The new Virtual Game Card system that Nintendo announced at today's Nintendo Direct is a huge boon for Switch 2 buyers and shows Nintendo being ahead of the curveTech14:45, 27 Mar 2025Expect a whole host of news on April 2The Nintendo Switch 2 will be fully revealed in just a few days, but we got a sneak peek from today's Nintendo Direct that aired today.Virtual Game Cards will help Switch owners move their games between multiple consoles, something fans have been begging for in recent years. If your household has multiple Nintendo Switch systems, you'll know the challenges of digital game sharing.Article continues belowSo, as we wait for the Switch 2 console's price and preorder time, this has given us more confidence that Nintendo is taking things like digital ownership and quality-of-life systems more seriously than we had perhaps expected.Here's how the new system works.Content cannot be displayed without consentNintendo has compared the process of moving digital games via Virtual Game Cards as being like loaning a physical card to your friend or family member.The update, which is slated for late April, will allow Switch players the opportunity to manage digital games on a new Virtual Game Card screen on Nintendo Switch.From here, these can be sent to friends and family via a local wireless connection, but you can only lend a single game at a time.It's a reasonable limitation, however, but should help your kids both get a chance to play the same game (albeit not at the same time), or you and your partner or housemate to enjoy each other's games.The Switch 2 is tipped for a June releaseIt's a huge boon, and comes at the perfect time. With the Switch 2 on the horizon and many gamers likely to hand their current console down to their kids or someone else, you can rest safe knowing they can try out your games.You can share items freely between consoles under the same account, and you'll only need a direct connection the first time.Lending games to family members on their own consoles only lasts for two weeks, at which case the game will revert back to the original purchaser.Article continues belowFor more on Switch 2, be sure to check out all we know about how the console could use AI, and a report it could already be on US soil.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.