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May 18, 2026 6:17 PM

Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle

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Nintendo has Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member suicideskull for finding this deal.

Features:
  • The next evolution of the Nintendo Switch system
  • Includes choice of either the Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia digital game download
  • One system, three play modes: TV, Tabletop, and Handheld
  • Larger, vivid, 7.9” LCD touch screen with support for HDR and up to 120 fps
  • Includes choice of either the Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia digital game download

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Nintendo has Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member suicideskull for finding this deal.

Features:
  • The next evolution of the Nintendo Switch system
  • Includes choice of either the Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia digital game download
  • One system, three play modes: TV, Tabletop, and Handheld
  • Larger, vivid, 7.9” LCD touch screen with support for HDR and up to 120 fps
  • Includes choice of either the Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia digital game download

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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff

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Written by suicideskull

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This Switch 2 pick your game bundle is mainly attractive because it lets you choose a first party game for about $50 over console MSRP, which still lands below buying the pieces separately. The bundle gets even better when paired with discounted Nintendo eShop cards from Costco or other sources, with reported totals around $441 to $467 after tax and cash back. The main caveat is that better clearance or membership deals have existed at Sam's Club, Costco, and Woot, but those were limited, store dependent, or no longer available. A solid value if you can stack discounts or want a specific launch game.

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  • Yes, Nintendo account gift card balance can be applied to Switch 2 hardware checkout on Nintendo's site. Costco-discounted eShop cards have been used to lower the bundle price, though one report says the balance did not apply in a later checkout attempt, so the safest approach is to confirm at payment before relying on it.

  • At $499.99, the bundle effectively prices the console at its $450 MSRP and the included game at about $50, while first-party Nintendo games are listed at $70. That makes it a solid value if you want one of the included titles, though prior clearance and membership deals at Costco, Sam's Club, and Woot were cheaper when available.

  • Buying discounted eShop cards can bring the bundle down meaningfully: one breakdown puts the net at about $441 plus tax after Costco's 10% off cards and a $9 year-end rebate, and another reports getting the pick-your-game bundle for $467 after taxes. Third-party gift cards were also used to bring a base Switch 2 from about $480 with tax to roughly $400 in gift-card spend.

  • Yes, but only when those retailer deals are active and in stock. Reported examples include a Sam's Club Mario Kart bundle around $410 after tax, a Sam's clearance bundle under $375 plus tax, and a Woot deal around $400 for the console or about $450 with Mario Kart, all of which were limited-time or clearance offers.

  • Some shoppers are buying now to avoid a possible increase and to lock in the current bundle price. The deal is being treated as a FOMO purchase, especially for people who want the new Mario Kart and do not want to wait for a later restock or higher price.

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May 19, 2026 2:03 AM
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MagentaDesk1020May 19, 2026 2:03 AM
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Quote from SmellyBeetle View quoted comment :
Switch 2 going to fly off the shelves once the Ocarina of Time remake is officially announced
when is it going to be announced
May 19, 2026 2:05 AM
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DrAwkwardMay 19, 2026 2:05 AM
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Quote from jaeun87 View quoted comment :
Finally it's time to use those Nintendo gift cards I bought at 20% off last Black Friday
Nintendo doesn't let you use gift cards on hardware
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May 19, 2026 2:39 AM
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visaman777May 19, 2026 2:39 AM
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Parents need to send their kids outside to play.
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May 19, 2026 2:44 AM
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Joined Jan 2012
ThePistolShrimpMay 19, 2026 2:44 AM
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Quote from DogAndPony View quoted comment :
I think you should be able to use Nintendo gift cards on the purchase. You can buy gift cards at Costco for 10% off so you can essentially get 10% off this price. Someone fact check me
Yes you can, I did just that
May 19, 2026 2:47 AM
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sc2May 19, 2026 2:47 AM
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Not a terrible deal if you want one of those games, but man I can't wait till either people revolt against all these data centers or they finally get freaking equipped, so us common folk can buy memory and hard drives again without pulling a second mortgage.
May 19, 2026 2:59 AM
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UniquePanther652May 19, 2026 2:59 AM
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Quote from visaman777 View quoted comment :
Parents need to send their kids outside to play.
Played outside and on video games as a kid. Video games expanded my vocabulary well beyond some of my peers, helped me develop strong spacial reasoning, taught me persistence, and strengthened my reading skills. I guess my point is: outside is good, but so are video games. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
May 19, 2026 3:08 AM
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BJFishMay 19, 2026 3:08 AM
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Quote from DrAwkward View quoted comment :
Nintendo doesn't let you use gift cards on hardware
Shockingly, this is something Nintendo is quite liberal with. They allow you to buy anything on their site with eShop gift card. Hardware, physical games, digital games, whatever you want.

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May 19, 2026 3:11 AM
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BJFishMay 19, 2026 3:11 AM
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Quote from SmellyBeetle View quoted comment :
Switch 2 going to fly off the shelves once the Ocarina of Time remake is officially announced
I absolutely loved Star Fox 64 and ocarina of Time. And definitely I'm going to buy both. But for some reason I am just not super excited for the same thing. Like I get it. It has cool graphics but I just wish there was more to it. Like at least an expansion to it. I can't help but feel like I'm going to be very disappointed in ocarina of Time because it's just the same exact game and there's nothing extra. But I don't think these games are for me. They're for the younger generation. So I hope they like it.
May 19, 2026 3:11 AM
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ElTranzazMay 19, 2026 3:11 AM
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Quote from FaithfulMoon8086 View quoted comment :
What are you talking about there several portable system selling for that price and more.
Yea..with probably more than double better specs!
May 19, 2026 3:17 AM
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DrMaximillianMay 19, 2026 3:17 AM
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I assume picking up eshop giftcards at a discount can be used to buy this?
May 19, 2026 3:25 AM
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Bouncer014May 19, 2026 3:25 AM
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Quote from DrMaximillian View quoted comment :
I assume picking up eshop giftcards at a discount can be used to buy this?
Worked for me during Black Friday / cyber Monday, and others have stated that they bought this bundle w/eshop gc's as well.
May 19, 2026 4:05 AM
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jaeun87May 19, 2026 4:05 AM
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Quote from DrAwkward View quoted comment :
Nintendo doesn't let you use gift cards on hardware
You sure about that? because I already purchased it. You might want to check on that info
May 19, 2026 4:14 AM
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ScubaJSBMay 19, 2026 4:14 AM
143 Comments
Why didn't they come out with oled from the start? Why do so many just throw money at these companies... Just still stop
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May 19, 2026 4:24 AM
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the_ENEMY_May 19, 2026 4:24 AM
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I kinda want to upgrade my switch 1 but I also don't really play it. The games are overpriced. There aren't many really good games to choose from, and this is not a "deal" unless you are easily swayed by corporate overlords.
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May 19, 2026 5:45 AM
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danwager11May 19, 2026 5:45 AM
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Quote from psobb View quoted comment :
That's called brainwashing, by the capitalism lol
$80 games is consumers mindlessly consuming. Console prices are up for actual reasons, ram, ssd, and logistics (oil/gas) for getting consoles places have all skyrocketed.
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