Nintendo's first-party lineup is avoiding key cards for now, but third-party publishers are embracing them
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. And it turns out that a lot of physical Switch 2 games are “Game Key Card” carts which, rather than actually containing the game on the cartridge, require an internet connection to download and play. This fact has upset many who feel it will make it harder to preserve and play games in years to come.
And what happens when the servers are shut down one day? Will that 20-year-old copy of a game you love still be playable? Probably not considering that of the big three, Nintendo has the worst track record for keeping digital storefronts up and running. Go try to buy a Wii U or 3DS digital game. So naturally people have been digging through store listings to try and nail down what games are and aren’t using Game Key Cards. Here’s Kotaku’s list so far.
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