Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour (Switch 2) News Articles
Thursday17th Jul 2025
News Super Mario Party Jamboree Updated For Switch 2 And Switch (Version 2.1.0)
Here's what's included
Donkey Kong Bananza might be all the focus this week, but next week sees the arrival of the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree. With this in mind, Nintendo has today rolled out a sizable update, bumping the title up to Version 2.1.0. Not only does it add support for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game, but...
Friday4th Jul 2025
News Switch 2 Welcome Tour Developer Gets Officially Revealed
From the team behind Mario Party
Following the confirmation of Donkey Kong Bananza's developer earlier this week, it seems a team has now been officially linked to Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. As highlighted by GamesRadar+, it's the Mario Party team Nintendo Cube (
Wednesday25th Jun 2025
News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Receives Its First Update (Version 1.0.1)
It's not much but it's something
Nintendo is kind of showing its support this week for Welcome Tour with the game's first notable update now available for the Switch 2. This bumps it from 1.0.0 up to Version 1.0.1. According to the official patch notes, it resolves multiple issues to enhance the overall gameplay experience. It we find out what...
Sunday15th Jun 2025
News Switch 2's Best-Selling eShop Games So Far
The first week comes to a close
It's now been more than a week since the arrival of the Switch 2, so we've taken another quick look at the US eShop "best sellers" chart to see what users are buying as of 14th July 2025. Mario Kart World once again takes out the top spot and Cyberpunk 2077 has moved up the ladder to second place, with the Zelda:...
Friday6th Jun 2025
News Switch 2 eShop "Top-Selling" Games At Launch Revealed
What games have you downloaded?
The Switch 2 is just a few days old now and we now know what people are purchasing and playing on the new hardware thanks to the eShop charts. We've taken a look at the US store specifically, which reveals the "top-selling" titles over the past three days, based on revenue. This includes regular Switch releases as...
Thursday5th Jun 2025
News Want To 100% 'Welcome Tour'? You'll Need To Cough Up For Some Accessories
And they ain't cheap
Unexpectedly, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour might have been the most-discussed game in the console's launch line-up since it was revealed back in April. The reason for these discussions hasn't always been positive *cough* why isn't it a pack-in? *cough* and as more people start to get their hands on it today, the bad vibes just...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Trailer Highlights New Minigames & Tech Demos
Update: English trailer now live
It's the week of Switch 2's launch and Nintendo is marking the occasion in the only way that seems fit... a new overview trailer for one of the console's hottest topics: the £7.99 / $9.99 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. The five-minute trailer was shared via the Nintendo Today! app in Japan (we expect to see it...
Tuesday3rd Jun 2025
Video Do You Even Need A Pro Controller For The Switch 2?
Pros and cons
When Nintendo properly revealed the Switch 2 back in April, it also confirmed that a new Pro Controller would be accompanying the console as an optional peripheral. Now, most of us here have gone hands-on with the new controller at some point or another, but the lovely Alex has spent quite a bit of time with the ruddy thing playing...
Monday2nd Jun 2025
Video 27 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 In June 2025
Mario Kart! Welcome Tour! Split Fiction!
After a pretty quiet couple of months as far as Switch releases are concerned, it will come as no surprise to hear that June is set to be a biggie. You see, a little console called the Switch 2 is arriving later this week (5th June, in case you somehow missed it), and a boatload of games are coming along for...
News Switch 2's Album Will Finally Let You Filter Screenshots And Videos By User
Picture perfect
Switch 2 will retain its predecessor's ability to record screenshots and videos from your gameplay, collating everything in the album app located within the main menu. On the original Switch, you could filter out your library by screenshots, videos, storage device, and games, but the Switch 2 adds one more option to the mix that...
Saturday31st May 2025
News Nintendo Appears To Have Updated Mario Kart World's Switch 2 File Size
Some other file sizes have also changed
We're now less than a week out from the Switch 2 and it seems Nintendo has updated the estimated file size for Mario Kart World. According to official online listings in the US and Japan, this new open-world entry has been reduced from 23.4GB to 21.9GB. Although the Switch 2 comes loaded with 256GB of...
Thursday24th Apr 2025
News Fast Fusion Price On Switch 2 Puts Welcome Tour To Shame
Cheap as chips
Our recent interview with Shin'en Multimedia regarding the upcoming launch of Fast Fusion gave us plenty of answers as to the game's new features and performance on Switch 2. Now, thanks to an official listing on the Nintendo eShop, we now know how much it will cost. In short, if you thoug
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
News Switch 2 'Welcome Tour' Estimated File Size Revealed By Nintendo
A paid experience revealing Switch 2's secrets
Nintendo has already revealed the estimated file sizes of a handful of titles for Switch 2 and now we've got another one to add to this list. This time it's for the Switch 2 museum-like experience Welcome Tour, which Nintendo has confirmed will be a paid title. Here's the estimated file size, according...
Thursday10th Apr 2025
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Weighs In On 'Switch 2 Welcome Tour' Controversy (Sort Of)
We know what he's saying
The subject of price has been a huge point of controversy with the recently-announced Nintendo Switch 2, with some folks claiming the console itself is too expensive, many claiming that Mario Kart World is too expensive, and that
Monday7th Apr 2025
News Nintendo Confirms US Price For 'Switch 2 Welcome Tour'
Quick, act surprised!
After the Japanese price was revealed last week, Nintendo has today officially lifted the lid on Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour's price in the US, confirming that it will set you back $9.99. That is according to Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen, who, in a recent interview with
Thursday3rd Apr 2025
News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Price Has Been Confirmed
At least it's cheap...
When Nintendo detailed some of the technical specifications for the upcoming Switch 2, it also revealed Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a digital experience that acts as an expanded tech demo, letting you try out various functions of the console via mini games. The downside is that it won't be free, as we'd anticipated while...
