Ejamer, there are a few situations where a digital download would be better than retail. Take Pikmin 2 as an example. Before It was revealed that Nintendo will finally bring the NPC version of the game to North America, the only way to buy the game besides importing was to track down a used copy f the GCN version (which is at least $45). Wouldn't paying $20 to download it instead be much better?
Hmm... This isn't how I understand the announcement.
You are talking about a re-release of a rare, existing game from a different console generation (ie: Virtual Console). Even then, your example specifies a discount of greater than 50% for buying digital instead of retail - in which case I already said I could understand the justification. Do you really think Nintendo will sell digital copies for less than half of suggested retail rates though?
I was talking about new 3DS games that presumably also exist as normal retail versions, easily available for purchase at stores (such as Mario Kart 7 getting a digital release).
If the only viable way to purchase a game is through eShop then I can understand the rationale. Heck, I'm a relatively strong supporter of existing eShop content already. But in this case, there would be no difference from current eShop releases except for file size, so why word the announcement as such and make a big deal over it?
If there are both retail and digital versions of a game available - which is my understanding - then it becomes a much tougher sell (for me) to choose digital copies that can't be sold/traded/loaned to friends and are locked to a particular console unless there is a meaningful price difference right off the bat. Even then, waiting for retail sales is almost certainly going to be cheaper than buying a digital version.
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