Nintendo Switch 2 $500 bundle

Nintendo said on May 12 that it would sell a $499.99 Nintendo Switch 2 “Choose Your Game Bundle” in early June, pairing the new console with a digital game download code. The company said the bundle would be offered by participating retailers and through its U.S. store while supplies last. Retail listings and media reports published on May 19 said preorders are now open. ### What exactly is in the $500 bundle? Nintendo’s product page says the package includes a Nintendo Switch 2 system and a “Choose One” download code redeemable for one of three games made for the new hardware. The listed options are Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia. Nintendo says the offer delivers savings of up to $29.99 compared with buying the console and an included game separately. (nintendo.com) The May 12 Nintendo announcement described the bundle as a limited-time offer. Business Wire, carrying Nintendo’s release, used the same pricing and early-June timing and said participating retailers would carry it. ### When did Nintendo announce it, and when can people buy it? Nintendo dated the bundle announcement to May 12, 2026, on its official news page. (nintendo.com) The company said the package would arrive “starting in early June,” rather than giving a single nationwide on-sale date in that post. GameSpot reported on May 19 that preorders for the bundle are now open. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s retail-offers page also lists the bundle among current promotions and says additional retailers are coming soon, indicating the company is still expanding where the package will be sold. ### Why are people focusing on the screen? (nintendo.com) Nintendo says the Switch 2 has a 7.9-inch 1080p display, a specification highlighted on the company’s system page. That matters because some early coverage compared the panel to the older Switch OLED model rather than only to the original Switch hardware. IGN wrote on May 19 that the 7.9-inch screen felt large enough that the reviewer did not miss the original Switch OLED, even though the new model uses LCD. (gamespot.com) IGN also said the system’s power improvements were “instantly obvious” in play. Those are review impressions, not Nintendo claims. ### How much of a deal is this compared with buying separately? (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s own marketing frames the bundle around savings of “up to $29.99.” That range reflects the different prices of the three included digital games, with outside coverage noting that Mario Kart World carries a higher standalone price than the other two choices. (ign.com) The Verge said on May 19 that buyers can save as much as $30 depending on which game they choose. That aligns with Nintendo’s “up to $29.99” language rather than a flat discount across all three options. ### Where is Nintendo pointing buyers now? Nintendo’s U.S. store page has a live listing for the Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle, and the company’s broader Switch 2 landing page promotes the same offer as available now while supplies last. (nintendo.com) The retail-offers page separately directs buyers to participating retailers and says more sellers will be added. (theverge.com) May 19 coverage from IGN and GameSpot said the bundle is available to order now, after Nintendo’s May 12 reveal. Nintendo’s official announcement still anchors the timing to early June, so shoppers are being directed to retailer listings and Nintendo’s store page for current availability. (ign.com) (nintendo.com)