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Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour ‘Overview’ trailer (www.gematsu.com)
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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I think we may be thinking of different concepts. I was thinking this conversation was more about having a game that's free with all console purchases, such as Astro's Playroom for the PS5 and Wii Sports for the majority of the Wii's life, which is a bit different from a console/game bundle.

That page may need updating too, because Nintendo still does game bundles. They did several for the Switch, like this Smash Bros edition one a friend of mine got which came with the game, or the Mario Kart bundle they're making available at launch for the Switch 2. But these are basically limited run specials, and usually you're still paying some certain amount extra for the game versus a standalone console purchase.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Even the basic, original release package of the consoles came with something. NES had Mario Bros. SNES had Super Mario World. N64 had Mario 64. GameCube had Mario Sunshine, and later on Animal Crossing.

[–] tk@mastodon.green 2 points 5 days ago

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No. The difference is that these are bundles with a game (or more) at a reduced price, and you were able to buy a console sans any games.

Look at your source again -- the bundles have names such as Deluxe and Premium. In the case of GC, none of the games on the list were out at the point of the console's release.