Nintendo’s new Switch bundles are here. As the seven-year-old console takes its victory lap ahead of the Switch 2, the Switch standard and OLED models are now available in new bundles announced in September. Each system is packaged with 12 month activation codes Switch online membership once Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The standard bundle costs $300, while the OLED variant costs $350.
Nintendo
Get a digital copy of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a 12-month Switch Online membership with this bundle.
$349 at Walmart
Nintendo
Get a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a 12-month Switch Online membership with this bundle.
$299 at Walmart
The base bundle includes a standard Switch with a 6.2-inch LCD and red and blue Joy-Cons. Meanwhile, the OLED console has a 7-inch OLED display and white Joy-Cons. For just $50 more, the latter gives you more screen real estate and the richer colors and deeper blacks of OLED. While the standard model still looks good, side-by-side comparisons make the $50 more expensive OLED hard to turn down.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been one of the console’s top titles since its arrival shortly after the console itself in 2017. Originally released for the Wii U, the Switch adaptation of the racing classic adapts its controls perfectly to the portable system. The game’s smart steering feature helps make it more fun for those who often drive off the scene and spend the next 30 seconds trying to get back as their competitors play them. (Raises hand.) The game looks great on the Switch’s screen — especially the OLED — and runs in enhanced 1080p mode when docked.
Meanwhile, Switch Online enables online play Mario Kart 8 and many other topics, as well as cloud-based storage. You also get access to hundreds of old school games from the NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, N64 and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) eras. You’ll find Nintendo classics Mario, Zelda and Metroid there, as well as third-party fare to keep you entertained.
The biggest caveat in this bunch is that the Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo calls its successor) is just around the corner. Although Nintendo has yet to announce a replacement, there are rumors that the company will reveal it at any moment. The sequel is expected to have a more powerful processor, more RAM and storage and support for NVIDIA’s DLSS upscaling technology. But even if Nintendo does unveil the console soon, it’s not expected to arrive until sometime in 2025, so it won’t be an option for this holiday season either way.
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