NGL, this revelation has me split. Fans who pre-ordered the Switch 2 in Japan were struck by an unhappy truth. Gematsu summed up what everyone has been talking about online: “Switch 2 game pre-orders ...

Nintendo has dispelled concerns about first-party titles appearing on Game-Key Cards, clarifying that its internally developed games will avoid the new physical format. Furthermore, multiple ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was a bit of a mixed bag. While many applauded the far-too-many third-party reveals as well as the plethora of ways Nintendo is innovating on the original Switch's ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2 third-party games are increasingly using Game Key cards, which include a download code instead of full game data on the physical card. This trend spans Japan, the UK, and the ...

The recently released Nintendo Switch 2 has demonstrated a pronounced disparity between first-party and third-party game sales during its launch period, according to a comprehensive report by industry ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...

Nintendo has been involved in a bit of backlash ever since the Switch 2 launched, mostly down to practices which many believe are anti-consumer. It started charging $80 for its games, the unpopular ...

Many third-party studios are offering their titles as Game Key Cards on the new Switch 2 console, and according to Capcom, it considers this format to be a digital sale. During a Q&A session following ...

Chris has been playing video games for most of his life, and writing about them off-and-on for a significant chunk of that time. He has also gotten involved with the industry more directly by working ...

Game-Key Cards are a strange physical/digital hybrid for sure. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser has clarified the company’s thinking behind introducing Game-Key Cards. IGN shared this quote ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

It’s a good thing that the Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a base 256 GB of internal storage — eight times more than the original Switch’s paltry 32 GB — because some Nintendo Switch 2 games won’t come ...