Nintendo of America shares survey asking fans about digital vs physical media

A few weeks ago Nintendo Japan shared an interesting survey with fans, asking them primarily about the console maker’s new and controversial game-key card system. In a surprising move, Nintendo of America has now followed suit – indicating that the outcry towards game-key cards is making an impact so far.

In a very un-Nintendo move, the console maker sent out a customer survey last month to its players in Japan directly addressing its new game-key card system and asking for fans’ opinions on its implementation and more.

While the questions were rather leading, they did seem to indicate that the controversy surrounding the dataless game-key cards had reached Nintendo’s ears.

Nintendo is somewhat more active in the Japanese market and so the survey ultimately was not a major shock. That said, Nintendo of America has now shared a similar survey (archived by EuroGamer), asking its Western users about their digital vs physical preferences, with some of the questions being as follows:

• “In general, when it comes to games for a Nintendo Switch system, do you prefer purchasing games in physical format or in digital format?
• For which of the following reasons would you consider purchasing physical versions of Nintendo Switch games?”

While not quite as direct as the Japanese survey, it is clear that Nintendo is seemingly taking into consideration the current outcry surrounding game-key cards and its half-measured response to a dwindling physical market. Hopefully they actually listen to the feedback.

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