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Buying Physical? Watch Out For the Switch 2's Game-Key Cards

Nintendo adds a new wrinkle to its game-distribution system. Here's what you get with a game-key card and how to tell what you're really buying before you check out.
Reno Gazette-Journal

Switch 2 Full Game Cartridge List: Physical, Game Key Card or Code-In-A-Box?

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, folks looking to buy a physical copy of a game will be faced with one more option — the Game Key Card. This means folks who buy a “physical” copy of a ...
VideoGamer

Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are physical carts that have no game data on them at all

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Some physical Nintendo Switch 2 games will be download-only 'Game-Key Cards'

Nintendo has revealed that physical copies of certain games on the new Switch 2 console will be 'Game-Key Cards', requiring a download before they're playable ...
Game Rant

One Nintendo Switch 2 Decision is About to Reignite Controversy

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...
Game Rant

Nintendo Comments on Controversial Switch 2 Game Key-Cards

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...
Ars Technica

Nintendo Switch 2’s gameless Game-Key cards are going to be very common

US preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 console went live at Best Buy, Target, and Walmart at midnight Eastern time last night (though the rush of orders caused problems and delays across all three ...
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Study finds both video game loot boxes and physical card packs are linked to problem gambling

Buying packs of trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering may be more similar to gambling than many realize, according to a new international study. Researchers found that spending money on ...
Gizmodo

We Should Reject the Switch 2’s Bogus Game-Key Cards or This Will Be the End of Physical Games

On Sunday, Nintendo propped up a survey for players to share a few thoughts about how they prefer to play games on the Switch 2. By Tuesday, Nintendo pulled the survey, but not before the poll went ...
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Nintendo clears up online confusion, confirms physical Switch 2 Edition games come with the original game and next-gen upgrade on the same card

Nintendo Switch Early Amazon Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals are flowing, and the Switch 2 hasn't been left out - here are all the biggest discounts JRPGs Octopath Traveler 0 might have a $230 ...
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Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 Physical Copy Is a Game-Key Card

All Switch 2 game-key card titles don’t have the full game on the cartridge, which means people who get a Persona 3 Reload physical copy will still need to download the title. It’s 25.4GB, before ...