Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals 2019: the best bundles of all the sales – TechRadar, TechRadar

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The Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals are live now and selling fast. We’re seeing the best prices of the year on the Nintendo Switch and the handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite. You’re really going to have to get a move on if you don’t want to miss out on the discounts though.

This is where we’re rounding up the best bundles and prices for the regular Nintendo Switch and the brand newSwitch Lite, fromBlack Fridayall the way through toCyber ​​Monday– and beyond, if any of the deals keep going that long.

We’re used to looking for the best offers all year round over on our deals page for thecheapest Nintendo Switch bundles, so we know a good deal when we see one. and thankfully we’re seeing better deals than last year in the US (which wasn’t hard to be honest) and the UK scene is actually quite competitive too.

Top 5 live Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals

• Nintendo Switch | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe:$ 299. 99 at Best Buy
• Nintendo Switch Lite | 128 GB memory card:$ 219. (at Amazon)
• Nintendo Switch | 128 GB memory card | accessories:$ 334. 97 at Best Buy
• Nintendo Switch Lite | Pokemon Sword:(£) . 99 at Amazon
• Nintendo Switch | Pokemon Sword:£ (at Amazon)

You’ll find our full selection of the best Black Friday Nintendo Switch in the US and UK below, taking you right through the deals weekend and Cyber ​​Monday too. So feel free to bookmark this page and check back often for the latest offers.

Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals (USA)

Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals (UK)

What about the Nintendo Switch Lite deals?

The handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite’s base cost just $ 199 / £ 199. That’s the price with no games and there are a few modest discounts for Back Friday, bigger than we expected to be fair. We’ve highlighted our favorites higher up this page.

At $ 100 / £ 80 less than a full Switch, the handheld-only console is proving to be a big hit already. However, the fact it’s a cheaper version of the console really ruins the chances of any official and permanent discount on the original model, as the two are quite different.

What about the ‘newer’ Nintendo Switch?

While we’re not getting the much-rumored Nintendo Switch Pro anytime soon, Nintendo has recently released a slightly improved version of the Switch with a longer-lasting battery. This is the only change and it will eventually phase out the older version in stores.

The old version’s model number was HAC-0 01 and the box featured a lifestyle image with a hand grabbing the console. While the new model number is HAC-0 01 (- 01) and the box has an all-red background and no hand (see above).

The new model is priced the same as the older one, so that’s the one to go for if you have a choice depending which one is added to the bundles over the Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday Nintendo Switch deals events.

Which stores have the best Nintendo Switch bundles?

We’re bringing all the best Nintendo Switch bundles right to you on this page to save you having twenty tabs open on all the usual outlets. In the US, only a small number of retailers genuinely compete with the best Nintendo Switch bundles.

Amazon is, of course, a huge player here, but Walmart and Best Buy have been bringing the fight to the online megastore too with a few tempting bundles. Discounts haven’t been particularly frequent, and many of the best deals sold out within a few hours. Best Buy, Newegg and Jet are ones to watch too as both stores seem to be capable of mustering stock around the Holidays.

In the UK Amazon isn’t as dominant as in the US . Currys, Very and Argos have been running some great offers so far, aggressively undercutting each others’ prices for your attention. And if it’s not cut prices, we’ve see extra items being added to bundles to give a store an edge over the competition.

Whatever happens though, we’ll be keeping our eyes on all these retailers, along with plenty of others to bring you the final answer in Cyber ​​Monday and Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals .

The best Nintendo Switch bundles last time

The cheapest price last time around on Black Friday for the Switch was $ 259 on Newegg’s eBay page. GameStop also had a deal at $ 299 that came with a $ 50 gift card for the store. Or if you fancied Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, you could get it in a bundle for $ 299. Walmart was running a deal for $ 299. 99 with a $ 35 Nintendo eShop gift card.

Ok, we know what you’re thinking. Considering the console’s MSRP is $ 299 on its own, those deals from last time aren’t particularly mind-blowing. You won’t find much of an argument from us there.

This is the problem when the PS4 and Xbox consoles aren’t seen as direct competition, as the Nintendo Switch was essentially running unopposed. Demand was huge last Black Friday in the US and the console was guaranteed to sell well at whatever price, especially as it was still regularly selling out at full price in the months before.

We’re hopeful things will be different this Black Friday and Cyber Monday given the momentum is going to shift towards the next-gen consoles soon and Nintendo would be wise to capitalize on the limelight while it can during the biggest sale event on the calendar.

As for the UK deals below, we actually saw multiple stores knock £ 30 off the console, knocking it down to around £ 250, albeit without any games at that price. Switch bundles were priced around £ 300 and came with games like Pokemon: Let’s Go or a Pro controller.

Buyers were hoping for a £ 250 deal with a Triple A game, but that never got close to happening. Black Friday will surely be better though, especially as we’ve already been seeing better deals lately.

2019: the Switch’s last ‘easy’ Black Friday

Despite being generally marketed as a family-friendly console (and it sure is), Nintendo’s lineup of stunning first -party titles (seriously, check out our list of thebest Nintendo Switch games) has made it the must-buy console for many regular gamers – even those who already own a PS4 or Xbox One.

Given we’re expecting brand new machines from Sony and Microsoft (with the (PS5) andXbox Project Scarlettrespectively) towards the end of 2020, this could be the Nintendo Switch’s last Black Friday with essentially no competition.

Yes, we’re anticipating the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim bundles to crash under the $ 200 / £ 200 barriers this year, but the numbers of people who want one of those consoles and haven ‘ t yet bought one must be small to say the least.

The Nintendo Switch, on the other hand, is still a tempting purchase for most gamers yet to get one now the collection of games has built up more.

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