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'Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour' Packs 20 Mini Games And 14 Playable Tech Demos
A new trailer has been released for the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour , showing off the 20 mini-games and 14 tech demos players will be able to explore in the game when it releases as a paid digital download alongside Nintendo's upcoming console.
The game's overview trailer, which is currently only available to view on Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel, spotlights a number of minigames that make use of the console's new features such its mouse mode, including one where players control a UFO and avoid mines, an endless runner style driving game featuring a car that can lean on two wheels, and a balloon popping game with aiming controls similar to that of traditional PC shooters.
On the tech demo front, the trailer showcased one that offered a real-time comparison between 720p and 2160p resolutions, alongside others letting players feel the Joy-Con's haptic feedback functionality like a Macarena shaker demo or one where players freely control a helicopter to feel the shifting vibrations as it flies across the screen.
Apart from its 20 mini games and 14 tech demos, the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour will also feature a hub area designed after the console where players can freely explore and take part in in-game quizzes the learn about its new hardware and software features.
Despite offering a pretty substantial introductory game for the Nintendo Switch 2, the question remains if it can justify its US$10 asking price rather than being included alongside the console, especially considering Sony already did something similar (and arguably better) with Astro's Playroom , a fully-fledged three hour platforming game that also served as a tech demo for the PS5, which came free-of-charge for anyone who bought the console.
Nintendo had previously defended the decision to sell the game instead of bundling it with the console, citing that its price reflects the 'amount of care and work' put into it, and that it is 'not an exorbitant price' and 'feels like a good value for what you're getting out of the product', although one could argue that Astro's Playroom is graphically superior is every way despite being five years old now, and definitely of better value, considering it was free.
In any case, it's up to console users to decide with their wallets when the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour launches on 5 June 2025 for US$9.99 alongside the console's release in the US, Europe, South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Nintendo Nintendo switch 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
