According to The Verge, Amazon is selling Nintendo's Switch 2 bundle that includes a game for $449.99, down from $499.99. Buyers can choose a digital copy of Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia. Hardware discounts from Nintendo are rare. The standard console is expected to jump to $499.99 in September.
This is a deadline. If Nintendo raises the base console price to $499.99, today's Switch 2 bundle discount does double work: buyers lock in the old price and get a $60 game free. After the hike, that same bundle would cost $559.99.
The Nintendo Switch 2 bundle will likely vanish after the September price increase. Nintendo is using this brief window to clear fence-sitters before the higher sticker lands for the holiday season.
Nintendo almost never has to beg. That's why this deal stands out. The company wants one last wave of buyers before the $499.99 console-only price becomes the baseline. Families will find $449.99 with Mario Kart attached a far easier sell than $499.99 for just the box.
Filed to the Technology desk · Jul 14