This Trick Drops a Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle to About $400

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Nintendo hardware almost never gets marked down at the register, so the best discounts tend to arrive through the side door. This Switch 2 bundle is a clean example: rather than cutting the sticker price on the console, it stacks discounted Nintendo eGift cards to bring a console-plus-game bundle down to $399.90 before tax. The catch is that it takes a few steps, carries a per-account limit, and lands a little higher once tax enters the picture.

Here’s what you’ll need to know to cash in on this offer:

How to Get a Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle for $400 via Sam’s Club

This Switch 2 bundle is open to Sam’s Club members. You buy five of the $100 Nintendo eGift card multipacks (each one a five-pack of $20 cards, delivered by email) at $79.98 apiece, which gives you $500 in Nintendo credit for $399.90 total. Redeem all $500 to your Nintendo account, then add the Nintendo Switch 2 Console plus Choose Your Game Bundle to your cart at Nintendo.com for $499.99 and let your balance cover it. Shipping is free, and the bundle lets you pick one game from Pokémon Pokopia, Mario Kart World, or Donkey Kong Bananza.

A few limits are worth noting before you start. Sam’s caps this at five multipacks per account, so if you were hoping to load up on extra credit you would need a second membership, as original poster Eragorn pointed out. Nintendo also caps total gift card credit on an account at $800, which matters only if you already have a balance loaded. Not a member? A Club membership runs $60 a year and a Plus membership runs $120 a year, so factor that in if you are joining just for this.

On the savings math, the 20 percent gift card discount knocks roughly $100 off the $500 balance, but the tax on the $499.99 bundle is paid out of pocket rather than from your credit. As Eragorn worked out in the thread, that puts the all-in cost at around $440 depending on your local tax rate, which is still a meaningful cut on a console that Nintendo holds firm on.

This deal has earned a score of +354 with 120 comments and more than 83,000 views. Community member 3supes suggested buying a bit more eShop credit than the console costs, since the leftover balance covers the tax and leaves $50 to $70 for future eShop purchases.

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