It would help if there were guarantees you could download via Nintendo servers for X years as long as the company exists. They would never agree, but something like 40 years. Then if the company no longer exists it's given to the community.
It's true though, unless something crazy like that became normal, physical games have significantly more value. I do think that the average person cares more about price and convenience today vs whatever happens tomorrow.
I mean a lot of billionaires keep messing with New Zealand politics because it is one of their backup islands to flee to after they destroy their current homes.