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Best Nintendo Cyber Monday deals 2023

Joel Loynds

Nintendo and Black Friday are a match made in heaven and we’re here to bring you all the best deals during the holiday sale.

Between Mario Wonder and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as well as the bevy of titles released from around the world, there’s never been a better time to jump in. Cyber Monday still holds a lot of deals worth taking a gander at as you prep for the holidays.

Nintendo Switch Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the perfect time of year to pick up the Nintendo Switch. We’re fully expecting it to get a discount across pretty much every storefront, as OLED, regular and Lite editions take up precious warehouse space.

There’s not too many direct deals, but Best Buy is selling both LCD and OLED versions with Mario Kart 8 or Smash Bros. Ultimate respectively. They both come bundled with a three-month online subscription.

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Really though, our top recommendation is to look for that OLED version. The brighter, bigger screen makes it almost the default sell these days, but only if the price is right. OLED might be fantastic for the eyes, but the price increase with no real hardware improvements has made it a little bit like grabbing the DSi when you had a DS Lite. A brighter, better screen, but still the same old hardware inside.

However, for those not interested in handheld, the regular Switch when docked is still an excellent deal. For those with younger kids or just wanting a console without the faff of the Joycons, the Lite is still an obvious choice to go with. It’s exactly the same, just doesn’t let you connect to the TV.

We’ve seen the Lite and regular Switch get deeper discounts than the OLED, but with it now reaching a year old by the time Black Friday and Cyber Monday rolls around, it’s probably safe to assume it’ll follow suit.

Switch game deals for Black Friday

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On the games front, we’re going to hold our breath for real, meaty discounts on first-party games. Nintendo has done this for years and it won’t stop any time soon. As you can only get its games on Nintendo platforms, there’s no chance of you seeing anything less than say, $35 dollars for a premium first-party title.

You can expect, though, to see nearly every third-party game get either a super or surprising amount of discounts across the board. This will include usual suspects like Mario + Rabbids, which Ubisoft has a habit of essentially giving away each holiday sale season.

This year we’re expecting to see some of the true heavy hitters from the last six years go on sale, as the Switch begins to wind down in 2024.

Best Buy

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Amazon

See all Amazon Switch game deals

Gamestop

See all Gamestop Switch game deals

Nintendo Switch accessories deals

On the controller front, well, it’ll be the same old song and dance. This is the best time of year to grab those boring little items. Switch controllers are everywhere, but don’t expect official Joycons to be too discounted.

As much as a new controller is exciting, don’t just limit yourself to the Switch’s official controllers.

8BitDo and Brook have an excellent range of dongles or adapters, allowing you to bring any controller you have in the house to the Switch. We’re also quite excited about 8BitDo’s newest pro controller, the ‘Ultimate’, which seems to be looking for an all-time award somewhere.

We will, however, sift through a majority of it, as you’ll find a lot of useless accessories flooding Amazon over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period.

You can also see our expectations for PlayStation, Xbox, and even the wider breadth of sales happening this Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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