Diamond Member Steam 0 Posted March 25 Diamond Member Share Posted March 25 The downloadable versions of Nintendo's first-party Switch games have always cost the same amount to buy, despite the costs of manufacturing and shipping physical releases. This was still true when the Switch 2 launched last year, despite persistent This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . But that's finally, definitively changing later this year. Nintendo This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up that beginning in May and for new game releases going forward, the physical releases of new Switch 2-exclusive first-party games will cost more than the digital versions of the same game. That will start with the May 21 release of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which will cost $60 in Nintendo's online store but $70 for a physical copy. "Nintendo games offer the same experiences whether in packaged or digital format, and this change simply reflects the different costs associated with producing and distributing each format and offers players more choice in how they can buy and play Nintendo games," reads the company's This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . Nintendo notes that retailers are free to charge what they want for physical and digital games, but aside from sales or other promotions most tend to follow Nintendo's guidance on pricing. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/306350-steam-nintendo-will-start-charging-more-for-physical-switch-2-games-than-digital-copies/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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