Nintendo is trying to keep Switch 2 sales moving before the console gets more expensive later this year. The company has announced a new limited-time “Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle” in the United States, letting players choose one of three big Nintendo exclusive games at no extra cost.
The bundle will launch in early June and will cost $499.99. It comes with the Switch 2 console and lets buyers choose a digital copy of Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia. The timing of the bundle is important because Nintendo recently confirmed that the Switch 2 price will increase worldwide on September 1. After that date, the console alone will cost the same $499.99 price in the US, which is $50 higher than before. This means people who buy the bundle before the price increase are basically getting one of Nintendo’s $80 first-party games almost for free.
The bundle will likely only be available while stocks last, so if you’re interested, you may need to get it quickly before it sells out. Another thing worth noting is that Nintendo has only announced the offer for the United States so far, and it is still unclear if the same bundle will be released in other regions as well.
This new bundle seems to be Nintendo’s way of easing concerns after the recent price increase announcement. Last week, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa also apologized for the higher pricing and promised players that the company would prepare a “robust” software lineup to maintain the console’s value.
In other news, Nintendo will begin pricing digital Switch 2 games in the U.S. lower than their physical versions. While physical MSRPs are not technically going up, digital editions of the same titles will carry a standard MSRP that is around $10 lower, beginning with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. For more Nintendo-related coverage, keep checking GameObserver.
