
Nintendo is back with preparations for another year of Black Friday discounts, as it has today detailed a bunch of Switch 1 games, amiibo and a MicroSD Express card that will be going on sale over the course of November. It has also reminded us all that Switch 2 bundles exist, because of course.
So, kicking things off with those games. From 23rd November, a lineup of select first-party titles will be dropping down to $29.99 or $39.99 at select US retailers, including the official Nintendo Stores in New York City and San Francisco. Here's the range of titles seeing a price cut this year:
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- Princess Peach: Showtime! - $39.99
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - $39.99
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - $39.99
- Luigi's Mansion 3 - $39.99
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - $39.99
- Super Mario Odyssey - $29.99
- Nintendo Switch Sports - $29.99
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - $29.99
- Splatoon 3 - $29.99
These are all Switch 1 releases, of course, but there are free Switch 2 performance upgrades available for the likes of Echoes of Wisdom, Odyssey and Splatoon 3, so those playing on the new system will at least see some benefits.
And while we're on Switch 2, no, there has not been a Black Friday bundle announced — which makes sense, given the system is still less than six months old. That said, Nintendo has reminded us all in its Black Friday listings that the console is still available both by itself for $449.99 and bundled with Mario Kart World for $499.99.
A select lineup of the system's new amiibo will be subjected to a discount, mind you, with the four Tears of the Kingdom Sage amiibo (that's Tulin, Yunobo, Riju and Sidon) and the Street Fighter 6 series (Jamie, Kimberly and Luke, and the amiibo Card Starter Set) seeing a $10 discount at select retailers.
Finally, Nintendo has announced that it will be introducing a seasonal $20 saving on Samsung MicroSD Express Cards on 30th November. This one could be worth keeping an eye on if you're aiming to pick up more Switch 2 software over the holiday period.
For those simply after something digital, the usual Cyber Deals sale will be getting underway on 20th November and will be sticking around until 3rd December, so expect digital deals aplenty.
All in all, it's business as usual for Nintendo's North American Black Friday lineup this year. It would have been grand to see Switch 2 get some discounts, but it's hardly surprising that Nintendo is keeping the boat steady while the console continues to break sales records at its current price. Maybe next year we'll see some, eh?
Do you plan on picking anything up on sale this year? Let us know in the comments.





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I do expect my DekuDeals notifications to go kinda wild around Nov. 20th.
What about Luigi’s mansion 2?!
My Deku Deals is gonna explode! I cannot wait for these Black Friday deals!
Nice, happy for those in the US interested in any of these games etc. - as for me, not only I'm from Italy, but also I've already got (and also played except for Splatoon 3) them all, I'm only missing the Street Fighter 6 amiibo!
The only game that interests me here is Return to Dream Land, but I'd rather get it for $30 if possible.
That said, I excitedly look forward to the Cyber Deals sale and the Deku Deals supernova.
I am so, so happy about this selection. Currently, I have 15 Switch 1 games left on my wishlist. This will help me knock out 4! I've been really patient with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and Princess Peach Showtime. I liked what I played, but not enough to pay full price (especially again for DKCR, even if I ADORE that game). I've also been meaning to get Echoes of Wisdom and Paper Mario, so this'll sweeten those deals. I do regret not getting Mario Party Superstars when it was on sale a few years ago, but here's hoping it'll be part of the MAR10 Day sale.
Was hoping for a sale on Xenoblade X but eh, maybe it'll get one digitally, they don't always make those one-to-one with the physical sales.
Either way, good lineup though I've already got all of the ones I'm interested in.
I'd like to upgrade from my 256gb microSD express, and Black Friday deals have historically had record lows for flash memory and set a precdent for new low prices.
So, yeah I'll definitely be taking a look come Black Friday for a 512gb microSD express card.
I had a look on Amazon UK earlier, and saw a lot of Gigastone branded cards that I've never heard of, but I did see a 512gb SandDisk card.
Echoes of Wisdom and the Thousand-Year Door at those prices are a steal.
Anyone spotted any game deals in UK?
There are alot of good deals here. For anyone curious about Splatoon 3 at that price, it is definitely worth it. The online scene is still large and you won’t be waiting in lobbies. Seasonal events like Splatfests (PvP) and Big Run (PvE), while aren’t in a regular cadence, still occur and make for some fun weekends. Controls and mechanics are easy to learn, so you should find success relatively early. The campaign is also really good.
I have a lot of those already but I'm tempted by Thousand Year Door.
I’ve not got a card for my switch 2. That’s the only thing I’m really interested in.
maybe I'll finally get echoes for whenever I wanna play it xD
I already own most of the games on offer I'm interested in, but I'll admit Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is somewhat tempting at that price. Princess Peach: Showtime! will have to see at least 50% off before I bite.
Hopefully Amazon Canada has a lot of these same deals, and if so, only one that interests me is Kirby's Return to Dreamland. I don't know if I would get it though, with more interesting games like Kirby Air Ride, and Metroid Prime 4 being released soon.
princess peach and donkey kong hd at $40 will make me buy them the rest of the games or most of them i already have on that list.
@Tyranexx princess peach being a first party nintendo game will never reach half price the best you can hope for is #39.99
@johnedwin there are literally 4 first-party Nintendo games on that list for half price.
I'll be a bit bummed out if Nintendo don't give all their best Switch 1 games a 4K update. Paper Mario Origami / TTYD / RPG, Skyward Sword... all those games that are unlikely to ever get a full re-release. They'll all be stuck at fuzzy blurry resolution despite not being old at all. Nintendo could give them all a shot in the arm by announcing modest upgrades (all I'm asking is 4K really), and they'd keep selling I think.
Might be finally time to get an express SD...
Kirby's Return to Dreamland and DKR might be worth those asking prices since I haven't played either in ages.
If you're interested in Splatoon 3 I'd say it's worth it even though you missed the final splatfest. I find matches all the time in anarchy (ranked) mode.
@johnedwin Outside of examples @ElRoberico pointed out that are half off, sometimes retailers undercut those prices even more. If not, it's still possible the game will go for cheaper (new) at some point. Just not potentially this holiday season.
A lot of these games should permanently be at these Black Friday prices in my opinion. It's ridiculous and greedy that Nintendo is charging full price for games that are almost a decade old
Paper Mario TTYD remake is at an incredible price for all the effort that went into it
I think the only thing I'll pick up here is a MicroSD Express card. Everything else here is stuff I either already own, or don't have much interest in (except maybe TTYD)
On my Switch 1 my storage never filled up very high, so I was surprised to see that my Switch 2 has already used about HALF of it's system storage, so I definitely want to get an SD card for it.
Splatoon 3 for $30 makes me feel like we'll be getting a Splatoon 4 sooner rather than later.
Nintendo's udwa ifa Black Friday sale is to sell the games for the prices they would be if they still had either a Nintendo Selects or Player's Choice line-up of games. Switch is 8 years old, I think it might be time. I've waited this long, I'll keep waiting.
Also, Switch 2 is a thing. All those people talking about all those games Switch 2 has, we're drowning in Switch 2 games, but not 1 on the BF LIST. Not even the $10 tutorial?🤑
Deal my ass lol
Splatoon 3 @ $29.99 may be what I need to finally jump back in. I haven't played since the Wii U days.
I guess I won't be buying any of them... because I already have them.
@ElRoberico many of those games are years old princess peach and donkey kong hd are not.
Almost everything with gaming is getting more expensive as a whole. Additionally, game carts are more expensive than disks. If Sony and Microsoft aren't discounting their games after a certain price anymore, why should Nintendo?
If you wanna get mad at anyone, it's not Nintendo.
All I own from the list is Splatoon and I’m fine with that. Great time for those who want to jump in on Odyssey, Thousand Year Door, and Splatoon 3, however. The rest we may or may not see a better sale next Black Friday or throughout the next year, I expect.
I think only Odyssey and Splatoon 3 have strong discounts. Otherwise, it's their standard discount (33%) or worse. Not that those are terrible prices. But still.
@Suketoudara yes Super Mushroom Maniac 3 is only £19.99
@AllBLK Nintendo is under zero obligation to discount a game because it's old.
@johnedwin which is why they said they'll wait...
Been wanting to get Tropical Freeze and experience that again but maybe I should try Donkey Kong Returns instead.
Did they even ever fix the Co-Op problem in DKC Returns, or was that just a conveyer belt release they never went back to fix?
@Ralek85 you mean, like this?😆 (and the numbers have pretty much doubled since😅)
Tempted by Returns and Kirby for those prices, might finally have to pull the trigger and play Returns again. Thank goodness about the SD card. Had put off buying one because of the insane price, but that discount helps, might finally be the time.
@NintendoLife @JimNorman many of your UK console prices are wrong; Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle has been £409 / £409.99 from multiple retailers, for a number of weeks now.
£409: EE, John Lewis, AO, Currys, Amazon, Very.
£409.99: Smyths, Argos.
ℹ️ also: EE has had Switch 2 standalone at £385 / Switch 2 Pokemon Legends Z-A bundle at £415, for some time now.
@Dee123 Did I say they were "obligated"?😐
Decent deals, if I'm being perfectly honest.
Zelda Echoes and maybe Donkey Kong Country. Have most of the rest.
@IronMan30 It's funny because those are the exact two I was looking at.
Might grab Thousand Year Door for $30.
I've never played TTYD so I'll be grabbing that.
I am considering splatoon 3, but I have Splatoon 2 and last I played it it was still possible to get games (and for local multiplayer Splatoon 2 is great because used cartridges are just $15).
I may just wait for Splatoon 4, although I don’t know how long that will be with Splatoon Raiders announced (and I think that is single player).
I know I do want Donkey Kong Bananza for my birthday but at the same time I might want Super Mario Odyssey for Black Friday or Christmas.
@jon128 Splatoon 4 probably won’t be out until holiday 2029 at the latest, they’re probably finishing work on Splatoon Raiders right now and I’m pretty sure they’ll start work on the next Animal Crossing game before Splatoon 4.
A good time to pick up TTYD at a good price!
@JohnnyMind oh, man, you're in for a treat when you do get around to Splatoon 3! Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear it!
@CaleBoi25 Unfortunately I doubt it will be anytime soon as I have to play the previous ones before 3 (I'm interested in the single player first and foremost) - that said, when the time for Splatoon comes I'll definitely mention and keep track of it in the What are you playing articles!
@shoeses Could also just be a bid to entice more people to subscribe to NSO for an online-centric game. Assuming Splatoon Raiders launches in 2026, I think that would preclude a Splatoon 4 from happening till 2027 at the earliest. If Splatoon 4 releases in 2027, that would make the wait between 3 and 4 about the same as the wait between Splatoon 2 and 3 (5 years).
The only one I don't have is Princess Peach. The reviews were that it was a rare "miss" by the Big N, and people's comments since then have not been very enthusiastic either.
@AllBLK Yes, absolutely right on. I’m amazed that no one in the previous 24 comments said the same thing.
@AllBLK that would be nice, but also just because they’re older doesn’t mean they are inherently worth less. They don’t expire, they’re still great games. And people are clearly ok still paying full price for them or they would give them a permanent reduction. Is it greedy or is it knowing the value of your work?
Only one I would argue for is Splatoon 3 as you’ll get less of the events buying it now vs at launch, though general online and the campaign are still excellent. But I think it would be fair to say that should be reduced now.
@Bizzyb both are excellent so I obviously can't blame you. Lol
I'll definitely pick up Echoes. After the Switch 2 boost to Awakening, it become playable and a joy to play. Avoided Echoes initially given Awakening's shody Switch 1 performance.
@JohnnyMind Ah, fair enough! Once you get caught up, BOTLO for Splatoon Raiders - that one's already shaping up to be amazing (yes, I am indoctrinating you into our fandom before you've even played a game lol)!
@CaleBoi25 Ha ha although funnily enough you don't have to, I preordered Raiders as soon as my usual retailer here in Italy put it on their site (and so also got it discounted, of course appreciated although getting the game is what matters first and foremost) - in fact, I might start with that one and then go back to the previous ones as while most likely not ideal at least it would be a good incentive for me to finally start playing Splatoon properly instead of just the pretty limited experience I had with 1 back in the day!
How is Donkey Kong Country Returns HD already getting a half price off, meanwhile I've been waiting years for Tropical Freeze to go on sale??
@NintendoLife @JimNorman Switch 2 Console Mario Kart World Bundle - ShopTo price is £429.85
£379.99 is an unknown third party seller via a separate marketplace platform website
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