Switch 2 Mario bundle deal
Nintendo announced a limited‑time Switch 2 + Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 bundle that effectively knocks $20 off the combined price — the console is $450, the two games normally $70, and the bundle runs to $500 from April 12 through May 9 at participating retailers. If you’re thinking about buying a Switch 2 soon, the short window makes this a practical way to pick up the console plus two high‑profile titles at a small discount. ( )
Nintendo has announced a short-lived Switch 2 promotion built around two very old games and one very current instinct: make the discount look bigger by bundling it with hardware. From April 12 through May 9, buyers in the US can get $20 off when they purchase a Nintendo Switch 2 alongside Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 at participating retailers. Nintendo lists the Switch 2 at $449.99 and the game collection at $69.99, which brings the combined price to about $500 before tax instead of roughly $520. The offer applies to either the physical or digital version of the games, and Nintendo names Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart among the participating sellers (nintendo.com). That is the whole deal. There is no special-edition hardware. There is no exclusive software. Nintendo is simply shaving $20 off a console-plus-game purchase and calling attention to it because Nintendo almost never discounts the current machine at all. That rarity is the real story here. The Switch 2 launched on June 5, 2025 at $449.99, and Nintendo’s early value play was a $499.99 Mario Kart World bundle that effectively cut $30 off that game’s standalone price. Nintendo said at the time that bundle would be a limited-time production run through fall 2025, and by early 2026 reporting indicated production had ended, even if some retailers still had stock left (nintendo.com, nintendolife.com, ign.com). That comparison makes the new offer look a little stingy. The older Mario Kart World bundle paired the console with a brand-new flagship game and effectively discounted that game by $30. The new promotion pairs the console with Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, games that first appeared on the Wii in 2007 and 2010, and only cuts $20 off the total. Kotaku called that out directly, and Polygon framed the promotion as unusual mainly because any Switch 2 deal is unusual (kotaku.com, polygon.com). Nintendo is still giving buyers a technical reason to care. On its announcement page, the company says the Galaxy collection gets a free Switch 2 update with enhanced resolution, improved UI, extra Storybook Chapters, a new Assist Mode, and support for 4K output on compatible displays. Nintendo also says Joy-Con 2 mouse controls can be used by a second player, with frame rates capped at 60 fps in 4K mode (nintendo.com). The timing is not subtle. Nintendo’s own announcement ties the promotion to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which it says is now in theaters nationwide. This is cross-promotion in its most recognizable form. A movie arrives, interest spikes, and Nintendo tries to convert that attention into hardware sales without actually cutting the price of the console itself. Shacknews reported that the discount is based on buying the system and game package together rather than on a permanent markdown, which is exactly how Nintendo prefers to do business (nintendo.com, shacknews.com). So the practical read is simple. If you were already planning to buy a Switch 2 and you want the Galaxy games, waiting until April 12 saves you something. If you were hoping Nintendo had started a real price war, it has not. The company is offering a narrow, time-boxed promotion, while supplies last, and it ends on May 9 (nintendo.com).
