Nintendo’s digital software program gross sales have grown remarkably over time — and the identical might be stated for all the large publishers. However by way of the place the Massive N’s focus lies, it isn’t dedicating itself to a digital-only future.
In the course of the monetary outcomes briefing for FY2024, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa responded to a query concerning the progress of digital media and the expectations the corporate have for the “successor to Nintendo Swap” which was introduced early this week.
Furakawa recognises how the business has shifted because the launch of the Nintendo Swap, and that “the expanded scale of our digital enterprise might be cited as one of many main modifications” for the corporate. However even with this, Nintendo is adamant that it isn’t going to be solely specializing in digital gross sales, however bodily media too:
“Our goal is to not merely improve the share of digital gross sales, however to maximise general recreation software program gross sales, together with gross sales of bodily software program. This coverage will stay unchanged going ahead.”
Absolutely, a reassuring factor to learn for these of us who worth bodily media — particularly in a market that has skewed closely in digital media gross sales’ favour.
To take care of this, Furukawa says that Nintendo will “want to boost user-friendliness for each customers who play packaged software program and people who play obtain variations. Going ahead, we intend to maintain engaged on enhancements to plan higher options.” The method appears to be, then, that digital and bodily media won’t be handled too in another way.
