Key Takeaways
- Nintendo has revealed which Switch games will be discounted for Black Friday this year.
- Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are among the titles that will be heavily discounted.
- Some of its deals are live now, including a Hyrule Edition Switch Lite bundle that gets you 12 months of the NSO Expansion Pacl for no additional cost.
Don’t panic, it’s not Black Friday yet, nor has Nintendo cut the price of some of its most popular Switch games more than two weeks ahead of time. It has merely revealed which of its games, along with some of its hardware, will be discounted for the biggest sale event of the year, and there are some big titles among those that will be available for less at various retailers.
Nintendo has been notoriously stingy when it comes to selling its biggest games for less during the Switch era because, simply put, it doesn’t need to. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been consistently among the top ten best-selling games for its entire seven-year run, and it’s one of 21 Switch titles to have surpassed ten million copies sold. However, between the Switch era nearing its end and Black Friday, Nintendo appears more willing to let go of some of its bigger games for less this holiday season.
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Topping the bill when it comes to what will be on offer on Switch this Black Friday is The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom. Link’s latest adventure – that’s technically correct since Echoes Of Wisdom is a Zelda adventure, don’t @ me – is still the only $70 first party Switch game. That industry standard price will be knocked down to $49.99 across multiple major retailers during Black Friday weekend.
Nintendo Has Revealed What Switch Games Will Be On Sale For Black Friday
Tears Of The Kingdom For $50 Is A Steal
Since every other first party Switch game is cheaper when full price, it only makes sense that the prices of other games joining Tears of the Kingdom in Nintendo’s Black Friday sale be even less. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a game that doesn’t need a price cut to give it a sales boost, will be $39.99. Kirby and The Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4, and Super Mario Maker 2 will be among the games joining it at that price point. All games that should be a part of every Switch library, and later this month, you’ll be able to make that happen for less.
Even though I began all this by telling you not to panic, if you’re after savings on Switch hardware rather than Switch games, then you might want to panic just a little bit. Nintendo isn’t waiting until Black Friday to pass on savings on its consoles, particularly its still very new Hyrule Edition Switch Lite. While the latest edition of the handheld-only console isn’t technically on sale, it currently comes bundled with 12 months of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack which is $39.99 when bought separately.
Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition with Bonus Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
The latest, and potentially last, special edition of the Switch is the golden Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite. For a limited time, the handheld-only console comes with 12 months of the NSO Expansion Pack at no additional cost.