Nintendo won't abandon cartridges as Switch physical game sales are almost 40%
Nintendo has confirmed that physical game sales still account for a significant 38.5% of its revenue, despite a 90% increase in digital sales for the first quarter of the 2027 fiscal year. This contrasts sharply with Sony, where 82% of PlayStation 4 and 5 game sales are digital. The company's continued reliance on cartridges suggests it will not abandon physical media soon, especially with the upcoming Switch 2.
- Entities
- Topic: Digital Game Sales
- Company: Sony
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Game: Pokémon Pokopia
- Game: Mario Kart World
- Topic: Physical Game Sales
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Game Industry
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