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Lots of third-party games are getting Game-Key card releases A Game-Key card disclaimer. It tells you you'll need to download the game and approximately how large that download will be.

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Nintendo says game-key cards “don’t contain the full game data.” They instead include a “key” that lets you immediately download a game to the Switch 2 as soon as you plop it in.

Unlike regular game cartridges, game-key cards simply allow access to a digital download of the game in question when inserted into the Switch 2.

Instead, when slotted into a Switch 2, game-key cards will automatically present instructions on how to download the title in question.

Wondering which Nintendo Switch 2 game cartridges come with a full copy of the game physically, Game Key Card or code in a box? Here’s the full list.

How long will Switch 2’s Game Key Cards keep working? Nintendo's history suggests we can look forward to decades of support.