Overview

• Nintendo has launched a second global survey inviting Switch 2 owners to rank purchasing options including game-key cards, classic cartridges, digital downloads or codes-in-box.
• The questionnaire probes reasons for format choices, offering options such as stronger ownership, giftability, price savings or collecting appeal.
• Game-Key Cards are the primary medium for third-party Switch 2 releases; they draw criticism for requiring full downloads, server validation or one-card retention to play.
• Limited Run Games has pledged to ship nearly all its titles on true physical cartridges containing full game data to address collector and preservationist concerns.
• Hardware storage limits and high cartridge costs drove the shift to a single 64GB Game-Key Card format, raising fears about future access as older digital storefronts face shutdown.