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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They make more money on digital only, you don't actually own the product, and you can't resell it.

The game-key cards can actually be borrowed or resold, it just doesn't have the game itself on it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Until Nintendo says they can't.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's even worse. All the people who defend the physical editions do it because when servers close, they can still play the game. A game key card is just a glorified digital release. When the servers close, you'll have a piece of plastic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is partly the case for any game that receives significant updates as well. Your disc/cart contains 1.0, but is that the version you will want to play 50 years from now when you can't download updates anymore?