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Nintendo Switch in stock on Cyber Monday: Check Mario Kart bundle at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart

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This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

Hoping to pick up the Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Bundle on Cyber Monday? The bad news is that it’s tough to find in stock at its normal retail price of $299. The good news: It’s not impossible. We know, because at least one person at CNET was able to snag it at Amazon in the past few days and we also saw it in stock at Walmart — yes, only briefly — on Sunday morning. It’s out of stock everywhere early on Cyber Monday morning but we’re keeping track of inventory and will be updating as more stock arrives. 

For starters, let’s talk about what you get in the box with the new $299 Switch Mario Kart bundle:

In

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Nintendo Switch restock for Cyber Monday: Check Mario Kart inventory at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart

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This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

The bad news: As Cyber Monday approaches, the new Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle is very tough to find in stock at its normal retail price of $299. The good news: It’s not impossible. We know, because at least one person at CNET was able to snag it at Amazon in the past few days, and we also saw it in stock at Walmart — yes, only briefly — on Sunday morning, but it may be coming back soon for Cyber Monday. We’re keeping track of inventory and here’s how to find it.

For starters, let’s talk about what you get in the box with the new $299 Switch Mario Kart bundle:

In other words, you’re getting the same great

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Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Black Friday bundle in stock? Check inventory at Walmart, Amazon and Best Buy

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This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

Update, 7:02 p.m. PT: Well, that went as expected. The Switch bundle at Walmart sold out in less than a minute. But you can check the links here to see it’s in stock at major vendors. The earlier story continues below.

Here we go: The new Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle has only been available since last Sunday, but it’s already as difficult to get as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. But Walmart is swooping in to the rescue: Walmart is pledging an online “availability window” for this bundle today, Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET). That’s the same time Walmart’s big Black Friday sale officially kicks off, and two hours before its next PS5

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Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle for Black Friday? Check restock options at Walmart, Best Buy and more

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This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

Let me guess: You knew the new Xbox Series X and PS5 were all but impossible to find this year, so you decided to opt for a Nintendo Switch instead. “It came out in 2017 — it’s old news by now,” you thought. Well, we’re sorry to say the Switch is also playing hard to get this holiday season. Despite pandemic-starved inventory channels being replenished in the late summer, the Switch remained tough to get through the fall. And now, thanks to the debut of a special new Black Friday Switch bundle, the one you want will be especially difficult to obtain.

Here’s what you get in the box with the new $299 Switch bundle:

In other words, you’re getting

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The Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Black Friday bundle hits Best Buy, Amazon and Target on Sunday

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This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

No, the Xbox Series X and PS5 aren’t the only must-have videogame consoles of 2020. It may be three years old, but the Nintendo Switch is still at the top of many people’s holiday wish list. Since late summer, pandemic-starved inventory channels have been replenished, and the Switch remains difficult but not impossible to get. But that may change soon: Starting Sunday, Nov. 22, a special Black Friday Switch bundle will hit major retailers. Here’s what you get in the box for $300:

In other words, you’re getting the same great hardware that can connect to a TV or be played in your hands, with some free games thrown in. So even if you’re brand-new to the Switch,

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The creators of Mario Kart Live predict the future of gaming

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Telepresence is already here. It just looks like a Mario Kart.


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Nintendo’s Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a fascinating little toy. Not the first of its kind, but for its performance and price it’s one of the best. In a way it’s a robot, or or an advanced connected peripheral, that can interact with invisible video game obstacles. It can make me feel like I’m a tiny person shrunk down into another space, exploring it in detail I wouldn’t otherwise pick up. It blends augmented reality and the real world at high speeds.

Robotic toys were a big thing a few years ago, and then they faded a bit. Anki Cozmo, all the WowWee creatures, all the Sphero Star Wars droids and cars. Some died, some remain. But those were mostly RC vehicles. What Mario Kart makes me think of is telepresence.

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