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We have already detailed some hints floating around on the Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles, but it looks as though we could also be seeing a major influx of Xbox games as well as titles from Ubisoft and Konami too. Not only does it appear as though multi-platform games – that might have previously skipped the Switch in favor of the more powerful platforms – will be landing on Switch 2, but Xbox’s Phil Spencer was recently caught teasing Microsoft’s plans to release what sounds like more than just a few Xbox games on Switch 2. 

After making rounds on the internet for a few years unofficially in the form of leaks and rumors, the successor to Nintendo’s Switch console finally made its first official appearance last week in a video shared by the company on its YouTube channel. The video, right from the get-go, confirmed that the Switch 2 will be bigger than its predecessor. You can clearly see the main body of the console and the Joy-Con grow in size before taking the final form. It seems like a substantial increase indicating that Nintendo is embracing the era of big portable handhelds. But just how big is the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 gaming handheld going to be? Let’s try and find an answer to the question below.

What are the Nintendo Switch 2 launch games? We aren’t exactly sure just yet beyond what will likely be Mario Kart 9. But we did spot an official Nintendo retail listing pointing at a new 3D Mario game, Zelda remakes, and more. Scope out the details below.

If you haven’t picked up a copy of Super Mario RPG yet, Target has it on sale for $30 with free shipping for Target 360 members or in orders over $35 (you can also opt for free in-store pickup where available). This is a regularly $60 title seeing a solid 50% price drop to deliver the lowest we can find – it is currently up at full price via Best Buy and is no longer available at the $33 we were tracking in the ongoing Woot sale over the last few months. While at this point everyone is really just waiting for Switch 2 to land and what will likely be the official reveal of the new Mario Kart 9, you’re going to need some games to tide you over until the April Direct, pre-order phase following that, and the likely release come sometime this summer (here’s the latest on how much the Switch 2 might cost) – the Super Mario RPG remake is a great way to do just that, especially at 50% off. 

How much will Nintendo Switch 2 cost? What will the price be on the launch bundle? Let’s dive in. The new Nintendo console is officially inbound and likely this summer, but what will the new Switch 2 price be? While we do know a fair amount about the new console – backwards compatibility, likely Mario Kart 9 launch title, magnetic Joy-Con, larger display/form-factor, and more – there are also a ton of questions remaining. Can the Joy-Con also be used like a mouse? What is the actual Switch 2 release date? and, perhaps most importantly, what is the Nintendo Switch 2 price going to be? 

The countdown to finally bring home the new Nintendo Switch 2 is officially on. While we all anxiously await the early April Nintendo Direct for more details on the upcoming console, Nintendo is already planning some early hands-on events and anyone has a shot to get it on the action. While these early hands-on looks are sometimes only for members of the press, the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 experience is actually open to all and registration starts this afternoon. 

It finally happened folks…the Switch 2 has arrived and the countdown to release starts now. Nintendo finally unveiled the first look trailer for the next-generation console this morning, as you likely already know, promising what sounds like a complete rundown of its feature set in early April. But we can already deduce a number of details about the console, the Switch 2 launch title(s), as well as a launch window, among other things. Head below for everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2 as of right now. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 is official. Nintendo has now revealed its next-generation console officially known as the Nintendo Switch 2. It has been a long hard road to today’s reveal, but it has finally happened to kick off the new year, just like Nintendo promised it would. A full Nintendo Switch 2 Direct showcase will go live on April 2, 2025. Let’s-a-go!

In what has been a near endless string of rumors over the last couple years, leaks and details on the next Switch console are seriously starting to ramp up lately, with several industry insiders and those in the know suggesting the official announcement of Switch 2 could be just days away now. 

A new and likely quite epic Nintendo and LEGO kit of some kind appears to be on the way. Nintendo just teased a mildly cryptic new collaboration between the two beloved brands that looks a lot like there’s (definitely) going to be a super sweet LEGO Game Boy of my dreams coming soon. 

The Switch 2 has to be coming soon right? The latest rumors suggest Nintendo’s next hardware release will be launching in April, and this time the details are coming from a Switch accessory maker that seems to be claiming to have the unit, or at the least the official specs. Details and a closer look at a mockup from the brand can be found below. 

Joining the still live last-minute Switch game sale Best Buy launched, Woot has now added a couple notable days back to its ongoing holiday Switch game sale as well. Firstly, we have Metroid Dread down at $41.99 and the return of Mario Vs. Donkey Kong at the same $41.99, but we are also now tracking Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening at $44.99 shipped. While we have seen this $60 title down at $40 a few times this year, this might be your last chance of the year to score a deal on it as it is sitting at over $50 via both Amazon and Best Buy right now. That said, there are loads of notable Switch game deals now live at Best Buy you can still get under the tree in time this year down below.

Best Buy has now kicked off its annual 12 Days of Gaming sale to join its 25 Days of Deals event. This, much like years past, delivers 12 straight days of gaming deals with between one and a few new deals each day, and today we have Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown down at $14.99 from the regularly up to $40 and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Code in Box) at $12.99 – this one does carry a regular price at $40 these days but more typically floats in and around the $20 range. These deals tend to sell out quite quickly so jump in while you still can. 

We wait all year for the official Nintendo Black Friday deals and today is the day they go live. While we already saw the eShop Black Friday sale drop alongside a host of big deals on physical games, today we are getting the best price of the year on the Nintendo Switch OLED console as retailers like Best Buy, Target, and potentially Amazon deliver a sizable price drop on the official holiday bundle. These deals are now live at Best Buy and Target, with price matches expected to hit Amazon and Walmart at either some point today or later this week. 

We are touching back down to today with another one of our handy Black public service announcements to ensure you have the best-of-the-best upcoming deals on your radar, and this time it’s all about Nintendo. We have already detailed to particularly notable inbound offer on Switch consoles (additional details below on this), but today we are looking at the upcoming Switch game and controller deals that should be on your radar. 

While we got a sort of false start yesterday with a pair of Square Enix and Konami publisher sales, the full-on official Nintendo eShop Black Friday sale has finally now emerged. Expanding well beyond the pair of third-party publisher deals we spotted yesterday, the official Nintendo eShop Black Friday sale is loaded with first-party titles from Mario and Zelda through to Yoshi, Toad, and a whole lot more. You’ll also find Sonic and Disney titles, Grand Theft Audio, and others starting from $3. Head below for a closer look at the 2024 Nintendo Black Friday eShop sale.

Anyone looking to score a new Nintendo Switch this holiday season is going to want to take note of this upcoming Black Friday deal. Nintendo has already unleashed the details on its official upcoming Black Friday sale, including prices on Switch games, select hardware, and more, but there is an upcoming deal on the OLED Switch Mario Kart holiday bundle that needs to be on your radar. While there will be several retailers, from Best Buy and Amazon to Walmart, and more, serving up deals on Switch consoles over the next two weeks, at this point Target has them all beat with as much as $155 in savings on the way. 

Nintendo has officially unveiled its 2024 Black Friday deals. While not exactly a traditional Nintendo Black Friday ad as it were, it has now taken to its official site to detail the official deals going live this month. Beyond the 2024 holiday console bundles offer that were already featured and are now live, there is a large selection of big-time Nintendo Switch games and hardware set to go on sale for Black Friday and we now have all of the official details for you. Head below for a closer look at the official Nintendo Black Friday announcement. 

While the 2024 Nintendo Switch holiday console bundles are now live and ready for purchase, it is now time for the annual Nintendo holiday gift guide. There’s nothing quite like getting some Nintendo gear under the tree or in the stocking, and its whimsical 2024 gift guide is filled with great ideas and holiday game deals. While we await the official Nintendo Black Friday deals, you can browse through this year’s gift guide down below and scope its new online Nintendo Switch Gift Set creator. 

Nintendo unleashed its official holiday Switch offers way back in September this year, and the new standard edition and OLED consoles are now readily available for purchase at Target. Advertised in its early Black Friday ad scan, the two new consoles might not be the Switch 2 everyone is waiting for, but at least we got an OLED option this year and they do deliver some savings for folks looking to secure a fresh new Switch for under the tree this year. 

Update: The new Nintendo Music app is now live on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. 

After stretching its P-wings a little bit into the (sort of) smart alarm clock world with the new Alarmo earlier this month, today the Mushroom Kingdom is moving over to your smartphone with the new Nintendo Music app. Nintendo has nearly 40 years of absolute iconic soundtracks under its belt at this point, and it is now ready to bonk the Music Block on your iPhone to serve them up to fans, on-demand and at no additional cost…providing you’re a Switch Online member that is. 

While many of the Prime Big Deal Days offers have come and gone, Woot is has a sweet deal waiting on Kirby and the Forgotten Land alongside a host of other ongoing Switch titles down below. Folks who haven’t scooped up a copy of the Kirby’s latest full-length adventure can grab one today at $39.99 with free shipping for Prime members (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). This is a regularly $60 title that is currently out of stock at Amazon where it rarely goes on sale and almost never down at $40. This is a delightful 3D platforming adventure that delivers on much of the whimsical gameplay mechanics and visuals the Kirby series is known for, just inside of a brand new world with abandoned structures and “remnants of a past civilization.” The Copy action is back with the new Drill and Ranger abilities alongside Mouthful Mode – “inhale real-world objects and transform using Mouthful Mode—swallowing a vending machine will allow you to shoot out cans.” Head below for more. 

Update 2/21: As promised, the charming new Nintendo Alarmo sound clock is now available for purchase at Best Buy for everyone. 

Update: Previously only available to Switch Online members via the My Nintendo Store, Nintendo has now announced that Alarmo “will be available in stores at participating retailers in March 2025, no Nintendo Switch Online membership required. Available while supplies last.”

While Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is now well into its final 24 hours, we just had to take a quick break to talk about the brand new Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo – “an interactive alarm clock designed to add some Nintendo charm to your home and your daily routine.” It’s not everyday we see new hardware from Nintendo, and certainly not a new smart alarm clock of sorts loaded with Mushroom Kingdom charm and motion sensor technology. Scope it out below. 

The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is now in full swing, featuring loads of notable price on console games and accessories on this landing page. But Walmart is offering one of the standout deals today with Super Mario Bros. Wonder down at $41.99 shipped for Walmart+ members. This deal will be live for everyone at 12:00 p.m. ET, but if you can’t wait Woot has it right now for $44.99 Prime shipped. Regularly $60, this must-have Switch game is still up at over $52 on Amazon where it has never sold for as low as we are tracking right now elsewhere. Head below for more of the best fall Prime Day game deals.

Update: While the code below was working for us earlier, this may have been a mistake and it now looks as though QVC has shut it down.

While some of the big-time price drops we spotted on game deals at QVC have come and gone, we have an even better one on the new Super Mario Party: Jamboree ahead of release on October 17. New QVC customers (or the new account you just made) can land the game down at $39.99 shipped ahead of release using code WELCOME20 at checkout. Regularly $60 and currently out of stock at Amazon, this is the lowest price we have tracked yet and, frankly, a notable price for any brand new Switch game. This one debuted during Nintendo’s major summer Direct event as one of the big titles in its holiday release schedule and now’s your chance to secure a copy at what will likely be on par with the best we see all year – new Nintendo releases rarely ever go for less than this in the first six months or so. 

While it did start to slow up briefly, an alleged and quite substantial Switch 2 leak has hit the net with supposed renders of the new upcoming console as well as a host of details on the specs. Several of the details have been corroborated from various sites, but as usual, we have no inside details we can share at this time on the new Nintendo Switch 2, and all of this, despite being quite compelling, should be taken with a grain of salt. 

Nintendo is expanding its Super NES Switch Online library today with four new titles headlined by Battletoads Double Dragon, classic arcade-style racing, and some retro Super Famicom dodge ball action. Roughly a week before the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and following new additions to the service like these classic Mega Man titles and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, all four of the new Switch Online games are available starting right now. Check out the details below. 

Nintendo has now launched a notable Team17 sale via the eShop loaded with some wonderful indie titles for your digital library. The deals start from just $3.99 and span a sizable collection of the publisher’s titles. One that stands out for me here is Dredge down at $16.24 from the usual $25 price tag. Now 35% off the going rate you can now land this interesting “single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent” at the lowest price we can find. You’ll also find the DREDGE Pale Reach DLC marked down 20% to $4.79 on the eShop alongside the Blackstone Key DLC down at $3.99 to complete the experience too. Browse through the rest of the sale right here and head below for more.

Update: The 2024 Nintendo holiday console bundles are now up for pre-order at GameStop with one FREE game and 12-month Switch Online membership:

• OLED Mario Kart 8 bundle $350
• Standard Mario Kart 8 bundle $300

Nintendo has now officially announced this year’s Switch holiday bundles, and you guessed it…it’s Mario Kart, again. Nintendo has been serving up special holiday bundles every year since the debut of the Switch all those years ago, and it has, for the most part, been the same thing every year. It is getting very tired, despite the fact we are talking about a fascistic game with a fantastic system – this year there will be two bundles featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. At least one is the OLED Switch? 

While you can still score a pre-order on the new Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition with the bonus Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack at $209.99 ($40 in savings), Amazon just dropped the standard edition Turquoise model down at $169.99 shipped. Regularly $200, this is a solid 15% price drop and a relatively rare one at that. Deals on Switch Lite don’t come around all that often, but when they do, they also don’t tend to stick around for very often. If you’re looking to nab a spare or one to keep the kids away from the main system, now’s your shot. 

Now just a couple weeks away from launch, we have spotted a new official The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom overview trailer debuting on the official Nintendo YouTube channel. While it hasn’t hit the US channel yet (it will very soon), the UK side of things is getting another early look at Zelda’s new adventure. Today’s overview trailer comes on the heels of the story details and Traversing Hyrule footage we featured at the end of August and will likely be the last good look at the game before it the launch trailer hits somewhere near the September 26 release date. Check it out below. 

Nintendo has now released new details, images, and video on Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Ahead of release this November (pre-orders are now live), the official Japanese Nintendo site has served up a lengthy feature piece detailing the game’s new world, the islands Mario and his mustached brother will be exploring this fall, and the combat system. We are expecting to see much of this information hit the US Nintendo properties shortly, but we can all get an early look down below. 

We are quickly nearing the release of the new Legend Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on Nintendo Switch with release set in under a month from now on September 26. After unleashing the new Traversing Hyrule trailer earlier this month, Nintendo is ramping up for launch with today’s new Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Into the Still World, a Journey Continued trailer. Check out the over 5-minute new look at the upcoming Hyrule adventure below. 

As promised yesterday with an official announcement, Nintendo is set to debut the next Direct showcase this morning – it is set to go live at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. After one seriously exciting summer showcase that debut the likes of Metroid Prime 4, Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and more, Nintendo has set aside 40 straight minutes of updates for Switch gamers today with a double feature livestream and it all starts very soon!

Last week Nintendo gave us first good look inside the official Nintendo Museum in Japan, gigantic and playable classic controllers included, but the next Direct showcase has been announced. In fact, this time around we are getting a double feature of sorts with an IndieWorld showcase followed immediately by a late summer Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase to give us a good look at some upcoming third-party releases for Switch. 

You’ll want to make sure you dive into today’s Buy 2 Get 1 FREE Switch game sale if you’re a My Best Buy member, and check out the Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom pre-order bonuses now, but for now it’s all about the new Nintendo Museum. Nintendo is set to open up its very own official show room this fall and it has now scheduled a dedicated Nintendo Museum Direct to gives fans of the Mushroom Kingdom an early look behind the curtain. 

Update: This deal is live once again: Amazon is now offering the blue variant down at $172.49 shipped right now. The rest of the details are waiting in the original post below.

Deals on Nintendo’s handheld-only Switch Lite don’t pop up that often, and perhaps even less so on the Coral colorway. But Amazon is now offering the compact Nintendo Switch Lite down at $170.98 shipped. Regularly $199, and likely to not last long at a price like this, it is now at the lowest we have tracked via Amazon on this colorway. It might not be the sweet new shimmering golden Hyrule edition set for release alongside the new Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom later this year, but it will still play all of the same games, is now on sale, and that one might be near impossible to actually get your hands on at MSRP. 

There’s an exciting slew of new Switch games set to land starting next month starting with the new Zelda Echoes of Wisdom. While we already detailed some of the FREE bonuses you can land with pre-orders of the new Zelda game (check out the new 6-minute trailer right here) , there are some ways to score straight up cash deals on the slate of new Switch games that are going up for pre-order right now too. A couple quick moves and some lateral thinking can net you prices well below any of the early discounts we tend to track on first-party Switch games after release, and we are going to detail them below. 

Some new Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom gameplay footage was just released. Nintendo unleashed a slate of super exciting new releases during its summer Direct showcase, from Mario & Luigi: Brothership and Donkey Kong Country Returns to Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Metroid Prime 4, but we are also on the verge of the new Zelda game too. Players are set to explore the lands of Hyrule in a whole new way with a new protagonist no less (Zelda!), and Nintendo just unleashed a new trailer to give adventurers a fresh look at the kingdom in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ahead of launch next month. 

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom pre-order bonuses are starting to go live folks. This summer’s Nintendo Direct was easily one of the most exciting in recent memory and, at least for me, the most exciting showcase of the year in all of gaming. Not only did we catch our first glimpse of the shiny new golden Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite (pre-orders are still live by the way), but we also got one of the most impressive lineup of first-party Nintendo games in a long while if you ask me – Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and perhaps the biggest surprise of them all, an actual look at the fabled Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and that’s just to name a few. While we will have to wait until next year to take control of the “galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter, Samus Aran,” the new Zelda game is right around the corner now and some sweet pre-order bonuses have arrived. 

Heads up Switch Online members, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is on the way soon. Nintendo has now taken to its official X (Twitter) feed to announce the latest edition to its Expansion Pack lineup just after the debut Zelda Four Swords, Metroid: Zero Mission, Perfect Dark, and the original Super Mario Land. The Red Rescue Team edition of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon will go live for members in exactly one week from today. 

As you may have seen yesterday, Nintendo launched a notable summer game sale on the eShop loaded with both first- and third-party titles at up to 50% off. Those offers have now carried over to Best Buy with additional titles to help shore up your Switch library for the summer before the major fall releases start to land. Deals include titles like Mario Strikers: Battle League, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mario Tennis Aces, Kirby tiles, Nintendo Switch Sports, and more with deals starting from $14 at Best Buy alongside some smaller indie titles from $3 on the eShop. You’ll find some highlights below:

• Mario Strikers: Battle League $40 (Reg. $60)
• Mario Golf: Super Rush $40 (Reg. $60)
• Mario Tennis Aces $40 (Reg. $60)
• Kirby Star Allies $42 (Reg. $60)
• Cuphead $14 (Reg. $20)
• Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain $21 (Reg. $30)
• Nintendo Switch Sports $28 (Reg. $40)
• Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition $42 (Reg. $60)
• Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition $16 (Reg. $50)
• Kirby’s Dream Buffet $10.50 (Reg. $15)
• Disney Illusion Island $28 (Reg. $40)
• Kirby Fighters 2 $14 (Reg. $20)
• And even more…

Head below for the rest of today’s best game deals and the ongoing PlayStation Summer sale offers. 

Nintendo has now launched a notable Play Together Sale on the eShop. As you can see right here (and on your Switch next time you boot up the eShop), it is now offering a wide-ranging selection of both first- and third-party titles at up to 50% off. You’ll find a series of titles you can enjoy with friends online including Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition, Disney Illusion Island, Kirby’s Dream Buffet, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Kirby Fighters 2, and more. The deals kick at just over $3 and you’ll find some highlights and more details down below. 

Well we weren’t sure if it was going to make it stateside or not, but the official Nintendo of America  X (Twitter) account has now confirmed the new official first-party two-way Joy-Con Charging Stand will be releasing come October of this year. This announcement and release comes nearly 7.5 years after the launch of Nintendo Switch…is this better late than never or just a sign of the all but imminent Switch 2 inching even closer to release?

Pre-orders are now live on the new Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite ahead of the September 26 release date. The special edition portable Switch handheld console made its worldwide debut back in June alongside the new Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom that is set for release on the same day. Pre-orders for both the new Zelda game and the shiny new Switch Lite edition are now at the ready via retailers like Best Buy and we suspect the console might not be around for very long.