Physical Games Are Basically Dead. Nintendo's The One Exception.

Physical game sales have been collapsing for almost two decades — and new data shows just how bad it's gotten. Only two PS5 games sold over 10,000 physical copies in the US last week. Star Fox sold roughly 1,000 copies in the entire UK. And Sony has confirmed it's ending physical PlayStation discs from January 2028. Yet buried in the same Circana data, Nintendo just delivered the first year-on-year increase in US physical spending since 2009. We break down what's actually going on, why analysts don't think it'll last, how Nintendo's Game-Key Cards are quietly blurring the line between physical and digital, and why Nintendo is currently getting a reputation boost while Sony and Microsoft take a beating. #nintendo #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 Thanks for watching or listening to Power-up Direct! Subscribe to Power-up Direct    / @powerupdirect   sub_confirmation=1 Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/powerupdirec... Support on Patreon   / powerupdirect   Check out more on the website https://www.powerupdirect.co.uk