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 ...

The next generation of Switch is introducing a new concept when it launches on 5th June 2025: Game-Key Cards. In case you missed it, these are 'physical' game releases that contain a cartridge, but ...

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The introduction of the Nintendo Switch 2 brought players more powerful hardware, a better eShop, and a slew of new games, but one change introduced with the new console has been almost universally ...

Pokémon Pokopia will cost $70 and only be available physically as a Game-Key Card, it appears — something that has stunned some Nintendo fans. Following confirmation of the game's March 5, 2026 ...

Nintendo says it wants to "future-proof" the Switch 2 like the original Switch Since game sizes are getting bigger, Game-Key Cards will allow for more games on the platform Nintendo wants to "make ...

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 ...

In a promising reversal for game key card haters everywhere, R-Type Dimensions 3 publisher Inin Games has announced it will be able to support a physical release on Switch 2 that contains the entire ...

With Cyberpunk 2077, developer CD Projekt Red is one of very few third-party studios offering a proper, physical game cartridge on Nintendo Switch 2. As most other third-parties instead opt for the ...