All Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Games Coming Day 1
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Announced during the April 2nd, 2025 Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Switch 2 will have exclusive access to the Gamecube library of games through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass subscription.
The Verge |
Some Switch 2 games will be on Game-Key Cards, which don’t come with an actual game on it: Instead, the game-key card is your ‘key’ to downloading the full game to your system via the internet.
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