Nintendo debuts $499.99 Switch 2 'Choose Your Game' bundle

Nintendo said on May 12 that participating retailers will begin selling a Nintendo Switch 2 “Choose Your Game” bundle in early June for a suggested retail price of $499.99. The package includes a Switch 2 system and a download code for one of three games: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza or Pokémon Pokopia, according to a post on Nintendo’s official news site. The announcement adds another purchase option for the company’s current console lineup alongside the standalone $449.99 Switch 2 and an existing Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle listed on Nintendo’s U.S. store. Nintendo said the offer is limited-time and available through participating retailers. ### Which games come with the new bundle? Nintendo named three first-party Switch 2 titles for the new package: Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia. The company said the bundle includes a download code that can be redeemed for a digital version of one selected game, rather than a physical cartridge. The Nintendo U.S. (nintendo.com) Switch 2 landing page says the bundle lets buyers “save up to $29.99” depending on the game selected. Nintendo’s site lists the offer as a way to pair the console with one of the three Switch 2 exclusives in a single purchase. ### How does $499.99 compare with the other Switch 2 options? Nintendo has kept the standalone Switch 2 at $449.99 in the United States, according to its launch announcement and current retail information pages. (nintendo.com) That makes the “Choose Your Game” version a $50 premium over the base hardware price. The My Nintendo Store also lists a Switch 2 + Mario Kart World digital bundle as a separate product. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s new package differs by letting buyers pick from three games instead of taking only Mario Kart World. ### When and where can shoppers buy it? Nintendo said “participating retailers” will offer the bundle starting in early June. (nintendo.com) The company’s retail-offers page lists the promotion as “coming soon” and directs shoppers to retailer availability rather than selling the package exclusively through Nintendo’s own store. Nintendo’s how-to-buy page says Switch 2 hardware is available through the My Nintendo Store, select retailers and Nintendo store locations. (nintendo.com) The bundle announcement did not include a full retailer-by-retailer launch list in the news post. ### Why are reports tying this to Nintendo’s fall lineup? Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said the company is “working on a variety of new titles for Nintendo Switch 2” and would share details on additional second-half releases “at the appropriate time,” according to remarks reported by Kotaku on May 14. (nintendo.com) Kotaku said Nintendo had not yet disclosed its full holiday 2026 lineup. (nintendo.com) Kotaku framed those comments as a sign that Nintendo has more Switch 2 releases planned for fall 2026 beyond titles already announced. Nintendo’s bundle announcement itself did not mention those future games, focusing instead on the early-June retail offer and the three included choices. ### What should buyers watch next? (kotaku.com) Early June is the next concrete date in Nintendo’s announcement, when participating retailers are set to begin offering the $499.99 bundle. Nintendo’s retail-offers page and Switch 2 product pages are the company’s current public listings for availability, pricing and included games. (nintendo.com) (kotaku.com)