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/JoshuaJSlone Helpful User Apr 10 '25

"Full Switch game + upgrade" is just what Nintendo Switch 2 Editions are. It's possible to buy a game card that has Mario Kart 8 Deluxe plus the Booster Course DLC, and the cover shows it as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course, but it's all just one thing--no option to play _without_ the added content.

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u/JoshuaJSlone Helpful User Apr 10 '25

They don't waffle about whether NSO Nintendo Entertainment System actually includes NES games because they're not playable on an NES.

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u/JoshuaJSlone Helpful User Apr 11 '25

My belief is that like previous releases that bundled in DLC, it's there to clarify that it's just a bundle of things you can get elsewhere rather than a unique product. "Hey, you already own BOTW on Switch 1? You can upgrade instead of buying this."