Overview

• Nintendo’s GameShare feature, introduced during the Switch 2 Direct, allows game sharing and streaming to users without their own copy, including original Switch consoles.
• Nintendo’s guidelines specify that GameShare only permits original Switch consoles to receive games compatible with their hardware.
• EA and Hazelight assert that Split Fiction, a Switch 2 exclusive, can be streamed to original Switch consoles via GameShare, contradicting Nintendo’s stated rules.
• Nintendo showcased GameShare streaming existing Switch games like Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury to older consoles, but has not clarified its policy on Switch 2 exclusives.
• With the Switch 2’s June 5 release approaching, Nintendo has yet to address the apparent conflict between its guidelines and EA’s claims.