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 ...

US preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 console went live at Best Buy, Target, and Walmart at midnight Eastern time last night (though the rush of orders caused problems and delays across all three ...

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 ...

Nintendo has confirmed that those sleek new Switch 2 game cards won’t always carry an actual game and will, instead, sometimes simply contain a key for a game download. The Super Mario Bros. company ...

Following the announcement of Octopath Traveler 0 during yesterday's Nintendo Partner Direct, some fans are seeing their excitement turning into irritation upon hearing the news that the Nintendo ...

Update [Fri 19th Dec 2025, 5:15pm]: Earlier this week, we heard the rumour that Nintendo was working on smaller Switch 2 cartridges, potentially giving publishers a cheaper alternative to the current ...

Pokémon Pokopia is launching on March 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 The game will be the first Nintendo-published title to be released on a Game-Key Card A new instructional video about Game-Key ...

Nintendo has revealed that physical copies of certain games on the new Switch 2 console will be 'Game-Key Cards', requiring a download before they're playable ...