Nintendo Survey Asks for Switch 2 Game-Key Card Opinions

Nintendo sent out a survey to individuals about Switch 2 game-key card system, physical cartridges, and digital downloads of games, and the link appeared online. While it isn’t possible to actually leave general feedback via the survey, there are multiple questions getting into whether people prefer physical or digital copies. As this was also initially a survey intended for a smaller group, there’s also no word on how long this Qualtrics questionnaire will appear online. However, while it was designated for specific individuals, anyone with the link can reply.

The Nintendo survey started out in a typical fashion. The first question asked about which consoles a person owns. After that, it asked about how many games the person responding bought for themselves, how many were bought as gifts for others, and how many were eventually resold.

It’s after that point that Nintendo got into Switch and Switch 2 physical copies, digital games, and game-key card cartridges. It began by asking if people preferred physical or digital copies. Then it asked why someone wanted physical, with a number of possibilities listed and a directive to pick up to three. Ensuing questions asked about a person’s openness to buying digital games. One of the most important questions involved asking which format someone would want more, with a physical copy with the full game on the cartridge, a digital copy bought at a retailer, a physical box with a download code inside of it, a digital copy from the eShop, a digital copy on an online store, or a game-key card with a physical cartridge that requires a full game download.  

The Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 systems and its survey are available now, and physical copies of cartridges for the new console have a note on the cover that mentions if they are a game-key card that requires downloads. Prices on select consoles and accessories also recently went up.