Nintendo Says Physical Games Still Account for 38.5% of Its Software Sales, Following Sony's Decision to Kill PS5 Discs
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It doesn't seem like Nintendo plans to drop cartridges anytime soon, as the Switch 2 maker reports 38.5% of its sales are physical
Nintendo has reported that 61.5% of its sales between March 30 and June 30, 2026, were digital purchasesThis means 38.5% were physical salesDigital sales also include other add-on software and downloadable content (DLC)While Sony commits to ending the production of game discs, Nintendo has reported that almost 40% of its software sales are physical.That's according to Nintendo's latest financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year ending…
Nintendo Says Physical Games Still Account for 38.5% of Its Software Sales, Following Sony's Decision to Kill PS5 Discs
Boxed games still account for 38.5% of Nintendo's software sales, the Mario maker has said, suggesting it has no desire to kill physical media anytime soon.
The video game market continues to move towards an increasingly digital future, and Nintendo has just provided new data reflecting this trend. The company has confirmed in its latest financial report that digital purchases already account for more than 60% of software sales in the Nintendo Switch ecosystem, a figure that continues to grow quarter after quarter. According to the results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, 61.5% of game sal…
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