Nintendo of America has shared details of its upcoming Black Friday deals for the Nintendo Switch, and some of these sound very tempting indeed.
Starting on 22nd November, five days ahead of the big day itself, you'll be able to get your hands on a Nintendo Switch with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a three-month online subscription for the console's usual retail price of $299.99. Essentially, then, you'll be able to jump online with the console's best-selling game at no additional cost.
At the same time, you'll be able to benefit from $20 discounts on top Nintendo games like Super Mario Maker 2, Luigi’s Mansion 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Mario Tennis Aces, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Splatoon 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. These will all be available for $39.99.
Some games will go even cheaper; Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! will be available for just $29.99 each – a saving of 50% – and Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition will be available at a discounted Black Friday suggested retail price of $19.99.
We'll make sure to share any top Nintendo Black Friday deals we spot nearer the time, so keep checking back to see our full round-ups. All the deals mentioned here will appear at select retailers from 22nd November.
Do any of these offers have you feeling tempted? Let us know in the comments.
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All I hope for this year is The Last Remnant to finally go on sale been waiting all this time
Wow, If I go get Fire Emblem in a few weeks I would be able to get it for real cheep!
I don't think I will sleep anytime soon...
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Remember Europe Nintendo!
Hopefully this year Italy won't see the usual misuse of the "Black Friday" name. The day is supposed to get rid of non-Christmas stock, not to slap an undeserved name under a 30% discount.
They're clearly holding off on Mario Odyssey, BotW, and Smash Bros sales because they know good and well the late adopters will pay full price for them.
Not complaining mind you, just an observation.
Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion are pretty appealing at that price.
You guys think I should get Game and Watch or Lets go Eevee?
I played links awakening and didn’t care for it. All the other games I have or didn’t care for, like splatoon 2. But my dad wants me to get links awakening from the library again, because he thinks we could play it. I don’t like Zelda games or any fighting games. So links awakening kinda stands out.
Several of my Wish List games are discounted on PS4 (Bug Fables, Celeste, Undertale) but I would rather them on Switch!
Maybe I'll grab Link's Awakening. We'll see.
Pretty underwhelming list, though. Hopefully the associated third party eshop sale is better.
Games im gonna get
Lets go i don't know which version
Minecraft dungeons
Maybe
Link's awakening
I will be getting Link's Awakening myself! I have been wanting to play that one for a long time!
Nice to see Nintendo make this official announcement and not make we drag thru all the BF websites digging thru rumors and expectations.
So how old is that bundled Mario Kart 8 game now? 6 years counting Wii U? Maybe find a non-port 3 1/2 years into the Switch's life, no? Odyssey, BotW, SSBU? Though I suppose at $299 they are giving it away for free since the Animal Crossing Switch is $299 and doesn't include the game.
Nintendo gonna Nintendo, but I still appreciate the heads up.
Maybe the fact that they're essentially "giving away" Mari Kart 8 means they're now satisfied with its sales and are readying MK9?
luigi's mansion and new super mario bros let's go
It might be time for me to finally pick up Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Tennis Aces and Yoshi's Crafted World.
@TeamRocket47 if you can get the new game & watch grab that - you will be able to sell it for a profit closer to Christmas when they are out of stock everywhere and buy yourself a couple of new games.
@Burning_Spear Maybe the fact that they're essentially "giving away" Mari Kart 8 means they're now satisfied with its sales and are readying MK9?
Association Fallacy. Just because Reggie left Nintendo doesn't mean Sony is going to release Mario Kart on the Xbox.
Just to clear up confusion, just because Nintendo is putting Mario Kart in a bundle (which has been the case for years) doesn't mean Mario Kart 9 is coming. Some of you love to set yourselves up for disappointment.
Aren't they getting sick of bundling Switch with MK8 Deluxe? Like, it's not even the newer hardware revision lol.
@Crono1973 Thanks much. I hadn't had my Monday-morning cup 'o smugness yet.
Im so hooked on dekudeals.com for sales, Im getting used to only paying $10.00 for Switch games. Although, those first party titles are tempting.
I'm more of a Cyber Monday guy (the OG Fire Emblem, the one physical release I'm currently eyeing, certainly won't show up in time for BF). Unless I end up needing a new Switch, but it's not like I'd save up even the discounted price in time.😆
@mikegamer Last year the Mario Kart 8 deluxe Bundle was with the 2017 Switch version, but now it is the 2019 version.
I really wouldn’t be surprised if this the first switch model they’re bundling with Mario kart 😂😂 anything to save a dollar!
Tropical Freeze is never included in these sales. Must sell pretty well.
@LatsaSpege I would highly recommend it. I'm on my third playthrough and have 130 hours logged on to the game, and after this playthrough I plan to do it at least two more times.
I DO still need to pick up FE3H....The question is when I'd play it. I'm trying to limit how many games (especially JRPGs) that I grab for a little while.
@Tyranexx dewit
@edgedino don't be stingy that's already quite cheap 😂
Can you even call this prices deals
Link's Awakening should've been that price to start with.
I'm an utter cheapskate, so Black Friday deals that still result in a $40+ purchase don't interest me too much. This is a good selection, though. LM3 is definitely worth getting at that price, but I already own it.
Ooo, link's awakening. My son would like that.
@Crono1973 Sounds like it was good hearted speculation on the part of the OP and not necessarily unrealistic expectations
@kokkok Lol I'm seriously considering it!
I have my eye on fire emblem
I want Astral Chain to drop down to $20. I'm surprised it's kept its original price so long.
Might be time to pick up Link's Awakening and Yoshi.
@RPGamer you should definitely get splatoon 2, splatoon 3 won´t probably come until after Animal Crossing updates are finished.
@AlexSora89 Prices are crazy in Italy. Come to UK! Or try the online retailer Base, they're sometimes good.
I dunno if it's Nintendo taking pity on us because of of the dogs breakfast that is Brexit, but UK prices for physical games have often seemed in this last year among the best in the world. Curry's has been a particularly good retailer but others have also at times had kinder prices.
No Paper Mario: The Origami King? Too bad... I wanted that to be my Christmas game.
Since I already have pretty much every first party game I want on Switch, I'm expecting good third party sales this Black Friday. Sales like the recent Ni No Kuni one.
So is it just me or did anyone else notice that Nintendo's website has games listed at $80 rather than the usual $60? Could just be me, but still...!
EDIT: never mind, it was just me.
@UltimateOtaku91 I have waited for years but yeah trying to get it this year if I don't find anything else I stockpiled savings for this black Friday
@graysoncharles my computer is breaking down so I don't think it would be able to play it while it's on its last legs and while it is average at the same time it was an jRPG one of the first ones I played and I never got to finish it because the system was stolen.
@UmbreonsPapa Sounds like it was good hearted speculation on the part of the OP and not necessarily unrealistic expectations
Always is, isn't it? Just like how almost everything Nintendo does or says somehow hints at a Switch Pro or how Sakurai never tells people what game he is playing because people will speculate about new characters in Smash. It's insane how nothing is face value with Nintendo fans and always leads to speculation about something.
WOW Nintendo really want Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to stay the best/highest selling Switch game, i curious that Nintendo dint make any Black Friday deal for Animal Crossing New Horizons(are they afraid a niche franchise like Animal Crossing could outsell/detrhone Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?) and theres already a Mario Kart 9, Mario Kart 9 is Mario Kart Live Home Circuit, the next Mario Kart is gonna be Mario Kart 10 on Switch sucessor.
@ok1 i expect Splatoon 3 to be one of the launch titles for Switch sucessor.
@Tyranexx You will not regret it if you do. I recommend the blue lion route if you wants the best story and character development. As I said I've put in 130 hours, and that number will keep going up!
@graysoncharles this will take a bit of time so next year I hope to have a new 1
I'll be waiting for some good digital deals. Clubhouse Games, Astral Chain, Paper Mario, maybe Dragon Quest....
People wonder why Nintendo is repeating the same holiday bundle every year. It's because Mario Kart 8 is a very popular family game that supports up to four players. Since the Switch only comes with two Joy-cons, it pushes people to buy more controllers and accessories. Nintendo is also smart not to discount their blockbusters like BOTW and Animal Crossing because they know people will be happy to pay full price for them.
@kokkok I've been debating about whether to start with the Blue Lions or Black Eagles when I do pick up FE3H. Story is very important to me, so I think I'll take your advice and start with the Blue Lions. I enjoy the Fire Emblem series but am a bit behind on the entries lol. I just played the Birthright side of Fates earlier this year (Conquest was about a year before that) and still need to play through Shadows of Valentia on the 3DS. XD
Thanks!
@Tyranexx I did the black eagles first but I definitely had more fun on Blue lions. This was actually my first FE game so at some point I might pick up some of the 3DS entries
@Giancarlothomaz I don´t think the switch successor will have splatoon 3, unless it's not just a hardware revision. If it would, then I would have to hope it would be on the 2017 switch edition!
I'm so spoiled by steam sales that $10 off doesn't do anything for me.
On the flip side, I have all the games for switch I want. Can't wait for age of calamity.
I am so glad I held out on Let's Go Pikachu until now. I'll bite at that price!
@ok1 well since the first Splatoon, Nintendo have been releasing games of the franchise per console, Splatoon=Wii U, Splatoon 2=Switch and Splatoon 3=Switch sucessor.
@Giancarlothomaz Well, it depends on what this ¨switch successor¨ is. If it´s just a beefed-up switch, then I don´t think so. But if it´s all-new, then yes(and it actually has a controller that works). So, 6-8 years I guess.
@Ulysses The Let´s Go games go on sales to 30 bucks often, I got it like that about a year ago this way. Honestly nice for it to be that cheap!
@kokkok Fire Emblem Awakening on the 3DS is what roped me into the series. Since then I've played both the GBA games that came overseas, as well as Shadow Dragon on the DS and both main FE Fates paths (I skipped the Revelation DLC). I'd also like to try the both Tellius games, but they're pretty expensive. :swear_smile: Fire Emblem is an excellent strategy RPG series.
@Tyranexx Yeah! Being the noob I am I'd probably go with the 3DS games first, as I play on casual mode. (go ahead, kill me.) I do have a Raspberry Pi, so I can (totally legally) get the GBA games if I want.
@ok1 i don't think it depend if the Switch sucessor is a more realized version of the hybrid formula to release Splatoon 3 will deny the chances of the game releasing on it, Splatoon is now one of Nintendo bighest franchises, they wont release the game just because of that, if this was a imperitive to release Nintendo bighest franchises, we wont have a 2D and 3D Mario game release in every Nintendo console since the N64(in the case of 3D Mario games), why would make Nintendo refuse to release Splatoon 3 on Switch sucessor?given it proven sucess on both consoles the previous games of the franchise was released.
@Giancarlothomaz So, I think that Splatoon WILL probably get a spin-off, and Mario games are VERY different. So, if the next ¨Switch¨ is just a buffed-up version then, it wouldn´t bring much and having 2 splatoon games which both have different servers and stuff wouldn´t be beneficial. Splatoon isn´t a single-player based game, so releasing it on something that is very similar wouldn´t be very helpful. And anyways, the next console of Nintendo is probably going to be there by about 2023-2027 so..
Basically, the Splatoon franchise is one that wouldn´t really be to good with multiple entries on the same platform.
@Desrever Not really, they sell Botw for 40-50 dollars once every few months and I think I saw Oddessy to but I got Oddessy really early on so I haven´t checked it´s sales much.
@kokkok Lol I have no problem with people playing on the modes/difficulty settings they're comfortable with, heck most of my 3DS runs have been done in casual mode. There's enough stress in the games without biting my nails over losing a unit due to unlucky RNG. Plus, my gaming time is limited, so I don't want to spend an entire evening redoing a particularly difficult map.
I played both GBA games through the Wii U VC and abused restore points to an extent lol. Shadow Dragon doesn't have a casual option. Some of the later maps and particularly the final boss in that game make it VERY difficult to not lose someone. XD
@Burning_Spear Nintendo's been doing this bundle (minus the online sub and the discounted games) since 2017 I believe, nothing new
Unfortunately for the gamers we already have most of those.
@Tyranexx Oh, hey thanks! A respectful FE fan! I probably could do it but would grind like heck so no one would die. XD
@kokkok Lol I could definitely do it! I just prefer to save a little time and sanity. Especially when there are so many other awesome games to play.
@Tyranexx True! I have a bit of a backlog but I'm still playing Three Houses. I've put in 150 hours, I'm on my third playthrough. If I was on classic mode, I would probably be in the middle of my second.
@kokkok Sounds about right! I am glad they dropped Phoenix mode after FE Fates though. Reviving one's units every turn seemed like a BIT much. XD
Wow, that seems like it would make the games WAY too easy. Honestly I would probably be able to beat the games on classic as I am pretty serious at keeping my units at a good level, but I am just really used to living. I want NO UNIT to die.
@BTB20 Yeah, and?
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