And physical copies of games can now be either traditional game cards—little bits of plastic with the game stored on a flash memory chip inside—or "Game-Key cards," which look the same from ...

TL;DR: Nintendo confirms that Switch 2's Game-key Cards will not be account-bound, allowing them to be shared or resold. Switch 2's Game-key Cards will not be account bound upon use, Nintendo ...

With the Switch 2 generation, Nintendo will introduce Game-Key cards, which don't contain the game's data and instead trigger a downloadable version for you to play. Since the card will act as an ...

We’re now in the era of digital games that can be resold. It took four days, but we finally solved the Switch 2 Game Key Card mystery. When we first reported on Game Key Cards, we pointed out ...

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.

“So key cards will start up on the console or system that it is slotted into, so it’s not tied to an account or anything,” said Sasaki. That behavior is different from the Switch games that ...

Good news: Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be locked to the first account or console that uses them. “[Game-key cards] will start up on the console or system that it is slotted into, so it’s ...

The Switch 2 supports regular game cards but also game-key cards, which don't actually contain the full game data. Here's what you need to know before you pick up Mario Kart World or Metroid Prime 4.

Developers who release projects on the Switch 2 will have the option to sell their work as a "Game-Key card," which looks like a traditional physical game cartridge, but has no game data stored on it.

While these game-key cards haven't exactly been received favourably so far, they will be different to the previous "code-in-box" offering during the Switch generation. GameSpot has got some ...

Developers who release projects on the Switch 2 will have the option to sell their work as a "Game-Key card," which looks like a traditional physical game cartridge, but has no game data stored on it.