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Forums - Sales - Mario Kart World bundle makes up over 70% of Switch 2 preorders in some regions

Jumpin on 14 April 2025
Zippy6 said:
Wman1996 said:

Nintendo charged $80 for the game so more people would buy the $500 Switch 2 bundle. 

People keep saying this and I don't get it at all lol.

The people buying the bundle want Mario Kart. If Mario Kart was $70 separately they'd still be going for the bundle lol.

This is true on paper, but never under-estimate the motivational effect of price anchoring.

Even people who don't really want Mario Kart will be motivated to buy the bundle because of the value added.



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KLXVER on 14 April 2025

Its gonna be more expensive, but I need the physical copy.



CaptainExplosion on 14 April 2025
Zippy6 said:

Mario Kart is the game almost everyone is going to want so it's no surprise.

Which makes it a shame that it's a limited bundle that's going to end. I think it's going to be almost impossible to find stock of it closer to launch.

Then hopefully it's in abundance by this Holiday season.



Cobretti2 on 14 April 2025

It would probably be higher if it wasn't a digital code only. I skipped it as I want the physical game.



 

 

Zippy6 on 15 April 2025
CaptainExplosion said:
Zippy6 said:

Mario Kart is the game almost everyone is going to want so it's no surprise.

Which makes it a shame that it's a limited bundle that's going to end. I think it's going to be almost impossible to find stock of it closer to launch.

Then hopefully it's in abundance by this Holiday season.

The bundle is not being produced after this Fall so idk how much stock there'll be this holiday. It depends when in fall they stop making them.

Switch 2 will be completely sold out this year and the mario kart bundle will be the one everyone is trying to get so I don't think it will be easy.

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CaptainExplosion on 15 April 2025
Zippy6 said:
CaptainExplosion said:

Then hopefully it's in abundance by this Holiday season.

The bundle is not being produced after this Fall so idk how much stock there'll be this holiday. It depends when in fall they stop making them.

Switch 2 will be completely sold out this year and the mario kart bundle will be the one everyone is trying to get so I don't think it will be easy.

Part of me hopes it sells out this year so that at least we get more Switch 2s in the future.



Mar1217 on 16 April 2025
KLXVER said:

Its gonna be more expensive, but I need the physical copy.

I've got the money so it's my option as well. Not giving up my physical right for the game just because of the 30$ price difference.



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BasilZero on 16 April 2025

Hoping to snag one when the pre-orders come online.


Hopefully the price doesnt change.



CaptainExplosion on 17 April 2025
Mar1217 said:
KLXVER said:

Its gonna be more expensive, but I need the physical copy.

I've got the money so it's my option as well. Not giving up my physical right for the game just because of the 30$ price difference.

If it's a digital copy bundled with the system then it should be $50 off. Especially after the latest Direct that showed practically nothing new.



The_Liquid_Laser on 17 April 2025
Jumpin said:
Zippy6 said:

People keep saying this and I don't get it at all lol.

The people buying the bundle want Mario Kart. If Mario Kart was $70 separately they'd still be going for the bundle lol.

This is true on paper, but never under-estimate the motivational effect of price anchoring.

Even people who don't really want Mario Kart will be motivated to buy the bundle because of the value added.

Price anchoring is a fact, but it is only half the answer.  The other half is to get more people to use digital.  They don't want a bunch of physical copies of Mario Kart World out there.  I also think they are just trying to up the digital ratio in general.



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