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Nintendo confirms some Switch 2 physical releases will just have a download key on the card
Amid all the excitement of Switch 2's big news bonanza, Nintendo has quietly confirmed some physical releases on the co…
It's similar to the messaging Nintendo used on Switch 1 when games were only partially included on cards - LA Noire being an infamous early example- even if the key-on-card approach itself is new. Watch on YouTube As per Nintendo's explanation, Switch 2's homescreen will provide instructions on downloading the game when a game-key card is inserted into the console for the first time. Players will need sufficient free space either in Switch 2's system memory or on an attached microSD Express card to initiate the download (game-key card boxes clearly state how much space is needed), and the game can then be played once the download is complete.
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