- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games can be a combination of Switch 1 cartridges and a download code
- This comes from a Nintendo UK support representative
- Nothing on this front has been confirmed by Nintendo still
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom It can have a bit of unpleasant capture, since the physical versions could be the original switch cartridges with an attached discharge code.
As reported, a Nintendo UK representative had sent an email indicating that: “Yes, we can confirm that the updates will be download codes.” The answer was shared to X / Twitter for the ‘Play?’ Account (through Eurogamer).
Another popular user of X / Twitter, Wario64, intervened with his opinion, pointing out that customer service representatives are not always the precision pinnacle. Wario64 adds that there are no indications in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition boxes that a download is required.
But that is not the complete story
In any case, there seems to be some mixed messages. Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo 2 boxes are: “This Nintendo Switch 2 edition comprises the Nintendo Switch game and the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Edition Update Package.”
‘Understand’ is the keyword there, which implies that the update could appear in the cartridge itself instead of a separate code, which does not align with what the Nintendo UK representative had implied.
The Nintendo support website provides more details, describing the switch 2 cartridges as ‘game key cards’: “The game key cards are different from regular game cards, because they do not contain the complete data of the game,” he says. “On the other hand, the game key is your ‘key’ to download the full game to your system through the Internet.”
He adds that an Internet connection will be required when launching the game for the first time, but you can play without connection at any time after that in your console. However, it remains to be seen if Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games will specifically follow this logic.
In any case, you can read our practical Nintendo Switch 2, as well as ours Mario de Mario Kart Impressions: To see if the console is suitable for you. Unfortunately, Nintendo Switch 2 advances in advance in the US.
