Overview
- Retailers including the Nintendo Store, GameStop, Amazon and Best Buy began selling the $499.99 Choose Your Game bundle this week, arriving earlier than Nintendo’s planned early-June launch and listed as available while supplies last.
- Each boxed bundle contains a Switch 2 and a 16-character eShop code that can be redeemed for one of three digital titles: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia.
- Buying the bundle currently saves about $20 to $30 versus buying the console and a game separately, and the included game effectively becomes more valuable after Nintendo’s confirmed September price increase for the standalone console.
- The games are digital-only and the Switch 2 ships with a 256GB internal SSD, so buyers should watch game file sizes and consider microSD expansion if they plan to add more titles.
- Nintendo says the price hike responds to higher component and macro costs and has trimmed its Switch 2 sales outlook, making this limited-time bundle a likely best-value option until retailers or Nintendo change pricing or stock levels.