Why Are Game-Key Cards So Controversial?

[firebush03]

KLXVER said:

firebush03 said:

Ahh after having gotten some sleep (I am currently a student in graduate school… we don’t often sleep very much lol), I’m realizing I was being a bit obtuse yesterday.

GKCs have their pros and cons. While in the short-term, yes, these cartridges function virtually identical to your standard fully-on-cart games, the main concern comes from the fact that it is possible for Nintendo to unanimously decide to “pull the plug” in continuing to honor a GKC purchase. You never truly own the game, but merely have access to a license which grants you access to the game at Nintendo’s discretion— it is very clear where the issue lies in this.

That said, while I do perceive much GKC discussion as a tad bit hysterical at times (e.g. those who take issue with GKCs yet continue to download NS2 eShop games or use a disc drive to play their physical PS5 library), there is no denying that this means of selling a game isn’t the most ideal. It is far better than digital in that (a.) it is much easier to transfer your copy between systems, (b.) you sell/trade the copy of your game so long as Nintendo is still supporting GKCs, (c.) it functions almost identically to a physical game in the short-term, for those who love physical, (d.) etc.,… but it certainly is far from flawless nor ideal.

Oomphf I feel bad getting so aggressive and combative with the users in this thread. That’s my bad, all.

It all comes down to what a person prefers you know. The feeling of owning something is important to many of us collectors. And even though you do own the game with a GKC, many of us just dont trust publishers enough to not take it down after a few years or forcing a patch that censor parts of the game.

Yes, of course. That makes sense.