{"id":1169005,"date":"2026-02-12T09:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:58:52","slug":"nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo charging for Switch 2&#8217;s tutorial game because of the &#8220;amount of care and work&#8221; put into it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nLast week&#8217;s <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/switch-2-nintendo-direct-everything-announced\">Switch 2<\/a> reveal might have had its exciting bits but it also brought its share of controversy too. There was the cost of the console itself, the cost of its games, or the perhaps surprising decision to charge owners for Switch 2&#8217;s Welcome Tour tutorial game instead of including it for free &#8211; a decision <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/nintendo-of-america\">Nintendo of America<\/a>&#8216;s Bill Trinen has now addressed, saying the newly confirmed $10 USD price reflects the &#8220;amount of care and work&#8221; put into it.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-charging-for-switch-2s-tutorial-game-because-of-the-amount-of-care-and-work-put-into-it\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week&#8217;s Switch 2 reveal might have had its exciting bits but it also brought its share of controversy too. 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