Some of the best Nintendo Switch games are up to $30 off for Black Friday

Super Mario Odyssey is on sale for $29.99 for a limited time, which matches the game’s lowest price to date. | Image: Nintendo Nintendo has made some of the most iconic video games of all time, but building a library of the standouts can quickly become expensive, especially given that many t**les don’t often go on sale at a significant discount. The good news is that Nintendo is already running a holiday sale in the run-up to Black Friday, allowing you to save on Nintendo Switch games, amiibo, and accessories through November 28th.The biggest news is that Nintendo and select retailers are offering some of the Switch’s best games — including Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — for as little as $29.99, which amounts to a healthy $30 discount. In some cases, these games are at their lowest price ever, and we don’t expect any of them to be this heavily discounted again until “MAR10 Day” rolls around next year.Typically, Nintendo offers a discount on a Switch bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart: 8 Deluxe or some other first-party t**le, but that doesn’t seem to be happening this year. The company has openly admitted that it’s shifting its focus to the Switch 2 — which isn’t on sale and isn’t expected to be anytime soon — and recently raised the price of the original Switch due to President Trump’s tariff policy.Sadly, no Switch 2 games are part of the promo; however, you can play the discounted OG Switch t**les on Nintendo’s latest console. Plus, if you are looking for deals related to the Switch 2, Woot is still running a video game promo through the end of today, November 23rd, giving you a chance to save on newer releases like Mario Kart World and the Switch 2 Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey remains one of the crowning achievements of the original Switch thanks to its tight platforming, ingenious level design, and a game mechanic that lets you control certain enemies and parts of the environment. There are still bosses to battle and coins to collect, but Odyssey feels like a breath of fresh air. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $29.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target
$59.99 $29.99 at Amazon

Princess Peach: Showtime!

Princess Peach: Showtime! is the first Nintendo game to star the Mushroom Kingdom royal in nearly 20 years, and it’s a welcome return to form. Peach finds herself having to fight, puzzle, and platform her way through different sets in a community theater. She inhabits a different role — with different abilities — in each stage, which keeps the game engaging. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Donkey Kong Country HD is the definitive version of the tough-as-nails platformer, which initially launched on the Wii in 2016. Don’t let the game’s cartoonish art, bopping soundtrack, and side-scrolling gameplay fool you, though; it will test your skills. That said, it’s still a blast to work your way through the game’s tougher sections, which require both precision and patience. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target
$59.99 $29.99 at Amazon

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Echoes of Wisdom finally lets you play as Nintendo’s t**ular heroine. The game’s basic premise revolves around trying to save the world using the fabled Tri Rod, an item that allows you to replicate the spirits of items and enemies you encounter along the way. The game mixes the top-down perspective of 2D Zelda games with gameplay from the series’ newer, open-world 3D entries. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Luigi’s Mansion 3 is the series’s most ambitious t**le, even though it retains the Luigi-as-a-Ghostbuster gameplay the series has employed since 2001. It takes place in a haunted hotel overrun with ghosts. To deal with them, you’ll need the help of Gooigi, a doppelgänger made of goop that can help you explore every nook and cranny. The game’s slapstick humor outweighs any spookiness. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $39.99 at Target
$59.99 $39.99 at Amazon

Nintendo Switch Sports

Nintendo Switch Sports didn’t change the world the way Wii Sports did in 2006, but it remains a fun party game. You can choose from six sports, including tennis and bowling, and use a single Switch Joy-Con as a motion controller. There’s an element of “swing the controller and hope the correct action happens on screen,” but it’s still a good time to play with friends. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$49.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$49.99 $29.99 at Target
$49.99 $29.99 at Walmart

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is generally regarded as the best Mario RPG, and the Switch remake is well worth revisiting. Mario has more paper-like abilities than he did in the original Paper Mario game (including the option to turn into a paper airplane), and Nintendo didn’t feel the need to shake up the battle system or other gameplay elements like they did in subsequent entries.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $29.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target

Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3 is the latest entry in Nintendo’s paint-laden shooter franchise, and the hook this time around is a deeper single-player mode. You’ll a**ume the role of an undercover agent fighting through a city using a mix of shooting and platforming. As you progress, you’ll begin to find artifacts of the pre-apocalypse that shine a light on what happened in the Splatoon universe. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $29.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $29.99 at Target
$59.99 $17.44 at Amazon

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is another HD remake of a Wii game, but it introduces additional abilities, mini games, and an entirely new section that’s available once you complete the original story. The game doesn’t shake up the Kirby formula, but it’s still a fun game to play — especially with friends, as it supports four-player local co-op.

Where to Buy:

$59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy
$59.99 $39.99 at Target
$59.99 $39.99 at Amazon

Tulin amiibo

Tulin is a Rito and the Sage of Wind from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. His amiibo will grant random items in both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its aforementioned sequel.

Where to Buy:

$29.99 $9.99 at Amazon
$29.99 $9.99 at Best Buy
$29.99 $19.99 at Target

Yunobo amiibo

Yunobo is a Goron and the Sage of Fire from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Using his amiibo will drop random items in both that game and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Where to Buy:

$29.99 $9.99 at Amazon
$28.99 $9.99 at Best Buy
$29.99 $19.99 at Target

Riju amiibo

Riju is a Gerudo and the Sage of Lightning from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Using her amiibo will drop random items in both that game and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Where to Buy:

$29.99 $9.99 at Amazon
$29.99 $9.99 at Best Buy
$29.99 $19.99 at Target

Sidon amiibo

Sidon is a Zora and the Sage of Water from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Using his amiibo will drop random items in both that game and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Where to Buy:

$29.99 $9.99 at Amazon
$29.99 $9.99 at Best Buy
$29.99 $19.99 at Target

Jamie amiibo

Jamie is a character in Street Fighter 6, and using his amiibo lets you save his outfit, color, and your own custom b***on settings. The amiibo also unlocks in-game rewards, including music and wallpaper.

Where to Buy:

$39.99 $19.99 at Amazon
$39.99 $14.99 at Best Buy
$39.99 $29.99 at Target

Kimberly amiibo

Kimberly is a character in Street Fighter 6, and using her amiibo lets you save her outfit, color, and your own custom b***on settings. The amiibo also unlocks in-game rewards, including music and wallpaper.

Where to Buy:

$39.99 $14.99 at Best Buy
$39.99 $29.99 at Target
$39.99 at Nintendo

Luke amiibo

Luke is a character in Street Fighter 6 who made his series debut in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition. Using his amiibo lets you save his outfit, color, and your own custom b***on settings in Street Fighter 6. The amiibo also unlocks in-game rewards, including music and wallpaper.

Where to Buy:

$39.99 $14.99 at Amazon
$39.99 $14.99 at Best Buy
$39.99 $29.99 at Target

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Some of the best Nintendo Switch games are up to $30 off for Black Friday

Super Mario Odyssey

Where to Buy:

Princess Peach: Showtime!

Where to Buy:

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Where to Buy:

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Where to Buy:

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Where to Buy:

Nintendo Switch Sports

Where to Buy:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Where to Buy:

Splatoon 3

Where to Buy:

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Where to Buy:

Tulin amiibo

Where to Buy:

Yunobo amiibo

Where to Buy:

Riju amiibo

Where to Buy:

Sidon amiibo

Where to Buy:

Jamie amiibo

Where to Buy:

Kimberly amiibo

Where to Buy:

Luke amiibo

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Open Notebook’s AI-powered podcasts are a game-changer for productivity, provided you’re willing to configure them right

Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

I downgraded to free Claude for a week, and it changed how I feel about paying $20 a month

Nvidia thinks my RTX 20-series GPU is too old for frame generation, but I use it through lossless scaling anyway

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