Virtual Game Cards is the new catch-all term for anything digital you can swap from one console to the next, covering downloaded games, free software, or even pieces of DLC (additional game content).

Now, this "loophole" has been closed, due to the introduction of Nintendo's new Virtual Game Cards system which treats digital games as if they were physical cartridges. Users can still play a ...

‘In fact, one area church lays claim to the invention of the game ... edition of the Times Leader. Players will need to cut out the numbers that match numbers on their cards and tape them ...

ORIGINAL STORY: It has emerged that almost all physical third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games in Japan revealed so far are Game-Key Cards, and it looks like a similar situation in the West.

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Before the introduction of Virtual Game Cards, the only way Nintendo allowed you to share digital Switch games was by logging into ...

A new Nintendo Switch system update has been released The update adds a bunch of new features, including Nintendo Switch 2 support ahead of the console's launch Virtual Game Cards and GameShare ...

Nintendo revealed that game developers could sell their games as a Game-Key card. These cards look similar to the physical Switch 2 game cartridges, but don't have game data. Instead, when put ...

The game is launching on both consoles, but the only difference in the game cards is that the Nintendo Switch 2 version contains the Upgrade Pack in addition to the game. If you purchase the ...

Not everyone is happy about the Switch 2's new game-key cards, including former Assassin's Creed and Far Cry developer Alex Hutchinson, who says "I hate it" and that it feels like "we're losing ...

Nintendo has released system update version 20.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch. The update adds Virtual Game Cards, GameShare support for compatible Nintendo Switch 2 games, System Transfer to ...

especially when you consider that some Switch 2 physical games will simply come with Game-Key Cards that enable someone to download the game.

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