Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems.

In short, Virtual Game Cards are a way to share games from your digital library with anyone. They are meant to act exactly like a physical game card, meaning you can “give” it to another person to ...

Nintendo has pushed out a major system update for the Switch that enables its new Virtual Game Card ownership system for digital games, as well as several Switch 2-related features, including ...

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 ...

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Nintendo has announced the Virtual Game Cards digital games management system for Switch and Switch 2. It is a new system that aims to simplify digital game management and enable players to lend or ...

During its recent Nintendo Direct, the company unveiled a new way that its consoles will handle digital game purchases. This new method will also affect how Nintendo Switch players use multiple ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has the Virtual Game Card system, which lets you share your games with friends. (To be clear, the original Nintendo Switch has this too, but you may have seen a notice about it ...