Starter Pack – What Are Your Nintendo Switch 2 Essentials?

We’d love to hear your thoughts, too. Disagree with our picks? Can’t live without that extra storage? Let us know in the polls and comments what gear and games you’d recommend to a Switch 2-curious gamer looking to jump aboard.

Switch 2 Essentials – The Console

If you’re in the market for Switch 2 hardware, there’s good news and bad news.

Bad news first: There’s only one SKU, which means no colour options if you want something brighter or Your-Favourite-Nintendo-Series-themed. Also, the price is going up in September, from $449.99 USD / £395.99 / €469.99 to $499.99 USD / £TBA / €499.99. Not great.

The good news? There are bundles available worldwide that throw in a game with the system, and some good ones, too.

Of particular interest is the Choose your Game bundle in North America, which — true to its name — lets you download Mario Kart World, Pokémon Pokopia, or Donkey Kong Bananza.

Elsewhere, in Australia and New Zealand, there’s a region-specific Pokopia bundle. While that’s all for official hardware bundles at the moment, we wouldn’t be surprised to see others pop up. Remember, though, that the hardware itself is identical in each case.

Also, keep an eye out for individual retailers whipping up deals of their own. With a plethora of Game-Key Card titles on store shelves, you may find some top games thrown in to sweeten the pot over the summer.