People on the Internet have gotten mad about Game-Key cards, just like people on the Internet have gotten mad about many aspects of the Switch 2 launch ($70-to-$80 games, relatively few brand-new ...

You would assume physical copies of these Switch 2 Edition games would come with Switch 2 ... Unsurprisingly, this has become a point of contention for those who push for preservation efforts ...

The Switch 2 will offer a new option for acquiring games, physical Game-Key Cards that will allow players to then download ...

Of course you don’t. Because both those examples are akin to lunacy. Yet this is the kind of rubbish gamers increasingly have to put up with, due to physical media that sort of isn’t. The latest ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2's Game Key cartridges, which only contain access keys for digital downloads, have sparked controversy among collectors and those preferring physical copies. Limited ...

Nintendo has announced a new feature coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 called Virtual Game Cards that will let users to treat their digital games more like physical ones ...

Switch 2 game cartridges taste horrible, Nintendo has confirmed, just like Switch 1. This may sound like a silly thing to write about (because why is someone tasting a Switch 2 game?) but, once ...

The former boss of Sony Interactive Entertainment America has commented on the backlash to Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing, ...

Inserting the card into your Switch 2 starts the download process, after which you'll need to stick the game-key card into your console any time you want to play. Physical releases containing game ...

Even its digital downloads are turning into “Virtual Game Cards” on the Nintendo Switch. After an April ... In that case physical media you own still surpasses digital media you license.

Switch players who buy their games on physical cards are used to being able to share those games with other players ... load and arrange which games you play on up to two systems [emphasis added ...

Of course, Nintendo isn't giving those perks away for free, nor is it offering the Switch 2 at the same price as the Switch 1. If you want to order Nintendo's latest console, you're going to have ...