Nintendo earlier this week announced select games from the Switch generation would be getting ‘Switch 2 Edition’ releases.
A Nintendo customer service representative has reportedly shed light on the exact content included in the physical versions – claiming the Switch 2 Edition upgrade packs will be “download codes”.
Nintendo UK Customer Support team: “Yes, we can confirm that the upgrades will be download codes.”
If this is accurate, just to reiterate – it means these hard copies for Switch 2 will actually include the original Switch game with a separate code for the upgrade.
Admittedly customer support representatives aren’t always immediately clued up on fine details like this, so a more official confirmation directly from Nintendo could be in order here. Indeed, another instance of customer support responding apparently produced a different answer – that the upgrades are indeed contained on the cart. We’ve reached out to Nintendo for clarification and will update when we hear back.
The ‘Switch 2 Edition’ box arts doing the rounds so far feature fine print like “Includes the Nintendo Switch game and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack”.
While this does seem to be open to interpretation, Nintendo also mentions on its website how “upgrade packs” are available as downloads.
Some of the Switch 2 Editions revealed so far include games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
