Nintendo has taken a lot of flak for the use of Game-Key Cards with Switch 2 games, which has resulted in an embarrassing rejection from the Japanese government, one that subtly condemns their use.

Nintendo has found itself at the center of a controversy over its new "game key cards" for the Switch 2. Since the console’s launch, fans have taken to social media to voice strong frustrations over ...

Japan’s historic National Diet Library (NDL) has deemed Nintendo’s controversial new game-key cards ineligible for preservation. According to Japanese video game magazine Famitsu (via Automaton), ...

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The introduction of the Nintendo Switch 2 brought players more powerful hardware, a better eShop, and a slew of new games, but one change introduced with the new console has been almost universally ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2's Game-key Cards, praised by Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, offer a cost-effective, faster-loading alternative to traditional cartridges by providing ...

Nintendo sent out a survey to individuals about Switch 2 game-key card system, physical cartridges, and digital downloads of games, and the link appeared online. While it isn’t possible to actually ...

A sizeable portion of Nintendo Switch 2 players have been very vocal about their opposition to Game-Key Cards that allow players to digitally download a game rather than including it on a cartridge.

TL;DR: Nintendo will produce lower- and mid-capacity Switch 2 game cartridges despite earlier plans to offer only 64GB models. These smaller carts remain costly and slower due to flash memory limits ...