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Switch 2 Edition games will be complete on the card without a download, Nintendo confirms

www.vooks.net Nintendo confirms no download codes needed for physical Switch 2 Edition games - Vooks

At least ones from Nintendo.

That physical versions of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games will include the original Nintendo Switch game and its upgrade pack all on the same game card (i.e. they are exclusively Nintendo Switch 2 game cards, with no download code). Alternatively, some publishers may release Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games as download codes in physical packaging, with no game card.

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Good to have confirmation on this! That's how I'm getting Metroid Prime 4 then...
- I haven't really been keeping up with this, seen a lot of conflicting info. Can you buy the cart for Metroid Prime 4 for Switch 2 and use it in the original Switch? Or can you only buy the Switch version and then if used in the Switch 2, get the upscaling benefits, but not any extra content?
  
  I'm reading:
  "exclusively Nintendo Switch 2 game cards" as meaning its the new red S2 game card format.
  So no, not compatible with S1 consoles
  
  Can you buy the cart for Metroid Prime 4 for Switch 2 and use it in the original Switch?
  I'm not sure about this. Maybe? The box says "includes the Nintendo Switch game", but it's not clear.
  Or can you only buy the Switch version and then if used in the Switch 2, get the upscaling benefits, but not any extra content?
  The upgrade pack is also available separately, either buying it or if you have Nintendo Online. The upscaling I guess comes for free for any Switch games.
  
  It's kinda crazy to me that Nintendo would repeat the same marketing mistakes as the Wii U and release a new console with all this confusion of what games will work with which version.
  
  At least this time around they got the naming right 😅
  But yeah, publish a FAQ somewhere. I don't even want to get started on NSO and digital games for Switch 2...
  
  What confusion? If a box says "Switch" on it, it will run on the Switch and the Switch 2.
  If the box says "Switch 2", it will run on the Switch 2 but not the original Switch.
  There are some games that are available for both systems, so make sure to check the system name when buying the game. It has been the same in previous console generations and in consoles from other manufacturers.
  The only issues that I foresee are if the eShop makes it hard to understand what system you are buying the game for and if the eShop makes it hard to change the version I am buying.
  
  For me the confusion for a while was the Switch 2 boxes saying "Includes the Nintendo Switch game and the Nintendo Switch upgrade pack.". Now that I'm reading the statement by Nintendo clarifying things, it's clear. This article was the first time seeing them saying the games are exclusively Nintendo Switch 2 game cards. The fact there was enough confusion that there have to be articles published clarifying what Nintendo should have said from the start is my concern with Nintendo marketing repeating the confusion from the Wii U era.

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