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 ...

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.

Virtual Game Cards is the new catch-all term for anything digital you can swap from one console to the next, covering downloaded games, free software, or even pieces of DLC (additional game content).

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.

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.