The Virtual Game Card makes digital games just as flexible. The company made the announcement during its Nintendo Direct event, ahead of next week’s big Nintendo Switch 2 showcase on April 2.

Summary: Nintendo has announced a new feature called the Virtual Game Card for the Nintendo Switch platform.Virtual Game Cards will let users load their digital games onto more than one system, as ...

N intendo Switch firmware update 20.0.0 just went live, allowing players to share games more easily with other console owners. Virtual Game Cards is the new catch-all term for anything digital you ...

Nintendo has announced an overhaul for how digital game licenses are handled on Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 with the new Virtual Game Card. This throws out the old game sharing ...

The virtual game card feature for Nintendo Switch* and Nintendo Switch 2 systems adds some of the flexibility of physical game cards to your digital game library!. If you have two systems, you can ...

As Nintendo explains it, these virtual cards work a lot like physical cartridges. You can “eject” a game from one device and then load it onto another, so long as the second Switch is tied to ...

If Nintendo backs physical editions and collectors editions while also promoting sharing digital games, Virtual Cards and Switch 2 will be well-placed to be 2025's biggest console.

Additionally, virtual game cards will also work with Nintendo Switch 2 systems at launch. A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007.

With the Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, what are you supposed to do with your beloved Switch 1 games? Nintendo is introducing a feature called “Virtual Game Cards,” which allows you to transfer ...

Once you update your Nintendo Switch to version 20.0.0 (which came out on April 29), you should see icons for two new features that will also be on the upcoming Switch 2: GameShare and Virtual ...

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.