Nintendo changes the way to make digital games

Nintendo is a repair How do digital downloads Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 With a new feature, they call “virtual game cards”. The virtual game cards, which the company said through Nintendo Direct Livestream on Thursday will be launched in late April, designed to determine the flexibility of physical games better.

It works like this: After purchasing a digital version of the game, the default card is loaded on the operator key. Players can download or “out” these game cards; With two systems, the player can remove a game on one system and download it to another to play from that mobile. Although the players will need a local contact to do this, it allows them to switch multiple games between systems quickly.

The feature can mainly change the scene of the digitally downloaded games, which have become increasingly common over the past few years, as retailers have closed bricks and mortars and have become less important material copies of some players. Digital versions offer a fast and easy way to get a new game, as long as players have an internet connection. But the ownership of the digital game is more mysterious than the material media. Companies can Remove digital games From the fronts of stores at any time, and there is no fun secondary market for plural enthusiasts. A digital game, or loan, can also be rested without sharing account details.

What Nintendo does with virtual game cards provides some flexibility at that last point. Virtual cards can loosen other players through a local communication in family groups, which link many Nintendo accounts together. But only one game can be shared between two people at one time for two weeks. It is not clear if it is still possible to play the original game that was set up. WIRED has reached Nintendo for clarification and will be updated accordingly.

The production and sales of the media and material control devices will achieve great success in the United States if President Trump continues with a proposed tariff in Canada, China and Mexico, where many video game components are made. The Entertainment Programs Association was issued A statement in February It warns that “the customs tariff for video game devices and relevant products would negatively affect hundreds of millions of Americans and will harm the contributions of the large industry to the American economy.” Definitions can increase prices and reduce the availability of physical games products, making digital games more attractive to consumers.

While Nintendo has shared many details about virtual game cards during Thursday’s event, she did not share any news about Switch 2. Nintendo’s direct concentration was planned on the new console on April 2. The company presented a brief look at Metroid Prime 4: BeyondWhich will give the Samus champion new mysterious physical capabilities. The game is still expected this year, although it is possible to announce the date of the company’s release along with Switch 2 news next week.