There have always been ways to share digital games on Switch, but Virtual Game Cards are making it even easier. Here's everything they do and how to use them.

Let’s break down exactly what Virtual Game Cards are and how they work for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles.Using Online Licence to share a game - Once you enable Online Licence as shown in ...

You can virtually load and eject your Virtual Game Cards. This will work for both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 systems. You can load a card on one system and play it.

The March 2025 Nintendo Direct was packed with updates on new games like Metroid Prime 4, but one of the most potentially impactful announcements had to do with how digital games work on the console.

During its Nintendo Direct event Thursday, the company revealed “Virtual Game Cards,” which will allow players to share games or play across multiple systems. It also teased “Metroid Prime 4 ...

Virtual Game Cards make digital purchases work more like physical media. Users with a second Switch can quickly transfer purchased games back and forth after a one-time local verification ...

Virtual Game Cards are designed to work just as flexibly as physical cartridges. As Nintendo explains in their video, players can take a Virtual Game Card from one console, and transfer it to another.

We'll hopefully learn more about how Virtual Game Cards might work when the Switch 2 Direct premieres next week. For everything else revealed during today's March 2025 Nintendo Direct, you can see ...

Let’s break down exactly what Virtual Game Cards are and how they work for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles.Using Online Licence to share a game - Once you enable Online Licence as shown in ...