Nintendo has taken a lot of flak for the use of Game-Key Cards with Switch 2 games, which has resulted in an embarrassing rejection from the Japanese government, one that subtly condemns their use.

TL;DR: Nintendo confirms that Switch 2's Game-key Cards will not be account-bound, allowing them to be shared or resold. Switch 2's Game-key Cards will not be account bound upon use, Nintendo confirms ...

It’s fair to say Nintendo’s new Game-Key Cards for Switch 2 have sparked a passionate response. When Nintendo pulled back the curtain on Switch 2 last month, it confirmed that several new Switch 2 ...

We’re now in the era of digital games that can be resold. It took four days, but we finally solved the Switch 2 Game Key Card mystery. When we first reported on Game Key Cards, we pointed out that ...

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 ...

Game-Key Cards — mostly-blank cartridges that simply prompt users to download the game's contents — have proven unpopular among Switch 2 fans, though some developers have defended their use, saying ...

When Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, it showcased the console's Game-Key Cards feature, which enables the storage of a small amount of data on the cartridge, with the remainder of the game being ...

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Certain physical Nintendo Switch 2 games will be digital downloads that use a new feature called Game-Key Cards, Nintendo has revealed. Why a particular game may use a Game-Key Card instead of a ...

As pre-orders for the Switch 2 went live earlier this week, we started to learn more about many of the launch and post-launch games that will be available for Nintendo’s next big console. And it turns ...

It’s a good thing that the Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a base 256 GB of internal storage — eight times more than the original Switch’s paltry 32 GB — because some Nintendo Switch 2 games won’t come ...