Those who have been fortunate enough to lock in a Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order will surely be counting down the days until the console arrives on June 5. Nintendo is laying the groundwork for its ...

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems.

Nintendo has rolled out a new system update for the Nintendo Switch. This particular update is a hefty one, introducing the Virtual Game Cards feature announced during the company's March 2025 ...

Nintendo console users have a new system update to download, as the Switch and Switch 2 receive some operating system changes ...

The Nintendo Switch just got a major update to prepare for the arrival of Switch 2 in June. Ver. 20.0.0, released overnight, adds system transfers to Switch 2 as well as support for the new console’s ...

Once you update your Nintendo Switch to version 20.0.0 (which came out on April 29), you should see icons for two new features that will also be on the upcoming Switch 2: GameShare and Virtual Game ...

In advance of the Switch 2’s planned June launch, Nintendo has released a system update for the original Switch that, among other things, activates the company’s new Virtual Game Card system for ...

Nintendo didn’t have a way to check activity like this during the DS era. There’s an interesting new reddit that’s added a new twist around speculation on Nintendo’s security measures for the Switch 2 ...

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 ...

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When Nintendo Switch 2 launches in June, many of the first games that are released for the system will be on Game-Key Cards. These cartridges simply act as a “key” to download the game from the eShop, ...