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In a post on the Nintendo website today, the longtime gaming publisher said that it will soon begin differentiating the cost of its physical and digital games. This move, which will go into effect in May, will see Yoshi and the Mysterious Book as the first game impacted by this shift. The new Yoshi title will sell for $60 digitally on the Nintendo eShop, while physical versions of the game will go for $70.
“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,” the company said of the decision. “As always, retail partners set their own prices for physical and digital games, and pricing for each title may vary.”
This Is a Surprisingly Good Move by Nintendo
While those who might buy all of their Switch 2 games physically might feel slighted by this change, it’s actually quite a good one by Nintendo. Moving forward, essentially all Nintendo games were going to start to retail for $70 no matter what. Instead, Nintendo has made it so that there is at least a path to a lower cost for those who don’t mind getting games in a digital capacity. This is something that more publishers around the globe should be doing themselves, since so much of the cost tied to video games is related to the manufacturing and shipping process.
