Which Switch 2 editions of Switch games add meaningful content?

sexually_inactive · Sunday at 7:11 AM

Every Switch 2 edition of a Switch game is better solely because of the improvements in technical performance but some offer better new content than others.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is widely regarded as having poor quality Switch 2 exclusive content but if you own a 4K TV then you'll want this version because it runs at a 4K resolution. Incredibly unfortunate given that the base game only needed reworked boss battles to become one of the best games ever made.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land has some new paths added to certain levels and these new paths are apparently a lot of fun. I haven't played it yet but plan to in the future.

Ondrashek06 · Sunday at 1:24 PM

I think that the only "worth-it" S2E is the Kirby one, yeah. The only S2E adding new content that you didn't mention is Mario Party Jamboree, but it seems that it's just a small minigame pack using Switch 2's new gimmicks.

VmprHntrD · Monday at 1:03 AM

It's meaningful kind of subjective both on taste, but also based on the price applied to it?
Zelda (either) has a big boost in visual quality, adds a save slot, and some other general fixes and it's $10.
But then you have Mario Wonder and Kirby that add entire sub-games and heaps of content and they're $20.
Yet you have Animal Crossing which smoothed over a lot and boosted things across the board but not much else and it was just $5 -- but at the time they dropped the massive upgrade and update with the Hotel etc.

It just is kind of too hard to call.

Hayato213 · Monday at 1:29 AM

Xenoblade 1-3 are offering new contents

Renos44 · Monday at 11:39 PM

IMO we have the good switch 2 editions
Xenoblade DE. Framerate issue aside. The updated textures look nice. The ether jet makes traversal expecially for 100% runs that much better and the new voiced heart to hearts were a nice touch.

Xenoblade 2. Very nice visual and framerate improvements. Especially in handhelds XC2 was one of the worst looking handheld
games on switch 1 The change to field skills fixes one the main issues with xenoblade 2.

Zelda Botw and ToTk. Very nice upgrade to both games. Basically the definitive way to play them

Kirby and the Forgotten Land. New content was pretty good on top of visual upgrades

Super Mario Party Jamboree got pretty much an entire DLC.

Then we have the alright or meh switch 2 editions
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond I see this as a cross gen release. 120fps in a metroid prime game was nice. But since this game was a same day release between both switch 1 and 2 why the extra $10 for switch 2 release. All you got was an res bump and a 120fps mode. Did implementing mouse support really need the extra money.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was already a 10/10 game. i think $20 for the new content is a bit much. I could see it being worth it if you find a physical switch 1 cart for like $40 or already owned it. Def not $70 IMO

Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Not terrible but really should have been free as once again released the same day on switch 1.

Then there are the terrible switch 2 editions.
Xenoblade X. Straight up a downgrade in the visual department. No reason to buy it unless you really need 60fps.

Sonic Frontiers. An incredibly lazy job by sega does not make great use of the hardware. No upgrade path either your paying full price again and its a key card.

Ondrashek06 · Wednesday at 2:20 PM

Renos44 said:
Sonic Frontiers. An incredibly lazy job by sega does not make great use of the hardware. No upgrade path either your paying full price again and its a key card.

If they're genuinely this terrible, then I'm not surprised that Rovio changed nothing after its buyout by Sega

Marc_LFD · Wednesday at 8:46 PM

Ondrashek06 said:
If they're genuinely this terrible, then I'm not surprised that Rovio changed nothing after its buyout by Sega

Rovio... Angry Birds?

Now I want Angry Birds on Switch 2!

sexually_inactive · 2026-08-21T07:58:45+0100

While I imagine the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom feel far nicer to play at 60fps and faster load times, the only new content they have is integration with the Zelda Notes app and autobuild sharing in Tears of the Kingdom. Stingy Nintendo doesn't include the Breath of the Wild DLC in the Switch 2 edition. The lack of new areas or quests is a good thing though given how bloated these two games are.

Ondrashek06 said:
The only S2E adding new content that you didn't mention is Mario Party Jamboree, but it seems that it's just a small minigame pack using Switch 2's new gimmicks.

I didn't mention this game because the two examples in my post were meant to be examples of the best and the worst content included in Switch 2 editions. The quality of Jamboree TV seems to be somewhere in between.

Marc_LFD · 2026-08-21T10:44:04+0100

sexually_inactive said:
While I imagine the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom feel far nicer to play at 60fps and faster load times, the only new content they have is integration with the Zelda Notes app and autobuild sharing in Tears of the Kingdom. Stingy Nintendo doesn't include the Breath of the Wild DLC in the Switch 2 edition. The lack of new areas or quests is a good thing though given how bloated these two games are.

I didn't mention this game because the two examples in my post were meant to be examples of the best and the worst content included in Switch 2 editions. The quality of Jamboree TV seems to be somewhere in between.

I tried playing TotK about a year or two ago and I just didn't find it very playable, it felt too choppy and slow for me.

However, playing BotW when Switch 1 first came out was tons of fun regardless of the framerate.

VmprHntrD · 2026-08-21T15:06:18+0100

Well @Renos44 has a solid list there to go by on largely the first party paid upgrades, but I'm a bit surprised the largest perhaps by sales fish in the sea of stuff was left out -- Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition for whatever reason.

The thing is, that was only a $5 upgrade which to me is super cheap and all things considered fair, but would this still at the low bar put this in the meh or hell yeah catagory?

I went fishing to get a list and best I can determine you get
- Return of the megaphone to call out villagers to come to you (past versions some had it)
- Mouse support (walking about/selecting, drawing, inventory mgmt, house decorating, etc.)
- Expanded online support (12player, live camera, gamechat) (NS1 capped to 8, so +4)
- Solidly boosted resolution/detail of everything including 4K

** If you don't drop the $5, the NS1 copy gets a free resolution boost still in portable mode

I'm kind of mixed on it but not, I'm leaning into it being a meaningful content upgrade, especially at the low cost threshhold too. You got a lot of added PC like freedom to go at it if you choose to use the mouse for nearly everything making it now a point and click adventure of sorts, the megaphone is a cool speed pass of sorts with villagers, and the clarity and 4K boost are nice touches while the online stuff is with NS2 just kind of expected in a game like that.

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