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Unlike Sony, Nintendo Exec Says Switch 2 Maker Has No Plans To Abandon Physical: 'We Know How Much Fans Enjoy It' - Kotaku

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NewsAPI | Oct 12, 2026 | Alicia Haddick

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That’s when the question of physical games inevitably came up. While Sony’s unit sales share of digital full game downloads versus physical is at 82 percent, Nintendo in its most recent financial report notes its digital sales ratio (calculated as the unit sales of all digital games, including digital-only titles, versus physical sales) at 61. 5 percent. Nintendo’s heavier reliance on physical sales makes any argument for a shift towards digital sales exclusively far weaker, making the choice to continue supporting physical sales an expected response from the company.

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