ScOULaris Member Oct 25, 2017 12,015 Looks like even Japan isn't going to be immune to this garbage. Not that it ultimately matters at this point, but still sad to see that this is just how things are going to be for this incoming Switch 2 generation worldwide. Almost All Physical Third-Party Nintendo Switch 2 Games in Japan Are Game-Key Cards — and It Looks Like It’s a Similar Situation in the West - IGN It has emerged that almost all physical third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games in Japan revealed so far are Game-Key Cards, and it looks like a similar situation in the West. www.ign.com Ugh.  BY2K Membero Americo The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 5,028 Québec, Canada Why would the situation be different in Japan???   mopinks Member Oct 27, 2017 32,531 pretty sure we've known that for a while   Jaded Alyx Editor-in-chief at SpecialCancel.com Verified Oct 25, 2017 39,818 [April 23, 2025] Every physical third-party Switch 2 game seen in Japan so far is a Game-Key Card requiring a download of full game in order to play VGC has reported that so far, all announced physical third-party Switch 2 games to be released in Japan is said to be a "Game-Key Card" release meaning that it comes with a cartridge that does not contain the full game, instead, the cartridge that comes with a "Game-Key Card" release contains a... www.resetera.com   Amnixia ▲ Legend ▲ The Fallen Jan 25, 2018 11,774 BY2K said: Why would the situation be different in Japan??? Click to expand... Click to shrink... People probably thought Japan got a preferential treatment because of the cheaper JP only Switch 2.  super-famicom Avenger Oct 26, 2017 29,888 Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot. I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance. What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Switch 2 physical carts, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move. Nintendo, publicly apologize and put full games on carts that taste bitter or you can kiss your business goodbye.  cw_sasuke Member Oct 27, 2017 29,873 BY2K said: Why would the situation be different in Japan??? Click to expand... Click to shrink... .   super-famicom Avenger Oct 26, 2017 29,888 Jaded Alyx said: [April 23, 2025] Every physical third-party Switch 2 game seen in Japan so far is a Game-Key Card requiring a download of full game in order to play VGC has reported that so far, all announced physical third-party Switch 2 games to be released in Japan is said to be a "Game-Key Card" release meaning that it comes with a cartridge that does not contain the full game, instead, the cartridge that comes with a "Game-Key Card" release contains a... www.resetera.com Click to expand... Click to shrink... the irony is that thread is a duplicate of another thread