Nintendo has announced a new bundle for the Nintendo Switch 2, called the Choose Your Game Bundle, which will cost $499.99. It will be available for a limited time starting in June at participating retailers.
As the name implies, the console includes a download code that can be used to redeem one of three games at no additional cost. Players can choose between Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Pokémon Pokopia. The bundle will allow new owners to save up to $30 in value. The announcement comes just a few days after Nintendo revealed that September 1, the recommended retail price of Nintendo Switch 2 will increase from $449.99 to $499.99 (tax excluded) in the U.S., and in Canada, the price will increase from $629.99 CAD to $679.99 CAD (tax excluded).
That same day, Europe will also receive a price increase for Nintendo Switch 2 from €469.99 to €499.99 (tax excluded). In Japan, the price of the Nintendo Switch (Japanese-language system, Japan only model) will increase from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980 starting May 25, and the multi-language system model’s price remains unchanged. To compensate for the price change, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 lifespan is planned to last as long as the original Switch. The original Nintendo Switch initially released in March 2017, and while it is still available and playable, its lifespan technically ended when the Nintendo Switch 2 released in June 2025.
As such, it’s safe to say that the Switch 2 could end up lasting eight years and could receive support from 2025 all the way until 2033. Considering the recent announcement of a “robust software lineup” in the future to compensate players in the wave of the price increase, it seems that Nintendo is intending to support the Switch 2 for quite a while.
