Why bother?
As is the case whenever an older major third-party franchise gets announced for the Nintendo Switch, eyebrows were raisedwhen theBatman: Arkham Trilogywas revealed in Nintendo’s recent Direct presentation. It turns out that skepticism was on point!
According to WB, although theArkham Trilogywill be sold physically, the cart only containsBatman: Arkham Asylum. Yep, only one of the games in the “trilogy” will be included physically, and you’ll need to download the rest. Don’t just take it from me,read the entire FAQ entry on the game’s official site:
Does the Nintendo Switch physical version of Batman: Arkham Trilogy include all three games on one cartridge?
Batman: Arkham Asylumwill be included on theBatman: Arkham Trilogygame cartridge.Batman: Arkham CityandBatman: Arkham Knightwill require an online connection to download and install both titles when theBatman: Arkham Trilogycartridge is inserted into the Nintendo Switch console. All three games will then be playable as long as the cartridge is inserted into the Nintendo Switch console.
Welp! At least you get “all previously released DLC” with that download when it comes out this fall!
This is part of a longer trend for third-party games
AlthoughThe Witcher 3managed to cram the game on a higher-capacity cart, many third-party Switch games have suffered the same fate as theArkham Trilogy. In fact,Arkhamwasn’t the only series that’s fending off criticismin that very same Nintendo Direct, asKonami revealed thatMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1would also require massive downloads.
Start clearing up your SD space now if you’re partaking in either of them later this year.
