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Nintendo has continued its habit of pushing the envelope when it comes to sharing fun with friends and family with this ...
Virtual game cards have been designed to make life easier for early adopters as we move into the Switch 2 era.
The virtual game card feature for Nintendo Switch* and Nintendo Switch 2 systems adds some of the flexibility of physical game cards to your digital game library! If you have two systems ...
Nintendo's new Virtual Game Card system is live now with the latest Switch update. For those looking to hide their game cards away from prying eyes, they'll have the option to do just that.
From now on, digital Switch games will become Virtual Game Cards that can be swapped back and forth between consoles, and even borrowed by family members. For players with multiple Switch consoles ...
In advance of the Switch 2's planned June launch, Nintendo has released a system update for the original Switch that, among other things, activates the company's new Virtual Game Card system for ...
Nintendo can’t get enough of cartridges. Even its digital downloads are turning into “Virtual Game Cards” on the Nintendo Switch. After an April update, each game you own digitally will ...
Previously, fans could buy games via the online Nintendo Switch store but they would be locked to the original console. The new Virtual Game Card system allows users to “load” and “eject ...
Nintendo is updating how digital Nintendo Switch games work with what it’s calling Virtual Game Cards ahead of the impending launch of Nintendo Switch 2. The company explored how Virtual Game ...
He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Before the introduction of Virtual Game Cards, the only way Nintendo allowed you to share digital Switch games was by logging into ...
Ahead of the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo went ahead and shook up how they present games that are purchased ...