Nintendo is releasing a pair of new Switch 2 bundles later this fall, the company announced Tuesday. Both bundles will include a three-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual membership and a download code for a game.
The timing of this announcement is notable: The Switch 2 is getting $50 more expensive on Sept. 1, jumping from $449.99 to $499.99. These new bundles will be two ways of saving a little money on the popular console following its price hike.
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The first bundle features Mario Kart World and launches sometime in “late September,” according to a company press release. It will retail for $549.99, which works out to a $37.98 savings versus buying the system, the game, and the Switch Online membership separately.
The second bundle comes with a copy of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, the latest entry in Nintendo’s sports simulation series. It arrives on Oct. 22 — the same day as the game itself — and has a sticker price of $529.99, saving shoppers $27.98. Preorders for the bundle will open “soon,” the company said.
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Nintendo used to sell three Switch 2 game bundles (sans memberships) for $499.99, including one with Mario Kart World, but they were out of stock everywhere at the time of writing.
The gaming giant announced its $50 Switch 2 price hike this May “[in] light of changes in market conditions.” As Mashable previously reported, that’s almost certainly a reference to the global memory shortage stemming from the AI boom, aka “RAMageddon.” In recent months, tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Sony have increased their own hardware prices due to the same circumstances.
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Source: https://mashable.com/tech/nintendo-switch-2-bundles-price-hike-release-date
