Nintendo survey asks fans for thoughts on their controversial Game-Key Card system

While Nintendo aren’t typically ones to go back on decisions which they’ve made, it appears as though the console maker is being somewhat more receptive to feedback in the wake of its Switch 2 launch. Even so, it is interesting to see Nintendo now asking fans what they think of the highly controversial Game-Key Card system which was introduced with the Switch’s successor.

In a very un-Nintendo move, the console maker recently sent out a customer survey in Japan directly addressing its new Game-Key Card system and asking for fans’ opinions on its implementation and more. Though a short survey, it seems to say quite a lot, with the questions (as translated by VGC) being as follows:

• Did you know that Nintendo Switch 2 packaged software includes a game card called a ‘Game Key Card'?
• Do you know anything about the characteristics of the Game Key Cards? Please select all that you know.
• After reading the above explanation, if you wanted to buy a piece of software and there was a Game Key Card or a download version available, which would you choose? Please choose the answer that applies.

The response options made available for the last question is of particular note, with there being no way to express preference for proper physical game cards.

That said, it is quite clear that Nintendo has heard the outcries regarding its Game-Key Card system. Whether they will do anything about it beyond this survey, we will have to wait and find out.

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