Do not wait for the Nintendo Switch 2 itself to get cheaper this Black Friday — that is not where the money is. Nintendo raised the console’s US price from $449.99 to $499.99 on September 1, 2026, and it has not announced any Black Friday hardware discount. What it has done instead is stack the value into bundles: the Mario Kart World bundle saves $37.98 against buying the parts separately, and the Switch Sports Resort bundle saves $27.98. Add early discounts on microSD Express storage and a predictable wave of game and accessory cuts in Black Friday week, and the smart Switch 2 shopper buys the bundle, fills the storage, and waits for the extras to drop. Here is how the numbers break down.
The console bundles, priced honestly
| Bundle | Price | What is included | Saving vs buying separately |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch 2 console only | $499.99 | Console, Joy-Con 2 pair, dock and accessories in the box | — |
| Switch 2 + Nintendo Switch Sports Resort bundle | $529.99 | Console, Switch Sports Resort (game lists at $59.99), 3 months of Nintendo Switch Online | $27.98 |
| Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle | $549.99 | Console, Mario Kart World (game lists at $79.99), 3 months of Nintendo Switch Online | $37.98 |
Read those savings the right way. The bundles do not cut the price of the hardware at all — the console inside still costs you the new $499.99. What they do is discount the game and the membership you were probably going to buy anyway, by about $28 to $38. If you want Mario Kart World, the $549.99 bundle is simply the cheapest legitimate way to own both, and it has been widely rated the best current way to buy the console. If you would rather pick your own first game, the Sports Resort bundle is the cheaper ticket in, and the console-only box makes sense only if neither bundled game interests you.
Context worth knowing before you feel rushed: the Mario Kart World bundle cost $499.99 before September’s price rise, so a Black Friday price at or below $499 for that bundle would only restore the summer price, not set a record. And the one genuinely startling early deal — Woot’s “Choose Your Game” bundle at $459–$479 with a coupon in late October — expired on November 1. Expect retailer surprises like that to be short, coupon-based and gone in days, not a new normal price.
Will the Switch 2 console get a real Black Friday discount?
Nintendo has not announced one, and deal trackers who cover the console closely do not expect a straight price cut on the standalone hardware. The established Nintendo pattern, repeated this year, is: no hardware discount, value added through bundles, occasional retailer-funded gift-card offers, and the year’s best prices landing on games, controllers and storage instead. Shopping coverage has also flagged that retailers may push the older Switch models and accessories harder than the flagship.
So the decision is simple. If the Switch 2 is a Christmas gift, buy the bundle that fits now — stock language on the bundles is “while supplies last,” and a sold-out bundle in December costs you more than the $28–$38 you saved waiting. If you are buying for yourself and can wait, hold until Black Friday week (from around November 19, with Black Friday itself on November 27) purely to catch a retailer gift-card throw-in, not a lower shelf price. While you compare console offers, our Black Friday PS5 deals guide shows how Sony’s pricing is moving this year — useful if the household is choosing between the two.
Games: the prices to beat, and what a good deal looks like
First-party Nintendo games discount slowly and shallowly, so set your expectations with the list prices first:
| Game | List price | What counts as a good Black Friday price |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart World | $79.99 | Cheapest inside its bundle; standalone, any price under $70 is a genuine cut |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | $69.99 | $55–$60 in Black Friday week would be a strong first-party discount |
| Nintendo Switch Sports Resort | $59.99 | Cheapest inside its bundle; standalone under $50 is worth taking |
| Minecraft (Switch 2) | $29.99 | Third-party titles cut deeper and earlier; under $25 is common sale territory |
Those “good price” bands are targets based on how Nintendo’s first-party catalogue usually behaves in its first holiday season — modest $10–$20 cuts on headline games, deeper cuts on third-party titles — not announced deals. Two practical notes. First, at least one deal tracker has already spotted a quiet $10 discount on a physical launch-week title (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, out November 5) at retail, which is exactly the species of unadvertised cut worth hunting in store apps during Black Friday week. Second, digital buyers should wait for Nintendo’s own eShop holiday sale announcement before paying list for downloads; Nintendo had not announced its 2026 eShop Black Friday deals at the time of writing, and buying a digital game at full price days before a sale is the easiest mistake in this whole guide. If a third-party key site is offering Switch games far below these bands, check it before you buy — our CDKeys check explains how grey-market game keys work and where the region risks sit.
Accessories and storage: where the real discounts already are
This is the section that saves you the most money, because Switch 2 accessories carry launch-year prices and Black Friday is when they first bend. One technical warning before the table: Switch 2 game storage requires microSD Express cards. The ordinary microSD card from an original Switch will not hold Switch 2 games, so do not buy a cheap standard card by mistake — check the listing says Express.
| Accessory | List price | Early deal or target | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung P9 microSD Express, 512GB | $150 | $99 at Amazon, reported Nov 5 | The standout early deal — triples your storage headroom for under $100 |
| SanDisk microSD Express (GamePlay), 512GB | — | $89.99 at Costco (membership required), reported Nov 4 | Cheaper still if you have a membership |
| Samsung P9 microSD Express, 256GB | $80 | $48 at Amazon, reported Nov 5 | The budget pick; doubles the console’s usable room |
| Samsung microSD Express, 256GB (Nintendo-licensed) | $59.99 | Watch for cuts in Black Friday week | The official card; buy it on price against the P9 above |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller | $89.99 | Around $65 is the Black Friday week target set by deal guides | The best controller for docked play; wait for the cut unless you need it today |
| Joy-Con 2 pair | $99.99 | Rarely discounted; any cut is a bonus | Only buy for genuine two-player households |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Camera | $54.99 | Bundle throw-ins have appeared at some retailers | A nice-to-have for GameChat, not an essential |
| Carrying case (e.g. PowerA Slim Case) | $19.99 | $12–$15 expected in the sales | Accessories like cases take the deepest holiday cuts; cheapest protection you can buy |
Why storage leads the list: the console ships with 256 GB of internal storage, and modern games eat it quickly — one flagship title can take roughly 59 GB. A 512 GB Express card at $89.99–$99 turns the Switch 2 into a machine you stop managing, and storage prices have been volatile enough this year that trackers openly say a better Black Friday price is not guaranteed. If you see the $99 P9 or the $89.99 Costco card in stock, that is a buy-now deal, not a wait-and-see one.
How to shop the Switch 2 sales without overpaying
- Buy the bundle, not the bare console, unless you want neither bundled game — the $27.98–$37.98 saving is the only hardware “discount” Nintendo is offering.
- Refuse marketplace markups. Consoles listed well above $499.99 by third-party sellers are scarcity pricing, not deals; our Is It Legit directory is the quick check for unfamiliar sellers asking flagship money.
- Prioritise storage over a second controller. A Pro Controller is a comfort buy; a microSD Express card is what stops you deleting games in December.
- Hold digital game purchases until Nintendo announces its eShop holiday sale, and hold first-party physical games until Black Friday week unless you spot an unadvertised cut.
- Set a total budget, not a console budget. Console ($499.99) plus one extra game, a case and a storage card is the realistic first-month spend — price the whole basket at each retailer, because the cheapest console bundle and the cheapest card rarely sit in the same store.
- Turn off the bundle’s quiet extra: the included 3 months of Nintendo Switch Online auto-renews unless you cancel, so note the date the trial converts before it charges you.
We will update this guide through Black Friday week as Nintendo and the big retailers publish their confirmed Switch 2 offers.
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