Nintendo adds a new wrinkle to its game-distribution system. Here's what you get with a game-key card and how to tell what ...

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Last month, Nintendo and its third-party partners revealed that many of the “physical” games on the Switch 2 would be made available only as “Digital Key Cards.” Unlike traditional physical Switch ...

Now, though, at least one publisher has publicly suggested that Nintendo is offering cheaper Switch 2 cartridge options with ...

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, folks looking to buy a physical copy of a game will be faced with one more option — the Game Key Card. This means folks who buy a “physical” copy of a ...

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. As reported by Gematsu, the ...

UPDATE: Publisher Spike Chunsoft has contacted IGN to clarify that the physical version of No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES for Nintendo Switch 2 is in fact a Game-Key Card title.

TL;DR: Nintendo has revealed the Nintendo Switch 2, highlighting new features and content. A significant change involves Game-Key cards, where some physical game cartridges only serve as keys to ...

Nintendo Game-key cards are a new innovation with the Nintendo Switch 2 and should not be mistaken for the regular game card. This is exactly the type of thing that is going to catch your granny ...

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Nintendo confirms that Switch game-key card downloads aren’t locked to a specific Nintendo account. Nintendo confirms that Switch game-key card downloads aren’t locked to a specific Nintendo ...