If you still like buying a video game you can put on a shelf, Nintendo has some reassuring news.
Bill van Zyll, Nintendo’s vice president and general manager for Latin America, said the company has no plans to abandon physical games. Speaking with Brazilian YouTube creator Coelho no Japão, he emphasized that customer preferences remain a major factor in Nintendo’s approach.
“There’s no plans to ditch physical,” van Zyll said. “We know how much the fans like it as well.”
For anyone who grew up unwrapping Nintendo games on Christmas morning, that matters. Downloading a game is convenient, but a progress bar doesn’t quite deliver the same excitement as opening a box. Physical copies also give players something to lend, collect, or eventually sell.
There is a catch: a physical release doesn’t always mean the entire game is on the cartridge. Switch 2 supports both traditional game cartridges and game-key cards, which require players to download the game’s data. Nintendo’s commitment to physical releases doesn’t mean every boxed game will work straight out of the package without a download.
Still, the message is welcome for players who want a choice between downloading a game and buying a physical copy.
Nintendo hasn’t promised cartridges forever. But for now, the game shelf gets to stay.
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