Gamers, the month of Black Friday has arrived, bringing one of the few chances to find discounts on Nintendo Switch consoles, the best Nintendo Switch games and other great deals on gaming. If you’ve been holding out for a price drop, now’s the time to dive in.
While Black Friday technically doesn’t begin until 29 November, many retailers have already kicked off their sales. In fact, the EE Store is currently offering one of the best early Black Friday deals on the Nintendo Switch OLED I’ve ever seen. The Switch OLED deal includes a £30 discount on the console, as well as a free copy of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a 12-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online.
EE isn’t the only retailer cutting prices either – Argos has slashed the price of Switch games, Amazon has discounted the Switch OLED console, and on 18 November, Nintendo officially kickstarted its own Black Friday sale, with games, controllers and accessories all slashed in price.
With rumours swirling about a mid-2025 release for the Nintendo Switch 2, I’m expecting even more discounts to drop as we get closer to Black Friday. Below, I’m rounding up the best Nintendo Switch Black Friay deals to shop now.
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When will Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals start in 2024?
Officially speaking, Black Friday falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving in the US. That means this year, the mammoth sale will kick off on Friday 29 November and end with Cyber Monday discounts on 2 December.
Although those are the official dates, Nintendo kicked off its Black Friday discounts on Monday 18 November, with deals to be found on console bundles, games, controllerrs, accessories and more.
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Best Nintendo Switch deals to shop now
Nintendo Switch OLED neon red/neon blue: Was £309.99, now £269.95, Amazon.co.uk
The Nintendo Switch OLED is starting to see some hefty discounts. Amazon has discounted the console by £40 – that’s £10 shy off its all-tine low price of £259.99, which it reached for a short time in April. “Its colourful display, better build quality and bigger storage makes buying the Nintendo Switch OLED a no-brainer,” I said in my review of the console. “New to Nintendo? Buy the Switch OLED console and never look back.”
Nintendo Switch OLED with ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ and a 12-month Switch Online membership: Was £309.99, now £279, Ee.co.uk
Nintendo has just released a Nintendo Switch OLED bundle deal, which includes a free copy of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership. If you buy the bundle from the EE Store, you’ll get an additional £30 sliced off the console’s asking price, plus the game and membership thrown in for free. Bargain.
Nintendo Switch neon red/neon blue with Nintendo Switch Sports and 12-month Switch Online membership: Was £324.99, now £249, Amazon.co.uk
If you don’t need the larger or more vibrant OLED display, then this bundle deal on the OG Nintendo Switch will serve you well. It comes with Nintendo Switch Sports, a leg-strap accessory and a 12-month Switch Online membership thrown in for free. If you buy the bundle from Amazon, the retailer knocks off a further £10 on the cost of console, saving you a total of £76.
Nintendo Switch neon red/neon blue with Nintendo Switch Sports, 12-month Switch Online membership and ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’: Was £389.99, now £269, Very.co.uk
If the Nintendo Switch bundle above has caught your eye, Very is making the deal even better. Not only do you get the console, a copy of Nintendo Switch Sports, leg strap accessory and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription, but the retailer is also throwing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – one of the console’s best games – for just £20 more. Altogether, that’s more than £100 of savings, compared with buying the products separately.
Nintendo Switch Lite with ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ and 12-month Switch Online membership: Was £284.99, now £199, Amazon.co.uk
The Switch Lite is the spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS. With a smaller screen, the Switch Lite can only be played in handheld mode. This bundle gets you a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and a 12-month Switch Online membership thrown in for free, saving you a huge £85 on the game and the membership. You can either get it in coral or turquoise, with an Animal Crossing theme.
Nintendo Switch Lite, yellow: Was £199.99, now £176, Amazon.co.uk
Featuring a smaller 5.5in display and up to seven hours of battery life, this is the console you should be eyeing up if you just want a gaming device that doubles up as a travel companion. You can’t dock this device or play it on the TV, but it is cheaper than the original Nintendo Switch and the OLED model. With this discount, you’re saving £20 on the console’s RRP – I haven’t seen it this cheap since July 2023.
Nintendo N64 controller for Nintendo Switch: Was £39.99, now £27.99, Nintendo.co.uk
If you love playing N64 games on your Nintendo Switch, why not make the experience even more authentic with this £12 saving on the full-size N64 controller for the Nintendo Switch? The controller can also be used like a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for Switch games, if you just like how nostalgic it feels in your hands and want to play modern-day Switch games.
24-month Nintendo Switch Online membership: Was £34.98, now £17.99, Nintendo.co.uk
Nintendo is giving a free 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership to anyone who buys one 12-month membership between now and 1 December, extending a membeship to 24 months. Nintendo says the second 12-month membership is for you to give to a friend, but who cares about “sharing is caring”? You can redeem them both for yourself, and get a 12-month extension for free.
‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’, Nintendo Switch: Was £59.99, now £41.99, Nintendo.co.uk
My favourite Nintendo Switch game has just received a price cut for the first time ever. “Familiar but new, Tears of the Kingdom is breathtaking in its scope, engaging in its narrative, and the limitless freedom to explore meant we never wanted to put down the controller,” I wrote in my review. “You can craft weapons out of anything, splice objects together to build planes, sear fruits to your shield to dazzle enemies and explore for hours and hours on end.”
Independent games retailer has just discounted Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope by £8. “There’s enough meaningful changes to entice Super Mario fans that fall outside the tactical genre, while also staying true to its core appeal,” our writer said in their review of the game.
‘Bayonetta 3’, Nintendo Switch: Was £21, now £14.99, Argos.co.uk
Looking for a new title to add to your Switch collection? Bayonetta 3 is one of the best Nintendo Switch games and is currently on sale at Argos. “Bayonetta fans will find plenty to adore and, while its absurdity may take newcomers some getting used to, it’s high-octane action at its near best,” our writer said in their review.
SanDisk MicroSDXC card for Nintendo Switch, 128GB: Was £34.99, now £12.99, Amazon.co.uk
This licensed memory card is specially designed for the Nintendo console system and instantly adds up to an extra 128GB of additional space, while also boosting transfer rates up to 100MB, to help load games faster. It also has a neat little mushroom design, just so you know it’s a Nintendo SD card.
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