Nintendo's virtual game card system takes a little time to set up, but after that, sharing digital games between Switch consoles should be a breeze... at least under certain conditions.

There have always been ways to share digital games on Switch, but Virtual Game Cards are making it even easier. Here's everything they do and how to use them.

Virtual game cards have been designed to make life easier for early adopters as we move into the Nintendo Switch 2 era.

The new Virtual Game Card system that Nintendo just added to the Switch includes a privacy-focused feature that's easy to miss.

The account that is lending can lend out up to three virtual game cards across the Family Group to three different accounts, while a borrower can only receive one game at a time on a single console.

This means that all digital Virtual Game Cards purchased and loaded onto the Switch 2 by the Primary Account can be accessed by all other user profiles on the console, even if that user is not ...

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch ...

Ahead of the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo went ahead and shook up how they present games that are purchased online through the Nintendo eShop. Virtual Game Cards are here to stay, and ...

Digital Switch games are now considered Virtual Game Cards and have the ability to be swapped back and forth between other Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 consoles.