One of the worst things for consumers about the endless march of digital products is that life can get decidedly awkward when you buy a new version of a system you already own. If you want to keep ...

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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.

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A new feature added to both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is the ability to link two consoles together that both have the same Nintendo Account on them. By linking systems, you ...

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 ...

There are two methods to share your games between multiple Switch 2 consoles using Virtual Game Cards. And neither one is called GameShare. As Senior Video Producer at CNET, Sean worked on more videos ...

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 ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

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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 ...