While the video game market moves increasingly towards an unfortunate all-digital future there has been some good news today regarding physical game sales in the United States. Circana, which tracks…
While the video game market moves increasingly towards an unfortunate all-digital future there has been some good news today regarding physical game sales in the United States. Circana, which tracks video game sales in the US, says that the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 helped bump up physical sales which are currently up round 26% on Nintendo platforms compared to a year ago. Circana’s Mat Piscatella said this is very likely a temporary blimp, but it’s a good blip all the same.
This is the Switch 2 bump,” he said. “Physical software sales on Nintendo platforms are up around 26% compared to a year ago, but still down from the year ending May 2024 period.”
“All other ecosystems are continuing to drop by double-digit percentages,” he continued. “Very likely to be a temporary blip.”
“At some point, this will all bottom out – perhaps we’re getting there now – until the console manufacturers decide to no longer produce units with physical drives.”
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