Nintendo has confirmed that those sleek new Switch 2 game cards won’t always carry an actual game and will, instead, sometimes simply contain a key for a game download. The Super Mario Bros. company ...

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This one detail will make the difference if gamers will celebrate or condemn Game-Key Cards. There’s still a lot of confusion about the Switch 2, as Nintendo seems to have difficulty catching up to ...

Nintendo’s barrage of Switch announcements over the last two weeks have also come with changes to the way Nintendo treats physical and digital copies of games. Digital games can now become “virtual ...

Nintendo has found itself at the center of a controversy over its new “game key cards” for the Switch 2. Since the console’s launch, fans have taken to social media to voice strong frustrations over ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...

Nintendo Game-key cards are a new innovation with the Nintendo Switch 2 and should not be mistaken for the regular game card. This is exactly the type of thing that is going to catch your granny ...

With the Switch 2 generation, Nintendo will introduce Game-Key cards, which don't contain the game's data and instead trigger a downloadable version for you to play. Since the card will act as an ...

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.

Players are gearing up for the arrival of the Switch 2 this summer, and we've been piecing together details about how game ownership and sharing will work. The picture is coming together, and in true ...