Free to $20: What Every Switch 2 Upgrade Pack Costs

$0 to $19.99. That's the full spread across every confirmed Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade Pack, and the gap between the cheapest and most expensive tells you a lot about how different publishers are treating the transition.

As compiled by Nintendo Everything, store pages now confirm pricing for the complete lineup. A huge chunk of the list is free, including some heavy hitters: Stardew Valley, Hades 2, Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Dave the Diver, No Man's Sky, Red Dead Redemption, Factorio, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Subnautica, and both Subnautica: Below Zero. Free upgrades from third-party developers and publishers make up the majority of the no-cost entries.

Nintendo's own first-party pricing is where things get interesting. Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Switch 2 Edition (which includes the Star-Crossed World content) sits at the ceiling: $19.99. Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario Party Jamboree's Switch 2 Edition (bundled with Jamboree TV) match that price. Both Zelda titles, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, are $9.99 each for their Switch 2 Editions, though Nintendo has confirmed that Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers get both of those for free. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is also $9.99, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A matches it.

The sub-$5 tier

Below the $10 mark is where the list gets eclectic. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is $4.99. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is $4.99. Braid: Anniversary Edition comes in at $2.99. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is just $1.00, same as The Exit 8. The cheapest paid upgrade on the list is Isekai Rondo at $0.99, alongside Novel Rogue and Overrogue at the same price.

Several mid-tier titles land between $6.99 and $10.00: A-Train: All Aboard Tourism ($6.99), Hello Kitty Island Adventure ($9.99), Overcooked 2 ($9.99), Romancing SaGa 2 ($9.99), Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma ($10.00), Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ($10.00), Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar ($10.00), Tamagotchi Plaza ($10.00), Sid Meier's Civilization 7 ($9.99), and Beyblade X Evobattle ($9.99).

I think the free upgrades from third parties deserve recognition here. Studios like Supergiant (Hades 2), ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley), Unknown Worlds (Subnautica), and Hello Games (No Man's Sky) didn't have to eat that cost, and the fact that they did while Nintendo charges $9.99 per Zelda upgrade is a contrast players will notice. Nintendo offsetting the Zelda cost for Expansion Pack subscribers softens the blow, but it also makes the subscription feel less like a bonus and more like a toll. The $19.99 ceiling for Kirby and the two Mario titles is steep for what amounts to enhanced versions of games people already own, especially when Red Dead Redemption's upgrade is sitting right there at zero dollars.

One title on the list, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, has no price listed yet. Every other Upgrade Pack has confirmed pricing through store pages.