Nintendo is currently weathering a storm of negative reception regarding pricing. Although fans are excited about the Nintendo Switch 2's powerful hardware, the pricing strategy of the console and its games have caused consternation among the player base.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is priced at $449.99, $150 more than the price of the Nintendo Switch at launch. Meanwhile, the system's launch titles, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, are set to cost $80 and $70 respectively. The former is attracting significant criticism, as it costs $10 more than the most expensive Switch game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
However, the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour's pricing is one that has baffled Nintendo fans. The software is basically a showcase of the new features and specifications of the Switch 2, designed as a "more soulless and corporate" version of the PlayStation 5's Astro's Playroom. However, the controversial part of Welcome Tour is that it costs $9.99, while Astro's Playroom is free.
Welcome Tour is a set of "mini-games" intended to show off the hardware, but there really isn't a lot to them, according to our editor-in-chief Stacey Henley who went hands-on with the game: "I...
