Nintendo Unveils Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch OLED Bundle, Out This Month

Super Mario Bros. Wonder bundle would’ve been better..

Why a download code for the service and not a download code for the full MK8 Deluxe expansion DLC? It looks like Nintendo doesn't want to give consumer the full package.

@Dragonite89 True, but why give for free a brand new game that sells itself? Both MK8 and SMBW are 60 a piece yeah, but the former is a 9 year old game.

I love those Switch Lites. Every time I see the Switch Lite in quickly reminded just how amazing that tiny portable is.

that switch sports console bundle feels just right, but man. i love playing the core sports but what a half step game

@Dragonite89 There's no reason to bundle a brand new game like this for the holidays when you already know the MK8 bundle will sell out every year, AND you'll still get the additional Wonder sale. Otherwise, you'd just get the bundle, or a regular Switch + Wonder. I'm going to guess you've never purchased a console for a child before? If the bundle comes with the latest and greatest, you stop buying right there. If it doesn't, you look for a deal (MK8 bundle) and get the new game too so the child feels extra special. Both parties win at Christmas.

How much does it cost? Is it the price of a solo OLED or the price of an OLED plus the game?

Nice of them to bundle a 10 year old game and 3 months of online but not the online that includes the rest of the game so you still either need to pay for the rest of the game or the online to get the rest of the game. So it's a win-win for Nintendo at any price. 🤑

If I'm wrong feel free to correct me, couldn't make out the fine print on the box. 🤷‍♂️

I love Switch Sports but that Switch and dock sure is plain looking. A little color would have made it a lot better.

Nintendo bundles one of their best selling games ever with one of their best selling consoles. In other news, today is Wednesday

I was sort of expecting the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch OLED to be...red, but it isn't a bad deal if one doesn't have one already.

I'm not in the market for a Switch Lite, but those Animal Crossing units are cute.

Would have been cool to get an OLED Lite model.

Would love an all black switch lite with sticks and buttons black as well xx

Are there still humans left on this planet who haven't played Mariokart 8 yet?

Same OLED same OLED

I have two Switch's; an neon red/blue V2 and a Zacian/Zamazenta Lite which I never use as I got it as I love the game those 'Mon are from.

How dare Nintendo release a OLED bundle, with it's greatest selling game of all time, that just keeps on printing money, stupid of them.

@luckyseven,

Totally agree, their best ever selling game by a country mile.

I wonder if this will coincide with Wave 6's release?

Remember when game consoles came with a game as standard, and one that actually physically exists no less.

If the Switch 2 doesn’t have an OLED screen, Nintendo might just find it that bit harder to tempt some folks to upgrade!

Those Switch Lites look gorgeous!

@Dragonslacker1 "Would love an all black switch lite with sticks and buttons black as well xx"

very close to that is the pokemon dialga & palkia edition. it is metallic grey colour, with black sticks and buttons

Nintendo trying to get a final burst of holiday sales before announcing Switch 2 next year?

No cartridge and no DLC included.
Nintendo knows how to offer you a back-handed deal. ^^

If you told me back in the day that Nintendo would release a console bundle with a 2014 game in 2023, I would have told you that you're crazy.

@AndroidiOS I had that model of the Switch Lite too! I played a lot of Pokémon on it!

Getting rid of stock. Nintendo Cosmo confirmed 2024.

@RobynAlecksys @Paulo the switch is old, it’s like $50 off for Switch oled + $50 for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, it’ll be super tempting deal imo..

@JohnnyMind "left of your regular subscription"

The problem w/ having all of the extra tracks in a subscription is you have to keep paying for the subscription EVERY SINGLE YEAR so I'd rather just buy them and pay once. Which I haven't done yet b/c I own MK8 on Wii U not Switch, but it's too late now, so waiting on the Switch 2 Complete edition.

@AccessibleDaydream "Had" that model?

Do you no longer have it?

@AndroidiOS Unfortunately I sold it back in January of 2021, after having bought it in November of 2019. Not only that, but I was for some reason desperate enough to get rid of it that I took a 32% loss when I did sell it.

I did a lot of things that made no sense around that time...

@Wilforce I was never that sold on the idea of the Switch Lite until I played it in my own hands at a Target the other day while I was picking up Mario Wonder. I always thought the smaller screen would be a deal breaker for me.

Honestly, it's super super cute holding it in your own hands, the D-pad and buttons feel different and surprisingly good, and the screen is actually just fine a little smaller. Tried out BOTW on it and I was still able to run around and see everything clearly, which was very surprising to me.

Now I really want that Switch Lite bundle >_<

@AmplifyMJ I hear people saying this a lot, and for a while I thought exactly the same thing, OLED or bust, but...

Lately, if the screen is turned up too brightly, I've noticed my eyes will feel strained much sooner on my OLED screen than I ever experienced with LCD screens. I don't know what it is about OLED, but it's kind of harder on my eyes.

If Nintendo can achieve a similar color pop with a next-gen-ish LCD display on the Switch 2, then I'm actually going to be okay with that.

@AccessibleDaydream Did you have two Switches at the time hence why you wanted to get rid of it?

@AndroidiOS Yes! I had a launch-day model that I had sold my Wii U and New 3DS XL to be able to pre-order (I’ve since upgraded to the OLED Switch), and I had gotten the Lite because of the awesome design, as well as it seeming more “at-home” with Pokémon Sword than the regular Switch model.

Honestly, it’d be the perfect Nintendo Switch for me if they had allowed the Lite to do HDMI-out.

Also, it felt more “at-home” to play Animal Crossing New Horizons on the Switch Lite.

@JohnnyMind I'm all about choice and options.

I just got the Zelda Tears of the Kingdom OLED and only realized when I got in the car that it didn't include the game.
And it was more money than a regular OLED.
whatever.

@Ulysses interesting, to be clear, I don’t have an OLED myself and never experienced one. I DO want one though! I was thinking more, that the OLED Model has been such a massive success, selling many millions now, and I’m sure for some it’ll be hard to go back, as I’ve only heard good things about the difference and new life it brings to some old games.

Have you guys try reading the small font in Tears of the Kingdom, when someone is supposedly talking in a low voice? It's ridiculously tiny on the Switch Lite. I can't understand why Nintendo hasn't realised that about their own hardware and software.