Game-Key Cards for the Switch 2 have proven to be a monumentally controversial move from Nintendo, with many fans upset at the potential implications for game preservation and ownership. However, ...

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 ...

Game-Key Card releases have been a huge talking point in the lead up to the launch of the Switch 2 – arguably blurring the lines between physical and digital media. Now that Nintendo's new system is ...

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 ...

Summary: Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 games that launch as game-key cards won’t be tied to your Nintendo account. This will allow for the games to be resold, shared, and rented out. As the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is approaching, and for at least some of its launch catalog, companies are opting for Game-Key Cards rather than fully on-cart physical games. This has understandably not been ...

Good news: Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be locked to the first account or console that uses them. “[Game-key cards] will start up on the console or system that it is slotted into, so it’s not tied to ...

The Switch 2’s data-free, download-enabling Game Key Cards have proved controversial with players who worry about long-term ownership and access issues to their purchases. But they’ve remained popular ...

Nintendo says it wants to "future-proof" the Switch 2 like the original Switch Since game sizes are getting bigger, Game-Key Cards will allow for more games on the platform Nintendo wants to "make ...