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. At its Thursday Nintendo Direct, the Japanese game company told users these Virtual Game Cards will effectively replace your digital games that live on your Nintendo account. After you purchase a digital version of the game through the Nintendo eShop, it will load onto your system as a digital card. The game will still show up as a playable title on the Switch home screen just as before, and any account registered to the device can still play that game like normal. The big difference is how it will appear in your game library. Users will be able to find their games in a “Virtual Game Cards” library. From there, you can load each title onto your sy ... Read full article.