Nintendo Is "Acting To Protect The Industry" With Switch 2 Game Key Cards, Says Ex

Since Switch 2 launched, one of the hottest topics has been Game Key Cards – physical items which unlock digital downloads .

Critics have said Game Key Cards are anti-consumer , and Japan's National Library has since decreed that they cannot be considered eligible for preservation, which stands to reason, as the Game Key Card contains no actual game data.

However, a Ubisoft staffer recently explained that one reason developers are choosing Game Key Cards is access speed. More recently, composer and former Capcom developer Masakazu Sugimori has waded into the debate on Nintendo's side (thanks, Automaton ).

Speaking on social media , Sugimori argues that physical items don't have the longevity of digital ones:

"Do physical items outside of digital products last forever? Most o