Summary
Even thoughThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas a launch title for the original Nintendo Switch all the way back in 2017, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game costs a whopping $69.99.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas a cross-gen game available for both Wii U and Nintendo Switch. It earned widespread critical acclaim and quickly became one of the highest-rated games ever made.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas also a massive sales successfor Nintendo. And while the company used to have a tradition of re-releasing its bestsellers at lower prices, like with GameCube’s Player’s Choice line, it didn’t do that much at all during the Nintendo Switch era. This is underlined by the upcoming re-release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a Nintendo Switch launch game that will also be getting a Switch 2 Edition at launch will be retailing for $69.99 - a full $9.99 more expensive than what the game is being sold for on the OG Switch.
The base version ofBreath of the Wild’s Switch 2 Edition comes with some notable upgrades over the Switch 1 release, hence the $10 price increase.Zelda: Breath of the Wildwill have improved performance on the Switch 2, as well ascompatibility with the Zelda Notes featurethat’s being added to the Nintendo Switch app. Zelda Notes add achievements and various other helpful features toBreath of the Wild. Even still, the $70Breath of the Wildon Switch 2 is not the full experience.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2 Pricing Explained
Unfortunately, the Switch 2 Edition ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilddoes not include the post-launch DLC. SomeZeldafans may not have even realized this, butBreath of the Wildreleases two expansions through its Expansion Pass - The Master Trials and The Champions' Ballad. The former added the Trial of the Sword Challenge, Master Mode difficulty, new ways to earn rewards, Hero Path, the Travel Medallion, the Korok Mask, and more. The Champions' Ballad, meanwhile, added a new dungeon, new items, and the Master Cycle Zero that Link can use to ride around open world Hyrule. Switch 2 gamers interested in checking out this bonus content forBreath of the Wildwill have to fork over $20. This means those interested in the completeBreath of the Wildexperience on Switch 2 will have to pay a whopping $90, despite the fact that the game will be over eight years old by the time it launches on June 5.
While that’s all very disappointing, there is a silver lining.Zelda: Breath of the Wildhas an upgrade paththat Switch 2 owners can take advantage of if they own the Switch 1 version of the game. For $10, Switch 2 owners can upgrade to the new and improved version ofBreath of the Wild. Plus, those that are signed up for the Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online don’t have to pay anything for theBreath of the WildSwitch 2 upgrade. Both options are far better than shelling out $70, to say the least.
