Nintendo’s big Black Friday and Cyber Deals 2025 promotion is in full swing – here’s everything that matters today, November 26, 2025, for Switch and Switch 2 owners.
Snapshot: What’s live right now
As of November 26, 2025, Nintendo’s Black Friday 2025 campaign is fully underway across the Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store and major retailers worldwide:
- Cyber Deals 2025 digital sale is live on Nintendo.com and the eShop, offering up to around 50–60% off select Switch and Switch 2 titles through December 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT. [1]
- The wider Black Friday / Cyber Monday schedule for physical games and promos runs roughly November 23–29, according to Nintendo’s official calendar shared today in fresh coverage. [2]
- Console discounts remain rare, but new round-ups today confirm modest price cuts and value bundles for Nintendo Switch 2, including small direct discounts in the UK and bundles that effectively reduce the cost of pack‑in games. [3]
- First‑ and third‑party titles like Luigi’s Mansion 3, Super Mario Odyssey, Bayonetta 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Skyrim, Persona 5 Royal, Dragon Ball FighterZ and more are among the standout Cyber Deals picks highlighted by specialist outlets. [4]
- Nintendo’s own promos include physical game discounts down to $39.99 / $29.99, amiibo price cuts, and Samsung microSD Express card deals aimed at new Switch 2 owners. [5]
Below, we break down what Nintendo itself has announced, how IGN and Engadget are framing the sale, and what today’s (26.11.2025) coverage adds if you’re still deciding where to spend your money.
Key dates: When Nintendo’s Black Friday & Cyber Deals actually run
Nintendo’s own announcements and today’s news coverage collectively outline a pretty clear timeline:
- Cyber Deals 2025 (digital sale)
- Runs from November 20 to December 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT on Nintendo.com and the Nintendo eShop. [6]
- US Black Friday 2025 physical offers
- From November 23, select US retailers and Nintendo’s own stores began discounting physical copies of:
- Princess Peach: Showtime!, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (around $39.99)
- Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo Switch Sports, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Splatoon 3 (around $29.99) [7]
- These promos form the core of Nintendo’s “official” Black Friday retail offers through the Black Friday/Cyber Monday window. [8]
- From November 23, select US retailers and Nintendo’s own stores began discounting physical copies of:
- Global variations
- In Australia and New Zealand, Nintendo is running a Black Friday Sale with discounts “up to 70% off” on Switch and Switch 2 games until November 30 (AEDT/NZDT). [9]
- Today’s coverage from Primetimer summarizes Nintendo’s Black Friday sale window as November 23–29 for the main physical Black Friday / Cyber Monday offers, while acknowledging ongoing Cyber Deals into early December and a separate storage deal. [10]
Takeaway: Today isn’t the start of the sale – it’s the sweet spot. Most major deals are live, stock is still comparatively good, and we’re not yet at the frantic last‑minute scramble.
Cyber Deals 2025: The heart of Nintendo’s Black Friday push
Nintendo’s “Cyber Deals: Save up to 50% on select games” is the backbone of this year’s promotion, and it’s now fully in motion across both the US and Canadian eShops. [11]
What Nintendo is promising
Nintendo’s official Cyber Deals announcement is intentionally vague – it simply promises “great deals on select games” on Nintendo.com and the eShop through December 3. [12]
To see the real value, you have to look at the curated lists and roundups published around the web:
- Nintendo Everything confirms that Cyber Deals cover a wide slate of first‑party titles such as Bayonetta 3, Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, alongside a long list of third‑party discounts. [13]
- IGN’s Black Friday sale coverage, summarized via Google News tools, reports discounts up to around 57% off some titles, including popular Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda entries, across the eShop and Amazon. [14]
- A new Final Weapon round‑up published today highlights the eShop Cyber Deals as “some of the best Switch discounts yet,” calling out Skyrim, Persona 5 Royal, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 as standout picks on sale until December 3. [15]
- Popular Mechanics notes that many Switch and Switch 2 games are seeing up to 60% off, with accessories as much as 40% off, marking this as one of the stronger Nintendo Black Friday line‑ups in recent years. [16]
If you’re a digital‑only buyer, Cyber Deals is where you’ll likely find the deepest percentage cuts, especially on slightly older but still premium titles.
Switch 2 bundles and console discounts: What Engadget and others are saying
One of the hottest questions this year has been simple:
“Is Nintendo finally discounting the Switch 2 itself?”
In North America: no real console price cut, but smarter bundles
Engadget’s Black Friday coverage (mirrored in several partner sites) and Nintendo’s own press release align on the key point:
- No official base price cut on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US – it’s still listed at $449.99.
- Instead, Nintendo is leaning on bundles:
- Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle at $499.99
- Switch 2 + Pokémon Legends: Z‑A bundle, also $499.99 [17]
Because each of those games normally sits around $70, the bundles effectively shave about $20 off the combined price – not dramatic, but a rare bit of genuine value in a year where Nintendo’s hardware discounts are otherwise minimal. [18]
Engadget‑aligned coverage also stresses that:
- The best savings are on games and accessories, not consoles.
- Early Cyber Deals and retail promos make this a good time to build out a Switch 2 launch library or upgrade from a smaller microSD card, rather than hold out for a miraculous console price cut that probably isn’t coming. [19]
In the UK: today’s articles confirm the first real Switch 2 discounts
Today’s Radio Times piece is one of the first mainstream articles to confirm actual Switch 2 price drops in the UK: [20]
- Standalone Switch 2
- RRP: £395.99
- Black Friday price: ~£385.99 at retailers like Amazon and Very (about 3% off).
- Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle
- RRP: £429.99
- Black Friday price: £409.99 (about £20 off / 4–5%).
- Multi‑game bundles combining Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Tears of the Kingdom and sometimes a Switch 2 Pro Controller can net savings of around £25–£48, depending on configuration.
It’s still not a fire‑sale, but for a console that only launched earlier this year, any discount at all is notable – and that’s exactly the tone UK coverage is taking today.
Physical game and accessory deals: What Nintendo itself is offering
Nintendo’s November 10 press release laid out the “official” Black Friday and Cyber Monday package, and it’s now playing out almost exactly as promised. [21]
Physical game discounts
Across US retailers and My Nintendo Store, physical copies of popular titles are dropping to $39.99 or $29.99:
- Around $39.99:
- Princess Peach: Showtime!
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- Around $29.99:
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Splatoon 3 [22]
Outside Nintendo’s ecosystem, sites like GamesRadar and Popular Mechanics are surfacing additional Black Friday prices—for example Super Mario Odyssey at $29.99, NBA 2K26 at $29.99 and steep cuts on various Switch 2 titles at Amazon and Best Buy. [23]
Amiibo and collectibles
Nintendo’s press release also confirms $10 off select amiibo, including:
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom “Sages” wave (Tulin, Yunobo, Riju, Sidon)
- Various Street Fighter 6 amiibo figures and a card starter set [24]
GamesRadar’s deal round‑up backs this up with examples of Zelda amiibo dropping to $9.99, calling out the discounts as historically low prices. [25]
Storage and accessories
Nintendo is also targeting new Switch 2 owners with storage and accessory deals:
- Samsung microSD Express cards branded for Switch 2 will be $20 off MSRP starting November 30 at Nintendo’s own stores and select retailers. [26]
- GamesRadar, Popular Mechanics and other outlets highlight smaller but welcome cuts on Joy‑Cons, Pro controllers, headsets and microSD cards from brands like Samsung, SanDisk and Lexar. [27]
- In the UK, Radio Times lists Switch 2 Pro Controller reductions of around £5, plus bundles pairing the console with microSD cards and cameras for 3–4% off. [28]
Bottom line: if you already own a console, Black Friday 2025 is a very good year to finally buy that bigger microSD card, a spare controller, or a couple of amiibo you’ve been putting off.
How IGN frames Nintendo’s Black Friday 2025 sale
The IGN article you referenced (summarized via Google News tools) describes Nintendo’s 2025 Black Friday sale as “officially live” and emphasizes: [29]
- Discounts up to roughly 57% on select games, particularly Mario and Zelda titles.
- Deals available both on the Nintendo eShop and at retailers like Amazon.
- The Cyber Deals sale as the central place to find deeper-than-usual cuts on Nintendo’s notoriously price‑sticky first‑party games.
IGN’s angle essentially matches what bargain‑tracking sites and today’s hardware round‑ups are saying: don’t expect miracles on consoles, but do take advantage of rare sub‑$30 prices on evergreen hits.
Engadget’s angle: “Few real deals” on the console, but clever ways to save
Engadget’s Black Friday coverage (reflected in mirrored posts such as ExclusiveBargainBox and others) takes a slightly more skeptical tone around the console pricing: [30]
- It notes that Nintendo rarely cuts hardware prices, and 2025 is no exception for the Switch 2.
- The main value proposition is:
- $499.99 Switch 2 bundles with Mario Kart World or Pokémon Legends: Z‑A, which effectively discount the game component.
- Retailer‑specific deals on physical games (matching Nintendo’s official list) and Cyber Deals digital sales.
- Engadget also devotes space to Nintendo‑themed gift ideas—Zelda lore books, Mario travel mugs, Lego Game Boy‑style sets, Metroid art books, puzzles and Kirby merch—encouraging shoppers to pair game deals with themed gifts that are also discounted at Amazon and other stores. [31]
For shoppers, the practical takeaway from Engadget’s reporting is: if you’re going to buy a Switch 2 this season anyway, you might as well do it via a bundle and stack game and accessory discounts at the same time.
What’s new specifically on November 26, 2025?
Several pieces published or updated today help sharpen the picture for late‑week shoppers:
- Primetimer lays out Nintendo’s official Black Friday and Cyber Monday schedule, reaffirming no true console price cuts but calling out Switch game discounts and a Switch 2 storage deal. [32]
- Radio Times provides one of the clearest looks yet at real Switch 2 discounts in the UK, including:
- £10 off the standalone console
- £20 off the Mario Kart World bundle
- multi‑game/value bundles and 10% off older Switch models at Currys with a promo code. [33]
- Final Weapon offers a fresh gift‑and‑deals guide centering the ongoing Cyber Deals sale, praising 2025 as one of the best years yet for digital Switch discounts thanks to deep cuts on major third‑party titles. [34]
In other words, if you were waiting to see whether better deals would appear closer to Black Friday itself, today’s coverage suggests:
- Digital deals are already excellent, and unlikely to improve dramatically after November 26.
- Console prices probably won’t drop further this weekend, especially for the Switch 2.
- Bundle configurations (console + games + accessories) may keep shifting as retailers chase each other, so it’s worth comparing bundles rather than staring at the console base price.
How to maximize Nintendo Black Friday & Cyber Deals value
If you’re shopping today or over the next few days, here are some practical, SEO‑friendly tips based on what outlets are reporting:
- Target the $29.99 / £29.99 sweet‑spot games
- First‑party titles like Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 3 and select Zelda entries dropping to around $29.99 or equivalent are historically rare and frequently highlighted by IGN, GamesRadar, Nintendowire and others. [35]
- Use retailer promo codes where available
- In the UK, a 10% off code at Currys for Switch hardware and accessories effectively beats some of the “official” bundle savings. [36]
- Compare eShop Cyber Deals vs physical copies
- Some games are cheaper digitally during Cyber Deals; others are cheaper in physical form at Amazon, Best Buy or Very. Today’s round‑ups show that price differences of $5–$10 per title are common, so it’s worth checking both before you checkout. [37]
- Don’t sleep on storage and controllers
- The new Switch 2 microSD Express cards, plus third‑party cards from Samsung and SanDisk, are seeing modest but meaningful discounts that will matter as Switch game install sizes grow. [38]
- Official Pro controllers and some high‑end third‑party pads (like 8BitDo’s latest) are also getting Black Friday price cuts this year. [39]
- If you’re buying a Switch 2 anyway, pick a bundle
- US shoppers: aim for the Mario Kart World or Pokémon Legends: Z‑A bundles at $499.99.
- UK shoppers: look for Mario Kart World + extra games/accessories bundles that Radio Times calculates can save £25–£48 versus buying everything separately. [40]
The bottom line
Nintendo’s 2025 Black Friday and Cyber Deals campaign won’t thrill anyone hoping for a huge Switch 2 price cut, but it does deliver:
- Some of the best eShop discounts on big‑name Switch and Switch 2 games we’ve seen yet.
- Solid physical game offers at $39.99 and $29.99 on core Mario, Zelda, Kirby and Luigi titles.
- Useful savings on amiibo, storage and controllers that make owning a Switch or Switch 2 cheaper in the long run.
For most players, the smart move as of November 26, 2025 is to:
Grab your must‑have games while Cyber Deals is live, pick up storage and a controller on discount, and only buy a Switch 2 now if a bundle you like is in stock at a decent price.
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