Nintendo Alum Reggie Subtly Roasts Switch 2: Welcome Tour Price
While Mario Kart World costing $80 has sparked widespread debate, there's a smaller but still heated discussion about Nintendo not including Switch 2: Welcome Tour as a pack-in game with the system. Instead, the digital experience will cost $10. Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime seemingly disagrees with that decision, by subtly posting about a previous internal pack-in debate revolving around Wii Sports.On X, Fils-Aime decided this week was the time to make YouTube clips of a years-old interview with IGN in which he recounted fighting with Shigeru Miyamoto about packing in Wii Sports with Wii for free in North America. In the end, Wii Sports was included with Wii hardware in North America, while it wasn't in Japan. Meanwhile, Nintendo has been on the defensive over Switch 2: Welcome Tour being a paid add-on. For instance, Nintendo's Bill Trinen told IGN earlier this week that the digital game isn't "an exorbitant price."The story of Wii Sports pack in ...https://t.co/LhflSFWaL3 — Reggie Fils-Aimé (@Reggie) April 9, 2025 Nintendo has a long history of packing in experiences with new console launches, such as Nintendo Land with Wii U's Deluxe bundle and Face Raiders with 3DS. However, the original Switch didn't have any such pack-in game at launch in 2017.Continue Reading at GameSpot

While Mario Kart World costing $80 has sparked widespread debate, there's a smaller but still heated discussion about Nintendo not including Switch 2: Welcome Tour as a pack-in game with the system. Instead, the digital experience will cost $10. Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime seemingly disagrees with that decision, by subtly posting about a previous internal pack-in debate revolving around Wii Sports.
On X, Fils-Aime decided this week was the time to make YouTube clips of a years-old interview with IGN in which he recounted fighting with Shigeru Miyamoto about packing in Wii Sports with Wii for free in North America. In the end, Wii Sports was included with Wii hardware in North America, while it wasn't in Japan. Meanwhile, Nintendo has been on the defensive over Switch 2: Welcome Tour being a paid add-on. For instance, Nintendo's Bill Trinen told IGN earlier this week that the digital game isn't "an exorbitant price."
The story of Wii Sports pack in ...https://t.co/LhflSFWaL3 — Reggie Fils-Aimé (@Reggie) April 9, 2025
Nintendo has a long history of packing in experiences with new console launches, such as Nintendo Land with Wii U's Deluxe bundle and Face Raiders with 3DS. However, the original Switch didn't have any such pack-in game at launch in 2017.Continue Reading at GameSpot