We’ve seen a little bit of confusion (free! not free!) on this point, but Eurogamer helps put the debate to rest. All of those old games that Nintendo said will be available on Nintendo’s next-generation Revolution console are gonna cost gamers.
Nintendo isn’t announcing the details of how these older games would be priced, but a variety of schemes is likely. Some games might be bundled as freebies to entice sales of the console, some might be offered along with the purchase of a current-generation game, and so on.