Nintendo Switch Virtual Game Cards Will Let You Share Digital Games
Digital games are becoming Virtual Game Cards on Nintendo Switch consoles. Nintendo has announced a new feature coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 called Virtual Game Cards that will let users to treat their digital games more like physical ones, including lending them out to family members.
Nintendo’s ‘Virtual Game Cards’ Show How You Might Port Your Switch Library to Switch 2
Nintendo can’t get enough of cartridges. Even its digital downloads are turning into “Virtual Game Cards” on the Nintendo Switch. After an April update, each game you own digitally will become its own instance of a title, which means you’ll be able to send your cards to a nearby Switch, a friend’s Switch, or—we expect—the Nintendo Switch 2.
Since Nintendo already told us the Switch 2 is backwards compatible, it seems like this new virtual game card system was created to ease the transition for players upgrading their consoles.
Answering another key frustration of families of Nintendo Switch users, Virtual Game Cards can be lent to other family members whose accounts are grouped together. These loans last 14 days ...
In late April 2025, a major update to the Nintendo eShop will roll out, transforming purchased digital games into what will be called virtual game cards ... two Nintendo Switch consoles ...
With the highly awaited Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, these Virtual Game Cards will make it easier for users to port over their existing Switch games to their new devices. As it stands ...
Nintendo has announced 'Virtual Game Cards' for Nintendo Switch, effectively turning your digital games into 'game cards'. This will be applied via a system update in late April. The new ...
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