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MudMan, do games w Nintendo Announce Virtual Game Cards (Digital Game Sharing)

So I'm torn on this until I can test it.

Right now you can absolutely share digital games. You do need to have your account logged in on both machines and only the one where your "main" account sits can play the games offline.

This seems both easier and harder? There are now arbitrary time limits and per-game activations, which seems like a massive mess. Before the only limit was that a game couldn't be played in two places at once and that secondary consoles needed to stay online.

But conversely, the "main account" thing was annoying for a portable, so if you shared with someone that carried their console around outside the house it kinda required giving THEM the main account with all the games and keeping the secondary for yourself. This is a very parent-like situation to be in. So... that's better?

The worry here is that this sure seems like setting the groundwork to give up on physical media altogether without messing with the way people use Nintendo portables, and that is a bad thing overall. Given Nintendo's dumb, litigious approach towards these things they're getting no benefit of the doubt from me in this area.

Hermit_Lailoken, do games w Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Nightmares and Visions Update | Release Trailer
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The rogue lite activity is really fun. I tried it this morning.

idogoodjob,

Have they added a similar rougelite mode to the one they had in vermintide or is this different?

Hermit_Lailoken,
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I never played the Vermintide roguelite.

Predalien,

If you mean the chaos wastes, it’s not that.

In Darktide its always 12 Waves, at the beginning you choose a focus ( Indulgence) which dictates the character of the buffs you receive throughout your run. (think buffs to melee/ ranged, survivability, etc.) You receive a random minor buff every round in accordance with the Indulgence you chose at the beginning, and every 4 rounds you choose a major buff out of three presented to you (also in accordance with your chosen indulgence).

The mode is pretty fun, though the fact that there are currently only 2 maps lets it get stale pretty quick imo

overcookedpancakes, do games w Pokémon Legends Z-A - Nintendo Direct 3.27.25

Looks more impressive with its features than I thought from previous previews, but man they really can’t hide it chugging with the frame rate for these open areas in motion…

deus, do games w Witchbrook - First Look Trailer

The art looks so damn good. Can’t wait to play this.

Thorry84, do games w Nintendo Announce Virtual Game Cards (Digital Game Sharing)

I don’t think you can share with friends? Only if you have a Family account and all the Switches are signed into the same Family.

dormedas, do games w Pokémon Legends Z-A - Nintendo Direct 3.27.25

Looking alright. It’s a Pokémon game so I know what I’m getting into but it looks fun.

ampersandrew, do games w Nintendo Announce Virtual Game Cards (Digital Game Sharing)
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Hooray, new DRM?

smeg,

Sounds like it’s no more DRM than the limits of a physical cartridge, right?

ampersandrew,
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You have to authenticate online on both ends, and it maxes out at two weeks, so no.

redy_velvet,

The two weeks are only for sharing across accounts in a family, if you’re using the same account across two devices there isn’t a time limit. You could already play your games on both but before the secondary device needed to connect to the Internet every time you launched the game, and now it’s just when loading.

ampersandrew,
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Hey, I’m sure it solves a problem for people, but the easier solution is still just the absence of DRM, as much as Nintendo would not like to do it, and it introduces exactly the kind of complexity that Sony mocked 12 years ago.

Dreaming_Novaling, do games w Rhythm Heaven Groove – Announcement Trailer

Bro how is this the way I find out there’s a Switch Direct, and that there’s a new Rhythm Heaven, AND a new Tomodachi Life??? Next year is gonna be so fucking peak holy shit 😭🥹😩

TokenEffort,
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They announced the direct yesterday so sudden lol

TokenEffort, do games w Rhythm Heaven Groove – Announcement Trailer
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This game doesn’t look like it needs to be released 2026

shani66, do games w Witchbrook - First Look Trailer

Oh man, glad to see this is still alive!

Object, do games w Rhythm Heaven Groove – Announcement Trailer

NOW I DONT HAVE TO PRETEND IM PLAYING THE GAME BY PLAYING THE YOUTUBE VIDEO

RiQuY, do games w Nintendo Announce Virtual Game Cards (Digital Game Sharing)

DRM poop.

missingno, do games w Rhythm Heaven Groove – Announcement Trailer
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Glad to hear Tsunku's back.

altima_neo, do games w Game Informer Is Back and the Entire Team Has Returned
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I never cared for game informer. It always felt like GameStop was trying to shill it in order to sell subscriptions to a magazine that’s basically a giant advertisement for GameStop.

Gimme those cooler magazines. Game Pro, Nintendo Power, PSM etc.

philycheeze,

Game Informer always felt like the cheap knockoff to Electronic Gaming Monthly.

catloaf,

Most magazines are just ads.

wisemanzero,

Next Generation was always my bag.

Jeffool,
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I understand what you’re saying about Game Informer, but it’s hilarious you name Nintendo Power and PSM as alternatives, considering that.

altima_neo,
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Yeah but all least they weren’t being forced on you

Lightor,

You don’t want a magazine that’s adverts but you like Nintendo Power and PSM…

altima_neo,
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Those were the best ads tho. Game informer was just a GameStop ad. And GameStop always made me feel bad.

Lightor,

So you like ads, just not GameStop ads? I mean, GI had a lot of info about games, too. Beyond Nintendo and PS, you could actually learn about PC games.

ABetterTomorrow, do games w Game Informer Is Back and the Entire Team Has Returned

The ads and capitalism is going to be unreal it just as bad as everyone else.

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