June 30, 2025

Railroading Features And The Absurdity Of Nintendo's Virtual Game Cards

Game companies love to inconvenience players or outright dump on accessibility if there's a "cool new feature" that they desperately want to push. Let's talk about that, and then look at the absolutely abysmal pushing of Ninendo's ridiculous "Virtual Game Cards."

Railroading Features And The Absurdity Of Nintendo's Virtual Game Cards (YouTube)

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alexander gaitan · June 30, 2025

It's baffling how the video games industry can get away with such irritating behavior.

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GreenHammerBro · June 30, 2025

Nintendo should’ve have them downloadable via the eshop without anything physical. The key cards themselves are glorified receipts to show Nintendo you paid for the game. $80+, a piece of plastic for a PORT instead of a new game.

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James Rule · June 30, 2025

That scene at the beginning has convinced me to buy Quantum Witch.

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Pandaman in the shadows · June 30, 2025

Never thought I'd see you take a break but please do, have a good rest. And we'll done on all the writing gigs, really happy for you. The two games don't look like my sort of thing but I'll watch some folks streaming it and see if I change my mind.