Japan - New Super Mario Bros. 2, Onitore's download cards for retail

Jul 20, 2012 by RawmeatCowboy

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DonnyKD

20 Jul 2012 05:29

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So, what, are these like Nintendo Points cards but for specific games and not money?

MatrosRx

20 Jul 2012 05:58

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DonnyKD wrote:So, what, are these like Nintendo Points cards but for specific games and not money?

It's so retailers can sell the digital copies as well. It benefits both us and the retailers, as we can get the games digitally for a competitive price, and they can stock more games as the cards would take up less space than the cases would, and so they can still make money off Nintendo's eShop.

SullyTheStrange

20 Jul 2012 08:13

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MatrosRx wrote:It benefits both us and the retailers, as we can get the games digitally for a competitive price

Not likely... Hasn't Nintendo said there won't be a price difference for Nintendo-published titles? Besides, digital games tend to stay at the same price over time while physical ones drop. If it ain't physical then stores don't have to clear their shelves, after all. (Edit: Although, the cards are physical, so... I guess the cards will drop in price, but buying straight from the eShop won't? We'll see how that works)

zeeroid

20 Jul 2012 09:20

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I really hope there's an image of the back of the box on the reverse side of the cards

Lyude77

20 Jul 2012 09:30

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SullyTheStrange wrote:
MatrosRx wrote:It benefits both us and the retailers, as we can get the games digitally for a competitive price

Not likely... Hasn't Nintendo said there won't be a price difference for Nintendo-published titles? Besides, digital games tend to stay at the same price over time while physical ones drop. If it ain't physical then stores don't have to clear their shelves, after all. (Edit: Although, the cards are physical, so... I guess the cards will drop in price, but buying straight from the eShop won't? We'll see how that works)

The edit is what he was saying. It seems to maybe work - Amazon has deals on their download stuff for Xbox, occasionally.

Elfteiroh

20 Jul 2012 14:57

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SullyTheStrange wrote:
MatrosRx wrote:It benefits both us and the retailers, as we can get the games digitally for a competitive price

Not likely... Hasn't Nintendo said there won't be a price difference for Nintendo-published titles? Besides, digital games tend to stay at the same price over time while physical ones drop. If it ain't physical then stores don't have to clear their shelves, after all. (Edit: Although, the cards are physical, so... I guess the cards will drop in price, but buying straight from the eShop won't? We'll see how that works)

Nintendo said that the price of the cards are up to the retailers.