Update [Sat 7th Jan, 2023 12:00 GMT]: There's not much longer left in the New Year Sale on the European eShop! You've got until tomorrow, 8th January, to snap up some bargains for your Switch library.
Those of you in North America, don't fret — you've still got a bit longer with your eShop sale. And of course, if you've got a NA eShop account, you can have a cheeky look at some of the deals over there...
Happy shopping!
Original article [Thu 29th Dec, 2022 15:30 GMT]: You thought the season of sales was over? When are the sales ever over? Following its Festive Sale, Nintendo has launched its annual New Year sale, where you can get up to 75% off of some absolute corkers from now until 8th January 2023.
We're talking big games in this year's sale — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening are both 33% off, while Persona 5 Royal is also 30% off. What better way to ring in the new year than pouring your life into a 100+ hour RPG?
Before we jump into that, while our mega Christmas sale has ended, you can still snap up some discounted eShop credit to do all of your shopping with. 2023 is going to be a busy one.
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Right, back to the sale then. You can check out the full list of games on sale over on Nintendo UK's website, but we've picked out some of the highlights and the biggest cuts below for your ease. Think of this as a teaser. You can tap on the column headers to organise them alphabetically or by price:
| Switch eShop Game | Price |
|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | £33.29 |
| Disney Dreamlight Valley | £18.74 |
| Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | £13.99 |
| Sonic Mania | £7.99 |
| Super Mario Party | £33.29 |
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | £6.24 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | £33.29 |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet | £9.39 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | £4.99 |
| Persona 5 Royal | £38.49 |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | £24.99 |
| Metro 2033 Redux | £4.49 |
| Luigi's Mansion 3 | £33.29 |
| Neon White | £14.99 |
| Return to Monkey Island | £17.99 |
| Rabbids: Party of Legends | £17.49 |
| South Park: The Stick of Truth | £11.09 |
| South Park: The Fractured But Whole | £12.49 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection | $26.24 |
You've got until 8th January to snap up some bargains and make sure you check out Nintendo UK's website for the full list of games
Let us know below if you're tempted by any of Nintendo's New Year Sale offers.
Editor's note: We've updated this article to remove mention of the eShop Credit sale we had over Christmas, which ended on 31st December. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Comments 34
Wow Europe again. How about NA Nintendo? Are you planning to do it next year?
Link's Awakening is one of the sweetest eye candies I've seen in video games, it oozes charm. Would recommend.
I want 3DS eShop sales so badly. Send it off with a bang Nintendo, you know you want to. Might log on later just to check if there are any new ones.
@JokerCK They did do the NA sale January 6th last time so unfortunately... yeah.
Hell yeah, can't wait for those 30% discount =D
Same games………. Same discounts!!
@SpiderTom93, @JokerCK
Unless this is some abstruse joke, there have been loads of NA sales this year. For example:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/12/nintendos-critically-acclaimed-partner-eshop-sale-ends-soon-up-to-86percent-off-us
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/12/nintendos-huge-cyber-deals-sale-ends-soon-up-to-50percent-off-switch-eshop-games-north-america
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/nintendos-huge-blockbuster-sale-ends-this-weekend-up-to-85percent-off-switch-games-and-dlc-north-america
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/07/nintendo-launches-huge-switch-eshop-multiplayer-sale-with-up-to-80percent-off-north-america
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/07/reminder-nintendos-super-switch-sale-ends-soon-up-to-50percent-off-some-huge-games-north-america
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/get-up-to-70percent-off-final-fantasy-games-on-switch-in-square-enixs-golden-week-sale-north-america
@SpiderTom93 , @Rambler not the same one. But nice google search Rambler. At the time of those discounts, there were also discounts in the UK eshop. 10 points for your effort.
One of these days Sid Meier's Civilization VI may get close enough to zero dollars I may buy it just for the heck of it even though I already own it on pc. The non-sale price dropped also so it's something like 90% off the original price and still seems to be periodically dropping.
Rubs hands together.
Time to scroll the wishlist and look for those lovely red bars that indicate a sale. Not wanting to sound spoiled, but hopefully moee than the poultry 10% sales that crop up here and there.
The listed games above I have all that I want already.
finally both ori discounted simultaneity , total about 11 £ that a amazing price for about 20 hours in total of amazing gameplay, and I have to said I am tempted by yookaele the 3d one only 3£ and something 90% discounted that a steal
@Rambler They are talking about first party sales which almost never happen in NA anymore. It seems we get a first party sale less than a quarter as often as EU...
@SmeejLad Get it physical - it’s about £35. Nearing the end of Triangle Strategy myself, and can heartily recommend. It gets better as you go, too. Some of the later story beats actually live up to how good the gameplay is.
@TowaHerschel7
This isn't a first party-only sale though
@ComfyAko that’s exactly what I had my eyes on! Been planning to grab a copy for a while since I beat Bayonetta 3…
@JokerCK don't we normally get these sales a week or two after eu? We'll get a sale, just gotta wait
@LEGEND_MARIOID "poultry 10% sales" - is that when they offer discount chicken as part of the deal 😁
@aresius I’ve got all three of those games. Absolute bargain that. I thought I picked up for a bargain of around £10 each but £11 for both Ori games and £4 for Yooka? Have to purchase.
I’m actually ignoring game sales this year for once focusing on the current backlog and some new games. Bring on the next Xmas sale with no backlog and all the games I want hopefully cheaper.
Except for the outerwilds dlc and undermine looks like a good roguelike with a 9/10 review here so…off to a good start of no purchases.
@SmeejLad Worth every cent.
@Milton_Burle they are too chicken to give a better discount!
Has the code expired? :’(
@alanahagues is there a new code available to buy eshop credit with a discount afayk?
@Friendly Not currently it seems! We'll probably have another soon so keep an eye out thanks for pointing out that this one isn't working anymore, I'll tweak the article
@JokerCK
Think the North American sale is live now
The sniper elite games used to go on sale regularly. I haven’t seen them on sale since zombie army 4.
Just got kirbys dream buffet. Great multiplayer game for the price
Picked up contra collection
Picked up Katamari Reroll in the US for 7.49. Heck of a deal on such a unique game.
YS 8 ALMOST SLASHED IN HALF AS WELL
Sonic mania is a bargain at that price!
I recently got metro redux and was disappointed with it. I’ve done three chapters and I feel like I’m still waiting for it to start. Hardest difficulty too.
Got Persona 5 Scrambles for just 20 euros thanks to this discount,
Grabbed Dusk Diver since it ended up being $3.72 and I had ten cents extra left. Wouldn't pay more than that for it though. Okay way to pass some time with somewhat flashy graphics.
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