Much has been revealed so far about the Nintendo Switch 2, but a few questions remain, including the Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade pack, especially the cost in Australia.
Upgrade packs are essentially digital upgrades that can be purchased individually (digital) or bundled (physical or digital) on your selected Nintendo Switch title, and upgrade your game to the Nintendo Switch 2 version.
So far, Nintendo has revealed two upgrade packs. The cheaper first brings resolution and frame rate updates along with mouse control support and HDR support. The second type brings all these improvements to the game, but also adds additional content.
$20 Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
Essentially, future upgrades appear to fall into these two types. Nintendo has updated its online store with related pricing.
The first type of upgrade adds minor features to the game and increases the visual fidelity of the regular game. These upgrades are available for around $20.
These are the types of upgrades as detailed in Breath of the Wild and Kingdom Tears, and the improvements primarily relate to resolution, frame rate and HDR upgrades.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: The Kingdom’s Tears
$30 Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
For the second type that adds additional content, the upgrade pack costs $30. These upgrades also come with graphical improvements detailed in the first layer.
The games included in the second type of upgrade pricing, as well as the content added:
Kirby and The Forgotten Land star-crossed world story expansion Super Mario Party Jamboree adds an expansion to TV Jamboree.
If you don’t already own these games on the original Switch, you can buy them as a Nintendo Switch 2 edition for $109.95. This means that if you already own the game, it’s much better to buy an upgrade pack.
Free Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
All of the following games are free to upgrade from the original Switch version.
Arm – Resolution Bump + Frame Rate Improvement + HDR Support Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Resolution Bump + HDR Game Builder Garage – Resolution Bump + Mouse Control New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe – Resolution Bump Pokemon Scarlet – Resolution Bump + Mario 3D World – Resolution Mario 3D World – Resolution Bump + Freight Improvement Wisdom Echo – Resolution Bump + HDR Zelda Link Awakening – Resolution Bump + HDR
There is still no visibility as to how much an upgrade pack will cost for games that have not yet been released, such as Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon ZA, but that information will definitely get you closer to a release.
