First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80
Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation gave us pricing for the console ($449 to start) and Nintendo's product pages have given us pricing information for accessories ($80 for a Pro Controller, $90 for another pair of Joy-Cons, and $110 for a replacement dock, sheesh). But what Nintendo didn't mention during the presentation was game pricing, either for standalone Switch 2 titles or the Switch 2 Edition upgrades for existing Switch games.
Nintendo announced via its website after the presentation that Mario Kart World, the console's flagship launch title, will cost $50 when you buy a digital copy as part of a Switch 2 bundle. But the game will cost $80 when you buy it on its own, $30 more than the pack-in version and $20 more than the usual $60 price for first-party Switch games.
Pre-order listings at US retailers that have gone live since this morning also list several $80 games-we'll use Wal-Mart's as an example. The upgraded Switch 2 Editions for a trio of Switch games-2024'sSuper Mario Party Jamboree, 2023'sThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and 2022'sKirby and the Forgotten Land-are all going for $80, the same asMario Kart World.