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Nintendo, I’m not paying $9.99 for a tutorial
I can't wait for the Nintendo Switch 2. It's been nearly five years since the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, so it's nice to have another console launch on the horizon, especially with all of the exciting games already slated for Nintendo's new hardware, including two of my personal top ten games of all time - Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077. However, among all of those great announcements at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which also featured the new Mario game, a new Kirby game, and an assortment of ports, is Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a game with a modest price tag of $10. You may wonder why we're here. What issue could I possibly have with a launch day game that cheap? Well, friends, I'll tell you what my problem is: I don't want to pay money for an experience that teaches me how to use my new console. That's all Welcome Tour is, a glorified tour of the Nintendo Switch 2. So at least Nintendo got the name of this one right, I guess. In a recent interview with IGN, Nintendo of America's vice president of product and player experience, Bill Trinen, shed some light on the decision to put a price tag on the tech demo. However, I can't see his argument winning over the masses of Nintendo fans in an uproar about paying for a tech demo. Continue reading Nintendo, I’m not paying $9.99 for a tutorial MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
I can't wait for the Nintendo Switch 2. It's been nearly five years since the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, so it's nice to have another console launch on the horizon, especially with all of the exciting games already slated for Nintendo's new hardware, including two of my personal top ten games of all time - Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077.
However, among all of those great announcements at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which also featured the new Mario game, a new Kirby game, and an assortment of ports, is Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a game with a modest price tag of $10. You may wonder why we're here. What issue could I possibly have with a launch day game that cheap? Well, friends, I'll tell you what my problem is: I don't want to pay money for an experience that teaches me how to use my new console.
That's all Welcome Tour is, a glorified tour of the Nintendo Switch 2. So at least Nintendo got the name of this one right, I guess. In a recent interview with IGN, Nintendo of America's vice president of product and player experience, Bill Trinen, shed some light on the decision to put a price tag on the tech demo. However, I can't see his argument winning over the masses of Nintendo fans in an uproar about paying for a tech demo.
