Mario Red Switch OLED Preorders Are Live At Best Buy
The Mario Red Edition Switch OLED arrives on October 6, two weeks ahead of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
By Jon Bitner on
Nintendo Switch OLED — Mario Red Edition
$350
Following a leak, Nintendo officially announced a new Super Mario-themed Switch OLED during the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct. Featuring a red design and the specs of the premium Switch OLED, the device will launch on October 6 ahead of the arrival of Super Mario Bros. Wonder--and preorders are now open at Best Buy and GameStop--though GameStop's preorders are only available for PowerUp Rewards Pro members.
The Mario Red Edition Switch OLED features the iconic shade of red synonymous with Super Mario. If it looks familiar at first glance, that's because Nintendo released a similar Mario Red standard Switch in 2021. However, the Switch OLED iteration includes a few neat Mario Easter eggs. There's a Mario silhouette on the lower-back corner corner of the dock as well as rows of coins under the dock's back cover. The big draw is its ultra-red design. From the dock to the Joy-Con to the Switch itself, the vast majority of this new Switch OLED variation is covered in red.
Other special-edition Switch OLED consoles, such as the Tears of the Kingdom edition, cost $360, but Nintendo is selling the Mario Red model for the regular $350 price.
The Mario Red Edition Switch OLED features a seven-inch OLED screen, enhanced audio, 64GB internal storage, and everything else you need to get gaming--including the dock, Joy-Con, Joy-Con grip, and HDMI cable.
Fans of the mustachioed plumber can get the red console just in time for Mario's latest platforming adventure. Super Mario Bros. Wonder launches October 20, and Nintendo showed off more than 10 minutes of gameplay alongside the
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