Nintendo remains loyal to the physical game. Here's why

Nintendo expressly confirmed his commitment not to leave the cartridge / tape of the new console, the Nintendo Switch 2.

This is a fresh wind for collectors and it separates Nintendo's strategy from Sony which has announced a plan to stop the production of physical games for PlayStation.

This statement was delivered live by Vice President and General Manager Nintendo Latin America, Bill van Zilton, in his interview with the Brazilian YouTuber, Coelho no Japao.

In the interview, Van Zilton explained that Nintendo's primary philosophy was to listen to his constituents. Despite the one-year-old Switch 2 console since its launch successfully supported digital platform, physical format options remain an important part of the Nintendo ecosystem.

"There is no plan to abandon the physical format," emphatically Van Zilton, while adding that Nintendo fully understands how much gamers and fans are interested in physical media games.

Early this year, Sony shocked the gym by announcing to stop all physical gaming production for PlayStation console starting January 2028.

Sony argued that the shift to digital formats was done following the trend of entertainment industries as well as the change in consumer habits. But, underneath that, digital formats give Sony a far greater financial advantage:

Sony's decision left the physical media to trigger the disappointment of gamers, especially the gamers who judge the ownership of the physical cassette gave its own satisfaction irreplaceable to digital licenses.

Through the decision to maintain a physical rioral cartridge at Switch 2, Nintendo managed to steal the sympathy of the loyal fans who still want the physical form of their favorite game collection, thus quoted seconds from Techspot, Monday (19 / 10 / 2026).