Reports are surfacing that indicate Nintendo are taking digital retail much more seriously as they prepare to launch the Wii U, and are offering "insane incentives" to publishers to ensure games are simultaneously available via both retail and digital download.
The report on Wii U Daily has a source commenting on the situation: "They're offering insane incentives for publishers to sell retail games as downloads on the console. You'd be stupid not to take advantage of it and go retail box-only. The new platform is perfect for indie devs, it's a whole different ball game than WiiWare. They've learned a lot from that mess."
Nintendo recently admitted that they were slow off the mark with the launch of the 3DS, and they seem determined to learn from their mistakes. Their intention seems to be to launch all retail games appearing on the console with a downloadable counterpart.
To this end Nintendo are allegedly offering publishers fantastic rates to ensure a comprehensive digital service for the Wii U when it launches. The source added: "It's just a much bigger revenue cut that you'd get selling it on any other platform at the moment, plus promotions on the online store."
"If they pull it off and it gains traction, it'll press the other guys to give more of the revenue to the publishers. It's very good for us who make games. You'll be making a lot more per unit sold digitally than at retail with the Wii U. And from day one."