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Fans hoping to get a newNintendo Switchbundle ahead of the holiday season are in luck, as the company revealed the return of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle and two Switch Lite Bundles featuringAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. All threeSwitchbundles will be available starting in October, over a month ahead of Black Friday.
The news of theseMario KartandAnimal Crossingbundles arrives asrumors and leaks concerning the Switch’s successorcontinue to ramp up. According to the latest rumors, the Switch’s successor may feature backward compatibility with Switch games and may be as powerful as Sony’s PS5 as far as the graphics potential goes. But, all rumors must be taken with a grain of salt until stated otherwise by Nintendo. Though the Switch’s successor is still not coming to market anytime soon, that has not stopped Nintendo from offering more from its current hardware lineup.
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Starting on Friday, October 6, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle returns to store shelves in the US. Originally released in 2020, this bundle will include a base Switch console, a digital voucher forMario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a three-month subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service. Given the fact thatMario Kart 8 Deluxeis the best-selling Nintendo Switch game,the new bundle will add to those sales figures. Despite the news of a new Switch bundle, some social media users were disappointed that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle will not feature any themed designs on the console or the Joy-Con controllers. Some users also pointed out that DLC forMario Kart 8 Deluxeis not part of the bundle, as the DLC can be obtained via the Nintendo eShop or the Expansion Pack upgrade for the Switch Online service.
Two new Nintendo Switch Lite bundles will also be available starting on October 6, and these will feature someart fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizonson the consoles' casing and include digital copies of the game. The Switch Lite bundle titled Isabelle’s Aloha Edition will be exclusive to Target in the US and will include a pink console with leaf patterns on the back of the unit and anAnimal Crossinglogo on the right side, next to the Home Button. A teal-shaded counterpart called Timmy and Tommy’s Aloha Edition will be exclusive to Walmart in the US.
Withthe Nintendo Switch continuing to break milestonesseven years after its release, it stands to reason why Nintendo continues to offer the console for as long as possible. With the Switch’s successor looming on the horizon, it remains to be seen what Nintendo will do.
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