Nintendo is preparing to raise the Switch 2's price tag on September 1 and has announced two new console bundles that retail for over $500.
Nintendo has announced two new Switch 2 bundles to coincide with the console's incoming price hike. While these new packages are all over $500, matching up with the system's base +$50 price increase to a $500 MSRP, the versions come with a game and 3 months of Switch Online subscription in tow.
The options include a Mario Kart World bundle for $550, and one Switch 2 bundle that comes with the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort game for $530. It's important to note that the Switch Online subscription included in these offerings is just the base version, which includes multiplayer and access to earlier retro games--it isn't the better Expansion Pack subscription with its Game Cube and Game Boy Advance games.
These new revised options are a result of Nintendo price-adjusting the Switch 2 following a launch at $450, a price point that was believed to be made in anticipation of then-unrevealed tariffs. Nintendo also made less profit per Switch 2 sale at this price.
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The global tech shortages affected by AI have led to a universal price increase on key components required to make Switch 2 consoles, leading to the cost increase. Nintendo had previously offered a similar Mario Kart World Tour Switch 2 bundle for $499 and the company's decision to throw in 3 months of Switch Online is a clear attempt at a remedy at this unwelcome price whiplash.
