The total number of video games released in 2021 grew substantially compared to 2020, and the percentage of games that had a physical version continued to fall as the industry overall pushes further toward digital. This US-based data, and more key findings, comes from NPD analyst Mat Piscatella.

Posting on Twitter, Piscatella said the total number of video game releases in 2021 was up 64% compared to 2020, while the percentage of games that had a physical version fell below 10%. According to Piscatella’s findings, the Switch’s many digital exclusives “did the heavy lifting.” The number of Switch games that did not have a physical version reached 980 in 2021 compared to 357 in 2020, Piscatella found.