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Nintendo reveals major Switch 2 digital games shakeup with 'Virtual Game Cards'

by marban on 3/27/25, 3:11 PM with 3 comments

• by dlcarrier on 3/27/25, 3:32 PM

      After the update, digital games on Switch will appear as Virtual Game Cards in a dedicated screen, where users can ‘load’ or ‘eject’ them from their library, as if they were physical cards, whether they belong to a member of the same Nintendo Account family group, or a second console tied to your account.
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      Users will only be able to lend one game at a time, for two weeks, after which the titles will automatically return to the purchasing user. Save data will be stored after this point.
  

  Does a family group already share games, or does the new scheme only allow sharing within a family group? If the former, does it mean the entire group can share only one game at a time or that any member can share one at a time?

• by ViktorRay on 3/27/25, 3:27 PM

  This is very cool.

  I want more companies to do stuff like this. Make it easier to let others borrow digital purchases like how it is easy to let others borrow physical purchases