Nintendo is REMOVING LOTS OF SWITCH GAMES...But Why?

[@ActualAero]

Better get any of these physical Switch games fast if you want them, this could be your last chance

[@NoshikiYT]

I got some of mine and I’m keeping them till my switch runs out of power

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

After what companies can do with streaming movies online like their ability to blur out faces and delete or omit scenes altogether, I DO NOT want games to be playeable ONLY online in the future.

[@NoshikiYT]

@@kennymichaelalanya7134 yeah nobody wants that even younger gamers

[@M64bros]

Relax! It's not going to happen anytime soon and the people that are overreacting about this just need to chill out!

[@NoshikiYT]

@@M64bros exactly

[@charcolttheone3492]

The problem with digital games is that you don't really own it. Whenever they shut down servers you lose the ability to redownload the game. People should start pushing for owning physical games.

[@themissinglink2481]

The bad thing about digital games on switch is if you want to upgrade your switch to switch 2 and you bought the games on your old switch unfortunatley you can transfer your digital games over to your next system cause its digital.

[@Deltabolster]

​​@@themissinglink2481 You understand the purchase is linked to your account not the switch, right?

[@r.morris5589]

younger people think it is cool to stream and do not realize how brain washed they are.

[@eritas4330]

@@themissinglink2481 proof?

[@FlowAaron]

​​@@eritas4330It can be preserved with a SD card btw, look it up.

[@benthecat4345]

I think going all digital would be a bad thing, not only for those who prefer to buy physical copies, but they would also be cutting out a portion of their consumer base that live in areas of terrible to no internet access

[@graffiti.777]

Facts facts and more facts

[@benthecat4345]

@@ChadVigilante Which would be why they never released an all digital console

[@kanekiyoshimura5707]

Nintendo banned my online account for nothing not worth buying digitally

[@bloxelcomofficial]

and dont forget, you dont really *own* digital copies they can take it at any time

[@Mehwhatevr]

good point!

[@ErichGrooms1]

*Nintendo:* Stop pirating our games! *Me:* Then stop removing them! *Nintendo:* You’re so frustrating!

[@19Rena96]

i mean you're not entitled to play/own the game just because you want to?

[@ausommet]

@@4njelicif they won’t give me a way to legally play the game despite being willing to spend money on it, then what? which, sidenote, they are not going to go out of business because someone emulates/buys a knock off of a game that came out in the mid-2000s or earlier. the hardware the games are on aren’t even sold/supported anymore, that’s pretty indicative of Nintendo believing there’s no more money to be made on those consoles/games

[@ausommet]

@@4njelic “physically not being able to buy a game i want to spend money on to play” does not equal “petty grudge” ☠️ i own a switch and it is arguably the worst console i have ever owned, which is why i brought up Nintendo’s older games which are much stronger. I’ve been wanting to work through so many DS games that are no longer in circulation and spending 3-5x (or more) what they were worth in 2008 when they came out for the ~authentic~ copy (which is still a resale, mind you, so Nintendo still doesnt make a profit from it) is unreasonable. if they would make these older titles accessible I would happily pay a modern price point for them ($50-$60 vs the DS’s original $30), but that’s Nintendo’s issue - they refuse to make these older games accessible the legitimate way. edit: typo

[@studioshockettes]

@@4njelic okay!! anyway!!

[@PinkNymphetamine22]

@@4njelic are you a cop?

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

I think more likely than not Nintendo is preparing for Switch 2 physical copies to hit store shelves, they're likely to be 70$ so they dont want them competing with cheaper options.

[@LilXancheX]

70 is too much… what happened to 30$ games. 70 dollars for a fucking game, Jesus Christ…

[@ChaosAttorney]

@@LilXancheX games have gotten bigger… (plus inflation) but it begs the question… if games getting bigger causes games to get more expensive… then is it worth it to make games bigger..? should we go smaller..?

[@SparkingSparks]

It's true some games have gotten bigger but even smaller sized games are raising price, like Team Sonic Racing, Kirby Star Allies, Super Mario Maker 2. All these games were more expensive than previous entries in the series (at least i think so...), and while yes, they had some new stuff, it wouldn't justify such high prices...

[@colinkiama]

At this rate, for cheap gaming, stay a generation behind. Now is the best time to buy a PS4!

[@stevenyee1055]

@@colinkiama Considering that the Triple A game industry keeps churning out more and more slop, you're right and its wiser to try out older titles.

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

I prefer physical copies over the digital ones. I hope they don't phase out physical copies! 😱🥺😭😭😭

[@eglol]

They better not discontinue physical copies, as in, for everything sometime in the future. I really do not think that would happen.

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

After seeing what companies can do with streaming movies online like their ability to blur out faces and delete or omit scenes altogether, I DO NOT want games to be playeable ONLY online in the future.

[@TheSuperGoober]

​​@@iaqhgonna kill consoles in that case. Save up a bit and you can get a PC at that point

[@Yusei255]

They aren't going to

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

@@iaqh remember what happened to the song called "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones. They deleted that song from their Playlist due to ...can't say it here. Look up that controversy

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

After what companies can do with streaming movies online like their ability to blur out faces and delete or omit scenes altogether, I DO NOT want games to be playeable ONLY online in the future.

[@jordanking7711]

Which is why the consumer needs to do something about it, and now. Buy physical and send a message. And I'm sorry but it boggles my mind why people are whining about digital movies are being removed even though they paid for them, and the same goes for games too. Because HAD people read the documentation BEFORE they purchased said content, they would (and should have) known that they are buying a 'temporary license' to access that product and that said publisher reserves the right to remove it at any time. It's all there in the ToS or EULA.

[@DaisyFan1]

This is kinda scary, cuz if you have digital copies, when servers shut down, you lose a lot of money. And the companies gonna be like "I missed the part where that's my problem."

[@umbreonfan0369]

I still have my virtual console games on Wii u and 3ds. They aren't going anywhere.

[@DaisyFan1]

@@umbreonfan0369 Oh, yeah... Maybe I got that wrong.. Maybe it'll be fine.

[@mistermood4164]

Most games are downloaded locally unless your streaming it

[@macethorns1168]

At that point I'll be more than okay with pirating them.

[@jaycubayo]

@@DaisyFan1there’s no way Nintendo would ever do that you still pay money to buy the games they, if they ever just removed them for no reason best believe they’d start being sued for a lot of money

[@glaceRaven]

Honestly, if the reason they're doing this is to bring back Nintendo Selects, I absolutely wouldn't mind these being removed from sale and replaced with less expensive versions _at all._ The fact that first-party Nintendo games practically never go on sale is why I have so few first-party Switch games, so a discounted version would be very welcome.

[@LilXancheX]

That makes no sense what Nintendo is doing. Why not just lower the price on their current games instead of making a whole new red “Nintendo selects box”? Sounds like a waste of time

[@pedrogoncalves4585]

​@@LilXancheXfor the same reason they did back then. Marketing, you see that box, you know that it's cheaper

[@toasttoast7487]

@@LilXancheXthen why did they do it in the first place?

[@debeb5148]

​@@toasttoast7487 To make you buy the digital version

[@otterdonnelly9959]

@@LilXancheXonly reason is to patch the carts or make DLC included versions.

[@pwcorgi2000]

Being $50 to $60, even for the older games, it's no wonder. I'm even less likely to buy a digital version of a game at those prices. 😡😡

[@derek-64]

This sort of thing happens with every console generation when a new console being prepared to launch. Ya know, make room for the new games on the new system.

[@megaman37456]

This has never once happened when a new console was getting lined up, it happened after the new console launched.

[@kawaiidere1023]

@@megaman37456I think they reduced printing and tried to start whittling down stock near the end of older consoles. Not completely stopping printing though, but it might be part of digital being pushed

[@PixelaGames2000]

I don’t want things to go all digital, I prefer physical copies of games. Heck…I still collect DVDs and blue rays of some of my favorite movies and shows. Seeing this happen is very sad, Nintendo usually doesn’t do this

[@Trash-Emperor]

Nintendo has been very anti consumer for a while now, ever since the switch came out its like the entire culture of Nintendo really turned sour.

[@macethorns1168]

I collect DVDs and Blu-ray as well, the difference is it's a piece of cake to put those on my Plex server.

[@conan8819]

Nintendo has ALWAYS done this

[@SmallHappyOtter]

bro games go out of production all the time and every game at some point gets discontinued. even ur previous dvds and blue rays go out of production sometimes! not new.

[@wiquid]

@@SmallHappyOtter*that’s the point.* If you _own_ something, so what if it goes out of production?

[@TurboPikachu]

2:25 wait a second… Xenoblade 2 isn’t “going” out of print, it’s been out of print at all retailers since 2020. The only remaining new copies on Amazon in 2022 were from shady resellers charging $90+ for the game and I was lucky to find a reseller that charged $60

[@andykishore]

That game has been out of print for a while now.

[@Laz3rCat95]

I could see a select few of them possibly being re-released as a "select" discount, like Super Mario Odyssey. But I think most are just being pulled from the shelves.

[@Chris-zs5qb]

Nah, I think those discount days are over

[@roadrash2005]

Probably gonna be switch 2 physical for $70 soon

[@roz1281]

I'd love a Nintendo Selects line for switch. Not just for the price, but as a way to get updated fully patched games, since Nintendo usually updates their carts over time.

[@meheecan123]

Damn first Best Buy are no longer selling CDs, DVDs and Blu Rays now Nintendo is limiting their physical games? No I'm definitely not supporting Digital...

[@damndanielcruz6754]

I'm hoping these come back in print cuz it's a darn shame for them to disappear like that

[@jamesmussell799]

Here in the UK we have all these games on Amazon

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

After what companies can do with streaming movies online like their ability to blur out faces and delete or omit scenes altogether, I DO NOT want games to be playeable ONLY online in the future.

[@chrisalbanese1289]

Me too man

[@pillowmint4622]

my theory to why they're still selling the games on the Eshop and removing physical copies is because the physical stores can decide to discount the game at their own discretion to make them sell better, wheras the Eshop's prices are fully under Nintendo's control. I think it's kinda similar to how you can get older Call of Duty games relatively cheap if you buy physical, but they're still full price almost a decade later if you buy them digital.

[@stevebrundage4033]

I could definitely see them doing some repackaging or Nintendo selects. I work at a retailer and I notice a lot of older titles not coming back in stock.

[@mistressbayonetta]

Is older PS4, Xbox One games still restocking/available?

[@roiwtto0919]

i still prefer physical 1 if you dont need the game anymore you can re sell it 2 if the server is down and i mean if nintendo is down we no longer redownload the game 3 hackers can ransom our account if they manage to bypass nintendo firewall 4 look at PS they shutdown their streaming service and people who bought the shows are now gone they cant watch it

[@retroprogamer7009]

Could be like they did with XBox where some Games say " XBox One XBox 360" on Top of the Case for example. Maybe they make a Selects at the same time and they could be like "Hey buy our new System and pick up these Switch Classics that you can now also play on the Switch 2" That way people might buy a new Console a new Game and some cheaper older Games as well

[@keeganmcfarland7507]

That's not a good sign for physical media of video games!🥶 God, I hope Nintendo doesn't reject physical games in the future. That's the three things I'm worried about for the next-gen Nintendo console, Denuvo/DRM, lack of backward compatibility, and digital only console. As a matter of fact, should we start buying physical Switch 1st party games (alongside with SEGA and indie/AA games) directly from Japan and the independent retail stores (such as PlayAsia and Book-Off for a example)?

[@FTChomp9980]

He is fear mongering honestly.🙄 I hate the All Digital Future Crowd seriously these people r such wimps for not sticking up 4 physical games most importantly Physical Media and I'm a advocate for it and btw Nintendo makes most of its money from Physical games.

[@keeganmcfarland7507]

@ignochomp9980 Then, should we start buying physical Switch 1st party games (alongside with SEGA and indie/AA games) directly from Japan and the independent retail stores? Also, I hope indie game developers, AA game studios, and independent retail stores will save physical media of video games. Because indie game developers, AA game studios, and independent retail stores cares about you and listen to you.

[@M64bros]

​@@keeganmcfarland7507 Relax, They're not going to give up physical games anytime soon.

[@FTChomp9980]

@@shadow4040 And GOG they r DRM free.

[@notoriousbig3k]

​no most money was digital

[@kithalie]

When I was little we didn’t have wifi, so no matter what, I could never own digital copies, what about those kids that don’t have wifi? Pretty sad for them they can’t walk into a store and get the game they want anymore

[@NintendoTV64]

Physical media does not deserve to become a lost art form. Game preservation is important and when the servers for digital games shut down, those games will become lost media in their own right. It's a complete lose-lose scenario for everybody.

[@GX-105D]

a thumnail sized SD card is art?

[@jollama]

@@GX-105DRetard alert

[@jollama]

Maybe it’s a kink for developers to have all their work become meaningless after a few years

[@coreymckee4844]

​@@GX-105D it's the game itself you f*cking mor*n. Digital is crap cause you don't control it. And physical is better cause you DO own it. Both versions digital and physical are art. U just don't own the digital version. They can and will take that away from you. 🙄

[@BraxtonKovary]

BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING ROOM FOR SWITCH 2 GAMES 👀👀👀

[@TVTIME-be8ze]

That’s what I was thinking! Because of all the clues I’ve heard about another switch sequel coming out. Think it.

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@whatal0ser575]

I just bought a switch 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@GX-105D]

or moving all their games onto a service

[@Ontario_editzzz]

@@whatal0ser575dont worry, when the new switch releases, they will keep the current switch games for a couple of years, but on the playstation side, the ps4 is done in 1 or 2 years

[@julianportillo2629]

I think the reason is the Nintendo switch 2 games that need space on shelves and new games respective to new installment in the franchise.(I hope it’s not to get rid of physical copies and force you to get a digital copy you will never own fully.)

[@obsidionwing]

"You will own nothing and you will be happy"

[@GalderaVG]

people buying games on steam since pc doesn't have any physical games (me included unfortunately).

[@Sairiui]

True, because if buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing. Makes me happy

[@GalderaVG]

@greatrug427 you know of physical games that are 45$? where is this?

[@KingJamesKong29]

I think their clearing out the games to make room in stores for when the switch 2 launches or it could just be for Nintendo Selects. I hope both are true honestly

[@GX-105D]

or moving their games onto a digital service that's fixing to be announced

[@Angrtard]

It probably has something to do with them bringing the Nintendo Selects or whatevever that program was called when it gets the box art with the gold border and sold for slightly less money.

[@cartergamegeek]

Many non American physical copies still exist at the moment so importing from sites like PlayAsia is a good way to grab bag a few things. Like 10% of my Switch games are imports so I always say imports are a good way to get a lot. Tons of games support English and I was importing a lot not sold in America as it was so grabbing some imports before those are gone is a good idea.

[@kaydog2450]

Most of the earliest nintendo switch games have now pretty much disappeared there have been some channels mentioning that nintendo switch games are released in limited copies and discontinue the physical copies after a while

[@Thesakuraharona]

I am starting to collect physical games again since digital gaming while convenient really sucks now with how companies run their services (i.e., xbox requiring a constant interest connection to play a single player game you bought digitally...) Honestly, ps5 Gen may be my last one. I do not care for what companies are pushing for and it is becoming increasingly more expensive

[@Jme_hde]

If I’m spending £40+ on a first party Nintendo game I’m gonna want a physical copy… does anyone know if this is happening in Europe too?

[@aporue5893]

the whole ''you want something good? then you must pay even more'' idea is the worst of all. This will turn customers away. And half-baked games with little to no features and an expensive expansion pack is not going to make people feel convinced that this is a good thing.

[@goracks69]

At this point, I’m starting to consider physical games as an investment. Gamestop, and the 3 big stores (walmart, Target, and Bestbuy) are like the only places left (aside from mom and pop shops) that physically sell physical games at all anymore. No more Blockbuster, Future shop, eb games, zellers, kmart, toys r us, etc. They are actively trying to phase out the physical sale. And corporations make SO much more money off of digital sales, cause the only overhead is the system set up to let you buy/download your game. There’s no need for warehouses, game sleeves, discs, cases, logistics transporting the games, paying for space on the shelf, or paying workers to do any of that. And do you think they’ll pass on that savings to us and lower the price of games? Hell no. And when the servers shut down, a digital game is gone forever. It’s planned obsolescence and people are falling for it.

[@Ash-nh6li]

I see them being sold at toys r us, the source and staples. Toysrus might have gone out of buisness

[@Jamie61571]

I think it’s because the switch 2 video game console is coming and the games being made for it I might be wrong I didn’t know Best Buy was taking the switch games off from the shelves until now

[@jasonmg99]

i think it's also a bad idea to take dvd/blu-rays off the markey

[@Jamie61571]

That would be a bad move from Best Buy if they removed movie dvds and the music

[@jasonmg99]

it would be better for them to have seperate outlet stores for software sales if they wanna remove them from their main electronic/hardware stores

[@retroprogamer7009]

Just checked. These Games are also removed where i live. This is crazy

[@lpfan4491]

It sucks that certain physical releases are no longer available. I got Xenoblade DE at the same time as Xenoblade 3 and I had to get it digitally because it and Torna(Which I got first a few years ago, so everything good there) got struck from retail listings(I'm in germany, idk about other countries) at some point. And tbh, I am not sure Nintendo Selects would be a thing here, considering that brand was very selective in the past(Like, I remember Paper Mario Sticker Star being added waaaay after most people forgot about it already), so these many titles seems a bit too much. Maybe they just randomly rolled their dice on what games to limit in preparation of the Switch 2 coming at some point. Sure, it has backwards compat reportedly, but they may want to prevent the repeat of the WiiU desaster considering there is that rumor that the Switch 2-placeholder name will not be changed for final release. Also, they may want to potentially do upgraded versions of some of these games and that would conflict with still selling the original version, sorta like how DKC Tropical Freeze quickly vanished from the WiiU listings when the enhanced port was announced.(As weird as it sounds, stuff like Xenoblade 2 DE is actually somewhat highly requested things for Switch 2)

[@brianstanley6897]

I'm sorry, but this for comments only.

[@lpfan4491]

@@brianstanley6897 ...What?

[@kamronlynch]

I agree, man. Honestly, it feels like nintendo doesn't want any physical games to make things more interesting.

[@robynwolph3836]

Might want to do that physical vs digital game video now as a lot of people are suggesting it's switching over to digital media. Could this explain it?

[@camwha5904]

@@ChadVigilanteAnd this is why people should pirate what you can’t buy in physical release.

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

​@@ChadVigilantecorrect, here's my take on online only games: After what companies can do with streaming movies online like their ability to blur out faces and delete or omit scenes altogether, I DO NOT want games to be playeable ONLY online in the future.

[@MatchaFoxx]

@@ChadVigilanteSpecifically on the PlayStation thing, that had nothing to do with games at all. It was a content licensing issue which would’ve made all purchased “Discovery” content (Movies/TV shows) have to be removed from PlayStation. However, they did NOT end up removing anything from anybody as they were able to update their licensing arrangements with them.

[@airsoftmasta19]

No. Nintendo is not going to do Nintendo selects. They’re stopping printing of old titles to save money. They are not going to reprint them and sell them for a discounted price. They would prefer people to make digital purchases of old titles.

[@Nathan35077]

Could be because of the next gen console (which I’m coining the Nintendo Flip, as I have long since believed it’ll be more like a 3DS, being dual screen) because the games will probably be backward compatible, and they’ll be rereleasing them in that new Nintendo flip case instead of in a Nintendo switch case with “works on Nintendo flip” sticker, and they’ll want people to pick up the new copy instead of the old one. Especially people who may already own the original… even though it’ll be the same. OR they’re going all digital with the next console. I hope not, and I don’t expect nintendo to. Nintendo fans are often big collectors. They sell way more keeping physical. But maybe

[@blakefenslerjr4858]

Bad idea in every way to be honest but we can all speculate the next console 😂

[@jockson7574]

Yeah and they’ll make deluxe versions of those games

[@Laz3rCat95]

They're all going to eventually go all digital, but Nintendo will be the last to do it.

[@Nathan35077]

@@Laz3rCat95 yeah probably. I’ll be furious when that happens. I like digital for convenience. But if I know I’ll love a game, I want it physical. Like my favorite games I want physical. So if that day comes, I’ll likely stop buying new games for the most part. I’ll just keep replaying my favorites.

[@MatchaFoxx]

@@Nathan35077I used to be a physical only kind of guy but nowadays I almost exclusively purchase digital copies unless there’s a special bonus included with a physical copy or a collectors edition. And as much as I used to think they were so dumb, I actually LOVE when you buy a game physically and it’s just a code inside now. That way I get a physical case to display still but also don’t have to change the disk/cart or have to worry about losing the game or it getting scratched or worn down overtime.

[@nevertoolate5325]

Everyone? Stop buying digital downloads. They'll always phase out physical games as long as consumers are dumb enough to go 'online only'.

[@Patrick-tw7nr]

I was just at GameStop in Tacoma to pickup Skyward Sword HD new but they only had one preowned and they said they don’t even have it in system to reorder

[@os7272]

Why would you create a "Select Line" with new production costs (cover, maybe card labels) and not just put a sticker on the copies that are still available?

[@Alias_Anybody]

Because they can advertise it better and the new label takes one designer approximately 30 minutes of work?

[@scpnoobers]

If I can choose what online shop system I’d use I’d use either the Wii’s or 3ds/Wii u because at least the games are tied to the console and not a server

[@joelphil2534]

Why buy physical when games digitally are so much cheaper. Don’t get me wrong I love physical games but it’s unrealistic for me to be spending $30 on a game when it goes on sale for $10 on the eshop. Not really giving us much a choice really. Currency is worth so little rn why spend more for the same thing.

[@dablindscooter1973]

why would they remove the only available dk game??

[@julib.1533]

Does someone know the names of the two games that are on the left and the right of the metroid game at the beginning of the video?

[@perfectlysureunknown]

This is the last generation I will support digital games. If they go all digital, I'm all out.

[@blckmlr7573]

Doubt they're gearing up for Nintendo Direct, If you look at most stores physical copies of Movies are going away too so is Music, They want to save pennies on physical coppies and sell you Digital Only. as the sayign goes now, "You Will OWN Nothing, & Like it!!" you buy it form the e-Shop what's to stop them from not selling or coming out with a new shop and shutting down the eShop, you just own the liecnese, not the game they tear it off the eShop ya you're gonna feel ripped off then. This type of greed needs to stop and can't belive it's legal, they need to change this you buy digital they take it awway, and you no longer have access. That is the very deffenision to stealing and scamming someone into a convient way to access shit until they pull it back, and this needs to stop and needs a law implemnted to refund clients somehow or to atleast keep the item they purchased irregaurdless if they sell it anymore or not.

[@AlexChama]

The next console won't have a way to play physical games anymore I think. By removing the physical games slowly but surely they decrease the likelihood of people picking up a game they won't be able to play on the next console. At least that's my theory. Nintendo is generally a company that has more regard for physical games than others, or rather, I should say that was old Nintendo. Look at how many games these days are sold in boxes, but contain a code. I'm sure that Nintendo considered this option for their first-party and second-party games as well, but if you look at which games are sold this way, it's always some other publisher's games, sometimes even not outright releasing as code-in-a-box, but the second print so to say may ship that way, when the going price for the game has fallen too much for their liking. Nintendo instead of reaping that low-price-game stigma probably is more comfortable telling customers to get it at shiny, high-value MSRP in the eShop or with small discounts. The Switch released in 7 years ago, the time to bring back Nintendo Selects surely could be a very plausible guess as well though, I wouldn't dismiss this theory too harshly when the only more recent games to not get further printing love are FE, a game that has a dedicated fanbase which buys the games pretty quick usually. It's not like a Mario Kart that is bought for the child or grandchild whenever they beat something or have a birthday coming up.

[@leosnyder5264]

Dude that wood kill next gen ninedno tvry know physical sell more

[@emmag6954]

I remember my dad a while back telling me how much physical copies are much better and will be more valuable in the future, and oh my gosh, he was right.

[@jamesmussell799]

All of these games are available on UK amazon

[@SatriaKimGaming]

I underestimated this similar situation back then for AoT Final Battle. I thought it was just a temporary removal. But till now the physical game never come back to the store and those who owned it resell it for a very high price. :(

[@bobby_c07]

Nintendo will be the last platform to stop physical releases, so I don't think it has anything to do with that. Even if they do make more money from their digital store, they still make way too much money from physical to stop it.

[@flamehiro]

Apparently not true 😂 least from this evidence. Blind faith not always good

[@Matt231985uk]

This is a no brainier from Nintendo. The Switch is winding down and they probably have a lot of data to show games sold vs games unsold in distribution. A lot of these games have been out there for 5-7 years now and chances are if you haven’t bought it already, you’re unlikely to go and buy it full price off a shelf when it’s easily available preowned for a fraction of the price. It’s also available digitally, so why keep spending money on production costs? I’ll always but physical over digitally so I dread the day when an all-digital exclusive console exists

[@someguy1ification]

I mean, at some point the market reaches saturation. Even the great games stop selling when the people want it have it. That being said, I would like to see a print on demand type business model for physical games that are out of rotation. Place your order, they have a supply of standardized blank carts/disks to load/burn the game onto and ship it. If that would work. It does depend on whether the differences between carts are only software or if there are hardware differences too... but with how every game can be downloaded these days that shouldn't be a problem.

[@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4]

So the return of the famicom disk system kiosks

[@maniaque37]

how do u know if they stopped production of those games ? could it be just a shortage in stores ? i know also that some chips shortage is still going on.

[@jordanking7711]

Depends if games are limited run games. Mario 3D All-Stars, case in point. That game was only meant to be a limited run and a collectors item (for lack of a better word).

[@wyatrm]

We should boycott digital games

[@jimmymackinnon8474]

I only play physical copies.

[@suhtangwong]

It's all greed and money for Nintendo. They save lot of money if they don't spend it it on plastic, paper prints and cartridges. If it's only digital, they can cut off retail spending and sell their games for 2x more although they are already very expensive and for many many years 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ChampToonkles263]

0:07 *gasp* WarioWare: Move It!?

[@patrickmurphy9470]

Just a thought. If they charge $70 for a Switch game now. Games are getting bigger in size and will require a higher capacity game card. Nintendo will lose money selling them for $70. Either they charge more than $70 for Switch 2 game cards or go fully digital.

[@unsaltedskies]

I can buy a 64gb card for about $15. Nintendo would be able to buy/make/source millions of them for 70% of that cost. They aren't going to be losing money with bigger games.

[@patrickmurphy9470]

@@unsaltedskies Nintendo will make a proprietary card to fit the new switch. 64GB micro SD cards are cheap but Nintendo will use their own and charge $70 or more. Get ready.

[@Toastythetroll]

Switch 2 is on the horizon now

[@MJ-oi6ul]

@@ChadVigilanteworst pokemon games ever made good riddance

[@lpfan4491]

@@ChadVigilante Well yeah, they hid half the gamedata in the day 1 patch because they just wanted to cheap out on more expensive cards.

[@GalderaVG]

@@ChadVigilante there's also pokemon scarlet and violet without updates and even with the updates it's still buggy and framey....

[@CesarR42]

In Spain it's been like this since 2017, after a year from release it's almost imposible to find new copies of most games

[@nickmauro881]

This has always been the case. These stores only have so much space. Just keep the popular and new ones in stock. Eshop, used, and eBay is always an option. You are making too big a deal out of this.

[@vl589]

All those will sell the games for 150%+ market value im trying to get hyrule warriors and it’s selling for 150$ on Amazon and eBay it’s ridiculous

[@HelloSwiftful]

This was already happening with the Wii and Wii U. They only kept a few older games on the shelf and the rest was just gone the next week. Not even discounts, just gone.

[@rayminishi689]

Forget Nintendo, the scalpers are scalping right about now

[@HyperHowie56]

Before they go digital only, they've got to figure out how to allow families with multiple switches to share the digital versions. There is no way I'm buying the same game 3 times (myself and my 2 kids that each have our own switch). We all want to be able to play a game like Mario Odyssey.

[@Wildcatt1999]

Even Nintendo is trying to kill physical media...

[@megaman37456]

More reason to pirate their games.

[@M64bros]

​​​@@megaman37456 I'm Not going to pirate their games because I'm not a criminal and I highly doubt they're going to kill physical games cuz if they are then how are they releasing princess peach showtime, Paper Mario thousand Year door and other games physically this year?

[@justa9560]

@@M64bros "because I'm not a criminal" womp womp. You're not going to jail for downloading origami king.

[@Jonny312.]

Pirating a game is just lame, it doesn’t matter if you get away with it

[@megaman37456]

@@Jonny312. Oh look a bootlicker.

[@random_tristan]

0:01 what’s the game to right of Minecraft call?

[@cestcalef]

Mercenaries Rebirth

[@countryclub1113]

Nintendo could be preparing to launch a new Online subscription service that they will be making these titles and future titles available on. They have Nintendo Online, but that's all classic titles. They don't have anything comparable to Playstation Network or Xbox Online, so maybe they are planning something similar to that to release alongside their next System.

[@NintenGamer8957]

I really hope that Nintendo isn’t going all digital with their games. I prefer physical copies because at least you own the game and can re-download it! With online copies, you lose them forever once the servers shut down! Same goes for DLC

[@megaman37456]

And Piracy of Switch games just got 10x more justified.

[@M64bros]

While those same types of people harass and attack casuals for enjoying tears of the kingdom on switch hardware, support a disgusting community with 35 year old neck beards that cry over a stupid 21-year-old game, send Sakurai death threats over DLC and so much more! The Nintendo negativity has become extremely toxic lately and it needs to end. Yeah, I also emulate Nintendo games and also called Nintendo's BS, but I'm starting to get absolutely sick of it at this point

[@Teon5072]

Remember kids! Piracy is no party! Don't pirate games if you don't want me coming to your house!

[@megaman37456]

@@Teon5072 I'll continue pirating games thanks.

[@binxthebinx6575]

Literally my biggest fear-- Nintendo: TTYD drops in May! Go support your beloved, classic title! *Switch 2 is announced in June* Nintendo: *Thanos snaps all remaining physical copies from existence*

[@renepacheco2806]

In a marketing/sales perspective most of the following games already sold what they needed, producing more of these physical games would represent an economic loss for Nintendo, or maybe they're just preparing for the new console and need to cleanup the shelves for their new product.

[@RhysezPieces]

If companies fully phase out physical copies and go strictly to digital I can and will learn to pirate games. If I can't own digital copies anyway what's the point in paying money.

[@GreatGabriel11]

I would rather buy a loose cartridge than buy digital. I'll get a replacement case (knock off or a cheap $20 game for the case) and print some high-resolution art on laminate paper. All better

[@brandymoen7422]

I'm trying to save $120+ for three of those games. My NSO payment is in March and I have two games coming out this month eight days apart.

[@Slurpee_Burger]

Watching the Switch begin to die is scary

[@Starblazers2199]

Physical games are disappearing because all the games will only be digital soon.

[@maniacaldude]

This leads me to wonder, if I don't have a Switch yet, but I still really want one, should I still try to get my hands on these games while they're still available and wait for the Switch 2 to come out or just try to get my hands on the original Switch for now?

[@christi6934]

I think it depends on the kind of games you like. The games I play are mostly by small companies, almost no Nintendo exclusives. So if a Switch 2 were to be released tmr I wouldn't necessarily get it. I also still have a backlog, so I'm good for now. And while first party games don't have huge sales, the indie ones do. So getting the old Switch might be worth it for you still😊

[@stpworld]

I can find a bunch of copies on Amazon brand new that the video says are not available .

[@Jokerwolf666]

Games are art, people will experience them laws be damned.

[@Someoneyouwontknowlel]

If I buy it digital will I still have it on my switch

[@cait5371]

If the Eshop closes down in the future on the switch will we be able to still redownload our purchased games?

[@unsaltedskies]

No.

[@system64738]

2:29 All of these games are available in the german amazon store .... so IF Nintendo has supply problems or tries to phase out these titles on physical card, it' only in the U.S. ..... maybe a test to see whether the people buy download versions?

[@DANCERcow]

The most reasonable explanation is why waste money making more copies when sales have stagnated and halted. Pretty clear Nintendo sees that certain games sales are no longer selling so they stop printing them since everyone who's wanted to play the game has already bought it! Plus the origami king came out 3 years ago!

[@SMCwasTaken]

Origami king came out 3 years ago? Holy Crap time passes so fast

[@rickster008]

xenoblade chronicles 2 have been out out of print for a couple of years now , im assuming its the chip shortage or fmo

[@zairu5081]

It's honestly really weird. It's like they want the games to be bought until they're out of print. Just went on Amazon and here in germany Fire Emblem Engage suddenly only costs around 30€. Same with Metroid Dread and Prime and some other games most likely. Those are the ones I just immediately found

[@TheRedmondGamer]

This is a FOMO video that does nothing but drive up prices. We all knew when the Switch came out that physical copies had smaller print runs than previous generations. This shouldn't come as a big surprise to anyone. Good video, but I disagree with the message. You will always be able to find physical copies online. And thanks to videos like this...those prices are about to go up.

[@RealBlueony]

Tbh, I think any videos like these are in on it to help drive up the price. At least when made this way.

[@drazzimusic]

Mario Odyssey and FE Engage being out of print seem extremely odd.

[@HallowedMiscreant]

I got engage on Amazon uk £32 this week

[@drazzimusic]

@@HallowedMiscreant ok?

[@HallowedMiscreant]

@@drazzimusic I mean it’s still available ffs. Imbeciles everywhere

[@madamepoutine2807]

If I can't buy physical, I'm pirating unless it's Steam because it's the only platform I trust to stick around. Not paying for a license and not owning a gamw

[@rockmanfan5104]

I only get digital if its the only option or if i just dont care that much/price is outrageous. Ive had to double dip a few times because games eventually get a physical release like year/years later, and i usually try to pick them up agian so i got a hard copy

[@SatchelChannel]

Guess piracy Is even more legitimate now

[@Mcyxof]

I'm in the UK and these games still seem available physically for me. Is this just a US thing?

[@iSheree]

Same here in Australia.

[@BigAlvideos101]

Actually, there's no such thing as an "all-digital future". There are FAR too many game collectors to have such a preposterous idea come to fruition.

[@M64bros]

Now hold up and this includes everyone in the comments section! Nintendo isn't going to get rid of physical games anytime soon. People are starting to overreact about this. If Nintendo is starting to go low on physical games then how come princess peach showtime, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario are coming out physically this year? Highly down physical games are going away anytime soon

[@WackoMcGoose]

They did exactly the same back in the Wii U days. When I went to Toys-R-Us (oof, there's temporal context for ya) to finally buy a Wii U, I learned that _that very morning,_ Nintendo had mass-emailed every retailer in the world to _pull all unsold Wii U consoles and games immediately, no exceptions, confiscate them out of the customer's hands in line if you have to,_ in order to "make room" for the then-upcoming new console, the Switch itself.

[@BioAlpha5]

just another reason to backup, NSO wont be around forever. Look at the Wii.

[@ChaosGamer123]

3:00 I have all of those games except paper Mario, xenoblade 2, the fire emblem games, Splatoon 2 and Mario Strikers