Error Message: "This game card cannot be played on this console."

Steps for when you are trying to play a game on Nintendo Switch but the message "This game card cannot be played on this console" appears.

Information

This error message indicates that you are trying to play a Nintendo Switch 2 game using your Nintendo Switch console.

Nintendo Switch 2 games, except for games that have a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, cannot be played on Nintendo Switch.

What to do

To play the game, insert the game card into a Nintendo Switch 2 console.

Additional information

The main game included in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a game can be played on Nintendo Switch. However, it won’t include any enhancements or additional content added for play on Nintendo Switch 2.