{"id":878944,"date":"2026-10-11T21:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/878944\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T21:06:09","slug":"nintendo-says-it-has-no-plans-to-ditch-physical-games-knows-how-much-fans-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/878944\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo says it has no plans to ditch physical games, knows how much fans like it"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Nintendo in Latin America, has spoken more about physical media \u2013 and confirmed that there aren\u2019t any plans to ditch that format.<\/p>\n

Many know at this point that there\u2019s been a shift from physical to digital titles. On top of that, PlayStation will soon be abandoning physical games entirely. That has led to plenty of discussions about the future. Thankfully, on the Nintendo side of things, there are no plans for significant changes.<\/p>\n

Zyll said in an interview with Coelho<\/a> that Nintendo doesn\u2019t have any plans to ditch physical releases. He also acknowledged that fans are very much interested in that format.<\/p>\n

His full words are as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cHistorically, we\u2019ve been very agnostic, right? We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily. We also have a platform that was just launched. We\u2019re barely just over a year into NS2. It\u2019s got both digital and physical \u2013 that capability. There\u2019s no plans to ditch physical. We know how much the fans like it as well, so our position has been to be agnostic.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Nintendo Switch 2, physical comes in two forms: full cartridge and game-key cards. The latter hasn\u2019t been a hit with passionate collectors. That said, we did hear that game-key card sales have increased by 631 percent in the U.S.<\/a>, so they aren\u2019t being ignored.<\/p>\n

Games distributed by Nintendo have largely been proper physical titles. However, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity \u2013 Definitive Edition will be a game-key card.<\/a><\/p>\n

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