Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems.

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Japan's National Diet Library has said that Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards will not be eligible for preservation by the library. As exciting as the Nintendo Switch 2 is, the third party game ...

Nintendo has provided a detailed overview of the official Switch 2 carrying case and what Switch 2 game cards look like. In a new video posted on the Nintendo Today app, the company showed off the ...

Nintendo’s data-free, download-unlocking Game Key Cards have proven popular with game publishers, even as they’ve drawn ire from many fans of games stored on physical media. Now, though, a developer ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for a little over a month, and it’s already selling well.

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, folks looking to buy a physical copy of a game will be faced with one more option — the Game Key Card. This means folks who buy a “physical” copy of a ...

Now, though, at least one publisher has publicly suggested that Nintendo is offering cheaper Switch 2 cartridge options with ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has the Virtual Game Card system, which lets you share your games with friends. (To be clear, the original Nintendo Switch has this too, but you may have seen a notice about it ...