# Nintendo reveals its latest Switch 2 bundles just ahead of the console’s price increase

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendo-reveals-its-latest-switch-2-bundles-just-ahead-of-the-consoles-price-increase/
- Published: 2026-08-25T20:02:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-26T02:15:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2243642/nintendo-reveals-its-latest-switch-2-bundles-just-ahead-of-the-consoles-price-increase/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Switch 2 bundles refreshed ahead of price rising to $500 on 1 September
- New bundles add a free 90-day Switch Online membership
- Buying separately now is still marginally cheaper than the new bundles

## Summary

Nintendo has refreshed its Switch 2 console bundles just days before the hardware's price rises from $450 to $500 on 1 September, adding a 90-day individual Nintendo Switch Online membership that the original launch bundle lacked. The update comprises a revamped Mario Kart World package and a brand new Nintendo Switch Sports Resort bundle, both featuring digital copies of their games, suggesting Nintendo is softening the impact of the price hike with added value rather than reversing the increase itself.

The Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle will cost $550 when it arrives in late September, matching the $50 console rise, though Nintendo says it still works out $38 cheaper than buying the console, game and online membership separately after the increase takes effect. Buying everything now, before the hike, remains marginally cheaper still, at $12 less than the new bundle. Separately, the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort bundle launches on 22 October, the same day as the game, priced at $530 — a $28 saving, with the standalone game costing $50. Nintendo's earlier "player's choice" bundle, offering Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza or Pokémon Pokopia, appears to be phased out as the price rise takes hold.

## Coverage

- [Engadget: Nintendo reveals its latest Switch 2 bundles just ahead of the console’s price increase](https://www.engadget.com/2243642/nintendo-reveals-its-latest-switch-2-bundles-just-ahead-of-the-consoles-price-increase/)
- [GamesRadar+: Nintendo reveals its first price-hiked Switch 2 bundles, but I wouldn't recommend waiting for them](https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/nintendo-reveals-its-first-price-hiked-switch-2-bundles-but-i-wouldnt-recommend-waiting-for-them/)
- [IGN: Nintendo Announces First Switch 2 Bundles to Launch Following the Console's September Price Hike](https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-announces-first-switch-2-bundles-to-launch-following-the-consoles-september-price-hike)
- [Polygon: Nintendo Officially Reveals New Switch 2 Bundles Ahead of Console Price Hike](https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2-mario-kart-world-sports-resort-bundles-announced/)
- [IGN: Here's Your Last Chance to Get a Nintendo Switch 2 Console for $399.99 Before the September 1 Price Hike](https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-deal-last-chance)

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