The best Nintendo Switch deals for Black Friday 2023

Gamers, your time has come. The Black Friday sales have arrived, and it’s time to get this Mario party started, as there are sizeable discounts on Nintendo Switch consoles and games to be found between now and Cyber Monday.

If gaming isn’t quite your thing, though, we’ve also been hunting out the best deals on tech, home appliances, mattresses, and so much more. If you’re a designer-fashion fan, head over to the Coggles Black Friday sale, where you’ll find impressive savings across menswear and womenswear, while beauty buffs should check out Cult Beauty and Lookfantastic offers.

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When it comes to gaming, we’ve already seen the Xbox series X reduced to its lowest-ever price, as well as deals on the PS5. But if it’s Nintendo Switch offers you’re after, you’ve come to the right place.

The hybrid games console, Switch accessories and Switch games are being slashed in price at all the top retailers, including Amazon, Argos, Very, Currys, John Lewis & Partners and more. There are bundle deals featuring the new Nintendo Switch Lite Aloha Edition, plus a free game with every Switch OLED purchased. Keep reading to find out more.

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This Switch OLED bundle has been reduced by nearly £50 in the Argos Black Friday sale. It’s the best console that Nintendo has ever made, our review praised its “colourful display, better build quality and bigger storage makes it the best version yet”. With this deal, you’re essentially just paying for the console and getting Mario Kart and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online membership for free. Pick it up now and you’ll be racing around Rainbow Road (online) in no time.

If you spend £10 more and purchase this bundle at House of Fraser, the retailer will throw in a £50 House of Fraser gift card to sweeten the deal (£309, Houseoffraser.co.uk).

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Another bundle deal in the Black Friday sales gets you the new Aloha Animal Crossing edition of the Nintendo Switch Lite alongside a copy of the Animal Crossing game. It’s Nintendo’s cheaper, handheld-only machine that is essentially the spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS. If you buy it from Argos, the retailer will throw in an extra game of your choice. The most expensive title on the list of free games is Fire Emblem, which costs £34.99, but you can also opt for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime and more.

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Nintendo has just dropped a new bundle deal on the Nintendo Switch console, and you can now get a free copy of Nintendo Switch Sports and a free three months of Nintendo Switch Online. Together, these two items cost £37.98, but you get them free when you buy the console. “Nintendo Switch Sports is a strong continuation of a tried and tested formula that will find near-universal appeal with anybody who remembers the glory days of the Nintendo Wii, or even younger audiences who will wonder what all the fuss was about 15 years ago,” our writer said in their review of the game. “Volleyball and badminton also make for a grand entrance that are suitable additions to a bag filled with varied game modes.”

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Smyths Toys currently has a bundle deal on the Nintendo Switch OLED, which bags you the console and a free game. You can choose from either Pikmin 4, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The first two titles are new games for 2023 and the last two are staples that every Switch gamer needs in their arsenal. You’ll pay just £15 for the game instead of £40.

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Nintendo’s Super Mario RPG has just launched, and independent games retailer ShopTo has a tasty deal in the Black Friday sales. When you buy the game, you can save more than £10 on the price of the physical copy, plus you’ll get an A4 poster thrown in for free. In this colourful RPG, you’ll team up with Mario, Bowser, Peach, Mallow and Geno, to save the Star Road and stop the Smithy Gang, who are busy causing trouble.

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For the first time ever, Switch gamers aren’t forced to play a legacy version of Fifa. With EA Sports FC 24, Switch fans can play the full-fat game, including ultimate team, just without cross-play and HyperMotion V. Even better, thanks to Nintendo’s Black Friday sale, you can save 50 per cent on the football game right now.

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Here’s a great Black Friday deal with 25 per cent off Mario + Rabies Kingdom Battle for the Nintendo Switch. Set in the iconic Mushroom Kingdom, this tactical adventure game sees Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi join forces with four Rabbids heroes, each with their own special personalities. Don’t forget that this deal is on a download code only; no game cartridge comes in the box, so make sure you have enough storage space to add it to your Switch.

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Black Friday always takes place at the same time every year – the day after US holiday Thanksgiving. However, the deals are no longer confined to just a single day – Black Friday 2023 will take place from Friday 24 November, right through the weekend and into Monday 27 November, which is dubbed Cyber Monday.

While Black Friday doesn’t officially kick off until 24 November, the deals start well in advance of that date. Some of the best Nintendo Switch discounts can be discovered right through the month. Last year, we saw console and bundle deals land from Friday 4 November onwards.

As mentioned, Nintendo has already confirmed its Black Friday 2023 dates, and the discounts will kick off from 16 November this year.

The best deals will always be found during the week leading up to Black Friday, from 20 November. We are predicting Nintendo Switch deals will end on Cyber Monday.

One of the best Nintendo Switch deals from last year was seen across almost every retailer. Stores were selling the console with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online membership for £259.99. That means you paid full price for the console, but got the game and membership for free. We didn’t see too many deals on the Nintendo Switch OLED, however.

Games on the official Nintendo Store were also heavily discounted, including Splatoon 3, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. We are expecting to see more deals on the console this year, given the machine is seven years old at this point.

Nintendo has confirmed it, along with third-party retailers, will be releasing a new Super Mario Bros. Wonder bundle on 16 November, as well as another Switch Sports bundle and a Switch Lite biundle, plus plenty of new games, including EA Sports FC 24.

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