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Nintendo announced that, going forward, the prices of digital Switch 2 games on the eShop in North America will be different than the physical copies and it seems cheaper. It confirmed this will start with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which debuts on May 21, 2026. This falls in line with a practice already happening in places like Europe.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and the European release of Pokemon Pokopia are the best examples of what to expect from the difference between the cheaper digital copy of a Switch game and more expensive physical one. The eShop listing for the upcoming Yoshi title now says it costs $59.99, while physical copies of it are expected to be $69.99. In the case of the Pokemon spin-off, it costs £66.99 for a physical copy and £58.99 for a digital one. (In the US, both digital and physical copies of Pokemon Pokopia are $69.99 each.)
In the Nintendo announcement, which is present on the site and support page, the company cited production costs associated with physical cartridges as a reason for the difference. It also didn’t note if there could also be different prices between standard Switch 2 cartridges or game-key card versions in the future.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will come to the Switch 2 on May 21, 2026.
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