Nintendo has revealed a new “Virtual Game Card” system that overhauls how digital games are sold and distributed on its Switch and Switch 2 consoles. As explained during the latest Nintendo Direct ...

When inserted into a Nintendo Switch 2 system, they prompt a download of the game much like an eShop purchase. You need to insert the Game-Key Card every time you want to access the title.

Fans hated the idea of game-key cards, but now that they're here, Nintendo wants to know what Switch 2 owners think about them.

Nintendo reportedly asks Switch 2 owners what they think about its controversial game-key cards, and yeah, I don't think it'll be lacking in replies as players rally to "keep telling them how big ...

There are also indications that another key factor that has influenced the low sales of these third-party games is Nintendo Switch 2’s backward compatibility with titles from the previous console.