This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

If you wanted one of the cool steelbook cases for Pokémon Sword and Shield, but didn’t want a physical copy of the game, you’re now in luck.

Anyone in Europe who pre-orders the game via the Switch eShop will receive the steel book as a little sweetener. Of course, they won’t have a cartridge to put in said steel book, but we suppose it’s a nice incentive for any collectors out there who are all digital but still want something on their shelves.

Do they exist? Who knows.

Anyway, both games are now available for pre-load, so if you were planning on going digital, you may as well get on it and claim your prize in the process. You might need to make a little room on your SD card though, as the file sizes are almost double that of Pokémon Let’s Go.

Will you be making use of this offer? Let us know down in the comments.

Source: Twitter