Nintendo’s Physical Game Promise Comes With a Catch

Nintendo has told fans it has no plans to get rid of physical games. That is good news for anyone who still likes owning a cartridge, borrowing a game, or putting a box on a shelf. The company says the Nintendo Switch 2 will keep supporting both physical releases and digital downloads. Bill van Zyll, Nintendo’s vice president and general manager for Latin America, made the comments during an interview with YouTuber Coelho no Japão at Brasil Game Show. He said Nintendo has usually stayed neutral on how people buy games. The company pays attention to what customers actually want. Nintendo fala de pre venda de Zelda e Direct no Brasil 🇧🇷 l Entrevista Bill Van Zyll BGS 2026 “Historically, we’ve been very agnostic,” van Zyll said. “We go off of what the consumer prefers and take that into account very heavily.” He also pointed out that the Nintendo Switch 2 is still new. The console has been out for a little more than a year, and it was designed to handle digital purchases as well as physical game cards. According to van Zyll, that makes the choice simple for Nintendo. “There’s no plans to ditch physical,” he said. “We know how much the fans like it as well.” That statement matters beca...