I don't know why but I'm tempted to buy a switch, I've been off of Nintendo games since the N64 but the new smash bro's looks fun, Mario kart is always a good time and Zelda looks nice as well. Is it true that if you lose a switch or it breaks you can't just transfer the games to a new console? I've read that if you can't deactivate the original console you are screwed, this seems strange considering both MS and Sony allow this to be done easily.
As of right now that is true. Nintendo is rolling out a serice that lets you upload your game saves to their cloud service but its not up an running yet. Saves as of now are stored on the console not the SD card and cannot be moved. External devices are not supported. microSD card can only be used to save screenshots and software data, including downloaded software, software updates, and DLC.