Nintendo’s hoping to alleviate a number of the sticker shock it gave followers with its sport pricing with the information that the Switch 2 upgrades for each Legend of Zelda video games will solely value $10 should you already personal them. The video games are priced for the Nintendo Switch 2 at $69.99 for Breath of the Wild and $79.99 for Tears of the Kingdom. In an interview with IGN, Bill Trinen, Nintendo of America’s VP of product and participant expertise, broke down the pricing state of affairs.
“What you’re is for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, that’s the bodily value for any person that has not purchased the bottom sport,” he mentioned. “For any person who has purchased Tears of the Kingdom or Breath of the Wild, the improve packs for these are $9.99. And should you occur to be a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member, each of the Zelda improve packs are inclusive inside that membership.”
Trinen didn’t clarify if digital copies of the 2 video games can be cheaper than their bodily variations. Additionally, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a sport that makes use of surprisingly enjoyable and informative mini-games to elucidate the internal workings of the console, can even be priced at $9.99 though some suppose the sport must be included with the Switch 2 akin to Astro’s Playroom for the PS5.
But it appears that evidently, for Americans no less than, the pricing dialog concerning Nintendo Switch 2 video games should take a again seat to the extra urgent matter of determining the precise value of the console itself. Pre-orders have began for the Switch 2 in different nations whereas the US is pressured to attend to listen to how or if the Trump presidency’s tariffs, which features a 24 % tariff on Japanese items, will influence the console’s $449.99 value.