Who has the best Switch game deals so far?
While Best Buy is certainly in second place, it’s actually Woot offering the biggest Black Friday Nintendo Switch game deals right now. The Amazon-owned discount site has been flying high on rare discounts across new releases and heavier savings on some more classic titles. While I’d recommend shopping between the two sites to make sure you’re getting the best price possible, Woot’s selection is larger and much more varied than Best Buy’s today. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Hyrule Warriors are all wins for Woot, but Best Buy has the classics in Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Odyssey at record-low rates.
Which Nintendo Switch should you buy?
If you’re going ahead with your Nintendo Switch purchase this holiday season, it’s worth looking at your options. At the cheapest end of the scale we have the Switch Lite, a handheld-only device with a smaller, lower quality screen. This device isn’t to be slept on, though. If you don’t need to dock your console and you want to spend as little as possible, it’s still an excellent way to play through Ninty’s catalog for less. It’s also great for kids as the all-in-one design makes it a lot more durable and the smaller size is easier for little hands.
Then we get to the two main devices. It’s important to remember that the standard Nintendo Switch packs the exact same internal power as the OLED model. The only differences between the two are the slightly larger display, made with an OLED panel for better contrast and more vivid colors, a wider kickstand, and more internal storage. The battery life can also eek out a little further in the OLED model due to that more efficient display technology.
Which should you buy? In my mind, this answer is simple.
If you plan on mostly playing in docked mode, I’d get the original standard edition. You won’t be using that OLED display and the performance between both models is identical when hooked up to a TV.
If you plan on mostly playing in handheld mode, you’ll want that OLED screen. It’s a real upgrade from the original device (I swapped mine out at launch and it was well worth it), making games pop brighter on a larger display.
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Should you buy a Nintendo Switch this Black Friday?
We’ll start off with the basics – should you buy a new Nintendo Switch console this Black Friday? It sounds like a simple question – do you want to play Ninty’s exclusive games? Do you want the hybrid handheld / docked experience? But there’s a new face looming in the crowd. The Nintendo Switch 2 will likely hit the shelves next year, with current announcement rumors pitting March as the first month we’ll hear about the next console. It’s also now confirmed to be backwards compatible – so all the Black Friday Nintendo Switch game deals available today will be fully playable on the new system.
The Switch 2, however, is likely to be considerably more expensive than today’s consoles – especially when you factor Black Friday bundles into the equation. The next device is currently rumored to land at somewhere between $400 and $500 – a leap from the standard edition’s $299 MSRP. If you’re not fussed about the faster processing and visual jump we’ll hopefully see from the new model, I’d still recommend jumping in on this year’s offers. The Nintendo Switch has never been cheaper, and its bundles have never been more valuable. Now’s the best time to dive into this catalog.
However, if you’re looking to upgrade from Switch Lite I’d recommend holding off. You’ve already got a way to play the latest games, and that cash is going to be put to better use when heading towards a console with a bigger upgrade.