Assassin's Creed Shadows for Nintendo Switch 2 spotted at French retailer - and yes, it's a Game-Key Card

Date:
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:01:27 +0000

Description:
A Nintendo Switch 2 port of Assassin's Creed Shadows seems likelier than ever as a listing appears at a French retailer.

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Switch 2 listing for Assassin's Creed Shadows has been spotted A French retailer is listing the game, but no price or date are attached It appears to be a Game-Key Card release

A Nintendo Switch 2 version of Assassin's Creed Shadows is looking pretty likely now, as a rogue listing has appeared at a French retailer, and it's still live at the time of writing.

Spotted by VGC , the listing is available to view at the French outlet Auchan . Naturally, you can't purchase or pre-order this potential Switch 2 version just yet - nor is any kind of price tag attached.

The production description (machine translated from French to English)
states: "Experience Assassin's Creed Shadows in a whole new way with Nintendo Switch 2!" Whether that's just a fancy way of saying it's coming to
Nintendo's console, or if the port will make use of bespoke Switch 2 features like gyro aiming or mouse controls, remains to be seen.

One other thing of note - and something that I can see genuinely turning some folks away from purchasing this Switch 2 version - is that (according to the box art) it will be a Game-Key Card. This rather controversial method of delivering games means that it isn't pre-installed on the cartridge, with it essentially acting as a 'key' to download the game once it's been slotted
into the Switch 2.

That's not unexpected. The Switch 2 port of Star Wars Outlaws was also a Game-Key Card release. Of course, the box art featured on the Auchan page could be a placeholder, and Ubisoft has yet to officially confirm the existence of this Assassin's Creed Shadows port. But the publisher does seem set on continuing to provide its games via Game-Key Cards.

Above all, I am keen to see just how well Assassin's Creed Shadows could run on Switch 2. Star Wars Outlaws was a very impressive port, and I can see Shadows being a similar story, albeit with the expected hardware-related stipulations.

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