Today, Nintendo revealed good news to collection enthusiasts in a statement: The company does not intend to use "game key fob" in first-party games on the Switch 2 platform.

This statement is consistent with Nintendo's current actions.It has been confirmed that all game data for Mario Kart: World and Donkey Kong will be stored in physical cassettes.The same is true of the company's remake of Switch 2 games (such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom).

The "Game Key Fold" has been controversial since its release.Although they are technically physical, the card does not contain any game data - players must have all the necessary data from the Internet before they can play such games.However, compared with the "in-box redemption code" game that does not provide physical cassettes at all and prohibits players from sharing, the key fob is still an improvement.

Nintendo President Doug Bowser said yesterday that physical games "still be a key component of our business."He also mentioned that launching game key fobs is an optional option for third-party games.