Bodily copies of OG Change video games upgraded for Nintendo Change 2, like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Metroid Prime 4, will seemingly ship with authentic Change 1 cartridges.
That is in keeping with a Nintendo help consultant within the UK, who reportedly confirmed in writing that the Change 2 “enhanced” editions themselves must be downloaded individually by way of “obtain codes” after which utilized to the unique model on the cart.
While the precise query posed to the client rep isn’t supplied, Does It Play on X/Twitter tweeted a picture of an e-mail response allegedly taken from a buyer companies dialog that reportedly said: “Sure, we will affirm that the upgrades will likely be obtain codes. Thanks to your understanding”.
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As Wario64 rightly factors out, this would not be the primary time a customer support rep unwittingly gave out inaccurate data – so we have reached out to Nintendo for affirmation – and there is nothing on the field artwork we have seen to this point that means a separate obtain is required.
“And it is bizarre they might be codes when Nintendo is pivoting to recreation key carts as an alternative of obtain codes of retail video games,” Wario64 added. “I do know recreation key carts are completely different, I am highlighting it as a result of it reveals Nintendo is providing that resolution as an alternative of obtain codes for Change 2 video games, so providing a code for the improve pack would not make sense (they may put the improve pack as a license on the cart).”
As a commenter factors out, all of it feels “needlessly convoluted”, though others recommend it is “a part of the plan”.
“Fairly easy. When you resell the Change 2 key cart, then the brand new particular person must buy the improve pack. Extra money for Nintendo. Appears like a part of the plan,” opined one.
We’ll try to clear issues up as/when Nintendo comes again to us.
ICYMI, Stateside Nintendo followers must wait just a little bit longer earlier than they’ll pre-order a Change 2 after Nintendo of American confirmed that US preorders – which have been scheduled to go dwell on ninth April – will now be delayed “with the intention to assess the potential impression of [President Trump’s] tariffs and evolving market circumstances”.
Eurogamer has confirmed with Nintendo that there aren’t any present plans to regulate the continued pre-order course of right here within the UK.
For extra on the upcoming console, here is all the pieces introduced on the Change 2 Direct, together with pricing, video games, and extra.
