Nintendo Black Friday 2024: The Official Lineup of Switch Deals

Nintendo has officially announced its deal lineup for the upcoming Black Friday sales, Business Wire has reported, with discounts incoming on Joy-Con controllers, Switch games, and loads more at retailers in-store and online. Here’s everything that was confirmed.

Beginning November 24, several Nintendo Switch games will be available at lower prices at major retailers like Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart. This includes $20 off games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and other games down to at least $29.99. We predicted we'd see very similar deals in our "What to Expect" for Nintendo Black Friday column.

It's also worth mentioning that the deals over Black Friday will likely extend beyond what Nintendo has discussed, so stay tuned for even more updates. Moreover, on Nintendo’s digital storefronts, including the eShop and My Nintendo Store, holiday sales on select games will be a few days ahead of the other deals on November 19. But retailers could start to price match on this day instead.

Switch games on sale for Black Friday:

Accessories will also see price drops:

The Black Friday Holiday Switch bundles are something we already knew about and are already available, but it has now been triple confirmed by Nintendo. You can now purchase a Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle for $299.99 (see it at Best Buy), or a version with the Switch OLED for $349.99 (see it at Best Buy). For those keeping track, the OLED bundle is new for Black Friday 2024. Let’s look at the details.

Buy either of the bundles, and you’ll get a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch OLED console. You’ll also get a digital download code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which, despite its age (the original version came out on the Wii U in 2014), remains one of the best racing games ever made in my opinion.

Finally, you get a one-year membership to Nintendo Switch Online (that’s better than last year’s bundle, which only had a three-month subscription). That gives you access to a library of classic digital NES, SNES, and Game Boy games, lets you play Switch games online, and gives you other bonuses, like cloud saves.

Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle

Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle

For those interested in a more compact console:

Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition

Nintendo is also organizing in-person demo events at Target, Best Buy, and GameStop, giving players a chance to try upcoming games and participate in giveaways.

Amazon is suspiciously absent from Black Friday celebrations mention by Nintendo. We recently reported on how there's been something of a Nintendo-Amazon freeze out over much of 2024. This was recently broken with the listing of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sold and shipped by Amazon, but there's currently no indication as to whether the freeze out will still continue despite that anomoly. While Amazon will certainly have its own Black Friday sales, you might be better off finding Switch deals at Best Buy, Target, or Walmart.

The actual date of Black Friday in 2024 falls on November 29 this year, but the deals season will begin a lot sooner than that. Leading up to the big event, retailers will begin to open deals online. This usually starts in the last week of October, just before Halloween. Each week leading up to the event will slowly roll out more deals, which ultimately leads to massive discounts on Black Friday. Retailers will not reveal their biggest Black Friday deals until the big day, but most general deals will be available well in advance.

Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.