James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

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.

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2's Game-key Cards, praised by Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, offer a cost-effective, faster-loading alternative to traditional cartridges by providing ...

Many third-party studios are offering their titles as Game Key Cards on the new Switch 2 console, and according to Capcom, it considers this format to be a digital sale. During a Q&A session following ...