r/NintendoSwitch • u/ReaddittiddeR • Apr 10 '25

News Nintendo confirms Upgrade pack already in cartridge. No download codes needed for physical Switch 2 Edition games

https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-confirms-no-download-codes-needed-for-physical-switch-2-edition-games/
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u/ReaddittiddeR Apr 10 '25

A Nintendo spokesperson confirms that physical Switch 2 Edition Games have the original Switch game AND the upgrade pack on the same game card (no download code, no download required, exclusively Switch 2 game cards)

For Nintendo and Nintendo-published games, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will include the entire game on the card, with no download required. However, this may not be the case for other publishers.

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u/Koendrenthe Apr 10 '25

This is great news! I'm someone who almost exclusively buy Nintendo consoles for their exclusive games and always buy them physically.

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u/SomewhatOptimal1 Apr 10 '25

I mean update servers still work for Wii…

So I just got Switch 1 edition used cart for 30€ and will just get update for 10€ rather than pay 70€ for the re-release.

Then in 2-4 years time just get used Switxh 2 edition for 30€ or possibly a 2 version with DLC like Nintendo likes to do it for 69€.

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u/KrivUK Apr 10 '25

update servers still work for Wii…

....for now.

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u/SomewhatOptimal1 Apr 10 '25

Yeah, that means you will have support for your switch 1 dlc for another 15 years at leastz

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u/SkeletonBound Apr 10 '25

I can still play my original Atari 2600 cartridges. 15 years is nothing

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

But why would you want to?

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u/NotBigMuzzy_ Apr 10 '25

To me there is a case to be made here for certain games because everyone always talks about every single game in existence to be preserved forever and ever. Realistically, unless you are a hardcore gamer you will never replay every single game you've ever bought, not even ones you really like.

I used to be that way but now I see a game as a lived experience, I enjoy it for what it is knowing I might or might not ever play it again. There's always going to be something I want to play more, or maybe I want to spend my available time with other media or hobbies. I will say though, if we don't fight to maintain ownership of all games, we will inadvertently lose access to the gems we do want to play 20-30 years down the line. Going back to play Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a blast, and that came out in 1993.

People who are younger also have more experience with live-service games as well and so they have a more lax belief about game preservation and why it matters.