Looking at getting our son a switch this Christmas and was looking to see if they had any deals coming up. Saw the Mario Kart bundle that caught my interest.

While searching I found this article regarding two versions of the switch - one that had a lower battery life and a newer version with a longer battery life. Apparently the Mario Kart bundle has the version with the lesser battery life.

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Just a FYI in case anyone else is switch shopping

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Posted by Henry Jones Jr

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 10:29 am to jmorr34

I would recommend getting the normal switch model. It's a little more but you get the same portability with way more features.

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Posted by jmorr34

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 10:42 am to Henry Jones Jr

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I would recommend getting the normal switch model. It's a little more but you get the same portability with way more features.

Yeah I am looking at the normal switch model (not the lite). This was in reference to two different models of the normal switch. HAC-001 with a battery life of 2.5-6.5 hours and HAC-001(-1) with a battery life of 4.5 to 9 hours. The bundle looks to include the HAC-001 model.

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Posted by sicboy

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 10:56 am to Henry Jones Jr

quote:
same portability with way more features.

Is the one with longer battery lacking features?

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Posted by DMC86X

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 11:12 am to sicboy

I think he may be confused and thinking of the switch lite.

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Posted by VoxDawg

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:06 pm to DMC86X

I don't believe so. IIRC, there was a hardware refresh for the full-size Switch, and some of the bundle packages had the older hardware set with the lesser battery.

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Posted by adp

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Posted on 11/25/19 at 7:01 pm to Henry Jones Jr

Well they are different. If you plan on using it as a handheld and nothing else, I would say get the lite.

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Posted by Byron Bojangles III

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:29 pm to jmorr34

I got the bundle with mk downloaded it and returned it for the one with better battery life. They took it back no questions asked and I got to keep mk because it's linked to my account

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