Nintendo is paving the way for the Switch 2

As Nintendo explained, these virtual cards are largely like material cartridges. You can “get” a game from a device and then download it on another device, as long as the second key is linked to your account or a member of your family plan. Nintendo Account Family Member’s digital games can also be set up through local wireless connection, “and they will be able to play the game for two weeks before returning it to you automatically.
It is a very high Nintendo feature, as it is a fun attempt to bring traditional physical game features to the digital field, and it also contains some warnings, such as a limited two -week period, which does not approach enough time to provide it Kingdom’s tears. However, it appears to be a step from The way in which participation is currently operatingWhere the secondary key can play games unless it is connected to the Internet to check things, which makes them largely useless while traveling. Nintendo defines the fine printing “Once you download the virtual game card on a system, you can not only run it without an internet connection, but other user accounts can also play on the system as well.”
More interesting than the same feature is the timing. It will be available as part of the Adapted System System at some point in April. It also happens in April? The Big Nintendo Direct as the company will reveal the actual details of the switch 2It is assumed, including price, release date, and launch gaming collection. Expectations are that it will not be a longer time after that before Switch 2 finally launch.
It is a library that continues to grow: There are still major games in business for this year, such as Metroid and Pokemon Myths: ZAWhile justice was announced Tomodashi life: Live the dream It is not launched until 2026. In the press statement that announces virtual game cards, Nintendo is sure to note that “it will also work with Nintendo Switch 2 systems at launch.”
Nintendo has always had a complex relationship with the Internet and user accounts (see: friends icons). But at least the new virtual cards system shows that the company sees the importance of creating a more autistic system for users to operate things via devices. Because whenever Switch 2 later later launched this year, there will be a large number of people who have many keyboards in their homes.