Nintendo Switch Black Friday 2026: Switch 2, OLED and Lite

Nintendo Switch Black Friday 2026 at a glance

On 8 November, Nintendo Switch Black Friday 2026 offers were mostly about bundles, games and storage, and Nintendo itself had not cut a console price. It raised the US price of the Switch 2 to $499.99 on 1 September 2026, and when we read Nintendo's news page on 8 November it had not announced its Black Friday offers. Last year it announced them on 10 November.

This guide gives you every Switch model at Nintendo's own US price, the real saving in each Switch 2 bundle, what Nintendo did for Black Friday 2025, and each store's sale dates, price match rules and return windows in the US and the UK. Black Friday is Friday 27 November and Cyber Monday is Monday 30 November. For PS5, Xbox and PC, see our Black Friday gaming deals guide.

Prices from Nintendo's US store on 8 November 2026, none shown as a sale price. The same day Best Buy and Target listed the Switch 2 at $499.99 and both bundles at Nintendo's prices, and Walmart.com listed the Switch 2 at $499.00. Treat these as the prices to beat.

Switch 2 Black Friday: prices since the September increase

Switch 2 on its own

Nintendo of America said in a notice dated 7 May 2026 that it would change the Switch 2's suggested US price from $449.99 to $499.99 from 1 September 2026, because of changes in market conditions. The same notice says the price of the original Nintendo Switch is not changing. You can read it in Nintendo's price revision notice.

What this means on Black Friday: a store's "was" price for a new Switch 2 should be about $499.99. A higher "was" figure is not Nintendo's price.

Switch 2 prices: 2025 holiday and 2026

Nintendo's 2025 release does not list what was in last year's Mario Kart World bundle, so compare the two by price only. What the 2026 bundles contain is below.

Switch 2 bundles: which one saves you money

Both 2026 bundles hold the console, a full download of the game and a 3-Month (90-Day) Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership. Nintendo bases the saving on its suggested prices for each item bought separately. With the prices on Nintendo's US store on 8 November 2026, the sums give the same savings Nintendo announced on 25 August:

Mario Kart World Bundle ($549.99)

The bigger saving, $37.98, because Mario Kart World costs $79.99 on its own. Nintendo's Switch 2 page says the included membership auto-renews after its first term at the then-current price unless you cancel it.

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Bundle ($529.99)

This saves $27.98. Sports Resort came out on 22 October 2026, only on Switch 2. The physical copy costs $59.99, but the bundle's game is a download, so the fair comparison is the $49.99 digital price. The membership auto-renews the same way.

How to check a store's bundle price

• Add it up yourself: console, game and membership at Nintendo's prices, as in the table.
• Value the membership honestly: if you already pay for Switch Online, or do not want it, the $7.99 part of the saving is worth less to you.
• Price each extra: on 8 November Walmart.com's results included third-party Switch 2 bundles with an HDMI cable or extra Zelda games. If you would not buy the extra on its own, it is not a saving.
• Know the price match limits: Best Buy's price match terms, read on 8 November 2026, exclude bundle offers and items included in bundle offers, whether the offer is Best Buy's or a competitor's.

Switch OLED, Switch and Switch Lite on Black Friday

Nintendo changed the US prices of the original Switch family, including the OLED Model, the Switch and the Switch Lite, on 3 August 2025. Pages written before then still show lower prices that no longer apply. On 8 November 2026 Nintendo's US store listed:

• Nintendo Switch OLED Model, $399.99: the original Switch with an OLED display.
• Nintendo Switch, $339.99: the standard original model.
• Nintendo Switch Lite, $229.99: a compact handheld. Nintendo says it plays all Nintendo Switch games that support handheld mode.

An OLED or Lite deal is real only if a store shows a price below these on its own page. Before you buy one as a gift, compare it with the Switch 2 at $499.99: the Switch 2 plays compatible Switch games, although Nintendo notes that some Switch games may not be supported or fully compatible on it.

What Nintendo did for Black Friday 2025 (and what to watch for in 2026)

Nintendo announced its 2025 holiday offers on 10 November 2025, in its Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 release. Everything in this list is from 2025:

• Cyber Deals on My Nintendo Store and the Nintendo eShop: 20 November to 3 December 2025, ending 11:59 p.m. PT, on select games.
• Physical games from 23 November: select retailers, including Nintendo's two official US stores, sold Princess Peach: Showtime!, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe at a suggested $39.99 each, and Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo Switch Sports, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Splatoon 3 at $29.99 each.
• amiibo: select figures $10 off MSRP at select retailers.
• Storage from 30 November: $20 off MSRP on Samsung microSD Express cards at Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO, Nintendo NEW YORK and select retailers.
• Consoles: the release listed the Switch 2 at $449.99 and the Mario Kart World bundle at $499.99, and announced no console price cut.

For 2026, Nintendo's US news page had no Black Friday post when we read it on 8 November; its latest sale post was the Screaming Deals sale on digital games, dated 20 October. If 2026 follows 2025, the offers will be on games and accessories, but Nintendo has not said so. We update this section when it announces.

Switch deals by store (US)

Rules read on each store's own pages on 8 November 2026 (Target's dates from its fact sheet of 5 November). Other stores' dates are in our guide to when Black Friday 2026 starts.

Best Buy

Best Buy's first Early Black Friday Deals and Doorbusters were set to end on 8 November at 11:59 p.m. CT. Its holiday calendar says new deals drop every Friday until its 10 days of Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals start on Thursday 19 November. On 8 November it listed the Switch 2 and both bundles at Nintendo's prices.

One rule for games: Best Buy's return policy says opened physical video games bought from Best Buy can only be exchanged for the same item, and digital games are not returnable. The full calendar is in our Best Buy Black Friday guide.

Walmart

Walmart's Black Friday Deals start online at 12:01 a.m. ET on 23 November but reach stores only on 27 November at 6 a.m. local time. On 8 November Walmart.com listed the Switch 2 at $499.00 and the Sports Resort bundle at $529.00, with third-party and restored listings mixed into the results, so check the seller. More in our Walmart Black Friday guide.

Target

Target's stores are closed on Thanksgiving and open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. On 8 November it listed the Switch 2 and both bundles at Nintendo's prices, the Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition at $519.99 ("Check stores") and Mario Kart World on its own at $79.99. More in our Target Black Friday guide.

Amazon and GameStop

Amazon's US site did not show us Switch prices on 8 November, so we give none here; its event dates are in our Amazon Black Friday guide. GameStop's site blocked our tools, so we cannot list its 2026 offers. In 2025 Nintendo said local GameStop stores would host Switch 2 game demos on 6 December.

My Nintendo Store (US)

Nintendo's own store sells the consoles at the prices in the first table. Its Sales and deals page covers digital games, DLC and merchandise, and in 2025 its Cyber Deals sale ran from 20 November to 3 December.

Switch games, storage and controllers on Black Friday

Games and game-key cards

Physical game discounts were part of Nintendo's 2025 offers. Before you buy a boxed Switch 2 game, check whether it is a game-key card. Nintendo's support page on game-key cards says the card holds no game data: it is a key to download the game, which needs internet and enough free space the first time, and the card must stay in the console to play. Upgrade packs for some Switch games also need the full game, sold separately.

microSD Express cards

The Switch 2 only takes microSD Express cards, up to 2TB, and needs a system update over the internet the first time you use one. A microSD card used in an original Switch will not let a Switch 2 save or load digital games or save data. That is from Nintendo's microSD Express support page. On 8 November Nintendo's US store listed the Samsung microSD Express Card 256GB for Nintendo Switch 2 at $59.99. In 2025 Nintendo's $20 off on Samsung cards started on 30 November.

Joy-Con 2 and Pro Controller

Nintendo's US store lists a Joy-Con 2 pair at $99.99 and the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller at $89.99, the same price Best Buy and Target showed on 8 November. Nintendo's store sells some third-party controllers labelled "for Nintendo Switch 2" next to others labelled for Nintendo Switch, so read the box before you buy one for a Switch 2.

Nintendo Switch Online

• Individual: $3.99 for 1 month, $7.99 for 3 months, $19.99 for 12 months.
• Family (up to 8 accounts): $34.99 for 12 months.
• With Expansion Pack: $49.99 a year individual, $79.99 family.
• Free trial: 7 days of an Individual Membership. Nintendo's terms say it can be redeemed once per Nintendo Account after 10/20/2026 and turns into a 1-month auto-renewing membership at the then-current price unless you turn off automatic renewal by the end of the trial.

US prices from Nintendo's support and Switch Online pages, read on 8 November 2026.

Switch Black Friday deals in the UK

Read on each store's own site in a browser on 8 November 2026. None showed a "was" price on these rows. The price promises cover only items that carry the store's tag or badge, and we noted neither on these Switch rows, so check the product page before you count on one.

• Currys: its Black Friday Price Guarantee covers products with a Black Friday deal tag bought from 28 October to 24 November 2026 and registered by 27 November; if the Currys price drops before 1 December, you claim the difference. Currys says you must get a "Registration Success" email to claim, so keep it. More in our Currys Black Friday guide.
• Argos: its Black Friday page says prices on Price Guarantee badged products will not go lower before Christmas, and if they do you get a voucher for the difference. On 8 November Argos listed Nintendo Switch Sports Resort for Switch 2 at £41.49 ("Lowest Price Ever"), the SanDisk 256GB microSD Express card at £44.99 and the Switch 2 Pro Controller at £64.95. More in our Argos Black Friday guide.
• Nintendo Store UK: it showed the Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition at £434.99, out of stock. In 2024 its main Black Friday offers ended on 1 December, and some accessory offers ran to 12 January.
• John Lewis: its Price Promise matches items sold directly by its 25 main competitors for up to 7 days after you order, but not marketplace sellers. See our John Lewis Black Friday guide.
• GAME, Very and EE: GAME's site did not open for our tools; its codes are on our GAME discount code page. Our Very and EE Black Friday guides follow later in November.

Your refund rights on sale items are in our UK Black Friday guide.

Switch deals to skip

• A "was" price above Nintendo's price. On 8 November a third-party Switch 2 listing with a cable on Walmart.com showed "Now $499.00, Was $529.99". Nintendo's own price for the console is $499.99, so that "was" figure tells you little.
• Restored units priced close to new. The same day Walmart.com showed a restored Switch 2 at $495.00, $4.00 below its new Switch 2 listing. Check the seller and the warranty before you take a $4.00 saving.
• Higher-priced listings next to new ones. Best Buy's results on 8 November also showed sold-out Switch 2 listings at $639.99 to $934.99, well above Nintendo's prices. Check who sells an item ("Sold by") before you compare its price.
• Standard microSD cards for a Switch 2. They will not save or load Switch 2 games; only microSD Express cards work.
• Switch 1 accessories sold as Switch 2 fit. If the box only says Nintendo Switch, it may not fit or work with a Switch 2.
• A game-key card for a console with no free space or no internet. The game has to download first.

To check whether any sale price is really lower, see are Black Friday deals real?

Cyber Monday Switch deals

In 2025, Nintendo's Cyber Deals sale on My Nintendo Store and the eShop ran past Cyber Monday, to 3 December. By 8 November 2026 the stores had published these dates:

• Best Buy: a Cyber Sunday and Monday Sale Event, then Cyber Week Deals from 1 to 6 December.
• Walmart: Cyber Monday online from 30 November to 2 December, from 12:01 a.m. ET.
• Currys: Black Friday offers through Black Friday week, ending on Cyber Monday, 30 November.

Cyber Monday offers from every store are on our Cyber Monday deals page.

How we check these prices

Nintendo's prices, dates and rules come from Nintendo's own US pages, read on 8 November 2026, and store prices from each store's own site the same day. Third-party, marketplace and restored listings are named as such; they are not list prices. We do not review or test consoles, and we label every 2025 offer as 2025. The SavingArena Editorial Team updates this guide when Nintendo announces its 2026 offers and on the main sale dates.

Best Buy's Black Friday dates and offers are on our Best Buy coupon page, and UK shoppers can find Nintendo Store UK discount codes on ours. Offers from every store are on our Black Friday deals page, and all our guides are in the Black Friday deals hub.