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 ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2's Game-key Cards, praised by Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, offer a cost-effective, faster-loading alternative to traditional cartridges by providing ...

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Last month, Nintendo and its third-party partners revealed that many of the “physical” games on the Switch 2 would be made available only as “Digital Key Cards.” Unlike traditional physical Switch ...

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 ...

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While not all physical releases for the Nintendo Switch 2 are Game Key Cards, a number of releases are. These cartridges hold a license to download a game without any data on the actually chip itself ...

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As controversy surrounding Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards continues, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has doubled down on his own sentiments regarding the issue. Since it was ...

Star Wars Outlaws made its Nintendo Switch 2 debut last week, but rather than releasing the game on a physical cartridge Ubisoft opted for the Game-Key Card. No data is stored in this card – instead ...

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