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Nintendo Switch 2’s gameless Game-Key cards are going to be very common
When preorders opened in Japan yesterday, all physical releases of third-party games had Nintendo's Game-Key card disclaimer ...
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New Nintendo Switch 2 leak suggests Game-Key Cartridges might be preferred by publishers
When the Nintendo Switch 2 was fully revealed in early April, one of the stranger announcements was the new Game-Key Cards. Basically, the Game-key cards look like physical Switch 2 game ...
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Many Physical Switch 2 Games Don't Contain The Game At All
As pre-orders for the Switch 2 went live earlier this week, we started to learn more about many of the launch and post-launch games that will be available for Nintendo’s next big console.
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Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed 3 director 'hates' the Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Card system, 'We’re losing some of what made the business special'
There’s something nice about that." Game key Cards are physical Switch 2 games that will contain a download "key" on the cartridge, but don't include the full game data. There are also rumors ...
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Pray for the eShop.
UPDATE: Publisher Spike Chunsoft has contacted IGN to clarify that the physical version of No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES for Nintendo Switch 2 is in fact a Game-Key Card ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 preorders: When it preorders will be available, how to qualify
In early April, those who had been waiting on the edge of their gaming chairs for news about the new Nintendo Switch 2 console finally got their wish. At the April 2, 2025 Nintendo Direct ...
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Cyberpunk 2077 developer comments on Switch 2 key cards, says having proper "cartridge with a plug and play experience" is "right thing to do"
This puts CD Projekt in the relative minority, as many other third party studios are instead favouring 'key cards' for their own Switch 2 releases. These key cards don't actually contain game data ...
AZ Central22d
Is the Nintendo Switch 2 sold out? What to know about preordering at GameStop, Target
When Nintendo finally announced the arrival of the long-awaited Switch 2 console, gamers rejoiced. However, it seems that those who delayed purchasing may have to wait a little longer. Preorders ...
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Game Key Card System for Nintend Switch 2 Gets Called Out By Developer
Yet, the Nintendo Switch 2 is still under fire by some, and that includes being targeted by some developers who aren’t a fan of one key feature: the game key card system. Very basically ...
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"I hate it": Former Assassin's Creed, Far Cry lead says that with Switch 2 game-key cards, "we're losing some of what made the business special"
Not everyone is happy about the Switch 2's new game-key cards, including former Assassin's Creed and Far Cry developer Alex Hutchinson, who says "I hate it" and that it feels like "we're losing ...
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Most Switch 2 Third Party Games Are Game-Key Cards In Japan – But It Can Still Get Worse
But it won’t be great if Game-Key Cards won’t actually do away with Switch 2 physical releases that are only download codes in boxes. Ultimately, the marketplace will make their own ...