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Nintendo is releasing a pair of new Switch 2 bundles later this fall, the company announced Tuesday. Both bundles will include a three-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual membership and a download code for a game.
The timing of this announcement is notable: The Switch 2 is getting $50 more expensive on Sept. 1, jumping from $449.99 to $499.99. These new bundles will be two ways of saving a little money on the popular console following its price hike.
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The first bundle features Mario Kart World and launches sometime in "late September," according to a company press release . It will retail for $549.99, which works out to a $37.98 savings versus buying the system, the game, and the Switch Online membership separately.
The second bundle comes with a copy of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort , the latest entry in Nintendo's sports simulation series. It arrives on Oct. 22 — the same day as the game itself — and has a sticker price of $529.99, saving shoppers $27.98. Preorders for the bundle will open "soon," the company said.
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Nintendo used to sell three Switch 2 game bundles (sans memberships) for $499.99, including one with Mario Kart World , but they were out of stock everywhere at the time of writing.
The gaming giant announced its $50 Switch 2 price hike this May "[in] light of changes in market conditions." As Mashable previously reported, that's almost certainly a reference to the global memory shortage stemming from the AI boom, aka " RAMageddon ." In recent months, tech companies like Amazon , Apple , Dell , Microsoft , and Sony have increased their own hardware prices due to the same circumstances.
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