The best Nintendo Switch deals for Black Friday 2023

Gamers, it’s November, and the season of Black Friday sales has (unofficially) begun. It’s time to get this Mario party started, and sizeable Nintendo Switch discounts are dropping all month long.

The biggest sale of the season always sees prices slashed on the hybrid games console, Switch accessories and games from all the top retailers, including Amazon, Argos, Very, Currys, John Lewis & Partners and more. With the Nintendo Switch 2 rumoured to be coming soon, the deals are set to be even bigger this year.

On 14 November, Nintendo confirmed the exact dates it will kick off its Black Friday savings in the UK. The gaming giant will release a new Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch OLED bundle, as well as discounted Nintendo Switch Lite Aloha editions on Thursday 16 November.

On top of gaming, we’re also expecting to see hefty discounts on tech from Apple, devices from Amazon, laptops and TVs. Meanwhile, home and kitchen appliances such as air fryers and dehumidifiers are also in line for price cuts during the shopping bonanza.

But if it’s Nintendo Switch offers you’re after, we’ve outlined the best early Switch Black Friday deals to get excited about.

The Nintendo Switch OLED has plummeted to its lowest ever price at Asda. Prior to Black Friday, the lowest we’d ever seen the hybrid console fall to was £284, so that’s a further £5 on the games console. Switch OLED deals are rare, so we wouldn’t hang about. “Its colourful display, better build quality and bigger storage makes buying the Nintendo Switch OLED a no-brainer,” our writer said in their review of the console. “New to Nintendo? Buy the Switch OLED console and never look back.”

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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 launches this month, and independent games retailer ShopTo has a tasty deal ahead of the release. If you pre-order 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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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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Here’s your cheat sheet to the Black Friday 2023 sale, including all the best early deals