{
  "id": 3334659,
  "title": "Here's Your Last Chance to Get a Nintendo Switch 2 Console for $399.99 Before the September 1 Price Hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/heres-your-last-chance-to-get-a-nintendo-switch-2-console-for-399-99",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-deal-last-chance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Woot, a subsidiary of Amazon, is offering a last-minute deal on a refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 console for $399.99. This deal is available to buyers while stocks last, with Prime members enjoying free shipping and non-Prime users paying an extra $4.99 for delivery. The deal includes a 90-day warranty from Woot, guaranteeing minimal cosmetic damage and successful diagnostic testing, ensuring like-new functionality and removal of any personal data from the previous user. The unit comes with OEM accessories and is packaged in a generic white or brown box.\n\nNintendo announced that the Switch 2 console will increase in price from September 1, raising it from $449.99 to $499.99. In response, Woot is offering the console at the lower price before the increase takes effect. After the price hike, two new bundles will be available: the Mario Kart World bundle, which includes 3 months of Switch Online membership for $550, and the Switch Sports Resort Bundle, priced at $530 and also including 3 months of Switch Online.\n\nUpgrading to the Switch 2 from the original Switch provides several advantages. Several high-profile games have been released exclusively for the Switch 2, including Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Kirby Air Ride, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Pokemon Pokopia, and more. Additionally, major titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade have been ported to the Switch 2, making it a strong competitor to pricier handheld gaming PCs. The Switch 2's hardware is powerful enough to run these games with decent performance, a capability that wasn't possible on the original Switch.",
  "summary": "Save $100 off a refurbished Switch 2 console compared to the upcoming list price of $500.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Nintendo Announces First Switch 2 Bundles to Launch Following the Console's September Price Hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nintendo-announces-first-switch-2-bundles-to-launch-following-the",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:51:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Nintendo Officially Reveals New Switch 2 Bundles Ahead of Console Price Hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nintendo-officially-reveals-new-switch-2-bundles-ahead-of-console",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:46:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Nintendo announces two new Switch 2 bundles, set to arrive after price hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nintendo-announces-two-new-switch-2-bundles-set-to-arrive-after-price",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:47:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}