Previous console generations usually go down in price when a new-gen comes around – not so the Nintendo Switch

Mario Kart World was available as part of hardware bundles, but Nintendo ‘s figures suggest that a number of players bought the standalone Switch 2 console and bought Mario Kart World separately, bringing the game’s total attach rate to 96.7%.

Nintendo quietly raised the price of almost every piece of gaming hardware and accessory it sells over the weekend, with the Switch 2 itself being one of the few exceptions. Some experts believe it’s only a matter of time before the Mario Kart World machine gets more expensive too,