Nintendo clarifies Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Switch 2 Edition doesn't include its paid DLC

Here’s a small but notable detail that might have passed you by amid the chaos of information that’s spiralled out of last week’s Switch 2 reveal: the souped-up Switch 2 Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won’t include any of its paid DLC.

That perhaps isn’t a huge surprise given Nintendo has never claimed otherwise, but it seems the company’s Switch 2 Edition sales pitch – which has had an air of ‘definitive edition’ about it – might have led to some confusion.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is, to recap, one of six special Switch 2 Editions – basically, enhanced versions of existing Switch games – revealed during last week’s Direct, with Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and Pokémon Legends Z-A also getting similar spruce-ups.

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Each Switch 2 Edition includes frame rate and resolutions bumps, alongside a variety of game-specific features, and is available to purchase as a standalone digital or physical release. And that’s in addition to the paid upgrade path Nintendo is offering to anyone who already owns the Switch 1 original. It’s just convoluted enough to be a little confusing, and the fact Nintendo is selling its Switch 2 Editions at a premium price compared to the originals has muddied the waters further – but the company has now moved to clarify Breath of the Wild’s Switch 2 Edition doesn’t come with its previously released paid DLC.