Exclusive Fortnite skin coming with Nintendo Switch Double Helix bundle

Calum Patterson

Nintendo have just announced that an exclusive Fortnite skin plus 1,000 V-Bucks will be part of a new Nintendo Switch bundle.

The bundle, revealed on September 18, will include a Nintendo Switch, Joy-Con controllers, a controller grip, Fortnite ‘Double Helix’ skin and 1,000 V-Bucks will release on October 5.

The Double Helix isn’t just a skin either, as it will also include an item of back bling, a glider and a pick axe – all exclusive to this Nintendo bundle.

The popular battle royale game launched on the Switch back in June 2018, completing the lineup of devices which Fortnite can be played on – pretty much everything at this point.

There was no exclusive items for Nintendo Switch when Fortnite first launched on the device, but that will change on October 5.

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Developers Epic Games have shown in the past that they are not afraid of locking skins behind exclusive partnerships with device makers. The launch on Android was part of a deal with Samsung, and included a ‘Galaxy’ skin only available to Samsung Galaxy customers.

PlayStation 4 users have also been blessed with numerous exclusive items, thanks to Epic’s deal with Sony, giving PS Plus users more skins and bundles than their Xbox counterparts.