The downloadable variations of Nintendo’s first-party Switch video games have constantly cost the exact same total up to purchase, regardless of the expenses of production and shipping physical releases. This was still real when the Switch 2 introduced in 2015, in spite of consistent reports and false information to the contrary.

That’s lastly, definitively altering later on this year. Nintendo revealed today that starting in May and for brand-new video game launches moving forward, the physical releases of brand-new Switch 2-exclusive first-party video games will cost more than the digital variations of the exact same video game. That will begin with the May 21 release ofYoshi and the Mysterious Bookwhich will cost $60 in Nintendo’s online shop however $70 for a physical copy.

“Nintendo video games provide the exact same experiences whether in packaged or digital format, and this modification just shows the various expenses related to producing and dispersing each format and provides gamers more option in how they can purchase and play Nintendo video games,” checks out the business’s quick statement about the modification. Nintendo keeps in mind that sellers are totally free to charge what they desire for physical and digital video games, however aside from sales or other promos most tend to follow Nintendo’s assistance on rates.

A minimum of in the meantime, it does not look like this modification will impact the physical copies of any Switch 2 video games that have actually currently been launched– first-party releases tend to choose either $70 or $80, depending upon the video game. Nintendo didn’t state whether its brand-new physical-game tax would constantly be a flat $10, or if the rate would vary based upon the cost of the base video game. It’s likewise unclear whether or how this will impact any future physical “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition” releases, which package a copy of the Switch 1-compatible base video game with a $10 or $20 Switch 2-exclusive DLC add-on.