Game Key Cards 1 Year In

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Fido said:

I can understand the concern with the GCKs in some ways, but if we are for real, we have no guarantee that our Discs and Cartridges from the 90s will still work in 10 years either. Both those mediums have an expiration date usually, Discrot is a thing and Cartridges can go bad as well.

You can still download your purchases on the Wii and DSi nowadays, even if those stores have been down for years. Plus, should Nintendo in the future decide to shut the store and the servers down, they will do so only after an announciation, which will give you time to make sure your GCKs are downloaded to your Switch 2 or SD Express card. You will be able to play those for forever technically, since the GKCs don't require an internet connection, as long as the data is downloaded.

I'm fully aware that every product/device has a lifespan and I respect the fact that Nintendo allows downloads for the Wii and DS, Sony does as well with the PS3 (for now).

I'd just rather take my chances with complete games that will die someday rather than rely on console makers to allow me access to my purchases. Nothing against Nintendo btw, although I do wonder how long will they keep access to those downloads? I got a Wii myself but I hope it's a long time for the people who have those digital purchases.