After months of speculation and rumors, the fog around Nintendo’s NX console’s media has begun to thin. While we don’t know if it will use optical media or cartridges, we do know it will use some form of optical media in addition to digital downloads thanks to information revealed during GameStop’s recent earnings call.
According to VG247, GameStop plans to be intimately involved in circulating games for the NX. “I would say that the fact that there are rumours of that type just confirms for you that this is an important console for next year,” per CEO Paul Raines. “It will have physical media, we will play a role in it, our pre-owned business will also play a role. So we’re excited about that.”
Executive VP of GameStop International Mike Mauler added that the possibility of NX running on cartridges won’t throw a wrench in how the company buys and sells used games. “The only difference would be on the refurbishment and pre-owned side. And actually, cartridges are much simpler to refurbish and repackage.”
Mauler added that “there is somewhat a little bit of an advantage if it went in that direction on used,” perhaps referring to the notion that smaller cartridges would come in smaller plastic cases, thereby taking up less shelf space and enabling stores to stock more titles.
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