The best Nintendo Switch deals of Prime Day 2, from games to holiday bundles

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'Tis the season for Switch holiday bundles. Credit: Nintendo / Mashable composite

UPDATE: Oct. 11, 2023, 9:15 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with new deals, as well as the latest pricing and availability.

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is officially in its second day, which means you can still score some great Nintendo Switch deals (including a handful of holiday bundles). And to lure shoppers away from Amazon (classic), Walmart and GameStop have even dropped prices on Nintendo Switch Lite consoles — letting you save big.

The best Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals:

Best Nintendo Switch console deal
Nintendo Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' Bundle
$299 at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, and in the My Nintendo Store (save $68.97)
box art for the Nintendo Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' Bundle

Best Nintendo Switch game deal
'Octopath Traveler II'
$42.25 at Amazon (save $17.74)
box art for 'Octopath Traveler II'

Best Nintendo Switch accessory deal
SanDisk 512GB microSDXC Card
$50.99 at Amazon (save $69)
a SanDisk 512GB microSDXC Card

Nintendo has kept an annual tradition of releasing Switch holiday bundles around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but in 2023, they arrived earlier than ever on Friday, Oct. 6, just in time for Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days holiday kickoff sale. (For everyone's convenience, we're just going to call it Prime Day 2, cool? Cool.)

Below, we're keeping a running list of the best Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals — which you should snag sooner rather than later, considering Prime Day 2 is ending today. This includes deals at other stores like Best Buy, Target, and Walmart, which are all running competing sales events of their own. Happy gaming!

Note: All newly added deals are marked with a ✨, while deals with a 🔥 have dropped to an all-time low price. Deals with a strikeout were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Prime Day deals on Nintendo Switch consoles

box art for the Nintendo Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' Bundle
Credit: Nintendo
Our pick: Nintendo Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' Bundle
$299 at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, and in the My Nintendo Store (save $68.97)

Why we like it

Nintendo's holiday Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle has returned for yet another year, and it's as good a deal as ever: You get a standard (non-OLED) Switch, a copy of the aforementioned game, and a three-month individual Nintendo Switch Online membership for just $299, or the price of the console itself. (Buying each component separately would cost about $69 more.) At the time of writing, it was still in stock at Amazon, while retailers including Best Buy, GameStop, and My Nintendo Store are listing the bundle for $299.99. Walmart is going with Amazon's price, BTW, if a savings of 99 cents even means anything in this economy.

More deals on Nintendo Switch consoles

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Prime Day deals on Nintendo Switch games

box art for 'Octopath Traveler II'
Credit: Square Enix
Our pick: 'Octopath Traveler II'
$42.25 at Amazon (save $17.74)

Why we like it

This retro-inspired JRPG by Square Enix, a sequel to 2018's Octopath Traveler, is one of Mashable's favorite games of 2023 (so far): "It’s got beautiful 'HD2D' visuals, genuinely novel turn-based combat, and boss fight music that makes you want to sprint through a wall," writes tech and games reporter Alex Perry. Amazon currently has it on sale for $42.25, saving you over $17. At Target, the game's about a dollar more expensive, FYI.

More deals on Nintendo Switch games

Prime Day deals on Nintendo Switch accessories

Why we like it

Switch consoles come with only 32GB to 64GB of internal storage depending on the model, so most players will need to purchase a separate memory card at some point. A whopping 512GB is overkill for many, but if you're the type of person who's always finding something new to play, it'll come in handy — and at 58% off, this is an amazing deal. (Note that Amazon's list price is slightly inflated: This same microSDXC card retails for $119.99 in the My Nintendo Store.) For comparison's sake, it was selling for $69.99 at Best Buy and Target when we last checked.

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Haley Henschel

Haley is a Mashable shopping reporter based in Chicago. Before joining the team, she covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wrote about exotic pet ownership for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, and blogged for several Jersey Shore stars. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games and hanging out with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). You can follow her on Twitter at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].

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Brittany Vincent

Brittany is fueled by horror, rainbow-sugar-pixel-rushes, and video games. Until her dying breath she'll be wielding a BFG made entirely of killer drive and ambition. Check out her work at PfhorTheWin.com. Like a fabulous shooter once said, get psyched!

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Stacia Datskovska
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Stacia Datskovska is an NYU journalism major (graduating this December). Her work has appeared in USA Today, Boston Globe, Teen Vogue, HuffPost, Bustle, and more. When she's not writing something or other, Stacia can be spotted crying over poetry, making a home-cooked meal, or walking on an NYC pier. For her more half-baked thoughts: @staciadats on Twitter.


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