem it’s trying to avoid with the decision to not let players back up their Switch save data.

It might seem inconceivable that a new piece of gaming hardware in 2017 wouldn’t allow for save backups, but here we are. And now, more than eight months after the Switch launched, a growing number of fans are fed up with Nintendo’s non-delivery of this very basic feature of 21st century technology.

Nintendo’s stance is straightforward: We’re not ready to talk about it yet, but the feature is mostly not present because of piracy and hacking concerns. That’s pretty much what Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told us at E3 over the summer. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | The lack of save backup on the Switch is pushing Nintendo fans to endorse hacking