Switch 2 'Choose Your Game' bundle

Nintendo said on May 12 that participating retailers in early June will begin selling a Nintendo Switch 2 “Choose Your Game” bundle in the United States for a suggested retail price of $499.99. The package includes a Switch 2 system and a download code redeemable for one of three games: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia. Nintendo described the offer as a limited-time bundle and said it would be available while supplies last. The company published the announcement on its U.S. news site and highlighted the offer again on its Switch 2 retail offers page. ### Which games are included in the bundle? Nintendo’s May 12 announcement said buyers can choose one full game download from three first-party Switch 2 titles: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Pokémon Pokopia. The game is not preselected in the bundle description; Nintendo said the package includes a code that can be redeemed for “a digital version of one select game.” (nintendo.com) Mario Kart World had already been used as the fixed pack-in for an existing Switch 2 bundle sold through Nintendo’s U.S. store. The new package replaces that single-game approach with a selection among three titles, according to Nintendo’s product and promotional pages. ### How much does the bundle cost? (nintendo.com) Nintendo said the suggested retail price is $499.99. The company’s retail offers page said buyers can “save up to $29.99” with the bundle, indicating the package is priced below buying the console and one of the eligible games separately. Business Wire carried the same pricing and product description in a Nintendo-issued release on May 12. (nintendo.com) Third-party outlets including Gematsu and Nintendo Life also reported the $499.99 price and the early June launch window, matching Nintendo’s official wording. ### When and where will shoppers be able to buy it? (nintendo.com) Nintendo said the bundle will be offered “starting in early June” through participating retailers. The company did not name specific chains in the announcement and did not publish a complete retailer list in the materials reviewed. The U.S. retail offers page labels the promotion “coming soon,” while the news post says availability is limited-time and subject to supply. (businesswire.com) That leaves the exact start date and store-by-store inventory to retailer postings that had not been specified in Nintendo’s announcement. ### Is this replacing the Mario Kart World bundle? Nintendo’s U.S. store still lists a separate Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World digital bundle. (nintendo.com) The new “Choose Your Game” package appears alongside that existing offer in Nintendo’s broader Switch 2 promotional materials, rather than as a notice that the earlier bundle has been discontinued. That is an inference based on the company keeping both offers live on its U.S. pages. (nintendo.com) Third-party coverage described the new package as a more flexible alternative for launch-window buyers because it lets shoppers pick among three games instead of taking a fixed title. GadgetMatch reported that change in structure in its May 13 coverage of the announcement. ### What has Nintendo said about timing beyond the announcement? (nintendo.com) Nintendo dated the announcement May 12, 2026, not May 14. The company’s official post says the bundle launches “this summer,” with sales beginning in early June at participating retailers. Nintendo’s next concrete milestone is the early June retail rollout for the limited-time package at $499.99, with Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia named as the three selectable games. (gadgetmatch.com) (nintendo.com)