In the case of further frustration and confusion on the part of fans about how many Nintendo Switch 2 and his games will cost them (especially in the United States, where it seems that it is forever in the stream), we just learned about another fee that may not be obvious to everyone. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is not equipped with a expansion pass, which means that you will have to pay an additional 20 USD to play in DLC in the modern system if you don’t have it yet.
It may sound obvious, but let me explain. Since the announcement of Nintendo Switch 2 games and their prices last week, there was no end of the confusion in how it will all work. We currently know that if you are already the owner of the legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch, you can play the same game on your Nintendo Switch 2, including DLC, if you have already bought it, no problem.
However, there is also Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Edition of Breath of the Wild. It is equipped with improved visualizations and performance, achievements, as well as support for the modern “Zelda Notes” service in the Nintendo Switch online application. If you already have Breath of the Wild on the Switch, you will not receive these functions automatically, but you can buy a “update package” for $ 10 to access all.
This leaves people who are not the owners of the game at all, but they may want to buy it at Nintendo Switch 2. They can buy Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Edition of the Wild for 70 USD, $ 10 more than a game initially sold in the price (in principle the price of the original game and package). But it does not contain a DLC extensions package, so if you want access to it, it’s another 20 USD. USD 90 for the full breath of Wild Nintendo Switch 2.
This is in line with the Nintendo statement, which Ign said: “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition does not include the legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Exposion Pass DLC. That DLC is available as a separate purchase.”
You can argue that this is only truthful, considering that effectively what the existing game owners paid, as well as the cost of updating. It’s not like a mysterious load is happening here. But it is worth noting that most of the other game publishers finally go through the price reduction to eight years of games or offer “improved editions” for later systems that include built -in DLC to facilitate financial burden for players interested in jumping. A. as much as USD 90 for the most vital version of the game that appeared in 2017 on Wii U He feels painful, especially in the lightweight of retail sales Mario World for unprecedented USD, and Nintendo Switch 2 costs $ 450, and maybe even more, depending on what Nintendo decides to do about the current tariff situation.
Maybe it won’t matter, or maybe anyone who ever intends to realistically play Breath of the Wild, largely has at least the basic version of the game, considering how good it is already sold. But if you waited to pull the trigger (and its continuation, tears of the kingdom) to a modern, shiny system, you will have to remember about the cost of breathing a very good wild pass.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior Ign reporter. You can find her post on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.skyla. Do you have a hint with history? Send it to ralentine@ign.com.
