The latest Nintendo Switch system update is out, introducing new systems like the Virtual Game Cards ahead of the launch of Switch 2. Implementing that has closed off a method for playing the same ...

Nintendo has released a new survey designed to identify player preferences around different Switch 2 game purchasing options.

Nintendo Switch firmware update 20.0.0 just went live, allowing players to share games more easily with other console owners. Virtual Game Cards is the new catch-all term for anything digital you ...

Virtual game cards, meanwhile, were outlined in a regular Nintendo Direct near the end of March, and essentially overhaul how games are shared within family account groups. Instead of being able ...

Nintendo is introducing a feature called “Virtual Game Cards,” which allows you to transfer your digital games from one system to another. In addition to the convenience, the feature also lets ...

The update adds Virtual Game Cards, GameShare support for compatible Nintendo Switch 2 games, System Transfer to Nintendo Switch 2m User-Verification Settings, Online License Settings, and more.

After logging in your Nintendo Account, you can see your Virtual Game Card library here. You have the same options on the web and using the Switch, and we’ll elaborate on that below.

The Virtual Game Card Menu will bring up a list of all of your digital games and DLC for that account, organized in game cards that can be selected or ejected from a ready state to play. Games ...

Nintendo has already rolled Virtual Game Cards out on the Switch in preparation for the Switch 2, but it has already become my main talking point for the new system.

Nintendo's Virtual Game Cards are weird. Photo by Jef Rouner When I picked up my pre-ordered Switch 2, I was unsure if my copy of Mario Kart World would be digital or physical one.

Nintendo's patents apparently reveal that Switch 2 Game Cards have lower performance compared to games running internally.