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How Much Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games Will Cost And Where to Find Them

Some games, like Breath of the Wild, are getting upgraded versions for the new console called Nintendo Switch 2 Editions.

Nintendo held its Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2, where the company announced that its latest console will be released on June 5 and cost $450 in the US. It also revealed that a handful of Nintendo Switch games will be getting upgraded versions, which have been named Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, and could cost up to $80.

The Switch 2 is backwards-compatible, so you’ll be able to play your current Switch games — albeit with some compatibility issues (PDF). Nintendo said Switch 2 Edition games will be different from your original Switch games, since they may offer improved graphics, unique ways to play the game with the Switch 2 hardware and more.

Here are all the games Nintendo announced will get Switch 2 Editions:

Super Mario Party Jamboree
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7

Nintendo said the Switch 2 versions of these games will be available in both digital and physical copies. You can view the Switch 2 Editions of some games now at retailers like Target and Walmart, and the Switch 2 Editions of these games will cost you up to $80.

If you already own the Switch version of one of these games, like Breath of the Wild, you can purchase an upgrade pack to play the Switch 2 Edition version of the game. In an interview with IGN, Nintendo of America’s Vice President of product and player experience Bill Trinen said some upgrade packs will cost $10.

«For somebody who has bought Tears of the Kingdom or Breath of the Wild, the upgrade packs for those are $9.99,» Trinen told IGN. «If you happen to be a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member, both of the Zelda upgrade packs are inclusive within that membership.»

However, it’s unclear how upgrade packs will work with physical versions of these Switch games.

As an example of the new features available, Civilization 7 developer Firaxis said the game’s Switch 2 Edition would support the new console’s mouse control — which makes sense, with the Civilization series traditionally being PC strategy games. Firaxis didn’t say how much upgrading to the Switch 2 Edition would cost.

Nintendo also announced a handful of new games coming to the upcoming console, including Mario Kart World, Kirby Air Riders and Donkey Kong Bananza. Nintendo also announced some third-party games coming to the Switch 2, like Elden Ring, Split Fiction, Borderlands 4 and Madden.

For more on the Nintendo Switch 2, here’s what we know about the upcoming console.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 22 #598

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 22, No. 598.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one — I definitely have at least two of these in my house. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Catch all.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: A mess of items.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BATE, LICE, SLUM, CAPE, HOLE, CARE, BARE, THEN, SLAM, SAMBA, BACK

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

TAPE, COIN, PENCIL, BATTERY, SHOELACE, THUMBTACK

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is JUNKDRAWER. To find it, look for the J that’s five letters down on the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.

Quick tips for Strands

#1: To get more clue words, see if you can tweak the words you’ve already found, by adding an «S» or other variants. And if you find a word like WILL, see if other letters are close enough to help you make SILL, or BILL.

#2: Once you get one theme word, look at the puzzle to see if you can spot other related words.

#3: If you’ve been given the letters for a theme word, but can’t figure it out, guess three more clue words, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order, revealing the word.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 22, #1586

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Oct. 22, No. 1,586.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle features some letters I don’t often guess, but it’s not terribly difficult. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with S.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with T.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to an action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is STUNT.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Oct. 21, No. 1,585 was DETOX.

Recent Wordle answers

Oct. 17, No. 1,581: GROSS
Oct. 18, No. 1,582: HAVEN
Oct. 19, No. 1,583: IDEAL
Oct. 20, No. 1,584: LIMBO

Quick tips for Wordle

#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)

#2: Don’t forget that letters can be used more than once.

#3: Many words are similar. You don’t want to use up multiple guesses that don’t advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don’t guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.