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Guide Best Cheap Nintendo Switch Games - Switch eShop Deals (Europe)
Our regularly updated picks of discounted games on Switch
Regular sales have become a welcome fixture on the Nintendo Switch eShop and there are huge numbers of cheap and discounted Switch games available at any given time. With so much choice it can be tough to know exactly is worth your hard-earned cash and precious time. Never fear - Nintendo...
"We are working in unprecedented times"
UK video game retailer GAME has furloughed its staff on full pay until the end of April due to the coronavirus outbreak but cannot say for sure if they will have jobs beyond that point. GAME was forced to close every one of its 247 stores on March 24th when the UK government issued a call to shut all retail...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sales Fall By 81% In Disappointing Week For Nintendo
The game loses top spot
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 28th March, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has fallen from its triumphant first-place debut into third. Nintendo's life sim saw its week-on-week sales plummet by 81% at retail, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and FIFA 20 both saw boosts to last week's figures to
Limited to one per customer
If you're hoping to get your hands on the fancy new Collector's Set version of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on Switch, you'll be happy to know that pre-orders are now live at the Nintendo Official UK Store. The set was revealed yesterday in the Nintendo Direct Mini; it'll launch alongside the game itself on...
News Nintendo Of America Shuts Its Repair Centers To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19
"We apologize for the inconvenience"
After the closure of Nintendo of America's headquarters and the Nintendo store in New York, the company's repair centers have now had to shut up shop due to preventive measures put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Here's the full statement: Due to preventive measures put in place for the...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Absolutely Smashes It Out Of The Park
What an opening week!
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 21st March, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has had an absolutely tremendous first week on sale. The game has debuted straight in at number one, comfortably ahead of this week's other major release, DOOM Eternal. It's been a strong week for the UK physical market all...
"It's becoming very tiring and frustrating for a lot of us"
This weekend, countless UK Switch owners will flock to their local GAME store to pick up a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, despite the fact that the rest of the country – not to mention much of the world – is currently in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak which is forcing people...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Jump By 108% To Speed Into Second Place
Pokémon drops to third
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 14th March, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has had a pretty stellar week in the region. The game saw a 108% boost in sales week-on-week as more Switch stock arrived at retail, seeing it soar up the charts into second place. The only game to sell better this week was Nioh 2, a...
News Switch Was The UK's Top Console In February, Here Are All The Best-Selling Games
GTA V and FIFA still reign supreme
A GamesIndustry.biz report reveals that February was a rather quiet month in the UK this year; the 1.7 million game sales total recorded last month sees a 15.4% drop year-on-year. Just under 900,000 of those sales were digital (although this figure doesn't include sales from all publishers), with the rest being...
News Gorgeous Mario Figures And Art Prints Appear On Nintendo UK Store To Celebrate MAR10 Day
And a competition, too!
To celebrate MAR10 Day, the Nintendo Official UK Store has released some new and exciting physical products that may well catch your eye. First up is the Mario and Yoshi Figurine from First 4 Figures - a product which was actually revealed back in March of last year. First 4 Figures is known for its high-quality - and very...
UK Charts Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Goes Straight To Number One
In a successful week for Nintendo
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 7th March, revealing that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX has debuted at the very top of the pile. The game managed to outsell last week's number one Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to take the crown, knocking the likes of that and FIFA 20 down a place or two in the...
UK Charts Two Point Hospital Grabs Second Spot, And It Sold Best On Switch
55% of sales were on Nintendo's platform
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 29th February, revealing that Two Point Hospital has managed to leap ahead of FIFA 20 into second place. The hospital management sim couldn't quite compete with a 30% week-on-week increase in sales for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but you'll be interested to know...
Events EGX Rezzed 2020 Returns To The UK Next Month
Tickets Available Now
Our good friends over at Gamer Network wanted us to remind you of their upcoming EGX Rezzed 2020 event which returns to Tobacco Dock in London, England, UK this March 26-28. The eclectic game show is unlike most others, with a lot more laid back atmosphere and emphasis on smaller developers and unique games. An overview of...
News UK Fans Can Celebrate Pokémon Day With A Nice Cup Of Tea
Are you team blue or team red?
It’s 27th February, and, as any true Pokémon fan will know, that means it's Pokémon Day! To celebrate this day of fun and frolics, the lovely folks over at the Nintendo Official UK Store are offering the choice of a free water or fire partner Pokémon mug with all Pokémon games and Pokémon console bundles,...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Luigi's Mansion 3 Star In A Mostly Untouched Top Ten
FIFA's still top of the league
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 22nd February, revealing that the top ten has remained mostly unchanged from last week. Both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Luigi's Mansion 3 remain in sixth and ninth places respectively, with the Switch version of Minecraft managing to leap up a couple of places into fifth.
News The Man Behind The NES And SNES Is Holding A UK Talk Next Week
Masayuki Uemura will discuss his career with Nintendo R&D2
Masayuki Uemura – the legend behind such iconic Nintendo hardware as the NES / Famicom, SNES / Super Famicom and Zapper and one of the most important people in the history of the Kyoto company – will be in the UK next week to hold an exclusive talk about his career. Taking place on...
UK Charts Mario Kart And Luigi Remain In Top Ten But Can't Compete With PS4 Favourites
Ring Fit Adventure falls to 30th
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 15th February, revealing that it hasn't been the best of weeks for Nintendo software. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Luigi's Mansion 3 are the only Nintendo exclusives to make it into the top ten this week, as Ring Fit Adventure sees a mighty fall from fourth to 30th place. The...
Deals Get A Free Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Poster By Pre-Ordering At Nintendo UK Store
Standalone or with a new console
A certain little something called Animal Crossing: New Horizons might be snapping up all of the attention at the moment, but don't forget that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is also launching on Switch next month. If you're thinking of grabbing the game for yourself, you might want to consider these new...
UK Charts Ring Fit Adventure Leaps Into Top Five, Outselling Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
FIFA retakes top spot
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 8th February, revealing that Ring Fit Adventure is going from strength to strength with a top-five finish. The game re-entered the charts last week after stock shortages impacted its success over the Christmas period, and it's steadily climbing higher and hig
Random Storm Ciara Decapitates A Rare Video Gaming Legend
"So I got you there once more, I knew your skill was very poor!"
Those of you based in the UK will no doubt be counting the cost of Storm Ciara, which has done its best to batter the British Isles over the past few days. High winds and lashings of rain have caused disruption all over the country, from power cuts, cancelled trains,
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Has Hugely Successful Week As Stock Shortages End
15 exclusives make the top 40
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 1st February, revealing that Nintendo has had a mightily successful week in the region. A number of top Nintendo games have been hard to come by in recent weeks following a very busy Christmas period, but as stock finds its way back to store shelves, 15 Switch exclusives have...
Deals Nintendo UK Offers Digital Copy Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons With Physical Bonuses
Beats getting it from the eShop
If you're still shopping around for your Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-order, you might want to consider this quirky offering from the Nintendo Official UK Store. You can now pre-order a digital copy of the game from the store (you'll receive a digital download code via email) and be sent a physical item through...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns As Nintendo's Best Effort, But Dragon Ball Takes Number One
Normality resumes after last week's chaos
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 25th January, revealing that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has managed to keep hold of its number one position. After last week's sudden success for the 3DS - which saw WarioWare Gold leap all the way from 827th place to fifth (it's in 18th this week) - things have...
News 2020 Pokémon World Championships Dates And Venue Revealed
Plan your trip nice and early
The Pokémon Company International has today released further details for the upcoming 2020 Pokémon World Championships, confirming that it'll all be kicking off this August in London, UK. The event will be held at ExCeL London (full address below, satnav fans) and will take place between August 14th and 16th. As...
UK Charts WarioWare Gold Leaps From 827th To Fifth In Very Successful Week For 3DS
Here's one for the grandkids...
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 18th January, revealing that the good old 3DS has had a pretty cracking week in the country. The biggest talking point here is WarioWare Gold, which has managed to climb all the way up to fifth position out of absolutely nowhere. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the game was...
Deals Switch Lite's Price Drops To Black Friday Level In The UK
Update: Now down to less than £170, this weekend only
Update: The Game Collection is running a 5% off everything code running this weekend, which takes the cost of a Switch Lite down to less than £168. The code is ‘5TARTGAME‘ and is valid until midnight on January 19th. (Thanks, farmer_humpf!) Original Story: With the standard Switch proving...
UK Charts Super Mario Odyssey Triple Jumps 15 Places To Lead Nintendo's Efforts
But FIFA takes first place
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 11th January, revealing that FIFA 20 has returned to the top of the pile. The game has managed to knock Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare from its top-place perch, jumping up from its third place position last week. The top ten features a few Nintendo favourites including Super Mario...
News The Standard Nintendo Switch Is Strangely Hard To Find In The UK Right Now
Update: Nintendo Store pre-orders go live
Update (Fri 10th Jan, 2020 14:45 GMT): The Nintendo Official UK Store has now opened pre-orders for a new batch of Switch consoles - yep, you can go ahead and 'pre-order' a console that's been out for nearly three years. Both the Neon Red/Blue and Grey sets are available to order now, and you can order one...
News UK Retailer GAME To Close 40 Stores In "Rationalisation Programme"
Chain faces a "a challenging retail market"
UK games retailer GAME – the only dedicated store of its kind on British high streets these days and certainly the only store prepared to accept socks as payment – has said that it "intends to close" 40 stores in what it is branding a "rationalisation programme". The chain – which has weathered...
Random UK Retailer GAME Is Offering Store Credit For Your Socks (Seriously)
File under: 'You what, mate?'
You ever get that feeling where you're tasked with writing an article and genuinely have no idea where to start because it all sounds a bit ridiculous? Yeah, us too. UK gaming retailer GAME has announced a new project called the 'New Year Sock Swap', allowing customers to trade in their unwanted socks for store credit...
Random UK's Royal Mail Issues Set Of Classic Video Game Stamps
Replacing the Queen's head
Sending letters and birthday cards is about to get a whole lot more exciting in the UK, as Royal Mail announces a new set of classic gaming stamps. There are 12 different designs set to be available in total; Royal Mail says that the stamps are "celebrating the joy of gaming with pioneering and influential UK-designed...
News Brain Training Switch Launch Sales In The UK "15 Times Larger" Than 3DS Predecessor
But there's a catch
Last week, as you might have heard, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch was released on the Nintendo Switch in PAL regions. The title debuted in 18th place on the UK charts in the same week. What wasn't previously revealed, though, was the fact launch sales of the latest Switch title are "15 times larger" than its...
Random Nintendo UK Continues To Advertise Ring Fit Adventure Despite Stock Shortages
Update: Pre-orders live once more
Update: It looks like stock is slowly but surely returning to the store, as pre-orders are now open to secure the game once more. According to the store listing, any orders placed now will be despatched at the end of the month. Original Article: With Christmas well and truly over, it's almost tradition at this...
UK Charts There's No Stopping Call Of Duty, But Mario And Luigi Both Make The Top Five
Brain Training makes it into top 20
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 4th January, revealing that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is still at number one after dominating the chart throughout Christmas and the new year. It's a very familiar looking sight all round really, with Nintendo's top effort once again being Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...
News The 10 Best-Selling Physical Video Games Of The Past Decade Within The UK
FIFA features five times
Yesterday, physical games sales data for the UK revealed the best-selling titles of 2019. To nobody's surprise, FIFA 20 took out the number one spot, with a total of 1.5 million sales. Nintendo also had a reasonably good year in this part of the world, with both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Pokémon Sword (not including Pokémon...
News UK Gaming Revenue Falls For The First Time Since 2012, Best-Selling Games Of 2019 Revealed
Sales totals included
New UK physical game sales data has revealed the best-selling titles of 2019, alongside the news that gaming revenue has dropped in the region for the first time since 2012. We'll kick things off with that top ten. The football loving nation has spoken once again as FIFA 20 takes top spot with 1.5 million sales - although this...
Feature How Pirate Television Helped Sega Beat Nintendo In The UK
"We were The Rolling Stones to Nintendo's Beatles"
The year is 1992. In a typical British household a typical British family is huddled around the television, still unsure about what has just transpired during the ad break of their typical British soap opera. Nestled among the traditional commercials for washing powder and breakfast cereal is a...
Deals Grab Animal Crossing, Brain Training And amiibo Pre-Orders On The Official Nintendo UK Store
Restocked amiibo and new calendar codes, too
Last week we looked at some deals on Nintendo's online UK store which enabled shoppers to redeem promo codes with their purchases to bag a free calendar. Well, although those codes expired today, a new wave has cycled in to replace them. In addition, pre-orders have gone up for upcoming games and amiibo,...
UK Charts Call Of Duty Takes Christmas Number One, Nintendo Holds Four Of The Top Ten
Mario Kart still top of the Nintendo tree
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 21st December, revealing that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has claimed Christmas number one. The game retained its position at the top of the charts from last week, selling best on PS4. Nintendo's presence in the chart is still relatively strong, however, with...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Now Outselling Link's Awakening In The UK
It's also outperformed a few other first-party exclusives
Luigi's Mansion 3 was well-received by fans and critics alike when it was released in October, so how is it doing on the sales front? In the UK, Luigi's third outing is performing quite impressively at the moment in the local game charts, even though it wasn't able to claim the top spot when...
News Nintendo UK Opens Pre-Orders For Richter And Dark Samus amiibo
amiibo restocks also available
Nintendo's UK store has announced that pre-orders for the upcoming Richter And Dark Samus amiibo are now live. The two characters are part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo range, and are based on alternative 'echo' versions of Simon Belmont and Samus Aran. Both are expected to launch early next year. Nintendo...
UK Charts Four Nintendo Switch Exclusives Make It Into The Top Ten
But Activision gets number one
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 14th December, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the best-performing Switch exclusive in the region. The game joins both Pokémon Sword and Shield and Luigi's Mansion 3 in the top ten, still performing very well indeed more than two and half years after it launched...
Random Is Nintendo UK Getting Cheekily Political With This Animal Crossing Poster?
Get away from it all
For those of you who may not know, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland went to the polls yesterday and voted in a general election. The country's stumbling exit from the European Union has been at the forefront of voters' minds for several years now, and the constant politicking from all sides has arguably...
Deals These Nintendo Labo Kits Are A Steal At Just £10.99 Each (UK)
Vehicle, Variety and Robot kits available
Nintendo's Labo kits are an ingenious showcase of the company's imagination and the versatility of the Switch, and we've had a good time with each of the four kits currently available. The cardboard might not have years' worth of longevity, but the novel experiences they offer make them more than worth the...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Boosts Back Ahead Of Pokémon Sword And Shield
But FIFA stays top of the pile
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 7th December, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has zoomed back up to third place, serving as Nintendo's strongest title of the week. The game has raced back ahead of Pokémon Sword and Shield for the first time since the new games launched last month, reinstalling itself...
News People Order Switch Consoles From Amazon, Get Hilariously Random Items Instead
Including washing powder and a pack of condoms
The UK arm of retail giant Amazon has been forced to apologise to a selection of its customers after they were sent seemingly random items instead of the Switch consoles they had purchased during Black Friday week. Around a dozen customers have complained directly to Amazon via its Twitter account,...
News Pokémon Happy Meals Return To McDonald's In The UK Next January
Gotta eat 'em all
As much as we love cooking and eating curries in the Galar region, every once in a while we prefer a meal that we don't have to prepare and comes with a free toy. Yeah, you heard us right. From 2nd January through to 28th January next year, McDonald's in the UK will be offering Pokémon Happy Meals. While they don't appear to be...
Deals Get A Switch And Mario Kart 8 Deluxe For As Little As £251.99, While Stocks Last (UK)
And it's the 'improved' console, too
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but the deals haven't dried up just yet – Nintendo UK has just announced that limited stock is available of special Switch bundle which includes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for no additional cost. The catch is that it's a download code rather than the full game, but still –...
UK Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Take A Fall Thanks To The Black Friday Effect
The charts get a shake up
Black Friday's impact has been felt on the UK charts this week as some unlikely titles make a return to the top ten. Rare's Xbox One exclusive Sea of Thieves was the big winner, leaping back up the chart to number four after occupying the 23rd position in the chart last week. The game was helped by massive discounts on...
Deals Cyber Monday Kicks Off With This Amazing Switch Bundle Offer (UK)
Improved console plus Labo kit, Lego Jurassic World and a case - all for £299.99
Black Friday may be a distant memory, but there are plenty of deals to be had on this Cyber Monday – including this remarkable offer from UK retailer Argos. The store is offering a Switch console, base Labo kit, Lego Jurassic World, and a carry case fo
