Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Welcome Tour, A Paid Game That Explains The New Console Features

Announced during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a digital-only game that takes place on an enlarged Switch 2. The game is launching as a paid game on June 5, the same day the Nintendo Switch 2 launches.

The game consists of walking around on the surface of a giant Nintendo Switch 2, reading small information signs about the console and playing small demos that show off features of the console, like a golf mini-game using the mouse feature and a maracas shaking demo. The information stands explain not only what features like mouse controls do, but also provide small demonstrations of how that looks in action.

It's not clear how much depth these minigames and tech demos will offer from the trailer, but there seems to be a small handful of different games. These take advantage of both the new mouse controls and also motion controls, using the detached Joy-Cons.