Alright folks, so here’s the scoop, or at least my take on it. It feels like a rough morning after a crazy night out, you know? Confusing and all. So, Nintendo just dropped the news that, surprise surprise, the Switch 2 Edition for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is skipping the DLC dance. Yeah, I know, a bit of a bummer for the crowd hoping to get the whole package with their shiny new console. There’s something a bit amusing in the chaos of it, right? I mean, does anyone even drop a game now without a million DLCs?
Anyways, caught this fascinating tidbit during the Nintendo deep dive a few months ago (April 2nd, if we wanna be precise, which is weird considering I can’t remember my own birthday some days). BOTW and its spiritual successor, Tears of the Kingdom, also getting that Switch 2 version! Everything was going swimmingly, then kapow, no word on my dearly missed DLCs.
Fast forward a bit (because time’s a weird construct anyway), and they go and confirm it. To use a sports metaphor I barely understand, it’s like leading the race and then stumbling five feet short of the finish line. And here come the numbers nobody really asked for but everyone seems to care about: $9.99 for the Switch 2 upgrade if you’re in the club already, and then an eye-watering $30 more if you want the DLC dance cards. Wowza.
I’m not a mathematician, but it sounds like owning Breath of the Wild on not-just-any-Switch just got pricier. I imagine some fans might feel it’s like showing up for a buffet and finding out drinks aren’t included. What do we usually do then? Grumbling at the bar while the ice clinks in our glassy protests? I’ve been there.
Credit where it’s due, though. The Nintendo Treehouse event mentioned load times are shorter. Sixteen seconds now, which is… better? It’s all relative, right? I mean, every time I try to make instant noodles, two minutes feels like a lifetime! Plus, there’s a navigation aid—I guess I’ll stop getting lost in the technical wilderness— and more lore, which is sweet if you don’t mind the tidier corners of fantasy land.
Last bit but not the least, I’m curious how this will all pan out. The chatter about next-gen upgrade fees was already thundering louder than a New York subway train, and now this. Hope Nintendo plans a public relations marathon soon. But for now, it sounds like they’re whispering in a crowded room.
Anyway, where does that leave us? Guess we’ll see how this… impacts… Breath of the Wild sales. I’m holding my breath. It’s all a silly game we play, right?
