Nintendo says its new first-party games exclusive to Switch 2 will have different prices for their physical and digital versions in the US, beginning in May
Nintendo of America has announced that, beginning in May, it will introduce differing pricing for physical and digital versions of its Switch 2 games.
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Discussion
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@ballmatthew
Matthew Ball
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The Switch 2 continues to get more expensive (e.g. removing the Mario Kart + Switch 2 bundle, increasing accessories prices), just not through direct hardware hikes. Nintendo Switch Online is probably next
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@ballmatthew
Matthew Ball
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An insufficiently covered consequence of Nintendo hiking the cost of physical media games (and thus encouraging digital purchases) is that it de facto requires players to buy more SD cards... which makes the console more costly overall, and digital games costlier too
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Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo has issued a statement to IGN regarding the price of physical games going forward, “The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up”.
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Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo has issued a statement to IGN: ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo has issued a clarification to IGN of today's pricing announcement. “The cost of Physical games is not going up.”
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Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’ Following Decision to Charge Different Prices for U.S. Physical and Digital Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo will be pricing their digital games cheaper than physical
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Nintendo anuncia redução de preço de jogos em mídia digital
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About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing - News - Nintendo Official Site
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About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing
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About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing: Beginning in May 2026, and starting with preorders for Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book …
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About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing
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Nintendo announces that starting in May 2026 (with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book), new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Switch 2 …
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Nintendo Is Officially Lowering Prices For Digital Versions Of 1st Party Switch 2 Games
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Nintendo Switch 2 Physical Games Will Now Be More Expensive Than Digital Versions
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@spawnwavemedia
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That's one way to accelerate digital game adoption for the Switch 2
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@choctopusyt
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Looks like digital is $60 and physical is $70. Hoping the new price point sticks for future first party releases for the sake of most gamers who have no preference. As a physical collector, it sucks to have to pay the premium. More people are definitely going to lean towards [ima…
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@wario64
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Nintendo: “The cost of physical games is not going up. “This means that when Nintendo sells digital versions of Nintendo published games exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 to consumers in the U.S., those prices will have an MSRP that is lower than their physical counterparts.” [image…
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@kirpinkfury
Kabi
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FINALLY! There's no reason why digital games should cost the same as physical ones. Nintendo has effectively dropped the last nuke towards Game Stop and physical game retailers though.
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@dragonogon
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am i the only one who thinks this is abysmal why should physical buyers be punished for buying physical? fuck off dude.
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@andy_vgc
Andy Robinson
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Nintendo of America has announced that, beginning in May, it will introduce differing pricing for physical and digital versions of its Switch 2 games. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will retail for $10 more ($70) physically than digitally. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ...
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@younghavok
Kennedy Clark
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Nintendo yet again proving that they are the most pro consumer console maker in the business. You love to see it.
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@beatemupswood
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Great news! So digital will be getting cheaper! ... right? ...... right Nintendo?
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@smashjt
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Digital will not be cheaper. Physical will be MORE expensive. You want to impress people, Nintendo? Cut the digital price to what your SAME margins are for physical after shipping, store cuts, and fees.
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@botalksgames
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Well this is massive. Digital first party Nintendo games will be cheaper than physical moving forward.
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@realradec
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this reminds me of when Sony made digital PS Vita games like 5-10 dollars cheaper than buying physical i like this move by Nintendo. Buying a digital game should be cheaper than their physical alternative imo [image]
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Nintendo Switch 2 Physical Games Will Now Be More Expensive Than Digital Versions, With $10 Price Difference for Yoshi and The Mysterious Book