It's not only Nintendo, but all consoles that still have physical versions of games. I never buy digitally from Sony, for example. The discs get discounted far

It's not only Nintendo, but all consoles that still have physical versions of games. I never buy digitally from Sony, for example. The discs get discounted far earlier than the occasional digital sale. Plus since we're talking about preservation, I don't trust Sony to make my digital purchases available indefinitely. The only content you really own is the cracked version from pirate bay...