Nintendo clarifies Switch 2 pricing changes in new statement, says physical prices aren’t going up

We have an update from Nintendo regarding the price changes for Switch 2 which should clarify the situation.

In its announcement today, the company said that “new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions.” Some were confused about what that actually meant.

Essentially, what’s going on here is that the digital versions will have lower prices than physical moving forward. If you’re only buying games on the Nintendo eShop for Switch 2, you’ll basically be saving money on your purchases.

The full statement reads:

“The cost of physical games is not going up. This means that when Nintendo sells digital versions of Nintendo published games exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 to consumers in the U.S., those prices will have an MSRP that is lower than their physical counterparts. Retail partners set their own prices for physical and digital games, and pricing for each title may vary.”

As a reminder, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will be starting off the changes. The physical version costs $70 whereas it’s $60 digitally.

You can find more on this with our initial post and announcement from Nintendo here.