Nintendo's New Switch 2 Bundles Arrive Right Before a Price Increase — Here's What to Know
Nintendo has announced two new Switch 2 bundles — a Nintendo Switch Sports Resort package and a revamped Mario Kart World package — arriving just before the console's U.S. price goes up from $449.99 to $499.99 on September 1, 2026. Both bundles include a 90-day Nintendo Switch Online membership (a paid service that lets you play games online and access cloud saves) alongside the console and game. Engadget
The price increase is confirmed by Nintendo itself: the U.S. price goes from $449.99 to $499.99 starting September 1, 2026, and the Canadian price rises from $629.99 to $679.99 the same day. Nintendo of America That $50 increase brings the standalone console to $500, which changes the math on every bundle Nintendo offers.
The Nintendo Switch Sports Resort bundle launches October 22, the same day the game itself comes out. It will cost $530, which Nintendo said is a $28 discount compared with buying the console and game separately. The standalone game costs $50. Engadget
The revamped Mario Kart World bundle costs $550 — $50 more than the original Mario Kart World bundle. Nintendo said the new version will be available in late September and will cost $38 less than buying the console, game, and online access separately at that time. Engadget
Nintendo also offers a "Choose Your Game Bundle" at $499.99, which includes a Switch 2 system and a download code for a select digital game, with savings of up to $29.99. Nintendo of America That bundle now costs the same as the standalone console after the price hike, meaning the bundled game effectively comes at no extra cost — though only because the console itself just got $50 more expensive.
The timing here is worth pausing on. Nintendo is refreshing its bundle lineup days before a confirmed price hike takes effect. The revamped Mario Kart World bundle at $550 is $50 more than the original, which lines up exactly with the console's $50 increase. The Sports Resort bundle at $530 sits between the standalone console ($500) and the Mario Kart bundle ($550). Its $28 claimed savings is calculated against the new, higher prices.
For buyers already planning to pick up a Switch 2 and a game, the bundles narrow the gap between what they'd pay separately and what they'd pay together, but the baseline price has moved up. The 90-day online membership included in both new bundles is a relatively small add. An individual membership costs $3.99 per month or $19.99 per year, so 90 days is worth roughly $10 to $12 on its own.
The Sports Resort bundle's October 22 launch gives Nintendo a second bundle window well after the price increase takes effect, keeping the bundle strategy active into the fall. The Mario Kart World revamp arriving in late September fills the gap between the September 1 price change and the October game launch.
Nintendo has not described the bundle updates as a response to the price increase, nor has it positioned the bundles as a way to soften the higher price. The company stated the savings figures for each bundle relative to buying the components separately at the new, post-increase prices. Whether shoppers see $28 off (Sports Resort) or $38 off (Mario Kart World) as meaningful savings against a console that just went up $50 is a question the market will answer over the coming months.
The broader pattern here is straightforward. Nintendo is keeping its bundle approach — console plus game plus a short online trial — at prices that reflect the new, higher console cost rather than the old one. The Choose Your Game Bundle at $499.99, which now costs the same as the standalone console, becomes arguably the most attractive option for buyers who want a game and don't care which one, since the included game effectively costs nothing extra compared with buying the console alone.
The Switch 2 launched earlier in 2026 at $449.99. The September 1 increase to $499.99 is an 11.1% bump on the base hardware. Together, the two new bundles and the Choose Your Game option give Nintendo several options across the $499.99 to $550 range, covering buyers who want no bundled game, a choice of digital game, a motion-sports title, or the flagship Mario Kart package. The pricing steps are clean — they're just higher than they were a month ago.
