# Nintendo Confirms Physical Game Support

> Nintendo VP says physical game support continues for Switch 2.
- Title: Nintendo Confirms Physical Game Support · Polygon | Shortify
- Summary: Nintendo VP says physical game support continues for Switch 2. Nintendo will keep physical game support for Switch 2 as it has no plans to stop selling…
- Keywords: nintendo, switch 2, physical games, nintendo e-shop, game cartridges, digital game ownership, gaming, culture, Confirms, Physical, Game, Support
- Source: Polygon — https://polygon.com/nintendo-physical-game-releases-support
- Author: Elijah Gonzalez
- Published: 2026-10-12T14:07:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nintendo, switch 2, physical games, nintendo e-shop, game cartridges, digital game ownership, gaming, culture
## Nintendo VP confirms physical game support
Nintendo VP Bill van Zyll says the company will continue supporting physical game cartridges for the foreseeable future.

> We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily
## Switch 2 supports physical and digital games
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports both physical game cartridges and digital purchases via the Nintendo eShop.

> We’re barely just over a year into NS2. It’s got both digital and physical, that capability
## Physical game cartridges work differently
Most Switch 2 game cartridges act as keys to authenticate purchases and download games from the Nintendo Switch store.

> most of these cartridges act as a key that authenticates the purchase and allows the user to download the game
## Players worry about game ownership
Players fear their physical game cartridges become useless if Nintendo shuts down the game servers.

> if the game ever becomes unavailable to download, you won’t be able to play it as you could with a traditional physical cartridge
## Key takeaway

Nintendo will keep physical game support for Switch 2 as it has no plans to stop selling physical cartridges.