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Though 'Black Friday' is still over a week away, some retailers are jumping in with early deals to get ahead of the year's most chaotic shopping day. There are some decent options kicking around to start this week, so we thought we'd give you an update in another 'Deals' article. We'll be posting our usual full Black Friday guides (for the 'real' shopping day bonanza) a little nearer the time, as usual.

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First up, Amazon is starting this week with its pre-Black Friday promotions, though it's slim pickings from a Nintendo point of view. Nevertheless, today's noteworthy deals are below.

Amazon US

Amazon UK

Some tastier deals, however, are to be found on Toys "R" Us, with some only going live on 13th November; hat tip to Nintendo's official Holiday deals site for the US examples. Toys "R" Us is also running a 'flash sale' on its UK equivalent site; whatever your country, it's worth taking a look.

Toys "R" Us (US)

20% off any 3DS Pokémon games (apart from Sun and Moon) until 19th November, a selection below:

There's also a big selection of Wii U and 3DS games that are part of a buy one get one 40% off deal. We've selected some high profile examples and others with further discounts, all part of this promotion; Nintendo Selects games are also in the deal. This offer is running until 19th November, and the headline links will take you to complete lists of the included games.

Wii U

3DS

Hardware - discounts until 19th November

amiibo - discounts until 19th November

Toys "R" US (UK)

In the UK there are a handful of options in a 'Flash Sale':

That's the lot for this round-up, hit us up in the comments with any further suggestions!