Nintendo Refreshes Switch 2 Bundles Just Before a $50 Price Hike
Nintendo has announced two new Switch 2 hardware bundles — a Nintendo Switch Sports Resort package and a revamped Mario Kart World package — arriving just before the console's U.S. price rises from $449.99 to $499.99 on September 1, 2026. Both bundles include a 90-day individual Nintendo Switch Online membership alongside the console and game. Engadget
The price increase is confirmed by Nintendo of America directly: the U.S. price moves from $449.99 to $499.99 beginning September 1, 2026, with the Canadian price rising from $629.99 to $679.99 the same day. Nintendo of America The $50 U.S. 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, timed to the game's release date. It will retail for $530, which Nintendo said represents a $28 discount compared with buying the components separately. The standalone game costs $50. Engadget
The revamped Mario Kart World bundle takes the price to $550 — $50 more than the original Mario Kart World bundle cost. Nintendo said the new version will be available in late September and will cost $38 less than purchasing the console, game, and Switch Online access individually at the time of its availability. Engadget
Nintendo also offers a "Choose Your Game Bundle" at a suggested price of $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 matches the post-increase standalone console price, meaning the bundled game download effectively comes at no additional cost over buying the console alone — though only until you account for the fact that the standalone console itself just got $50 more expensive.
The sequencing 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 tracks 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), and its $28 claimed savings is calculated against the new, higher component prices.
For buyers already planning to pick up a Switch 2 and a first-party game, the bundles narrow the gap between what they'd pay separately and what they'd pay together, but the baseline has moved up. The 90-day Nintendo Switch Online membership included in both new bundles is a relatively modest add; an individual NSO membership runs $3.99 per month or $19.99 per year at retail, so 90 days carries a standalone value of roughly $10 to $12.
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 framed the bundle updates as a response to the price increase, nor has it positioned the bundles as a hedge against the higher price. The company stated the savings figures for each bundle relative to standalone component purchases at post-increase pricing. Whether consumers perceive $28 off (Sports Resort) or $38 off (Mario Kart World) as meaningful savings against a console that just rose $50 is a question the market will answer over the coming months.
The broader context here is about maintaining a pricing ladder rather than softening a price hike. Nintendo is keeping its bundle cadence — console plus game plus a service trial — at price points that reflect the new MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) rather than the old one. The Choose Your Game Bundle at $499.99, which now equals the standalone console price, becomes arguably the most attractive option for buyers who want a game and aren't particular about which one, since the effective marginal cost of the bundled game drops to zero against the standalone console at the new price.
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. Both new bundles and the Choose Your Game option give Nintendo multiple product configurations 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 ladder is clean, even if the rungs are higher than they were a month ago.
