Nintendo Is Launching A Super Mario Bros. Wonder And Pikmin 4 Double Pack

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Despite 2023 likely being the last full year before the Nintendo Switch is replaced, there's a strong argument to be made that the console is having its best year yet. Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder will go down as two of the biggest games in series that have both been around for more than 35 years, and that really is just the tip of the iceberg. There's also more to come from Nintendo before the end of 2023, including a double pack that includes copies of Mario Wonder and Pikmin 4.

Reported by NintendoSoup, and currently listed for sale on Yobodashi, the double pack will include both hit games and also come with original stickers. It will presumably have some unique box art too, but that hasn't been shown off just yet. As you may well have pieced together for yourselves by this point, there is some bad news. The double pack is currently only listed for sale in Japan, and as of right now, there's no indication it will be available anywhere else.

If the double pack does end up being sold in the US, you can probably expect it to be a little bit more expensive than it is in Japan. Mario Wonder alone is $60 so my guess is the double pack will be at least $100.

Retailing for 12,490 yen - which is less than $84 so an incredibly good price considering the two games in the bundle - Yobodashi has the double pack shipping on December 6. The perfect holiday gift for the Switch owner in your life who has games to catch up on in what has been a very busy year. There's still hope the double pack will be released elsewhere, but my guess is the pack has been put together for Japan specifically due to Pikmin 4's popularity there.

Nintendo has confirmed Pikmin 4 is now the best-selling installment in the series, and it