According to certain retailers, some the upgrade packs for the two Zelda games would be $10, which is what most people probably expected. Until now, many may have expected the prices to be universal. However, that does not appear to be the case, adding another caveat to the already controversial Nintendo Switch 2 game prices.

Best Buy (via Nintendo Life) currently has Switch 2 upgrade packs for Kirby and the Forgotten Realms and Super Mario Party Jamboree listed for $19.99 in the US, which is $10 more than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. That's double the price of the upgrade packs for the Zelda games Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. The Switch 2 Edition of Kirby is listed as $79.99 at Best Buy. Nintendo has not confirmed if the Best Buy pricing will be the standard suggested price.

Kirby And Mario Party Upgrades Apparently Cost $20

That's A Hefty Price For An Upgrade

The $20 price tag is pretty hefty for an upgraded version of an already-owned game. It remains to be seen how many Switch 2 upgraded versions will cost $20 instead of $10. The controversial pricing of the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of games is seeing games like Breath of the Wild being priced at $70, and that game won't include the previously released DLC for it either. But to see the upgrade packs' prices vary, allegedly depending on how much content was added and how big of an upgrade it is, is likely to cause even more consumer strife.

Notably, in Europe at least, the upgrade packs for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar are listed at £10 / €10, or around $13 USD. So, this appears to be a continuation of Nintendo's "variable pricing" strategy, as a result of inflation, tariffs, and a general change in its business model.

The Price Makes Sense But Still Hurts

More Content For A Higher Price

If a game is adding more content or more significant upgrades than what has been confirmed for Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, then the $20 price tag does make sense, but even making sense isn't going to take the sting away. The Switch 2 has had one of the most controversial console reveals and aftermaths in recent memory, and almost all the negative attention has been aim at the high prices, which even led to a "DROP THE PRICE" digital protest during a Nintendo Treehouse livestream shortly after the console's reveal.

News that some Switch 2 Edition upgrades are going to cost $20 instead of $10 might feel like a gut-punch to some fans. The big question moving forward is: how many of the upgrades will cost $20? The Nintendo Switch 2's pricing controversy appears to be ongoing for the time being, unfortunately.

Source: Best Buy, Nintendo Life