New Nintendo Switch Holiday Value Bundles Are Now Available At Walmart

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Nintendo's holiday console bundles for 2024 are now available at Walmart, Target, and other major retailers. You have two choices (so far), both of which include Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a Switch Online membership. For the first time, the familiar Mario Kart bundle can be purchased with the Nintendo Switch OLED for $349. The regular Switch bundle, which has been offered each holiday for a few years now, is once again going for $299.

Amazon doesn't have the 2024 Switch holiday bundles yet, but considering the retailer isn't carrying new Nintendo game releases, we would be a bit surprised if Amazon gets these value bundles. That said, you can purchase the Mario Red Switch OLED for $55 off at Amazon. This drops the price of one of last year's holiday consoles to $295. You can make your own bundle for $345 by pairing it with this discounted physical version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The only thing that's missing is the Switch Online membership.

Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle

$349

The Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Kart bundle comes with the console with white Joy-Cons and matching white docking station, 12 months of Switch Online, and a voucher to claim Mario Kart 8 Deluxe from the Nintendo eShop. You're getting $80 worth of additional content compared to buying the console ($350), Mario Kart ($60), and Switch Online ($20) individually.

Along with the sharp, larger OLED screen, you're getting numerous quality-of-life upgrades compared to the base model. The Switch OLED has a wider, better-designed dock with an ethernet port, improved speakers, and double the internal storage space (64GB). Plus, the built-in kickstand is significantly improved for tabletop mode.

You can buy the bundle at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and GameStop. Walmart is selling the bundle for $1 less than the other retailers.

As for the included game code, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the top-selling Switch game of all time--though this record does include previous console bundles. First released on the Wii U and then later ported to Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has greatly expanded over the years with a series of DLC tracks. If you're buying the console bundle as a gift, we'd recommend picking up the Booster Course Pass for $25, as this adds 48 tracks to the game, effectively doubling its size.

The 12-month subscription to Switch Online also broadens your gaming options, as it lets you access online multiplayer, store game save data online, and unlocks a growing library of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. While details on the Switch successor are expected to be revealed by next year, there are still plenty of exciting games coming to current Switch consoles throughout the rest of 2024 and next year.

If you're interested in the smaller, portable-only Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo released the new Hyrule Edition handheld alongside The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on September 26. You can buy the Zelda-themed Switch Lite for $210. It doesn't come with the game, but you will get a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, which grants access to even more retro Nintendo games.