{"id":1317,"date":"2026-10-13T00:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2026-10-13T00:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:03:18","slug":"nintendo-says-it-has-no-plans-to-ditch-physical-games-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1317","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Says It Has No Plans To Ditch Physical Games Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Sony, which has decided to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/sony-confirms-playstation-disc-production-will-end-in-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move toward a\u00a0digital-only<\/a> game marketplace starting in 2028, Nintendo\u00a0is sticking to an &#8220;agnostic&#8221; approach for the Switch 2 console. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BaLVcqavw74?t=717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new interview<\/a>, Nintendo&#8217;s VP and general manager for Latin America, Bill van Zyll, said the company will still offer both physical and digital versions of games to meet consumer demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Historically, we\u2019ve been very agnostic,&#8221;\u00a0van Zyll\u00a0said to YouTuber Coelho no Jap\u00e3o. &#8220;We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily. We also have a platform that was just launched. We&#8217;re barely just over a year into NS2 (Nintendo Switch 2), and\u00a0it&#8217;s got both digital and also\u00a0physical&#8211;that capability. There are no plans to ditch physical. We know how much the fans like it as well, so our position has been to be agnostic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nintendo fala de pre venda de Zelda e Direct no Brasil \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 l Entrevista Bill Van Zyll BGS 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BaLVcqavw74?start=715&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like its predecessor, the Switch 2 lets you run games by using either\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/switch-2-carts-still-taste-bad-designed-purposefully-to-be-spat-out\/1100-6530649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foul-tasting<\/a>\u00a0physical cartridges or downloads from the Nintendo eShop onto the console. One big difference in this generation is the introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/certain-nintendo-switch-2-physical-games-are-game-key-cards-for-downloads\/1100-6530576\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game-Key Cards<\/a> as a low-cost solution for developers, which act as authentication keys for games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These will require you to both insert the cart and download the game to the Switch 2, but since the cartridges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-wont-be-tied-to-your-account\/1100-6530654\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aren&#8217;t tied to your account<\/a>, you can still sell them off at a later date if you choose to. Some Switch 2 games&#8211;like first-party Nintendo games and the upcoming Stellar Blade: Complete Edition&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/gallery\/these-nintendo-switch-2-titles-have-the-full-game-on-the-game-card\/2900-6508\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do contain the full game<\/a> on the cartridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoofamerica.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_e54yuThgl5J1nnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not everyone is a fan<\/a> of Nintendo&#8217;s Game-Key Cards, the middleground between digital and physical games is still more well-received than Sony&#8217;s push for an all-digital future. The company is still cautiously pushing ahead with its plans, but as critics have argued, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/who-gets-left-behind-in-sonys-all-digital-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several big risks<\/a> attached to this drive to transition away from physical media. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike Sony, which has decided to\u00a0move toward a\u00a0digital-only game marketplace starting in 2028, Nintendo\u00a0is sticking to an &#8220;agnostic&#8221; approach for the Switch 2 console. 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