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Nintendo says it has no plans to stop selling physical games
Nintendo says it will continue selling both physical and digital games for its Switch 2 console.
Bill van Zyll, the company’s vice president and general manager for Latin America, said Nintendo has no plans to stop offering physical games.
Players can buy digital games through Nintendo’s eShop or use physical cartridges.
Some cartridges contain a full game, while Game-Key Cards act as keys and require players to download the game.
Van Zyll said Nintendo considers what consumers prefer and knows many fans value physical games.
His comments come as Sony has announced plans to move PlayStation toward a disc-free future by 2028.
Nintendo has not said how long it will maintain its current approach.
Nintendo says it has no plans to stop offering physical games.
Bill van Zyll, Nintendo’s VP and general manager for Latin America, said the company considers consumer preferences when deciding how to offer games.
The Switch 2 supports both digital games and physical cartridges.
Van Zyll said Nintendo knows fans like physical games and will continue to offer them.
Sony, by contrast, has announced plans to move toward a discless or digital-only PlayStation by 2028.
- Who
- Nintendo, represented by Bill van Zyll, its VP and general manager for Latin America.
- What
- Nintendo says it has no plans to ditch physical games and will continue to offer both physical and digital versions.
- When
- Van Zyll made the comments in an interview reported on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The interview was with YouTuber Coelho no Japão. The interview’s location is not stated.
- Why
- Van Zyll said Nintendo takes consumer preferences into account and knows how much fans like physical games.
Nintendo
Sony
Approach to game formats
Nintendo
Nintendo says it will keep offering physical and digital games.
Sony
Sony has announced a move toward a discless or digital-only PlayStation by 2028.
Reasoning
Nintendo
Nintendo says it considers consumer preferences and recognizes fans’ interest in physical games.
Sony
Sony’s reason for its planned shift is not stated.
Nintendo’s console launched with support for both digital games and physical cartridges.
Sony plans to move toward a discless or digital-only PlayStation.
Articles reported Bill van Zyll’s comments that Nintendo has no plans to ditch physical games.
- Nintendo executive
- Bill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Latin America
- Console
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Game formats
- Digital games and physical cartridges
- Sony’s announced shift
- Discless or digital-only PlayStation by 2028
- Articles published
- October 12, 2026
What people are saying
There are no plans to ditch physical.
We go off of what the consumer prefers.
Sources
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