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 systems.

TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...

There are two methods to share your games between multiple Switch 2 consoles using Virtual Game Cards. And neither one is called GameShare. As Senior Video Producer at CNET, Sean worked on more videos ...

The games will be playable through a new accessory referred to as the Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics edition. You’ll need that accessory, or a cheaper cardboard alternative, and a Switch console to ...

The 3DS Virtual Console was an online shop that allowed users to download digital-only games for the Nintendo 3DS. The Virtual Console was officially discontinued in 2019.

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Microsoft’s next Xbox game console is expected to pretty much be a computer that can run console and PC games. So perhaps it’s not too surprising that Microsoft is rolling out an update for Windows 11 ...