The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Does Not Include the DLC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 April 2025 / 3,427 Views
Nintendo has confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will not include the DLC.
"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition does not include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass DLC," Nintendo told IGN. "That DLC is available as a separate purchase."
There were two DLC packs released for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This includes The Master Trials and The Champions Ballad.
The Switch 2 Edition of the game does include improved visuals and performance, achievements, and the Zelda Notes mobile app.
You can purchase the "upgrade pack" for $10 if you own the Switch version of the game. However, the full price of the Switch 2 Edition is $70, which is $10 more than the game launched at in 2017. The DLC Expansion Pack is available for $20.
Six games have been confirmed to be getting Switch 2 Editions - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
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8 year old game, $70, DLC not included. Enjoy.
Nintendo ares seriously the worst when it comes to throwing gamers a bone. Not only have they never dropped the price, they are charging $10 more for an 8 year old game. Can't even throw in the DLC as a bonus for new or returning gamers!
I have BOTW on Switch. I won't upgrade it. I haven't bought TOTK yet. Will get that on Switch 2, at least there is no DLC to get upset over in that case.
The gift that keeps on giving
$90 for the Switch 2 version with DLC, lmao, fuck this.
Well dlc are optional. The upgrade is just 10 dollars. So if you buy just the game then it's 70. Nintendo games hold their value for a long time.
Ouch... I can defend $70 DK and even somewhat for MKW being $80
But not including a crap dlc thats been out for 7 years on top of a price increase is wild af...
and if its a cart spacing issue, make the DLC free for everyone
It's not the complete edition
.it's just e handed version of the original..not hard to understand.
Nintendo is becoming what sony whas back in the ps2 to ps3 days.
Greedy and super arrogant
It's as if Nintendo forgot about the Wii-U.
Absolutely insane that a game came out 8 years ago is more expensive now than it was when it came out. What is the value that got added? Nintendo is actually out of their minds with this one.
Can't wait for the definitively ultimate remastered edition
The only way for them to change their tune on it is if we let them know with our wallets.
Mario Kart 8 sold 67 million copies so they didn't care about the new one until Switch 2. Pokemon games sold a lot even though they had the fewest developers and the fewest budgets and had features from a few generations ago, so gamefreak didn't care. Zelda sold a lot too so they might get lazy. There are also many people waiting for Zelda remakes. I think people are getting what they deserve.
This feels very disrespectful towards gamers. I feel like Nintendo has always done fairly reasonably with their pricing, where the prices are high, but you also get something that feels like it was made in a way that respects you (complete, finished etc.). This? I wouldn't feel respected buying this.
This is a fairly old game at this point, and it really should be a complete edition, especially at this price. This feels exactly like Nintendo trying to extract as money as possible from consumers, and in my opinion it is very much reaching disrespectful heights in the way it is done here. I have enough understanding for the price of the console and the prices of new games, even though I'm not a fan of either, but this is just dumb.
...In other news The Last of Us Complete will come with the DLC lol
But it won't come with the Multiplayer that was in BOTH the original and remaster... lol
Because you read it wrong. The Last of Us Complete are the two from the PS5 versions; they never had multiplayer. Only The Last of Us PS3 and Remaster on PS4 does.
Ummm... That's literally my point
PS3 was Story/MP for $60
PS4 was Story/MP/DLC/Commentary for $50 (more content for less money)
PS5 was only Story/DLC for $70 (less content for more money)
The Complete being $110 physically is ok I guess but definitely beyond feeling like milking it at this point...
Though, it is called "complete" and still doesn't have the MP or Director’s Commentary from the PS4 lol
It's your perspective on the word "complete" then.
1) When many saw this, the first thing that came to their mind was that there wasn't going to be another sequel? Meaning this package is the "complete" story wise and this is what this edition is about, complete story. And makes sense to include the DLC because it's also part of the story. The main focus of the franchise was about story. We all know that.
2) Another "complete" is that it is in fact complete of having both Part 1 and Part 2 of the PS5 version since this is the PS5 version. Since neither of those PS5 games had MP doesn't make this new edition any less "complete".
For your world to "complete"; this package should then have the PS4 remaster and Part 2 of the PS4 or PS5 version then. But this is a PS5 only edition where it's complete by having only the PS5 version of the games.
Any other way you want to look at it this "complete" edition is just grasping at straws at this point.
Was BotW really 60 in the US? It was always 70 here.
idk where "here" is but its probably just a currency conversion thing
But but but.... tariffs
YOU SHOULD HAVE PLAYED OR OWNED IT BY NOW. IF NOT, THEN ENJOY.
agreed!
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