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Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a paid release software for the Nintendo Switch 2. It is a tech demo with mini-games designed to teach the player the basic features about the system.
It was released on June 5, 2025 alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 system.
Overview[]
The Welcome Tour software takes place in a virtual museum setting where users can literally tour the Switch 2 console and gain information and secrets about the Joy-Con 2 controllers and screen, and details that contrast that of the original Nintendo Switch.
The software has 34 mini-games that test some of Switch 2's exclusive features, such as Mouse controls and the 120fps resolution. Some of these minigames require additional accessories such as the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and a proper 4K Television.
Reception[]
According to Metacritic, Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour received "mixed or average" reviews. Criticism mainly focused on the game being a paid addition, rather than a pack-in title for the console.
Pre-release[]
The software's paid mechanism, as well as the fact it isn't a pre-installed title, has received negative responses from the general public, with many unfavorably comparing it to the free-download PlayStation 5 title Astro's Playroom.[1] Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen has stated that the pricing was due to its value and effort put onto the title's development.[2]
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a baffling, fascinating toy that still makes no sense to me (gamesradar+) Date: April 11, 2025. Author: Rollin Bishop.
- ↑ Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In (IGN) Date: April 7, 2025. Author: Wesley Yin-Poole.
| Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles | |
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| Worldwide | Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer • Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster • Civilization VII • Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition • Deltarune • Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time* • Fast Fusion • Fortnite • Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition • Hogwarts Legacy • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* • Mario Kart World • Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour • No Man's Sky • Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition • Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S • Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma* • Shine Post: Be Your Idol! • Sonic X Shadow Generations • Split Fiction • Street Fighter 6 • Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars • Survival Kids • Yakuza 0 Director's Cut |