The incoming holiday season has some reliable signs, with Christmas songs on the radio, football back on television, and Nintendo Switch bundles with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. If you somehow have avoided the convertible console so far, then this is your chance to get not only the system but also a complimentary subscription to Nintendo Switch Online.
The Mario Kart 8 pack-in is in the form of a digital code, so that’s worth noting if you demand physical media. But otherwise, there’s a little extra value attached to both the standard Switch and Switch OLED without bumping up their sticker prices of $299.99 and $349.99, respectively.
These discounted bundle packs should arrive in stores and online “by October” if you need a new machine to play The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on once it’s released on September 26th or Donkey Kong Country Returns HD when it arrives in January.