Nintendo’s data-free, download-unlocking Game Key Cards have proven popular with game publishers, even as they’ve drawn ire from many fans of games stored on physical media. Now, though, a developer ...

Buying packs of trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering may be more similar to gambling than many realize, according to a new international study. Researchers found that spending money on ...

Nintendo adds a new wrinkle to its game-distribution system. Here's what you get with a game-key card and how to tell what you're really buying before you check out.

All Switch 2 game-key card titles don’t have the full game on the cartridge, which means people who get a Persona 3 Reload physical copy will still need to download the title. It’s 25.4GB, before ...

On Sunday, Nintendo propped up a survey for players to share a few thoughts about how they prefer to play games on the Switch 2. By Tuesday, Nintendo pulled the survey, but not before the poll went ...

In any case, the end result is the same, with the sale of physical media making up a very small proportion of its revenue. Given rumors that the PlayStation 6 could arrive without a disc drive, it ...