The best Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals

Black Friday is still a while off, but there’s no harm in being prepared. It’s the biggest sales event of the year: a now-global discount season that runs far beyond the single day it started as, and instead usually offers a full month of discounts across tech and more.

In 2023 Black Friday itself will fall on Friday 24 November, followed by more offers on Cyber Monday on 27 November.

The Switch has proved popular the last few years, with discounts across consoles, games, and accessories – not to mention great bundles that often include all three. There are even more options now that in addition to the regular Switch, buyers have the choice of the cheaper Switch Lite and premium Switch OLED.

Black Friday deals aren’t always all they’re cracked up to be, but the Switch is often an exception. Nintendo hardware and games are rarely discounted officially, so you really do often see savings you never normally would any other time of the year. If you want to be sure, use tools like PriceSpy or the Amazon-specific CamelCamelCamel to double-check how much games and consoles have sold for in the past.

Best prices right now on Switch consoles

First up, check out our automated tools that pick out the best prices right now across a range of top stores on the Switch consoles themselves. Below that, you’ll find our curated lists of the best deals our editorial team picked out in the US and UK last time around.

Best Switch prices

Best Switch OLED prices

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Best Black Friday Switch deals in the US

These are the best offers we saw last Black Friday in the US.

Best Black Friday Switch deals in the UK

These are the best savings we saw in the UK last time.

Switch discounts: What to look for

First up, don’t get your hopes up for massive savings on the Switch. Blame the console’s popularity for that – people are still buying it year-round at full price, so even at Black Friday retailers don’t have much reason to slash prices in order to move stock.

The Switch OLED is also recent enough that heavy savings are unlikely, though the older Switch and Switch Lite should pop up more often in sales.

Still, there are discounts around every Black Friday if you know where to look. The consoles themselves won’t get massive reductions – usually not by more than $20/£20 – but a better bet is bundles, which offer the console alongside a game or extra accessories. Switch games can cost $60/£50 or more, so the saving if you buy a bundle can be much more than the discount on the Switch on its own.

And even if you don’t want all of the games in the bundle, you could always sell or trade in those games afterwards. We have some tips on how and where to do that here.

There are plenty of brilliant Switch games available, but our pick of the best include Animal Crossing, Metroid Dread and Super Smash Bros Ultimate, so deals on Switch bundles that include those are among the best. Check out our round-up of the best Nintendo Switch games for more.

For people who already own a Switch, you’ll find some discounts on individual games, too, and we’re collecting a few of those when we find them too.

Accessories are also a great option. The price of extra controllers was one of the big gripes a lot of people had with the console at launch, so we’ve seen offers trying to shift stock of controllers and other accessories including carry cases.

Also, remember that the Switch uses microSD cards for expandable storage and USB-C for power – there are loads of great offers on memory cards and portable power banks, so we’d definitely recommend looking now if you’re thinking of expanding your storage or grabbing a battery pack.

You should also take a look at auction sites like eBay, and second-hand sites like musicMagpie in the UK and Decluttr in the US that sell refurbished tech.