| Soundwave said:
I don't see it to be honest. Sure they will offer the digital only option, but Nintendo is extremely close with their retail partners, especially in Japan. Retail in Japan is a different beast. Iwata was really fixated on retail sales data for example from Japan. It's a big part of the gaming culture there and for better or worse Nintendo will always consider Japan's needs/tastes first and foremost. |
Japan's primary gaming tastes are of mobile, an all digital platform. Digital is a bigger part of gaming culture there now than physical. Japan will be fine.
And so will the U.S. And Europe.
I've said numerous times, there are ways to maintain retail presence while being all digital, and that way is NFC download code cards.
Not that I, at all, buy that Nintendo will always consider Japan before the west. But that's for another discussion.
