{"id":52051,"date":"2026-05-13T16:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52051"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:27:39","slug":"nintendo-just-announced-a-500-switch-2-bundle-that-includes-a-first-party-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52051","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Just Announced A $500 Switch 2 Bundle That Includes A First-Party Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/nintendo-just-announced-a-500-switch-2-bundle-that-includes-a-first-party-game\/l-intro-1778604228.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo just announced a Switch 2 bundle that goes live in early June. It includes the console and one of three games for $500. The console currently costs $450 on its own and the AI-fueled chip crisis and tariffs are forcing a $50 price increase come September. This will balloon the price of the console and a first-party game to around $570.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The titles up for grabs here as part of this bundle are basically the only three big-name Switch 2 exclusives. There&#8217;s <em>Mario Kart World<\/em>, <em>Donkey Kong Bananza<\/em> and the recent hit <em>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/em>. <em>Mario Kart World<\/em> is likely the weakest of the bunch, but it&#8217;s still Mario Kart. <em>Bananza<\/em> and <em>Pokopia<\/em> are both top-tier experiences.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2013 Launch Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zpr21HzJ9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo says the bundle &#8220;will be available for a limited time while supplies last.&#8221; This likely means that stock will be long gone by the time that price increase rolls around in September.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Switch 2 isn&#8217;t the only console going up in price. They all are. The Xbox Series X digital edition now costs a whopping $600 and the standard PS5 is now priced at $650. The Xbox Series X\/S and PS5 came out nearly six years ago and are now both more expensive than they were at launch. The same will soon go for the Switch 2, though that just came out last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nintendo Switch 2 review: More of what you love\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VETpWr-_fRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n<\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2170994\/nintendo-just-announced-a-dollar500-switch-2-bundle-that-includes-a-first-party-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Nintendo just announced a Switch 2 bundle that goes live in early June. 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