Nintendo Switch 2 Officially Gets Major Black Friday Discount

Published Nov 12, 2026, 2:13 PM EST Ben Brosofsky has been writing for Screen Rant since 2022 and editing since 2024. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor's in Cinema & Media Arts. Writing serves as a much-needed distraction from tackling a backlog of Steam games that will never be surmounted. Sign in to your ScreenRant account The Nintendo Switch 2 isn't a cheap console by any means, but when compared to the current prices of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it starts to look a lot more appealing. Throw in a Black Friday discount on the console, and it might be the obvious choice for a gaming console investment this holiday season, even without the ability to play Grand Theft Auto 6. The current retail price of the Nintendo Switch 2 is $499.99, following a $50 increase this year from its original $449.99 MSRP. A bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart World (typically $79.99 on its own) and 3 months of Nintendo witch Online membership can be purchased for $549.99, which is likewise a $50 bump from an original price of $499.99. Thanks to an upcoming Black Friday sale, that latter price will be temporarily reverted. Today, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will be available for $499.99 for Black Friday. The promotion will kick off on November 22, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and run through December 5. Nintendo will also offer discounts on some first-party games for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, with the following titles dropping $20 below MSRP: Donkey Kong Bananza Kirby Air Riders Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario Party Jamboree The discount on the games will end on November 29, almost one week before the console bundle's promotional offer ends. The sale will be available at the Nintendo New York and San Francisco stores and "select retailers," and the console discount will also be accessible through the official Nintendo Store website. If Mario Kart World isn't appealing, a Switch 2 bundle with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online membership will also go on sale for $529.99. This isn't as much of a deal, with a $27.98 discount instead of a $50 one, but it could be a good option if anyone happens to want the console and a great new sports game for Christmas (or if the Mario Kart World bundle sells out). A Black Friday sale simply decreasing prices to where they were earlier in the year isn't exactly ideal, but considering the direction that component costs have been headed, it's hard to expect much more. Even if the underlying MSRP is frustrating, it's a significant discount, and it undercuts the current price of an Xbox Series X with a disc drive by a whopping $300. Meanwhile, a PS5 with a disc drive splits the difference at a $649.99 MSRP. The other big perk of buying a Nintendo Switch 2 now is the recent release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's remake, which updates an absolute classic to provide a compelling (and significantly more family-friendly) alternative to Grand Theft Auto 6 this holiday season. $500 is still nothing to sneeze at, but if you're thinking about getting a console right now, you could do a lot worse. Brand Nintendo Original Release Date June 5, 2025 Original MSRP (USD) $449.99 Operating System Proprietary Storage 256GB internal / MicroSD Resolution 1080p (handheld) / 4K (docked)