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Nintendo Could Become the Last Home for Physical Games (www.buffgaming.rs)
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As PlayStation and Xbox move toward a more digital future, Nintendo could become the last major platform where physical games still truly matter.

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[–] missingno@fedia.io 3 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

What first party game was ever code-in-box?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 points 22 minutes ago

It's a special case, but the Switch 2 Mario Kart launch bundle came preloaded with Mario Kart World digital. All previous versions of Nintendo consoles with a bundle came with physical media.

But you could absolutely purchase a non bundle Switch 2 and a physical Mario Kart World (for $20 more).

And you're right that so far every first party game has had both a physical release and a digital release.