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Xbox, Best Buy, Paramount Game Studios and GameMill are joining forces to give SpongeBob SquarePants fans a new way to game. Through Best Buy Drops on the Best Buy Mobile App, fans will have the exclusive opportunity bring home an Xbox Series X – Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Special Edition Bundle which includes a custom-designed console inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants himself, showing off his iconic smile, Krusty Krab uniform, and ecstatic arms.

Additionally, the bundle contains an Xbox Wireless Controller featuring SpongeBob and all of his favorite underwater friends, including Squidward, Gary, and Mr. Krabs, in a colorful collage of cartoon characters, as well as a digital download of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.

A limited supply of these bundles will be available for purchase at 8am PST on Thursday, March 7, 2024. The bundle will retail for $699 and is only available in the US. Download the Best Buy Mobile App, make sure you set a notification and act fast—once the drop goes live, it will only be obtainable while inventory remains.

 

[TheBomb]

So cute!

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Daneel Elijah]

699?!

 

[analog_future]

Who's buying a Series X for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2…?

A Series S bundle I could see, but this is a strange choice.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

xbox always thinking ahead.

 

[Del_X]

I was in until $699 jfc

 

[Imtjnotu]

 

[Larivel]

700$

 

[TheBomb]

I love it!

 

[//DEVIL//]

It's a nice collector item. But that price... Lol

They wanna charge 200$ extra for plastic paint lol

I know it will be sold out since it's very limited quantity. But that will give Sony the greenlight to go ahead with a stupid price of 700$ for the ps5 pro since they already announced a ps5 price cut this year is not happening or very unlikely

 

[rickybooby87]

That PS5 Pro price looking pretty good right about now.

 

[Magic Carpet]

That price has to be a misprint.

 

[Topher]

$700

 

[StereoVsn]

It's a nice collector item. But that price... Lol

They wanna charge 200$ extra for plastic paint lol

I know it will be sold out since it's very limited quantity. But that will give Sony the greenlight to go ahead with a stupid price of 700$ for the ps5 pro since they already announced a ps5 price cut this year is not happening or very unlikely

I don't know about sold out, it certainly could be since collectors can be dumb, but MS has been selling XSX for $400 or lower and $300 is a big upsell

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[nial]

Phil is beyond help at this point.

 

[tmlDan]

"stunning"? lol

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

 

[drganon]

It'll go great with this.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

New strategy, sell consoles made for giveaways for extra $$.

 

[Kilau]

So cute!

Adorable even.

 

[Draugoth]

Man, this looks really good.

Edit: $700 lol nvm wtf are they thinking?

 

[LQX]

The resale value on that controller will be insane.

 

[jm89]

WTF are xbox doing?

It's not even fun to dunk on them anymore, this is sad.

 

[Three]

Upcoming Thread title: "Would you pay $350 extra for a XSX"

Opens thread: "if it had a spongebob sticker on it."

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The few people who want a series x sure aren't buying it for spongebob but you go ms. I'm sure some will paint this as brilliant.

 

[cireza]

WTF at that price.

We are not getting nice special editions for ours consoles anymore, huh. How times have changed.

Why even do that when they made the effort of creating those skins like the Starfield one ? Couldn't they make a skin ?

 

[BobLeeSwagger]

Did Mr. Krabs decide that price?

 

[//DEVIL//]

I don't know about sold out, it certainly could be since collectors can be dumb, but MS has been selling XSX for $400 or lower and $300 is a big upsell

One look at the halo infinite limited edition should give you an idea.

It will be sold out no question about it

 

[Gaelyon]

So promo reduced prices bundles didn't sell well these Hollidays... Bingo ! make a special bundle way pricier ! I'm a genius !

 

[ChiefDada]

They continue to focus on the wrong things. It's beyond exhausting at this point.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

You could do much worse with console designs

 

[Kings Field]

I love the design but that price is laughable

 

[BobLeeSwagger]

You could do much worse with console designs

They clearly fucked up by not calling it a SpongeBox Series X

 

[adamsapple]

They should sell a skin for that, design is ace, price is too high.

 

[SJRB]

Proven timeless once again.

 

[Mr Moose]

That price and side view, ew.

 

[intbal]

I'll be honest, the Sarah Bond Era of Xbox is not my favorite.

 

[Krieger]

Commissioned by Patrick, designed by Squidward, priced by Mr. Krabs.

 

[AJUMP23]

Never wanted something less.

 

[LordCBH]

$699. Fucking lol.

 

[cash_longfellow]

$699 is a big old

 

[Dacvak]

$699…. That has to be a mistake, right?

 

[SmokedMeat]

That's pretty awesome and it was cool in the Xbox 360 days when…$700?!!! What the fuck?!

Are they on meth?

 

[jshackles]

Looks hideous, and it's insanely overpriced. Perfect recipe for these things to be worth thousands of dollars in about a decade.

Seriously, I wouldn't want that thing anywhere near my TV setup. Imagine looking at sponge bob every day. Also, only really works vertically.

This is just so wrong.

 

[analog_future]

Looks hideous, and it's insanely overpriced. Perfect recipe for these things to be worth thousands of dollars in about a decade.

Seriously, I wouldn't want that thing anywhere near my TV setup. Imagine looking at sponge bob every day. Also, only really works vertically.

This is just so wrong.

Yeah, I'd imagine if someone bought it and kept it unopened for a decade, they could make a nice profit on it.


Still not worth it to me though lol

 

[SEGAvangelist]

$700 is damn high. I wonder how limited this will be.

 

[Quantum253]

$700 is damn high. I wonder how limited this will be.

That's what the rare collector in me is thinking. On the surface it's ridiculous, but if it's in rare quantities in a couple of years it might be hitting 2-3k.

 

[graywolf323]

not sure which is dumber, Xbox doing this or the fact PlayStation didn't have a bundle for FFVII: Rebirth

…actually I'm pretty sure it's this Xbox, $700?