Japan's National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation

Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards are being shunned by Japan's national library

(Credit: Nintendo)👉 Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards are physical copies that function as digital download keys, requiring storage space and the card to be in the system👎 Japan's National Diet Library has deemed these cards ineligible for preservation, as they don't qualify as physical media containing the game content😤 Many publishers have opted for game-key cards to save costs, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among players🤷‍♂️ Ninten…

Japan's national library rules out preservation of Game Key Cards

Preserving games as works of art is becoming increasingly important in an age where so much is lost forever because it's digital, and therefore ceases to function the day the servers are shut down and they can no longer be downloaded. One organisation working on this is the Japanese {National Diet Library}, which currently has preserved nearly 10,000 titles. This does, of course, include {Switch} titles, but it's not certain that {Switch 2} gam…

Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Not Eligible For Preservation By Japan’s National Diet Library

Earlier this year, Nintendo started making Game-Key cards for the Nintendo Switch 2, attracting controversy due to being a “physical release” that does not actually give players ownership of the game, merely acting as an access key for a digital download.

Japan’s national library will not be preserving Switch 2 Game-Key Card titles

Ever since its unveiling, the debate has been raging on whether Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards count as a true physical edition or if they’re another in a long line of shady business practices that the video game industry loves to partake of. I don’t suppose there will ever be a true answer to that discussion, but a new decision from Japan’s National Diet Library may have provided further evidence for naysayers. In a new report from Famitsu, t…

Japan: NDL says it won’t accept Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards for preservation

The National Diet Library which collects and preserves Japanese physical media says that the Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are not eligible for collection as they are basically digital copies. The National Diet Library began collecting physical video games in proper archival conditions in October 2000 and has over 9,600 video game titles. It should be noted… Read More »Japan: NDL says it won’t accept Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards for prese…