Nintendo Stops Sale of Digital Download Codes for Games at European Retailers - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 November 2020 / 2,763 Views
Nintendo has made the decision to stop the sale of digital download codes for its games at European retailers starting today, July 1, 2020.
Digital download codes for third-party games, DLC and Nintendo Switch Online memberships will remain available for purchase. You just won't be able to get digital download codes for first-party games.
"After careful examination of the evolving European marketplace in recent years, Nintendo has decided to end the availability of download codes for its own-published software via retailers, effective July 1, 2020," said a Nintendo representative speaking with NintendoLife.
"Customers will still be able to purchase Nintendo eShop funds, Nintendo Switch Online memberships, and add-on content such as the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, at retailers across Europe. Download codes for Nintendo Switch software from other publishers will also still be available.
"We’re always investigating new avenues, and will continue to work on new methods to bring Nintendo eShop content to as many players as possible."
UK retailer ShopTo has informed their customers of the policy change from Nintendo via Twitter.
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Once you are at Gamestop you can buy the physical game cheaper than in the eshop (usually) plus you don't have to care about enough storage. There's almost no reason to buy the game digitally at Gamestop.
Yupp... if you really want it digitally you are better off buying it directly from the e-shop. I guess there is some sort of a gift potential in it, if you know somebody wants the digital copy, but I recon it's a very small minority.
Was anyone even using these? I swear I have never seen them once in the wild :|
Some online resellers are profiting of the system to sell at "lower" price Nintendo game.
It's probably the reason they stop sending these in the wild.
