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Japan’s National Diet Library will not include Switch 2 Game-Key Cards in its video game preservation efforts, as it considers them non-physical media since they only serve as digital keys for downloads, raising concerns among preservationists about the longevity and accessibility of such digital-only content.
A new Beat 'Em Up Collection featuring seven classic side-scrolling brawlers will be released for Nintendo Switch on July 17, 2025, offering enhanced features like rewind, cheats, and screen filters for $19.99.
Nintendo explains that the new game-key cards for Switch 2 store only a start key, requiring internet download for full game data due to larger file sizes exceeding 50GB, which impacts traditional physical game expectations.
Publishers are pleased with Nintendo for offering Game-Key Cards for the Switch 2, as it reduces costs by eliminating the need for large-capacity cartridges, aligning with customer preferences for physical games.
The Nintendo Switch port of the Batman: Arkham Trilogy will only have Batman: Arkham Asylum on the cartridge, while Arkham City and Arkham Knight will be digital downloads. The cartridge needs to be inside the Switch to play the other two games, despite not being physically on the cartridge. This is not the first third-party Nintendo Switch port that is too big to fit on a single cartridge.
The physical version of Batman: Arkham Trilogy for Nintendo Switch will only include Batman: Arkham Asylum on the game card, with the other two titles requiring a digital download. The digital and physical versions will include all DLC from each game. This follows a similar announcement for the physical version of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 for Switch.
Physical copies of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will require a digital download to play, likely due to the game's large file size. The size of the download is currently unknown, but the need for it could make the game unplayable in the future if access to servers is lost. This highlights the issue of preservation in the gaming industry, as many games risk disappearing entirely without offline physical media.