Nintendo's new Game-Key cards are basically physical DRM for digital downloads--a new product design that may stymie the ...

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TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2 third-party games are increasingly using Game Key cards, which include a download code instead of full game data on the physical card. This trend spans Japan, the UK ...

The Big N has just released Nintendo Switch V20.0.0 update and it adds several new features with the Switch 2 in mind. These include the new Virtual Game Cards system, which was revealed during the ...

We made an interesting observation as Switch 2 games have gone live on the web version of the Nintendo eShop. There is a dedicated page for pre-orders for Switch 2 games. As you can imagine ...

As we've discovered in recent weeks, multiple third-party Switch 2 games will be sold as "Game-Key Cards". Nintendo explains on its website how these cards are "different" from regular physical ...

If you're planning on getting a third-party physical title for Switch 2, one thing you might want to check first is if it's a regular game card or a game-key card. Game-key cards don't contain the ...

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Ready to start building your Switch 2 library? Here's a look at every Switch 2 game available for preorder, including the ...