{"id":3364,"date":"2026-08-10T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/costcos-great-switch-2-console-bundle-includes-over-100-in-free-stuff\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:14:27","slug":"costcos-great-switch-2-console-bundle-includes-over-100-in-free-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/costcos-great-switch-2-console-bundle-includes-over-100-in-free-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco\u2019s great Switch 2 console bundle includes over $100 in free stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World.\" data-caption=\"Games look gorgeous on its 7.9-inch screen. | Photo: Brandt Ranj \/ The Verge\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo: Brandt Ranj \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Nintendo-Switch-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tGames look gorgeous on its 7.9-inch screen. | Photo: Brandt Ranj \/ The Verge\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of the Nintendo Switch 2 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/926606\/nintendo-switch-2-price-hikes-earnings-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">going up by $50 on September 1st, 2026<\/a>, resulting in a $499.99 price tag for just the console. We\u2019re just weeks away, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/p\/-\/nintendo-switch-2-nso-memory-card-bundle\/4000435562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> is offering a fantastic $499.99 bundle for its members that includes a <strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>, a 256GB microSD Express card (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Samsung-microSD-Express-Card-Nintendo-Switch\/dp\/B0F3VTCZK8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">usually $59<\/a>), and a one year subscription to Nintendo Switch Online\u2019s Expansion Pack tier, which <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/US\/en\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">normally costs $49.99 per year<\/a>. That\u2019s over $100 in value, and a great way to kickstart your Switch 2 experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>Nintendo Switch 2<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/switch2.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/p\/-\/nintendo-switch-2-nso-memory-card-bundle\/4000435562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strike>$558.98<\/strike> $499.99 at <strong>Costco (with NSO and 256GB memory card)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Switch 2 has 256GB of internal storage, so a microSD card is likely something you\u2019ll need eventually<strong> <\/strong>for storing more games without having to constantly manage your library. With first-party Nintendo games typically running between 10 and 25GB, and larger third-party games reaching 50GB, a 256GB card should store anywhere from 5-20 additional games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/online\/compare-memberships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch Online subscription<\/a> includes a variety of features like cloud saving, online play, plus classic NES, SNES, and Game Boy titles. The Expansion Pack adds games from the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, N64, and Virtual Boy, and includes features for modern games, notably the Switch 2 upgrade packs for <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild <\/em>and <em>Tears of the Kingdom.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/nintendo\/686603\/nintendo-switch-2-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our Nintendo Switch 2 review<\/a>.<\/h5>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games look gorgeous on its 7.9-inch screen. | Photo: Brandt Ranj \/ The Verge The cost of the Nintendo Switch [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}