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 ...

Fans expect Nintendo to soon make cheaper Switch 2 cartridges available to game publishers as a fresh alternative to Game-Key Cards, though one developer has said it expects its game to still cost ...

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The saga of the Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards has taken another plot twist. Game-Key Cards are a strange hybrid digital physical category for Switch 2 games. The card does not contain any game code in ...

TL;DR: Nintendo's new Game-key Cards for Switch 2 offer a cost-effective physical distribution method by requiring digital downloads, but they raise concerns for game ...

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 ...

It seems Nintendo is aware that fans aren’t happy about Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards. The company has released a new survey asking users for feedback about physical video games. The survey is fairly ...

The line between a bad video game showcase and a great one can be exceedingly slim. Often it only takes one or two surprise reveals targeting the right genres and nostalgia centers for most players to ...

Former Capcom developer Masakazu Sugimori voiced support for Nintendo's Game-Key Cards, dismissing fan claims that they exist solely due to greed. The comments add fresh fuel to a debate already ...

Nintendo Switch 2's first-party games will not use the Game Key-Card feature, ensuring full game data on physical cartridges. Third party games have the option to use Game Key-Cards. Game Key-Cards ...

Nintendo is finally asking their customers what they think about Game-Key Cards. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Nintendo Co. Ltd. in Japan has started sending out customer surveys via email to ...

"Gee, I sure wish there was a game distribution method that had all the drawbacks of physical but also had all the downsides of digital" said no one ever. Click to ...