Nintendo Switch liveblog: the best prices this Prime Day

Here̵[ads1]7;s an unusual deal for American readers. Amazon right now has an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition Nintendo Switch for $ 296.99 (opens in new tab), which is a saving of $ 63 – the only catch is that it is a British version of the console. The good news is that it’s perfectly compatible with US games, you just need an AC adapter to make sure you can charge it. Believe us, it will cost you much less than $ 63, so this is still a huge savings.

Here we go. Amazon has just dropped a trio of Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals on the best switch of all, the latest OLED version. There are no discounts on the console alone, but there are three Prime Day offers on packages – and they are cheaper than the regular price of the console alone!

So what are your options? The biggest savings are on the Nintendo Switch OLED + Just Dance 2022, reduced by £ 64.99 from £ 359.98 to £ 294.99 (opens in new tab). Considering that the standard retail price for the OLED console alone is £ 309.99, it’s a pretty good deal.

If you’re more interested in fighting vicious alien life forms than using dance moves, you can get the Nintendo Switch OLED + Meteor Dread for £ 308.95, a £ 51 saving (opens in new tab). A great package that gives you a game that really gets the most out of the fantastic OLED screen. Your last option is OLED with Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, also at £ 308.95 (opens in new tab).

Amazon Prime Day has already officially started in the UK, so do you see any Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals? Well, unfortunately there are no special Prime Day offers on Switch consoles, but there is a good 13% saving on the Nintendo Switch Lite, which is not part of Prime Day. This means that you can benefit from this agreement even if you are not a Prime subscriber.

The Nintendo Switch Lite has been reduced by £ 25 from £ 199 to £ 174.99 (opens in new tab)and there is currently stock available in all five color options.

We’re still keeping an eye on Amazon Prime Day deals on the Nintendo Switch, but nothing major has emerged yet. But maybe take a look at Best Buy’s refurbished deal; You can get $ 50 off a Nintendo Switch OLED which is now $ 299 (opens in new tab).

Across the UK, Amazon meanwhile has some small savings on offer, with the original Nintendo Switch in gray reduced from £ 255 to £ 247 (opens in new tab) and Nintendo Switch Lite reduced by almost £ 25 to £ 175 (opens in new tab) in several colors.

To sum up, with still a few hours left until the start of the actual Prime Day, we see no discounts on Switch consoles in the US yet. But the good news is that Amazon at least now seems to have healthy inventory levels on all three models: the original Switch, Switch Lite and OLED – and all at their official retail prices, not inflated by retailers.

That means you can get the original Nintendo Switch for £ 298 (opens in new tab)Nintendo Switch Lite for $ 199 (opens in new tab) and the shiny Nintendo Switch OLED for $ 349 (opens in new tab). OLED in particular had been almost impossible to obtain in the United States until quite recently.

Across the UK, Amazon meanwhile has some small savings on offer, with the original Nintendo Switch in gray reduced from £ 255 to £ 247 (opens in new tab) and Nintendo Switch Lite reduced by almost £ 25 to £ 175 (opens in new tab) in several colors.

It’s not all about hardware when it comes to Nintendo Switch deals. Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, there are some great deals on the best games and even Switch Online subscriptions.

Those who top our interest are 7% discount on a three-month membership on Nintendo Switch Online (opens in new tab) makes this $ 7.42. It’s not great, but we take every opportunity to make a small saving no matter how small.

You can also get up to 30% off a number of Nintendo Switch’s best games right now also at Amazon, when purchased as digital downloads. Our choices would be Super Mario Odyssey (opens in new tab), Star Wars – Knights of the Old Republic (opens in new tab) and Kirby and the Forgotten Land (opens in new tab) – ok, the latter is only a 9% discount, but it’s Kirby!

As we have mentioned, deals on the Nintendo Switch are always thin on the ground. This is why package deals can often be a great way to save money on these highly sought after game consoles.

Over at Walmart, there are many packages, including branded special editions. Some are a little old, but if this is your first Nintendo Switch, they’s worth a look. Capturing our gaze is Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing Edition for $ 479.69 $ 389.99 (opens in new tab) – this comes with a theme console, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mytrix Accessories.

We would also recommend taking a look Nintendo Switch multiplayer package for $ 651.89 $ 529.99 (opens in new tab), which includes the standard Nintendo Switch and four games: Super Mario Party, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kirby Star Allies, Minecraft. There are a couple of older games in here, but Mario Kart is a must.

If you’re looking for a Switch OLED model, Walmart’s most interesting package is the one that includes all the Zelda games for the console (plus a few extra accessories). The games are: Zelda: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Zelda: Link’s Awakening and Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. This Nintendo Switch OLED Zelda package is $ 737.99 $ 599.99 (opens in new tab).

After some Joy Cons for Nintendo Switch? Walmart has some for just $ 39.99 (opens in new tab) in fetching pink and green. They are reduced from $ 99.99. Happy days.

We’ve been blogging live for five hours now, and there’s still no sign of any decent deals on the Nintendo Switch across the pond. Except for the strange saving on a game or two, that is. Amazon, you should save up the big discounts for us.

Excited about Splatoon 3? You can pre-order the OLED model Splatoon 3 Edition now from Game for £ 319.99 (opens in new tab).

Back to Amazon itself. It’s the day before Prime Day, and there’s not really much going on in the United States when it comes to deals. Is it because the products will fall in price as soon as midnight hits? It’s hard to say at the moment (but do not panic, because we will be here and report on all the best prices for you). Take a look at Amazon’s dedicated Nintendo Store (opens in new tab) to see for yourself what is happening.

In the UK, things are a little sweeter. There are discounts on the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite, but nothing on the OLED. To be honest, we will be surprised to see a lot in the way of discounts on OLED anyway, but we hope that there may be further price drops on Switch and Lite. Check out the Nintendo Switch page on Amazon (opens in new tab) to take a look at what is offered.

Target currently offers the Nintendo Switch at a retail price, but it has a few games on offer. You can get Just Dance 2022 for just $ 19.99, and the Super Mario Party is $ 20 off – down to $ 39.99. Check out the Target Switch game page (opens in new tab) to see what else is on offer.

If you, like us, are wondering what in the world happened to Switch Pro, you will read our news article on the latest Switch Pro rumors.

A reminder that some of the best deals available in the UK are from Very, where you can get a Switch with Mario Kart 8 for just £ 271 (opens in new tab).

When it comes to Switch Lite in the US, we see a lot going for the retail price of $ 199.99 (like this one at Best Buy (opens in new tab)) and not much below that. If you do not mind buying a used console, you can get one at GameStop for $ 159.99 (opens in new tab).

Calling anyone who wants a Switch OLED. Have you tried Currys? It offers a white Switch OLED, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and a 246 GB memory card from SanDisk for £ 349 (opens in new tab). That’s a saving of £ 20 on the previous price. Go ahead and click “add to cart”.

For those of you who are lucky enough to already own a Switch, GameStop offers a variety of games at a discount (opens in new tab) as part of the summer sale. Just Dance 2022, New Pokémon Snap and Sonic Colors are just some of the games on offer.

So the lowest price we’ve ever seen on Amazon for Switch Lite is £ 169, which was above Prime Day last year. It fills us with hope that we will also see a fall in prices this year. And it should not be long to wait to find out!

But the good news right now is that Switch Lite is currently on sale for £ 174.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab). There is a £ 6 discount on the best price ever, and worth buying if you are looking for one. There is already a £ 25 discount on the suggested retail price, so we can not imagine that it will fall much more than this … an extra ten in the discount is the most we can hope for.

Across the US, there are pretty slim choices when it comes to offering Switch consoles right now. Let’s hope Amazon plans to lower prices for members as part of Prime Day. You can currently purchase the standard switch for $ 299 on Amazon (opens in new tab)or $ 299 at Best Buy (opens in new tab)or $ 299 from the Nintendo Store (opens in new tab). You understand the picture …

And we’re up and running! We will provide you with the hottest Nintendo Switch deals and report on the highs and lows of deals on offer here from Bath, UK. We hope the stock holds up and we do not see the type of Switch shortage we saw over Black Friday last year.

For now, let’s get started with a non-Amazon offer for you.

In the UK, Very has some of the best deals on the Switch, including the Switch consoles with Mario Kart 8 for £ 271 (opens in new tab).