Uh oh, prepare your wallets, the festive season is almost upon us. A genuinely lovely time of the year that's always very efficient at emptying bank accounts; naturally Nintendo is hoping you'll throw some of your holiday money its way.
Every year Nintendo of America puts together a holiday website to point fans towards goodies they can buy, and this year's effort is actually quite impressive. Probably reflecting a bit more confidence courtesy of Switch buzz and the 3DS having hits of its own, the site goes big with various categories pointing to both the systems and their games; there is an entry for the SNES Classic Edition, too, if more stock comes around.
Beyond plugging lots of familiar games, a couple of nice touches are categories for 'Toys & more' along with 'Fun on a budget', catering to those watching every cent or looking for something a bit different.
All of the links on this official site relate to the North American market, but anyone else looking for ideas can check it out as well.
Will you be buying a lot of Nintendo gifts (or hoping to receive them) in the Holiday season?
[source happyholidays.nintendo.com]
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Money is the best gift for me :3
All I want for Christmas is a Virtual Boy.
Please, Santa or Judah Maccabee, bring me –– Super Beat Sports, Floor Kids, and a yet-unannounced Rhythm Heaven sequel
I’m hoping to get a Switch for my family so will need games for that. Already got one, Pokken Tournament DX and another preordered XC2. So will be checking this out for sure.
Doom releases 10 th of November
Nintendo will be receiving many a gift from me this holiday season.
My wallet needs a violin... and a 50-piece orchestra to convey its impending destitution.
@JHDK Nah, forget the Virtual Boy. We all need a power glove for the Switch.
There will be a few Switch & 3DS games on the Christmas wishlist.
Christ, I was quickly running through the news and read that thumbnail as "Holiday Git Gud"
...well, what can I say, that'd be pretty spot on, actually.
Please.... price cut for Nintendo Switch any bundles....
I will buy Switch on December 2017...
My wallet isn't ready.
I might be getting a game for the Switch if there are any any decent ones out, this Christmas.
Nintendo will probably have the best holiday rush in years due to the lineup
Nobody's gonna point out the inkling girl and Link shooting Mario in the back?
I don't really need a website because I know what I would like to buy...I'm just lacking the money to buy it with...
I'm planning on buying a Switch by the end of the year if I'm able to juggle finding a job and school at the same time. Oh and deciding what I want to do with my life..yay.
@RupeeClock I didn't even notice that! It must be because Odyssey is getting all of the attention now
@Anti-Matter you don't have one already? The way you talk about the switch I thought for sure you did! You are in for a treat my friend. The selection of games is starting to get to be too much to play! Are you interested in Xenoblade 2?
@Robohock
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is in my shopping list.
Probably I will buy on early January 2018 (After I spent my money for Nintendo Switch on December 2017)
Right now, I have collected 8 Switch games. They are :
1. Zelda Breath of the Wild
2. Super Bomberman R
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4. LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER
5. Puyo Puyo Tetris
6. ARMS
7. Pokken Tournament DX
8. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Waiting for Poi: Explorer Edition & Super Mario Odyssey for early November 2017.
The fact that there's a category called 'run & fun' is absolutly adorable
@Anti-Matter Even though I already own a Switch and the games they are bundled with, they really should cut the price $20. The whole point of bundles is you save money, but that's not the case with those, especially because they just give you a download code. The only reason to buy one is....those green and pink exclusive (in NA) Joy-cons...
Also why have you spent so much money on games you haven't played? The amount you spent has to be over $400 worth, so why wouldn't you just get a Switch and one or two games to enjoy?
@BezBot
I still have to save my money while buying Switch games at the same time.
I live in Indonesia, unlike USA / Japan / Europe that has Official Stores, in Indonesia if you buy late , you will miss the chance to get your games easily because the supplier of game shop owner that usually provide the games for my local game stores oftenly struggle to find any old titles if I tend to buy the games late.
So, buy early get easily, buy late you will miss it. That's why I buy the games first quickly before someone buy my games before I realized. But, sometimes I can buy certain games late because somehow, I can predict which games that probably still can be founded easily despite of not buy those titles at first launch.
And one reason again I bought the system late, I still wait for White Nintendo Switch at launch if Nintendo has ever released it officialy. But if the White bundles still hasn't released until December 2017 (After Black Friday 2017) , my plan A is buy the Neon Red-Blue bundle + Extra Neon Blue-Red Joy Cons to make it Double Neon Blue Joy Cons attached on Nintendo Switch body. If I have a chance, I can buy the White Switch shell replacement case from Amazon.com to replace my Black backside cover with White color one.
But right now, i'm fine with my plan A strategy to get Nintendo Switch.
And, pssst.... don't tell to my family members (my Mom, my siblings, my Auntie) if I buy Nintendo Switch system + games secretly because I want to surprise them once I can manage to buy Nintendo Switch. And also, I bought some ps4 games secretly without their notifications, still waiting for April 2018 to get enough budget to buy my own Slim White ps4 to play Portal Knights, The Sims 4 & other ps4 games that I bought secretly because right now, I borrow my local game shop owner's PS4 to play my ps4 games everytime I visit his shop ( He has his ps4 displayed on his shop and connected with his 43' LED TV, so anyone can test ps4 games before buy it or anyone can borrow his ps4 to play ps4 games wether from his collections or from my / their collections )
Good site, really looks like Nintendo is thriving, which is great to see. That and I'm a sucker for Christmas too, so, love it!
Also, did we know about pricing of Skyrim yet? It appears to be 60 dollars. I was hoping Skyrim and Doom we're gonna be a little bit cheaper (something like 45, or more realistically, 50)...
At the very least, I’ll get XC2 this Holiday season. If the wallet can support it, I may get Mario + Rabbids.
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