Nintendo Announces Mario Switch Bundle, Poké Ball 2DS XL

Yesterday, we got to watch the latest Nintendo Straight presentation and no 1 really knew what to expect. Nintendo'due south hardware focus right now is on the Switch and we've already had the 2DS XL launch earlier this twelvemonth, and so surely this Directly would be all about software, right? Actually no, there were 3 hardware announcements, admitting for existing platforms.

The biggest hardware announcement, and the one that will put even more pressure on Nintendo's production partners, was for a Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle. From October 27, Nintendo volition offer an Odyssey-themed bundle including a full game download copy of Super Mario Odyssey, a Switch including Mario Red Joy-Cons, and a Super Mario Odyssey carrying case for the Switch tablet. There'south no discussion on pricing even so.

For the 2DS Forty, there were bodily ii hardware announcements. Nintendo currently offers the 2DS XL in Blackness and Torquoise in the US, simply from October 6 yous'll besides exist able to get it in Orange and White. That'south a color combo other territories have had the pick of since launch.

The more than popular new 2DS XL model, withal, is sure to be the Poké Ball Edition. Nintendo is set to offer a version of the 2DS XL with a casing modeled on the expect of the unmistakable Poké Ball from Pokemon. Information technology won't arrive until November 3, though, and doesn't include any extras such equally a game or carry example, which is a missed opportunity in my stance. I won't be surprised if it costs more than the standard 2DS XL.

Away from hardware, Nintendo had a ton of software announcements to make. For 3DS/2DS, we tin can await frontwards to Kirby Battle Royale (January 2022), Layton'south Mystery Journeying: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (October vi), Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (bachelor now in the eShop), mini-game collection Mario Party: The Top 100 (November x), and three new RPGs from Atlus in early on 2022 including Brotherhood Live, Foreign Journeying Redux, and Radian Historia.

For Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 arrives on Dec 1, Fire Emblem Warriors: Special Edition arrives Oct 20, Skyrim launches November 17, Arcade Archive Mario Bros. launches September 27, and Bethesda is porting Doom and Wolfenstein II to Nintendo's platform. Adjacent year we can also look Dragon Quest Builders, Kirby Star Allies, and Project Octopath Traveler has been confirmed as a Switch sectional by Square Enix.

One final note on Xenoblade Chronicles two. If you programme on picking the game upward at launch, keep in mind Nintendo is set up to offering a special edition and a themed Pro Controller, both of which will be sold separately.