Nintendo’s new Switch 2 bundle softens the blow before September’s price hike

Nintendo is giving Switch 2 buyers one more better value bundle before the console gets more expensive.

Starting in June 2026, Nintendo will sell a new Switch 2 “Choose Your Game Bundle” for $499.99. The bundle includes a Switch 2 console and a download code for one of three first party games: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia.

That price matters because the Switch 2 is getting a price increase on September 1, 2026. After that date, $499.99 will be the entry price for the console alone in the US. So this summer bundle may be one of the last official ways to get a Switch 2 and a major Nintendo game for the same price.

This is basically a better version of the earlier Mario Kart World bundle. That bundle also cost $499.99, but it only included Mario Kart World. The new version gives buyers more choice, which makes sense now that Switch 2 has more major first party games available.

The game selection is interesting too. Mario Kart World is already the biggest Switch 2 seller, with 14.7 million units sold. Its numbers were likely helped by being bundled with the console for so long.

Donkey Kong Bananza is in second place with 4.52 million units sold, while Pokémon Pokopia has been described by Nintendo as a system seller. By including all three in the bundle, Nintendo may be trying to lift sales for Donkey Kong and Pokopia while still giving buyers the safe Mario Kart option.

The bundle also gives Nintendo a cleaner way to keep momentum before the price hike. A $500 console can feel expensive, especially in a market where hardware costs are rising instead of falling. But adding a first party game makes the price easier to accept.

That does not make the Switch 2 cheap. $499.99 is still a lot for a console, and the upcoming price increase will make the platform harder to enter for some players. But compared with paying the same amount for only the hardware after September, the summer bundle is clearly the better deal.

For anyone already planning to buy a Switch 2, this bundle is probably the smarter timing. You get the console and one of Nintendo’s biggest games before the price hike turns $499.99 into the console only price.

Nintendo is likely using this as one last push before the new pricing takes effect. If you want the best official Switch 2 value before September, this may be the bundle to watch.