Nintendo’s Black Friday sale cuts the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle by $50 to $499.99 from Nov. 22 through Dec. 5. Select games drop $20 from Nov. 22 through Nov. 29. The offers run at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart, plus Nintendo’s online store and its New York and San Francisco locations, while supplies last.
Here is what the announcement leaves unsaid. $499.99 is exactly what the console alone costs right now. So the ‘discount’ in effect hands you Mario Kart World and three months of Nintendo Switch Online at no extra cost. It also wipes out the $50 price hike Nintendo itself put in place just weeks ago.
Why did the Switch 2 cost more in the first place?
The console’s suggested price climbed from $449.99 to $499.99 on Sept. 1, a move Nintendo first announced in May. Nintendo pointed to memory component costs, exchange rates and oil prices, with memory supply shifting toward AI hardware as the pressure underneath it all. Japan got hit first and harder. The Japanese model jumped from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980, roughly a 20% increase.
The AI boom is quietly taxing your game night. Chips that once went into consoles are getting snapped up for data centers, and players are paying the difference.
Is this the best Switch 2 deal ever?
Not quite. IGN notes that last Black Friday, retailers like Walmart and Amazon sold a Mario Kart World bundle for $449.99. That price was $50 lower than this year’s offer, though it did not include Switch Online. Nintendo’s deal is still notable as the company’s first official Switch 2 discount since the console launched in June 2025.
Shoppers who only want the console have another lane. Mashable reports Woot is selling a standalone Switch 2 for $469 through Nov. 30 or until stock runs out. According to price tracker camelcamelcamel, the console had not dropped in price once since the hike.
How does the Switch 2 stack up against PlayStation and Xbox now?
This is the bigger story. Even after its hike, Nintendo’s console remains the cheapest of the big three. Circana data cited by GamesRadar+ showed buyers paid an average of $498 for a Switch 2 in September 2026, compared with $646 for a PlayStation 5 and $663 for an Xbox Series console. For families stretching a holiday budget, that gap is hard to ignore.
Which Switch 2 games are on sale?
The $20 cuts cover “Donkey Kong Bananza,” “Kirby Air Riders,” the Switch 2 edition of “Metroid Prime 4” and “Super Mario Party Jamboree” with Jamboree TV. The original Switch title “Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2” is also included. Prices start at $39.99. A separate Nintendo eShop sale runs from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2.
The hottest new game is not on the list. Nintendo says its remake of “Ocarina of Time” sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days. Nintendo has no reason to discount a game that is already flying off the shelves.
Should you buy now or wait?
If the bundle is your target, the window opens Nov. 22 and stays open through Dec. 5, well past Black Friday on Nov. 27. There is no need to camp outside a store. If you just want the hardware and plan to grab games later, the Woot deal is the cheaper entry point.
Either way, the math is simple. Nintendo raised the price, then gave it back with a bow on top. Whether that counts as a deal depends on whether you remember September. The cousins fighting over Mario Kart at Thanksgiving will not care either way.
