Black Friday is less than a month away, and Nintendo is already gearing up to boost its Nintendo Switch sales with the most predictable bundle it could offer.
According to the ever-reliable dataminer billbil-kun via an article from Dealabs Magazine, a new Nintendo Switch OLED bundle featuring the much-loved Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be landing in retail stores in the US and EU on November 20, just in time for the Black Friday shopping frenzy.
If we’re to believe this leak, the package will include a new Nintendo Switch OLED console with neon blue and neon red controllers, a download code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a 3-month individual subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service.
Given that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling game on the Switch and the Switch OLED model is the most popular console variant, it makes sense why Nintendo would want to stick to a tried-and-true formula.
The recommended retail price in Europe is expected to hover around €349. However, shoppers in France might be able to snag it for as low as €310.49. As for the US and the UK, the price tags are anticipated to be $349.99 and £309.99, respectively.
Since its re-release for the Switch in 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has propelled sales for Nintendo’s flagship console, with over 55 million copies sold as of June this year.
The first-party title has raced ahead of other acclaimed games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Super Mario Odyssey, firmly establishing itself as a fan favorite with real staying power.
This bundle follows hot on the heels of a similar offering from Nintendo of America, which included a standard Switch console paired with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. With plans to sell 15 million Switch consoles in the current fiscal year ending March 2024, Nintendo is showing no signs of slowing down, despite a projected 16.5% year-over-year decline in sales.
Interestingly, this leak also hints at this bundle potentially being the last of its kind before the release of a new Switch console. Rumors about the hotly anticipated Switch 2 have been making the rounds online, but nothing official has been announced by Nintendo.
The recently released Super Mario Bros. Wonder has also proved to be a massive success, as it has already claimed the crown of the quickest-selling Super Mario game of all time. With this remarkable achievement under its belt, Nintendo will undoubtedly be hoping to leverage the upcoming Black Friday sales of the OLED Switch to keep this momentum going.
