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On one side, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a good entry point for whoever wants to discover the console's potential, but on the other side you have to pay for it as you would any other game, without nothing more to show for it.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
I enjoyed my time with Welcome Tour. Just be aware of what you’re getting if you decide to buy yourself a ticket to this, Nintendo’s other museum. It’s not a bad game, it’s just not entirely a game; that, coupled with the higher cost if you want to experience all the program has to offer, results in a product that won’t be for everyone.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
If you’re looking to get the most out of the Nintendo Switch 2 and want the kind of in-depth technical demonstrations that simply don’t exist on other consoles, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is absolutely something you should play. But pay for? Probably not. I do recommend playing the game, but you’ll enjoy your time with it much more if you manage to have a friend share their Virtual Game Card with you instead of paying money for it yourself.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
It would be a wonderful introduction to the console but is essentially a pretty version of a paper Starting Guide. It ultimately just feels insulting to charge any money for what amounts to a Nintendo advertisement. It doesn't hold a place in any game library and should have been just a demo for trying out the features when you're at a store seeing if you want a Switch. There is no game here.
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Sie Hätten es wie Astro's Playroom gratis mit der Konsole reinpacken sollen.
Anders als bei diesem Schmutz war Playroom so gut das ich wirklich bereit gewesen wäre dafür zu Bezahlen.
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
This "game" **** ass. $10 for a boring tutorial and lackluster mini games. Nintendo were just trying to rip off all of us. Not only should if of been FREE, Nintendo shouldn't of tried to scam EVERYONE buy forcing you to buy 100 bucks worth of accessories in order to complete the game. That is the DODGIEST thing l have EVER seen a company do. Look at Astro Bot on Playstation.% FREE and alot of fun and they don't force you to buy accessories just so you can complete the game.Anyone that gives this higher than a 0 is bran damaged. It's a literal scam. $10 to but this boring game, then tricks you into spending $100 if you want to finish it
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
Released On: Jun 5, 2025
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3.4
On one side, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a good entry point for whoever wants to discover the console's potential, but on the other side you have to pay for it as you would any other game, without nothing more to show for it.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
I enjoyed my time with Welcome Tour. Just be aware of what you’re getting if you decide to buy yourself a ticket to this, Nintendo’s other museum. It’s not a bad game, it’s just not entirely a game; that, coupled with the higher cost if you want to experience all the program has to offer, results in a product that won’t be for everyone.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
If you’re looking to get the most out of the Nintendo Switch 2 and want the kind of in-depth technical demonstrations that simply don’t exist on other consoles, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is absolutely something you should play. But pay for? Probably not. I do recommend playing the game, but you’ll enjoy your time with it much more if you manage to have a friend share their Virtual Game Card with you instead of paying money for it yourself.
Jun 10, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
It would be a wonderful introduction to the console but is essentially a pretty version of a paper Starting Guide. It ultimately just feels insulting to charge any money for what amounts to a Nintendo advertisement. It doesn't hold a place in any game library and should have been just a demo for trying out the features when you're at a store seeing if you want a Switch. There is no game here.
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Sie Hätten es wie Astro's Playroom gratis mit der Konsole reinpacken sollen.
Anders als bei diesem Schmutz war Playroom so gut das ich wirklich bereit gewesen wäre dafür zu Bezahlen.
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
This "game" **** ass. $10 for a boring tutorial and lackluster mini games. Nintendo were just trying to rip off all of us. Not only should if of been FREE, Nintendo shouldn't of tried to scam EVERYONE buy forcing you to buy 100 bucks worth of accessories in order to complete the game. That is the DODGIEST thing l have EVER seen a company do. Look at Astro Bot on Playstation.% FREE and alot of fun and they don't force you to buy accessories just so you can complete the game.Anyone that gives this higher than a 0 is bran damaged. It's a literal scam. $10 to but this boring game, then tricks you into spending $100 if you want to finish it
Jun 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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4% Positive
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75% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
21% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
52
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
75% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
21% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Welcome Tour is a calming, surprisingly engaging hardware exhibition with a handful of cool minigames, a trove of interesting info, and some neat demos that showcase exactly what the little system can do. It makes you feel good about buying the thing, which makes the platform holder's decision not to bundle it with the console utterly baffling. Featuring expensive add-ons you might not own also won't impress anyone who's indignant that the company wants another 10 bucks for this. That aside, it's an undeniably fine demonstration of Nintendo's thoughtful design approach. It's cute, it's fun, and it's a shame the whole pack-in argument overshadows the delightful software. Anyone interested in tech, design, or Nintendo in general should check it out immediately.
My primary impression of Welcome Tour is that it’s more robust than I had initially expected, and it provides a comprehensive, hands-on experience with all of the upgrades offered by the Nintendo Switch 2. I’m eager to return to the game in small bursts to finish off more advanced versions of the mini-games I’ve unlocked, while also being a good student and “studying” for the numerous quizzes that help you learn about the new console and features. Just as the name implies, this tour lingers and doesn’t overstay its welcome. However, it does feel like it may have served as a very effective pack-in title, perhaps just outside the pantheon of those I mentioned earlier. I get it, though: in a world where many don’t have the patience for or interest in multi-page manuals, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour fills a role. Ultimately, I come away with a better sense of the capabilities of my new Nintendo console, and that at the very least helps ease the pain of my poor wallet.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 151 User Ratings
3.4
25% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
13% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
62% Negative
94 Ratings
94 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 151 User Ratings
3.4
25% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
13% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
62% Negative
94 Ratings
94 Ratings
$10? For this masterpiece? That’s not a price — that’s charity. ‘Welcome Tour’ isn’t a game, it’s an experience. It taught me more about my Switch 2 than four years of tech YouTubers ever could. The rumble feedback? Transcendental. The design breakdowns? Oscar-worthy. I walked in expecting a tutorial — I left spiritually fulfilled. Nintendo didn’t have to go this hard… but they did. GOTY 2025, and somehow the best bargain of the decade. If you skip this, you’re skipping the soul of the system
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If you’re looking to get the most out of the Nintendo Switch 2 and want the kind of in-depth technical demonstrations that simply don’t exist on other consoles, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is absolutely something you should play. But pay for? Probably not. I do recommend playing the game, but you’ll enjoy your time with it much more if you manage to have a friend share their Virtual Game Card with you instead of paying money for it yourself.
Part of me has always thought that Nintendo doesn't really care about technology. The company's made games that look like they're made of paper and felt, and when it dabbled in VR it did it with cardboard. So it feels a bit weird to see Nintendo banging on about HDR and, in the later moments of the stamp rally, diving inside the Switch 2 console itself and letting you walk over its battery and its heat channels and all that jazz. It feels like Nintendo spends a lot of time pretending that this isn't technology at all. It's just imagination and playfulness.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour feels more like a paid manual than a real game. While it teaches you a thing or two, it simply doesn’t justify the €10 price tag. Only worth a look if you're a tech nerd or waiting for payday.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour works fine. It’s totally functional and educational. It just isn’t fun in the same way games like Nintendo Land and Astro’s Playroom are.
This appalling paid-for tutorial is inexcusably lazy on top of being just plain inexcusable to begin with...The only thing Welcome Tour has welcomed us to a brand new breed of garbageware.
I don’t understand why this game gets so much bad reviews. It’s 10$ should be free I know. But for what it is a guide it is pretty good. It’s fun to play and the minigames are great.
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Great game to play to introduce you to the Switch 2. The amount of detail and information you get out of this game is truly unparalleled. This game is honestly a steal at only $10. There's hours and hours of fun and information. One of the best games on the system and easily one of the best games of the year!
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I brought it, only negative it was not included in the system for free. To beat the game you have buy all nessceary accessories. I see the visions what nintendo trying to do but greedy Corp management mess that up.
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TL:DR AT THE BOTTOM
While incredibly fun, I decided to give this game only three points. I did so for three reasons:
The most important reason for such a low score is, obviously, the price tag. I have no idea why this is paid. The best way to sum up this game is the tech demo which everyone immediately beloved and started hating it ten seconds later as soon as they figured out it's not going to be free. As much fun as Switch 2 Welcome Tour is, the "welcome tour" in this case is a ten dollar slap in the face, which is generally disappointing and actually, I'd go as far as calling it predatory. I would have given the game a solid seven if it were free.
The second reason is that collecting the stamps gets very boring very quickly. In order to advance to the next area, you must collect all stamps in the previous one. These stamp pedestals are invisible unless you're close enough at which point they reveal. They are located in places of interest such as individual buttons, so you just have to run everywhere once to collect the stamps. It gets old FAST. After the sixth-ish area, it actually feels like a boring errand.
The last thing about this thing that I cannot stand is that this entire game seems to employ a number of psychological strategies in an attempt to trick you into buying the (expensive) gadgets usable for the system (such as the camera). This is a very ambitious thought, but I have a reason to think so. A lot of the character dialogue suggests how they want this item so bad, how cool it feels, blah blah blah. It's very hard to explain, you have to play this game yourself to truly understand that this game's secondary purpose is to blatantly promote the gadgets.
If you watch TV, you probably know those annoying commecial breaks which is a ten minute loop of ads being fed to you like candy to kids. In the case of the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, not only you have to sit through the promotion, you also have to PAY for it. So you are essentialy paying for a game which is actually an ad. It's pretty stupid. Like I said - you have to play this to fully understand.
TL:DR summary:
While this game is enjoyable, you're actually paying for a big ad pretending to be a game, due to the psychological predatory strategies which the game utilizes in a great amount. The fun content is constantly interrupted by the need to seek boring stamps to unlock new areas. Would recommend if this was free, but in its current state, it's actually quite embarassing.
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Welcome Tour is booooring... Very boring. You have to get all the seals to access the new area, so if you bored to repeat the same areas on the second joycon, sorry, you must get bored first. Then, I cannot play mini games or demo on the TV with the pro controller, because they are forcing you to use the mouse mode even when it is not necessary. 10 usd would be fine if it was fun, but it isn't. Do not buy!
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Summary Discover all the secrets of Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is an interactive exhibit of sorts that offers an inside look at the suite of features and tech that power the games you love to play. Look, touch, and feel your way through the different exhibits. Uncover lots of insights about the console. Explore basic feat...
Rated E
for Everyone
