After the blockbuster success of *The Super Mario Galaxy* movie, is the NS2 bundle worth it?

Let me start with the point that concerns me most: it’s not the $20 saved, but the fact that Nintendo has turned “buy now for the best value” into a clear signal. This approach is a lot like the limited-time event design commonly seen in indie games: the reward itself may not be dramatic, but it precisely nudges hesitant players into making a decision. IGN reports that, to coincide with the release of The Super Mario Galaxy movie, Nintendo has launched a Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 bundled Switch 2. This move is clearly not just about selling nostalgia, but about channeling the movie’s momentum directly into console sales.

This bundle is priced at $500, about 3,423 RMB, and is $20 cheaper than buying separately, or about 136.9 RMB less. Looking at the discount alone, honestly, it’s not especially aggressive, nowhere near the kind of deal that makes you want to jump in without thinking. But what makes it interesting is that, in the current hardware market, this $20 feels more like a price anchor, signaling that Nintendo has at least no immediate plans to raise the price of the Switch 2. Especially after Sony recently increased PS5 prices, players have become much more sensitive to fluctuations in console pricing.

That’s where you can see Nintendo’s ambitions here are anything but small. With underwhelming holiday-season sales and reduced Switch 2 production, it’s clear that natural demand alone has not been stable enough. Now, with The Super Mario Galaxy movie performing strongly at the box office, pushing a bundle on the back of that wave makes perfect sense—it’s like turning a movie ticket stub into a hardware coupon. For a console maker, this is smarter than a simple discount, because it’s not just selling games; it also wants to keep users inside its own ecosystem.

But unfortunately, this is not a sign that the “wait and see” crowd is guaranteed to win by holding off. The original article notes that Nintendo has already raised prices on some Switch 1 models in the U.S. since last year, and while the Switch 2 has not been repriced for now, the company has hinted that console, game, and NSO membership prices could all rise in the future. In other words, this current bundle feels more like a half-open door: the discount is modest, but it serves as a reminder that things may get more expensive later. In that sense, it feels a lot like the small launch discounts many indie games offer—shallow discounts, but carrying the message that early supporters are rewarded.

If you were already planning to get a Switch 2 and also happen to be interested in Super Mario Galaxy 1+2, then this bundle is worth considering. At the very least, it’s more convenient than buying separately, and better suited for getting in before prices potentially move upward. But if you’re just riding a wave of emotion stirred up by the movie, I’d actually suggest calming down first: saving $20 is not enough to solve the more fundamental question of whether you should buy a console at all. After all, no matter how good a bundle is at telling a story, it can’t replace genuine demand.

Looking at broader industry trends, the recent moves by Nintendo and Sony already say a lot: consoles are no longer the kind of product that just keeps getting cheaper over time, and price stability itself is starting to feel like a scarce luxury. For players, what’s really worth remembering in this news is not how much money was saved, but that the window may be narrowing. It’s not exactly an explosive surprise, but it is a very seasoned move—and very Nintendo.