Zelda Upgrade Process Is Mildly Confusing For NSO Members

If you're a member of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, the Switch 2 upgrades for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom come included with your subscription. But how exactly you access those upgrades can be mildly confusing, so be warned.When you transfer your data from a Switch to Switch 2, it will start downloading various software from your old system. Once it's done downloading one of the Zelda games, you might think the rest happens automatically--but no. Instead, starting up Tears of the Kingdom starts the Switch version, with a menu option at the bottom to upgrade to the Switch 2 version. Selecting that menu item forwards you to the Nintendo eShop store page, or you can find the store pages manually.But here's where the process may trip up unsuspecting Hyrulians. The store page displays two different buttons. On the left side, next to the "Online + Expansion Pack" label, is "Download." On the right side is "Continue." The Continue button is noticeably much bigger and brighter, and located where you'd usually go to complete a transaction. But the free option for subscribers is the "Download" button.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Jun 5, 2025 - 19:20

Zelda Upgrade Process Is Mildly Confusing For NSO Members

If you're a member of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, the Switch 2 upgrades for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom come included with your subscription. But how exactly you access those upgrades can be mildly confusing, so be warned.

When you transfer your data from a Switch to Switch 2, it will start downloading various software from your old system. Once it's done downloading one of the Zelda games, you might think the rest happens automatically--but no. Instead, starting up Tears of the Kingdom starts the Switch version, with a menu option at the bottom to upgrade to the Switch 2 version. Selecting that menu item forwards you to the Nintendo eShop store page, or you can find the store pages manually.

But here's where the process may trip up unsuspecting Hyrulians. The store page displays two different buttons. On the left side, next to the "Online + Expansion Pack" label, is "Download." On the right side is "Continue." The Continue button is noticeably much bigger and brighter, and located where you'd usually go to complete a transaction. But the free option for subscribers is the "Download" button.Continue Reading at GameSpot