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This rings especially true considering how demanding games are becoming.

“Probably the only way.

Holding the Nintendo Switch 2

Game sizes have gotten really big, so [game-key card usage] is just providing another avenue.”

It’s all about making the Switch 2 relevant long-term, according to Bihldorff.

“The Switch lasted eight years,” as he puts it.

Nintendo shows off the Switch and Switch 2�s Virtual Game Cards system with two Miis

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond screenshot showing Samus� returning Power Armor in detail. A mysterious figure is reflected in her visor

Nintendo Switch 2 hardware

Super Mario Odyssey - Mario underwater

Breath of the Wild

Back of Nintendo Switch 2 dock with cut out revealing fan highlighted in blue

Borderlands 4 screenshot showcasing four different Vault Hunters taking on enemies with various weapons

Key art for Fortnite OG Chapter 1: Season 1.

Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 screenshot of a gun equipped with Licensed Parts from different makers

An old man with a staff in Borderlands 4

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

Thor shirt

Sung Jinwoo in Solo Leveling season 2 arise from the shadow

Game of Thrones season 8

Baldur�s Gate 3

Thunderbolts

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2