You simply have to give credit to Nintendo. Well into the Switch’s 7th year (and just ahead of the highly anticipated debut of the Switch 2), the company is still tenaciously striving to find those who for some reason don’t yet own their popular handheld console. Their latest endeavor includes two Switch bundles, both of which come with a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – which, by all accounts, is the best-selling Switch game of all time, having sold an astonishing 63 million copies – and a 12-month individual subscription to Nintendo Switch Online.

Both the regular Switch and the Switch OLED are receiving the bundle treatment, each selling at their usual retail price of $299.99 and $349.99, respectively, and are expected to be available by October. Even if it’s not as flashy as a hardware price cut, you’re getting $79 worth of stuff without any additional charge. We’ll add more shopping links as they become available.

Nintendo Switch Online may not seem as glamorous as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but it deserves your attention. The subscription enables online multiplayer, and what’s even more remarkable is that it offers dozens of classic NES, SNES, and Game Boy games that you can play on the Switch. Not only that, most game saves will be backed up in the cloud, and members can purchase a two-pack of Game Vouchers for $99.98, granting you a $20 discount on two of the Switch’s biggest titles, such as the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and many more.

Nintendo has launched numerous Switch bundles over the years, although typically it defaults to promoting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in front of shoppers around the holidays. I’m hopeful that we’ll see the return of other bundles that I personally think are more interesting, like the “Choose One” bundle that was available in early 2023, which allowed shoppers to redeem one of three digital Mario games: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, or New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. It’s possible that Nintendo will wait until later this year to debut more bundles, such as the Switch OLED bundle from last holiday that included Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo Switch Online, and Joy-Cons with a custom design.