You Might Want To Put The Brakes On Nintendo's Black Friday Switch + Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle

I wasn't sold on it either way. Mainly because the game is included as a digital-only game with this bundle.

@NSega64 Digital-only is how it's gonna be in 5-10 years, might as well get used to it.

Honestly not going to get it cuz I have a switch. Now I hope games like crash, a hat in time, final fantasy go on sale.

Several comments in yesterday's article pointed this out, but I suppose a new headline is better to highlight this for any who might have missed that info.

Oh well. Back to keeping an eye out on Switch deals.

[Insert irrational rage comment here - because it's the internet]

@Tyranexx sorry man. Hope you find one

@PickledKong64 Thanks! I had suspicions on this particular bundle. Turns out I was correct.

@QueenKittenWrite I'm not going to get used to it

Note this is also the version which you can jailbreak...

Doesn't everyone already own MK8 by now? lol

@QueenKittenWrite yeah might as well get used to not owning your games at all 😜

(typical comment about how I choose to visit a Nintendo website every day to complain about the fact that there's not amazing groundbreaking news each time I check)

Being the older model barely makes it a "bargain" though, as older models of the Switch are sold discounted already from what I've seen. Feels kind of underhanded overall.

@Klunk23 I swear in Canada they just to sell unknowing people the old one at full price. Only if you mention you want a red box does one get one.

@QueenKittenWrite I doubt it.

@Justifier

Good point Haha!

It's been a long day!

Old or new. A switch is a switch. It plays the same games. The new one has improved battery efficiency for longer portable play

I already have the older model, and I sometimes wish I had waited just a few more months before getting it. I doubt I'd get an inferior model if I knew when the better one was coming out.
Although I did get an Xbox One S when the X model was out because I didn't want to spend $500 on a console. That might have been a big mistake since many of the games I've played that were enhanced for X have noticeable input lag on S.

Feels underhanded, but can't blame them as they've still got a fair few older Switch models to shift out.

@QueenKittenWrite Digital-only I can tolerate, when we get to streaming is when I quit playing new games. Vidya streaming can burn in... heck.

@NSega64 Exactly. We shouldn't have to get used to it.

I've been using this model since late 2017, but I got mine for £200 brand new even back then. Certainly worth that price.

This was pointed out by many NL readers in yesterday’s original article highlighting the deal...

@QueenKittenWrite Ya I highly doubt it because i'm pretty sure there are still a lot of people who prefer physical. Plus it takes up more space on a digital game than actually having it. Plus with movies and music there still making Physical with them still because people want something to own not something to have unless you lose your account or something.

Not a bad price but I feel like some of these early switch games are overpriced at $60. Where are the Nintendo selects this gen?

I say "So what" who cares which model it is.

@Whalehome they're making way to much to lower mk8

@mist nope, but they will after Black Friday 😂

2 and a half years after the console comes out, you have the console at the same price with a 5 year old game thrown in for Black Friday. Yea that’s some great value.

It makes sense. Black Friday is ideal to shift all the OGs out the door in mass quantities.

I was in a toy shop yesterday I saw the old model and new model for sale at the same price. Felt sorry for those who don't know the difference (I.e. most of the general public)

I might buy a couple just because we all know that the value of the OG models will inflate on the eBay market places once they are no longer in stock due to it's open backdoor. 😉

Nintendo doing them dirty

So, about two weeks ago the verdict was that the revised Switch was a totally useless upgrade because who cares about a little extra battery juice? Now the verdict is that this is a totally useless sale because it doesn't have the revised Switch.

@JasmineDragon It's the hate bandwagon seeping over from Pokemon. It is rather sickening. IDK what has happened to this site...

@QueenKittenWrite
Its not going to happen in 10 + years. Sony has already confirmed the PS5 has physical media and MS as well is still going to have physical media.

@QueenKittenWrite no it won't. There will always be physical. Sorry to burst your bubble.

@Zidentia It won't even happen after that. Many digital freaks are starting to see the downside as servers are being shut down for games they purchased before.

@QueenKittenWrite I highly doubt that.
What @Zidentia said is correct.

@QueenKittenWrite Just because it will, doesn't make it good.

My entire family wants it, but unless I missed it, the only deal for mario kart 8 deluxe is in the bundle :/

@Heavyarms55 For real, it gets more and more toxic. I don't frequent a lot of gaming forums, so I don't know if it's just NL or if the whole gaming sphere has gotten increasingly shrill.

@Tyranexx Gotta wait for that Switch pro !!

@nmanifold Some unscrupulous people might prefer the older model.

@SMEXIZELDAMAN I think my Switch purchase will slide into December at this point, but I'm about outta patience lol. Must. Join. The. Legion. Of. Switching!

Digital version of the game is worthless too.

@JasmineDragon So, about two weeks ago the verdict was that the revised Switch was a totally useless upgrade because who cares about a little extra battery juice? Now the verdict is that this is a totally useless sale because it doesn't have the revised Switch.

Crazy how different people have different opinions. So, how long have you been free of the Borg Collective? Are you having trouble adjusting to people not thinking like a hive mind?

Lol i guess many people here arent PC gamers where digital only has been in place for about a decade now

@N64-ROX you can’t JB this revision and hopefully never can.

I figured they’d have to use all the oldies in a holiday deal of some sort. And I’d prefer they sell them to people who want them rather than trashing them and creating a bunch of e waste.

But they should have priced them to SELL. A $200 Switch as door buster - no game in this example - even clearly advertised as the older model, would be a hot ticket item that everyone would go out looking for.

And if there’s only enough to put a few in each store even better. Make a bundle of the CURRENT model with a game everyone wants. Sell IT for $299. Then all those people who went in wanting “the $200 Switch” can be sold on the fact that “this bundle comes with a $60 game and double the battery life. Which is totally worth the $40 difference”.

That’s what I would tell people if I worked at GameStop or BB even with the theoretical $200 old model sitting there. Some people would appreciate the tip and spend the extra. The people trying to spend the least $$ would still get the old one.

Nintendo would offload old inventory to people who accepted the tradeoff while creating buzz about the switch during its third holiday season. And everyone ends up happy... Even the people who really wanted to spend $200 but missed out could get the Mini.

@JasmineDragon To a degree, it's the internet in general. I abandoned social media over a year ago for that reason. Part of the reason I came to like this site so much was because it was so much more pleasant than other sites I used to frequent.

But lately that's just gone. But there are still a good few decent people on the site. It's just that there's a lot of poison floating around right now.

Still a good option for people only planning to use it in docked mode. I seldom take my original model out of the house and have never gone below 50% battery.

Mine is the ‘old’ version and it’s totally great

Already have the "old" edition.
Albeit the pokemon one.

@Crono1973 I'll let you know the second I see some evidence of that happening. Thanks for your concern.

@QueenKittenWrite I hope not, or I for one will just stop playing games. I like having the physical media. It gives me the ability to collect or sell the game when I'm done with it.

@X68000 ok, I'll take the bait. As a consumer, why would you wish for your console to be uncrackable? You want to have less options for what you can do with your machine?
Disclosure: I have a launch Switch and I've never been game enough to crack it. But why would I wish it to be impossible for anyone else?

Caveat emptor. Nintendo isn't a charity.

I got mine last Christmas, I'm still enjoying it, & will continue to do so.

With the exception of a carrying case, the console has a limitation to portability. Since unlike a phone, or many handhelds from over the years, I can't carry this expensive item on my person, I just don't take it with me. The risk of it getting stolen, or damaged is too great

@N64-ROX

Because thousands of kids will try it and manage to brick their system and their parents will run into the store, screaming bloody murder, while demanding an exchange for a new unit.