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Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to buy games and accessories for your Nintendo Switch. This year, there are dozens of excellent deals for Nintendo Switch, with major Mario games and other titles on sale. Outside of Black Friday, Prime Day tends to offer some of the biggest deals of the year for Switch games.

This major sales event is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, so you will need to have an active membership to take advantage of any of these deals. If you’re not currently a member, you can sign up for a free trial to gain access to Prime Day. Below, we’ve gathered up every Nintendo Switch deal you need to be aware of during Prime Day 2024. Whether you’re looking for a new console, controller, or game, we’ve got you covered.

TL;DR – Best Prime Day Switch Deals

Nintendo Switch MicroSD Cards on Sale – Prime Day 2024

The best Switch or Steam Deck SD card should be fast, reliable, and as future-proof as possible. That last one is important, as it’s quite likely we’ll be getting a Switch successor / the next Nintendo console within the next year or so (if rumors are to be believed). Therefore, you’re going to want to opt for the latest in SD card tech, which is a micro SDXC UHS-I U3 A2 V30 memory card. Here are the best deals this Prime Day that adhere to those specs.

Preorder Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition Console

It’s not too late for Nintendo to release new Switch Lite editions. Best Buy is offering preorders of the Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition handheld console for $209.99 with orders shipping out on September 26. That’s $10 more than a stock Switch Lite, but that’s more than justified by the fact that this edition includes a 12-month Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

Nintendo Switch Games on Sale – Prime Day 2024

Alongside Nintendo Switch accessories, there are dozens of Nintendo Switch games on sale for Prime Day. Some of these titles are available at record prices, with discounts of up to 75% off. We’ve rounded up the best Switch games on sale for Prime Day here, with a few selections below that you do not want to miss.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance for $39.99

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is now on sale for the first time since launch! During Prime Day, you can save $20 off this massive title, which was just released last month. SMT V: Vengeance is an enhanced version of the former Nintendo Switch exclusive SMT V, launched in 2019. The biggest feature available in this upgraded re-release is the all new Canon of Vengeance route, which is essentially 40 hours of new story content. At $39.99, this is a steal for what will likely end up being one of the most popular RPGs of the year.

Octopath Traveler II for $29.99

Octopath Traveler II was one of the most overlooked RPGs of 2023, featuring an extremely unique narrative with the perspective of eight characters. Utilizing Square Enix’s HD-2D technology, Team Asano heavily built on the foundation that was laid with the first Octopath Traveler in 2018. If you’re interested in the upcoming Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, this is a great chance to experience an HD-2D title for the first time.

Unicorn Overlord for $34.99

Unicorn Overlord is available at a new all time low of $34.99 for Prime Day. This tactical RPG hsa a plethora of features to discover, with over 60 unique characters to unlock and use in combat. The game was developed by Vanillaware, who is best known for titles like Dragon’s Crown and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. If you’re a fan of Fire Emblem, you owe it to yourself to check this one out, especially at this price.

Super Mario RPG for $39.95

Super Mario RPG was initially released in 1996 for the SNES, and over two decades later, a remake has been released for Nintendo Switch. As one of the wackiest Mario titles, there are dozens of unique characters to discover who have never appeared outside of this title. It’s also one of the rare occasions where Mario and Bowser work together – the King of the Koopas even joins your party! The legendary Yoko Shimomura even returned to compose the soundtrack, making for an unforgettable Mario experience.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder for $49.99

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is one of the best Mario games currently on the Switch, acting as a huge breath of creativity as the console’s first new 2D Mario title. Over 150 different levels are available in the game, with plenty of secrets and challenges to uncover as you play through the story. One of the new features of Wonder is the Badge system, which allows you to grant characters unique abilities to use throughout levels. At $49.99, this Mario game is a deal you do not want to pass up.

Nintendo Switch Accessories on Sale – Prime Day 2024

Some of the best Nintendo Switch accessories available are on sale for Prime Day, which makes for a great time to pick up a new controller, case, and more! An extra controller can always be useful if you play multiplayer titles, as you never know when you might have a friend over. Additionally, accessories like cases are essential to protect your console.

Limited Run Nintendo Switch Standard Game Case 10-Pack for $17.49

If you’re a collector of physical games, you know the pain of damaged Nintendo Switch cases. Since they are made of plastic, it can be easy for the sleeves to puncture or tear, which can be offputting and frustrating as a collector. Luckily, you can purchase brand new game cases straight from Limited Run at Amazon, with extra savings available for Prime Day! This package contains 10 Nintendo Switch game cases, pricing each at roughly $1.75. You can even buy a 30 pack of game cases for $24.99 this Prime Day if you need even more cases.

PowerA Nintendo Switch Protection Case for $13.99

Any Nintendo Switch owner should have a protective case to protect your console when it’s not docked. During Prime Day, you can save $7 off this Animal Crossing themed PowerA Protection Case for Nintendo Switch. The case is designed to fit all Nintendo Switch models, including the Switch Lite and Switch OLED.

PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller (Mario Pop) for $42.99

Another great PowerA product worth your attention is the PowerA Enhanced Wireless Nintendo Switch Controller. This Mario Pop edition comes with unique art of the icon with various items from the series to create a colorful controller. One of the best features of this PowerA controller is the addition of two mappable buttons on the map, which can come in handy in fighting games or any other title. Additionally, the battery is rated for over 30 hours with a single charge.

Nintendo Switch Consoles on Sale – Prime Day 2024

Currently, there are no Nintendo Switch console discounts or sales available at Amazon for Prime Day 2024. While Amazon could release a lightning deal for the console, no sales are live as of now.

If you’re looking to get a discounted Nintendo Switch, Walmart is currently offering the Nintendo Switch Lite: Timmy & Tommy’s Aloha Edition for $159. This console is themed after Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and it even includes a free copy of the game. While this deal won’t appeal to those looking to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch OLED Model or similar, this offer is excellent if you’ve yet to jump into the Switch market.

Noah Hunter is a freelance writer and reviewer with a passion for games and technology. He co-founded Final Weapon, an outlet focused on nonsense-free Japanese gaming (in 2019) and has contributed to various publishers writing about the medium. His favorite series include Xeno and Final Fantasy.

Prime Day is a wonderful opportunity to secure everything PS5 at discount prices. The sale is running from July 16-17, and there’s already a slew of top deals to consider. We’ve found offers on the best SSDs for PS5, the latest PS5 exclusives, alongside controllers, headsets, monitors, and more. You name it, we’ve found a good deal for it. Remember, you’ll need to be a Prime member to secure these offers, so consider picking up a 30-day free trial before the end of the sale.

TL;DR: Prime Day Best PS5 Deals

SSD for PS5 Prime Day Deals

The best PS5 games are getting bigger every year. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, for instance, is rumored to require 350GB of storage for everything—multiplayer, zombies, campaign, and Warzone. Depending on your PS5 model, that could be half of your console’s base storage. To avoid the hassle of constantly installing and uninstalling games, we recommend taking advantage of SSD deals during Prime Day.

SSD prices have been trending upward in 2024, making this the perfect time to buy with significant discounts available. If you need one, pair your SSD with this heatsink we recommend and follow our install guide, and you’ll never have to worry about storage space again. Otherwise, there are plenty more great options in the sale as well.

Genshin Impact is facing more accusations of cultural appropriation and whitewashing, and some of its voice actors are asking publisher HoYoverse to make changes.

The ever-expanding Genshin Impact universe features stories and locations seemingly inspired by the real world. Similarities range from the geography of in-game settings to architecture, mythology, music, food, and history in general. These connections have been extended to a new region, Natlan, which was revealed in a trailer released last week.

Fan outcry stems from what many feel is a failure to accurately represent the cultures each character pulls from, including the fact that Mavukia, Kinich, and Ororon — who seem to be inspired by real-life deities like the Maori’s Mahuika — are all white. It continues a trend in Genshin Impact that has seen players begging for proper representation.

Now some of the actors behind Genshin Impact’s faces have begun to chime in. Albedo actor, Khoi Dao, published a statement on X/Twitter calling for change in Genshin Impact.

“If a game draws so heavily from real-world cultures and bases a character on the supreme deity of Yoruba religion, and that character ends up looking like pale Sasuke Batman, people are absolutely within their rights to demand better representation, ESPECIALLY when said game has a clearly-stated commitment to a *global* audience.”

Dao continued: “I hope y’all keeping make your voices heard, and I hope they listen.”

Zeno Robinson, who voices the recently released Genshin Impact character Sethos, also called out HoYoverse, highlighting a worldwide desire for better representation.

“If even your base audience, the Chinese fans, are asking for better representation/or character with different shades of melanin, who are you making these characters for?” Robinson said.

Ọlọrun Is the supreme Yoruba deity. You could find that with a quick Google search, even.
This is unforgivable. Look at what a sick job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!! pic.twitter.com/LbP3nuT3MK

— Valeria Rodríguez 🍉 (@ElvisBadger) July 13, 2024

Sucrose actor Valeria Rodríguez brought more attention to the issue with a string of posts, too. One post compares Olorun’s appearance in Titan Forge Games’ MOBA title, Smite, to their appearance in Genshin Impact, saying, “Look at what a sick job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!!”

“It shouldn’t be a radical desire to want to see yourself reflected in the media you consume,” Yoimiya actress Jenny Yokobori said in her own post.

Natlan hasn’t been officially added to the Genshin Impact universe yet and has no release date. With there still time between now and its launch, Cyno actor Alejandro Saab took note of the complaints surrounding Ororon and put out a request to the HoYoverse team.

“I didn’t know THAT’S who he’s based on… AH that’s bad,” Saab said. “You still got time to fix it.”

there is so much beauty in the world—so many stories that can be told or drawn from, and when it’s not done to its full extent it ends up feeling disrespectful, even if that isn’t the intent. I hope it’s possible to make changes at this stage.

— Allegra Clark (@SimplyAllegra) July 13, 2024

Anne Yatco, who plays Genshin Impact’s Raiden Shogun, added, “I really hope that a video game company listens to its fanbase when valid criticism is made multiple years in a row about the execution of its research and inclusion of elements/aspects of other cultures.”

Genshin Impact released in 2020 and has continued to build on its foundation with new locations and characters in the years since. HoYoverse has yet to respond to calls for better representation or the BoycottHYV movement.

IGN has reached out for comment.

Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx.

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Ahead of Prime Day, Walmart is offering the Nintendo Switch Lite (Timmy’s and Tommy’s Aloha Edition) console for only $159. It normally retails for $199, which was already a great deal because it included the full Animal Crossing: New Horizons game. It was originally part of Walmart’s larger sale that competed with Amazon Prime Day. That sale has now ended, but this deal is one of few that are still avaialble. We are pretty certain that Amazon will not match or beat this deal on Prime Day proper.

Nintendo Switch Lite with Animal Crossing for $159

The Switch Lite retails for $100 less than the original Switch and $150 less than the Switch OLED. It is compatible with most Nintendo Switch games and it runs off the same hardware, so performance is identical. The three main tradeoffs of the Switch Lite is that (1) the controllers are not detachable, (2) the console can’t be docked and played on a TV and (3) the display is smaller (5.5″ vs 6.2″ on Switch and 7″ on Switch OLED). If you were intending to use the Switch solely as a handheld console, you might be better off just getting the Switch Lite. Even though the controls aren’t detachable, the Switch Lite does support wireless Bluetooth, so you can always purchase another pair of Joy-Cons, a Switch Pro controller, or a compatible third party wireless Switch controller, and you can still play untethered.

If you enjoy life sim type games like Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, or Minecraft, you’ll probably love Animal Crossing. It’s obvious that Nintendo put in a lot of love into this first party title and it’s certainly one of the best – and most relaxing – games for the Nintendo Switch. This is an excellent pick for gamers of all ages, even children. Check out our glowing IGN review for more details.

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In this screen-infested world we live in, sometimes it’s nice to unplug and play a game that doesn’t require electricity. Board games are now more fun and versatile than ever, providing anywhere between a few minute’s and a whole month’s worth of entertainment for you, your friends, family, or even an entire party. In fact, with the rise of solo board games, you don’t even need a group at all. The only drawback is that this non-digital pastime can be pricy. Thankfully, Prime members can score huge board game discounts thanks to Prime Day 2024.

You can see all the board games on sale here. Or, if you prefer a curated list, we’ve picked through the deals and highlighted the best of the bunch below.

Board Game Deals for Prime Day

Grab a copy of Overwatch off some dusty GameStop shelf and rub it under the musky armpit of the Guardians of the Galaxy’s Peter Quill and you might have something close to the feeling of Concord. As competitive hero shooters go, this sci-fi contender from Sony plays it quite safe, complete with immediately charming characters immaculately rendered in gobsmackingly beautiful cutscenes and ability-based PvP combat that never addresses why those characters are fighting one another when they’re clearly allies in said cutscenes. But just because it doesn’t offer much in the way of innovation doesn’t mean Concord isn’t extremely fun to play. I still have lots more to see when it launches properly next month, but with sixteen characters and four familiar game modes available in its preorder beta this past weekend, the vast majority of the 10+ hours I’ve spent with it so far have been a sweaty, gun-toting good time.

You and your squad will form a five-person team of super-powered characters, each with their own unique strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities, and then bring them to bear against an opposing team in a variety of formulaic game modes. Those include a standard deathmatch mode, a “Kill Confirmed” mode called Trophy Hunt, an attack-and-defend mode called Cargo Run, and a zone control mode called Clash Point – none of which possess even the slightest hint of novelty. But being overly familiar isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you’ve got best-in-class gunplay and awesome characters with compelling powers to back it up, and boy, Concord has got both of those down pat.

Concord sagely keeps its weapon selection very slim, with just two options given to each character by default and no way to customize that – but the upshot there is that every single weapon feels incredibly responsive and finely tuned, and no two characters have weapons that feel at all similar. The arena-controlling old lady, Duchess, wields a submachine gun that’s devastating at close range, while the sneaky and tactical Vale mostly relies on a long-range sniper rifle to take out enemies from afar. Not everything seems perfectly balanced – I, for one, think most things should probably die when they take a sniper rifle shot to the head, and it’s a bit weird that the character that uses a slow-loading missile launcher as her main weapon doesn’t do more damage with it – but they all feel really good to use, and that means I’ve been having fun even when it feels like something needs tweaking here and there.

Similarly, the abilities that complement those weapons are fantastic, diverse, have very generous cooldowns, completely changing the way combat plays out depending on which character you’re playing as. The floating, fireball-chucking Haymar can blind opponents for a period of time and make them pay for standing in the same spot too long, while the rampaging ogre, Star Child, can close distances quickly with his charging attack and smash the ground to do heavy damage around him. Not all characters feel quite as original, like how Teo is the world’s most generic soldier and comes equipped with a smoke grenade and cluster grenade as his two powers, but those bland options are few and far between. Learning each character, using their abilities to counter the team comp of your opponents, and juggling the madness on the battlefield with top-notch gunplay was just as fun in my first match as it was in my 30th, and I certainly can’t say I’ve felt that way about most hero shooters I spend time with.

One of the few novel twists Concord brings to the genre is the way its competitive playlist works. Unlike the casual playlist where you can play whichever character you please (so long as someone else hasn’t already selected it), in competitive you cleverly aren’t allowed to select the same character again if you win a round while using them. Since matches go to best of seven rounds, that means winning one will push you to get outside of your comfort zone and use a minimum of four different characters. Not only is this a neat way to force people to master more than just one or two options, it also encourages communication with your team between rounds to ensure you’ve got proper coverage to play out whatever strategy you’re trying to pull off as your options get slimmer.

The other interesting wrinkle Concord adds to the formula is character variants: Slightly different versions of existing characters that come with a unique perk and an altered appearance, and which can be unlocked by completing specific objectives during matches. For example, the gunslinger Lennox can normally reload his weapon by dodging, while the variant you can unlock for him loses that ability, but gets more ammo for all his weapons instead. The five variants available for each character so far offer mostly minor changes like this, but they definitely add a meaningful thing to chase that provides more options in combat. Perhaps more importantly, they also give you the opportunity to fudge the numbers a bit in the competitive playlist, since variants count as separate characters on your crew, and therefore, let you play as the same characters in multiple rounds.

I also just love that Concord is chock full of goofy terms in its “How To Play” tutorial section, like how it tells you if certain game modes are likely to be sweaty by assigning them a “Sweatstrum” rating, or how it explains you can recharge your abilities with “Sloops,” AKA “Skill Loops.” There might not be much of a story yet, but this game’s got charm coming out of its Martian ears.

There’s still more I haven’t been able to play in this early beta version, like the two game modes that remain locked for now, but Concord is already shaping up to be a heavyweight hero shooter I could easily see competing with the genre’s giants. It doesn’t seem like it will bring much new to the table, and that’s a bit of a bummer considering we’ve already played great games very similar to this one before, but I’m heartened by what I’ve seen so far and am looking forward to playing a whole lot more when it launches next month.

The team behind Baldur’s Gate 3 had to collect so many awards that game development was negatively affected.

Speaking to Edge, Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke said the number of awards received became “a real problem” as Larian had to send “rotating teams” of staff out to collect them.

“It affects development. There’s a lot of them,” Vincke said. “This has been a real problem.” Baldur’s Gate 3 was the surprise hit of 2023, earning myriad game of the year awards including from the New York Video Game Critics Circle, The Game Awards, the Gayming Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, and more.

Vincke insisted he was still appreciative of the awards, as “it’s great that you have a moment of celebration” and Larian does “really appreciate it,” but sending key members away to each award show seemingly left the development team fragmented.

It “would be cool if everybody could agree to do it all at the same time,” Vincke said. “It is surprisingly draining on the soul.”

This continued focus on Baldur’s Gate 3 also stopped Larian from getting closure, he added “We’ve all been more emotional because we can’t get closure, and you want to have closure at the end of a project.”

That being said, Larian has paid plenty of attention to Baldur’s Gate 3 itself in the myriad updates released following launch, but perhaps Vincke is implying there wouldn’t have been so many if the game wasn’t so successful.

The final major update is due in September 2024, when Larian releases official mod support for Baldur’s Gate 3. After that, it’s leaving behind the game, franchise, and Dungeons & Dragons altogether to create something new.

In our 10/10 review of the game, IGN said: “With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.

Expansion-sized Fallout 4 mod Fallout London has already secured the likes of Baldur’s Gate 3’s Neil Newbon for its voice cast but now has announced that, bizarrely, former UK Speaker of the House John Bercow will star, too.

As reported by VG247, Fallout London project lead Dean Carter revealed in Fallout London’s Discord that its post-apocalyptic version of the UK capital will still have a Speaker of the House (the member of parliament who chairs debates between political parties), and in true Fallout fashion the position is now held by a robot.

But who’s voicing that robot? Bercow, of course, who served as Speaker of the House from 2009 to 2019.

Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm has released a gameplay trailer for final Year 1 DLC character Takeda ahead of his July 23 release date alongside Kameo character Ferra.

Takeda is one of the so-called Kombat Kids alongside Cassie Cage, Kung Jin, and Jacqui Briggs. The gameplay video, below, shows off a number of Takeda’s moves and combos, which revolve around his trademark bladed whips, as well as pre-fight interactions (Johnny Cage, for example, wants him to star in a superteam action movie).

It ends with a look at his fatality, which, as you’d expect from Mortal Kombat, is not for the faint of heart. Here Takeda wraps his hapless victim tightly in his bladed whips before slowly retracting them. Now that’s got to hurt.

Takeda is the last of the six Kombat Pack 1 DLC characters to come out, and joins Omni-Man from Invincible, Quan Chi, Peacemaker from the DCU, Ermac, and Homelander from The Boys. Dataminers have already unearthed evidence to suggest the next six DLC characters coming to the gory fighting game as part of Kombat Pack 2.

The gameplay video does not feature Ferra, however. Ferra is the small fighter who sat atop the hulking Torr as part of the combined Ferra & Torr character from Mortal Kombat X, and was set to hit Mortal Kombat 1 in Kameo form in June but was delayed to launch alongside Takeda on July 23.

Speaking of Kombat Pack 2, NetherRealm has confirmed plans to reveal the future of Mortal Kombat 1 during San Diego Comic-Con 2024, in a panel set for 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 10pm UK on Friday, July 26. Year 2 plans may include what Boon has already teased is set for Mortal Kombat 1, such as story DLC and “a big surprise after that.” Meanwhile, the Mortal Kombat 2 movie is due out October 24, 2025.

Takeda is available from July 23 to Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition or Kombat Pack 1 owners. The character is then available to buy a week later.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

Ubisoft has cancelled the Driver TV adaptation but insisted it’s still working on projects related to the beloved racing series.

Speaking to Game File, Ubisoft confirmed it had cancelled the show, which was announced in 2021 as a collaboration with streaming service Binge and not heard from since, after dissolving film related subsidiary (named after Driver protagonist) Hotrod Tanner LLC.

“We are no longer moving forward with our partnership with Binge for a Driver series,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said. “We are actively working on other exciting projects related to the franchise and can’t wait to share more information in the future.”

Ubisoft hasn’t been particularly kind to the Driver franchise recently, having not released a mainline game since 2011’s Driver: San Francisco and Driver: Renegade 3D. A mobile game called Driver: Speedboat Paradise was released in 2014, but the franchise hasn’t made a peep since.

Fans were therefore surprised by the 2021 announcement of a Driver TV show that would “focus on undercover agent and ex-racecar driver John Tanner as he tries to take down a crime syndicate.”

No word on a franchise reboot came alongside it though, and Ubisoft’s latest comment that “exciting projects related to the franchise” still leaves all things Driver up in the air. The fact Ubisoft is still thinking about Driver may be enough for some fans, however.

In our 8/10 review of the last game, IGN said: “Driver: San Francisco has one game-changing, eyebrow-raising idea and it pulls it off with aplomb, infusing the OTT arcade racing with unparalleled variety and a ridiculous supernatural twist whilst staying true to its Seventies chase-movie roots.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.