Nintendo Bundles Switch 2 With One Game From November 12
The bundle quietly discounts hardware Nintendo raised the price of by 10,000 yen on May 25, 2026, without touching the official console price, and the fan conversation it triggered is really about something Nintendo says it is not bringing back.
Key Facts
- Nintendo will release the Nintendo Switch 2 (Japanese language, Japan-only) Choose Your Game Set on November 12, 2026, at a price of 63,980 yen.
- The bundle's download code can be redeemed for one of three titles: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, or Tomodachi Collection: Wakuwaku Life.
- The standalone Nintendo Switch 2 (Japanese language, Japan-only) costs 59,980 yen, making the bundle a difference of 4,000 yen and savings of roughly 3,000 to 5,000 yen depending on the chosen title.
- The download code included with the bundle is valid until March 31, 2027, and Nintendo says there are no plans to add redeemable titles before that date.
- Nintendo Store pre-orders opened on October 6, 2026, with orders to begin at game retailers and online shops nationwide as preparations are completed.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp, Magmix.
Nintendo announced on October 6, 2026, that it will release the Nintendo Switch 2 (Japanese language, Japan-only) Choose Your Game Set on November 12, priced at 63,980 yen. The bundle pairs the console with a download code redeemable for one of three Nintendo-published titles: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and Tomodachi Collection: Wakuwaku Life. Nintendo Store pre-orders opened the same day, and orders will be accepted at game retailers and online shops nationwide as preparations are completed. The code is valid until March 31, 2027, and Nintendo says there are no plans to add redeemable titles before then. Because the standalone console is 59,980 yen, the gap is 4,000 yen, which works out to savings of roughly 3,000 to 5,000 yen against buying the console and one eligible game separately.
The three eligible titles carry separate download prices on the Nintendo Store: Mario Kart World at 8,980 yen, Tomodachi Collection: Wakuwaku Life at 7,100 yen, and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort at 5,980 yen. Because the gap between the bundle and the standalone console is 4,000 yen, pairing the set with the most expensive option is where the advertised saving of 4,980 yen comes from.
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo Switch 2 title, 8,980 yen)
- Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (Nintendo Switch 2 title, 5,980 yen)
- Tomodachi Collection: Wakuwaku Life (Nintendo Switch title, 7,100 yen)
The announcement went out on Nintendo's official website and X account. Reaction split. Buyers picking up a console for the first time and those shopping for gifts welcomed it, with comments quoted that "you can see the effort to effectively lower the price of Switch 2" and that the lineup is smart because it pairs "two high-value titles meant for playing together" with Tomodachi Collection "for people with no one to play with."
But a distinct current of replies asked about the Nintendo Catalog Ticket, the two-games-for-a-deal voucher sold during the original Switch era and discontinued on January 30, 2026. Fans wrote "I got my hopes up thinking the Catalog Ticket was coming back" and "I thought, 'It's back?' but it's a bundle with a Switch 2."
The Switch 2 got a 10,000 yen price increase on May 25, 2026, and the bundle does not change the standalone console price.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.