{"id":1128,"date":"2025-03-28T01:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2025-03-28T01:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:17:56","slug":"nintendo-just-announced-virtual-game-cards-ahead-of-switch-2-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/03\/28\/nintendo-just-announced-virtual-game-cards-ahead-of-switch-2-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo just announced ‘Virtual Game Cards’ ahead of Switch 2 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ll soon be able to lend your digital Nintendo Switch games<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Image credit: Nintendo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nintendo held what appears to be one of the last Nintendo Direct showcases dedicated solely to the Nintendo Switch, as theSwitch 2 unveilinglooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Direct served as a reminder for a number of games coming to the original Switch and included a few interesting reveals as well. There were also some highlights including Metroid Prime 4 and Pok\u00e9mon Legends Z-A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Game Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Game Card \u2013 Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the more interesting bits revealed in the trailer fest were Nintendo’s new “Virtual Game Cards.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new cards basically turn your digital games in to “game cards” that you can lend to family group members for up to two weeks at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new feature also enables you to move games across Switch systems. Basically, Nintendo finally has a library that you can take with you where you “eject” digital games from one system and can play them on another. We imagine this will come in handy if you want to transfer your library from the Switch to a new Switch 2 system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Game Cards are coming in April via an update and they’re going to be available on both the original Switch and the Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What else was announced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 \u2013 Nintendo Switch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and the next Pokemon title, the Direct showcased a number of new games from remasters and remakes to indie titles and sequels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big two are expected at some point in 2025, though Nintendo didn’t provide a more concrete date than “late 2025” for Pokemon Legends Z-A. Metroid Prime 4 is still listed as just “2025.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was also the Nintendo Today! app meant to let you find the “latest news, videos, and comics of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises.” This app is supposed to be available starting today and requires a Nintendo Account to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the full list with actual release dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n