Nintendo games often come with a hefty price tag, but that doesn’t mean Switch fans can’t find great deals. Throughout the year, there are plenty of sales on games, Switch consoles, and accessories worth checking out. Below, we’ve compiled the very best deals currently available. In particular, you can save huge on future-proof micro SD cards, select Switch OLED models, and even newer games, like Princess Peach: Showtime!. You can also follow @IGNDeals on Twitter or Threads for even more updates on the latest discounts, or check out all our handpicked Switch deals just below.

TL;DR – Best Switch Deals

The Best Nintendo Switch Deals – Navigate to:

• Switch SD Card Deals
• Switch Video Game Deals
• Switch OLED Deals
• When Should You Buy a Nintendo Switch?

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Physical Edition) Preorder

While waiting for Nintendo’s Switch successor, you can enjoy some absolute classics with the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. This is a collection of over 150 challenges from 13 different NES games that’s coming exclusively to Switch on July 18, and you can preorder it today. We’ve included links to the physical edition’s preorder below, but if you’re looking for even more information on digital editions, check out our Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition preorder guide.

• Get it at Best Buy – $59.99
• Get it at GameStop – $59.99
• Get it at Target – $59.99

Perfect Switch SD Card On Sale Right Now

The best Switch SD card should be fast, reliable, and as future-proof as possible. That last one is important, especially with the Switch successor on the horizon. 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. That’s a lot of random letters, so to save you a bit of time we’ve left our top suggestions and deals just below for your convenience. To see even more SD card deals, make sure to check out our roundup of the best SD card deals.

More Switch Micro SD Card Deals

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The Best Nintendo Switch Game Deals

At the moment, there are quite a few Switch games discounted that are worth picking up. Some of our favorite deals right now are on some of last year’s biggest hits, like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and WarioWare: Move It!, but you can even get the recently-released Princess Peach: Showtime! at a slight discount at Amazon. You can find even more of our favorites listed below.

More Switch Video Game Deals

• Super Mario RPG for $42.95
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $50.69
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for $44.99
• Sonic Origins Plus for $29.49
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Standard Edition for $23.99
• Metroid Dread (Preowned) for $44.99

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Save on Select Switch OLED Models at Woot and Walmart

Looking to save on some Switch OLED models? We have some good news for you: a few are discounted at the moment at both Walmart and Woot! At the latter, you can score a White OLED model for $314.99, while at Walmart you can get the Neon Red & Neon Blue version for $308.95 and the Mario Red version for $316.97.

When Should You Buy a Nintendo Switch?

The short answer is that you should buy a Nintendo Switch whenever there’s any kind of sale, regardless of the time of year. Amazon will likely offer the same console bundles on any other sale as it will on Black Friday, so there’s no real reason to wait if you’re in need of a Nintendo Switch.

That being said, there are sometimes some unique bundles and promotions during Black Friday that you won’t find any other time of the year. They usually includes additional games (like the infamous Mario Kart 8 bundle) or accessories for free, but quantities tend to be limited. As always, do your research into the seller before you make a purchase.

Where to Buy a Nintendo Switch in 2024

• Nintendo Switch Console for $299.00
• Nintendo Switch Lite Console for $199.00

With how expensive gaming is getting in 2024, we’re trying to save you as much money as possible on the games and other tech you actually want to buy. We’ve got great deal roundups available for all major platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox, and keep these updated daily with brand-new offers. If you’re trying to keep costs down while maintaining your favorite hobby, stay tuned for more incredible discounts.

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Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.

Mind-bending puzzle metroidvania Animal Well just released yesterday, and already a community of players is tearing the game apart to find its many, many, many, many secrets. Right now, that includes a ridiculously complicated puzzle that requires at least 50 different people to participate. And just one day after launch, the community is on the cusp of completing it.

Warning: Massive spoilers for Animal Well’s “third layer” of secrets follow! If you want to get into its multi-tiered puzzle layers yourself, please shift into reverse and come back later! Read our spoiler-free review instead!

Animal Well effectively contains a three-tiered secret hunt of sorts. The first tier just involves collecting four flames and seeing the credits roll, while the second is a very literal Easter egg hunt. The third, which many players may never discover, is about collecting rabbits hidden in increasingly esoteric ways. While reviewing the game, the small Discord community of reviewers I was in managed to find a total of 12 rabbits collectively in two weeks, and we suspect there are at least 20. In the first 24 hours since the game has been out, the community has handlily pushed that total to 14, and seems to be on the cusp of working together as a group to achieve bunny 15 by participating in a bonkers group puzzle.

Early on in the game, players will pass a massive, 40×10 mural of a pixelated rabbit mid-hop. At first, it seems like this mural is just decoration, but once you enter the late-game rabbit hunt, it becomes increasingly suspicious. Poking around further in the same room reveals a control panel that lets players manipulate the mural’s tiles, and digging even deeper will give players access to a 4×4 grid of tiles similar to the ones on the rabbit mural. But taken alone, it’s not clear what the solution to this is or how the 4×4 grid factors into the big rabbit.

Upcoming 2D roguelite The Rogue Prince of Persia has been delayed from its May 14, 2024 release date to avoid competition with Hades 2, which was released into Steam Early Access on May 6.

Developer Evil Empire announced the delay on X/Twitter but assured it wouldn’t push the game too far. Though it won’t reveal an exact release date until May 13, Evil Empire said it would still be in May 2024.

“Seeing as everyone and their mum is playing [Hades 2] (including out entire team and their mums), we have decided to let people have their fun with it before we release The Rogue Prince of Persia,” the developer said.

“While we have every confidence in The Rogue Prince of Persia, it’s not every day that a game in the same genre as you, which is one of the most anticipated upcoming games of 2024, will release into Early Access a week before you plan to do the same.

“We are not prideful enough to ignore the implications of that, and we truly believe that this short delay is the best decision for us and our Early Access journey.”

Evil Empire said it would keep polishing the game in the meantime by adding “more cool things” and removing bugs, but said it understands the delay is still frustrating. “We can only hold our hands up, apologise, and hope you understand,” the developer said. “It will be worth the wait.”

Hades 2 is certainly proving popular on Steam despite only being in Early Access, having doubled the original game’s concurrent player count in a single day. As a sequel to the critically acclaimed Greek mythology themed roguelite, Hades 2 returns players to that world as they meet legendary figures like Odysseus, Nemesis, and Dora through a blend of storytelling, action gameplay, and dungeon crawling.

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

God of War: Ragnarok is the next PlayStation exclusive to launch on PC, according to a fresh report.

Reliable PlayStation Store leaker billbil-kun, writing for Dealabs, claimed Sony Santa Monica’s hugely popular action game will soon land on PC, although they failed to offer a release date. An announcement, billbil-kun said, is set for sometime in May.

God of War: Ragnarok launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in November 2022 and was a monster hit with critics and players. It became the fastest-selling first-party game in PlayStation history, shifting 5.1 million units in its first week. As of November 2023, God of War: Ragnarok had sold over 15 million copies. Last year’s Valhalla DLC was equally well-received. A PC release this fall would come two years after the game’s console debut.

Sony has form when it comes to launching its games on PC, with Guerrilla’s Horizon Forbidden West, Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 1 all launching on Steam in recent years. Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima launches on PC on May 16 having launched on PS4 in July 2020.

This is all part of Sony’s increasing push to make more of its PlayStation games by releasing them on PC also, but it has so-far resisted the temptation to follow in Microsoft’s footsteps by launching its console exclusives on PC at the same time. There have been a handful of exceptions, however. This year’s smash hit shooter Helldivers 2 launched on PC and PS5 with cross-play, but it’s worth noting that Arrowhead’s game revolves around co-op and live service, as opposed to single-player story.

Sony is yet to comment on the latest report, but rumors are swirling that it is set to host a State of Play broadcast in May.

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.