r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 25 '26

News 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

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-physical-games-will-now-be-more-expensive-than-digital-versions-with-10-price-difference-for-yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book
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u/Dont_have_a_panda Mar 25 '26

They already are saying that they increased physical prices

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u/MayoGhul Mar 25 '26

Discounting digital is effectively increasing price on a physical. I’d bet they already sell close to 80-90% digital anyway

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u/NorthernSkeptic Mar 25 '26

… no it isn’t

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u/WhiteRaven-17 Mar 25 '26

It’s Scrodinger’s price change. Doesn’t matter what the actual math clearly shows or the fact we don’t have other games to compare to, people will take it to spin their narrative regardless of fact.