Nintendo of America has announced a range of Black Friday deals, including a Mario Kart hardware bundle and several software promotions.
The headline hardware offer isthe same as it was for Black Friday 2020– aNintendo Switchconsole with a download code forMario Kart 8 Deluxeand a three-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription for $299.99.
The hardware bundle will be available at participating retailers beginning on November 21 and while supplies last.
As it did in 2019and 2020,Nintendois also knocking $20 off the suggested retail price of a selection of games, which will be available for $39.99 from November 21-27.
They includeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe,Splatoon 2,Super Mario Maker 2,Paper Mario: The Origami King, Kirby Star Allies,The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening,Fire Emblem: Three Houses,Astral ChainandXenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit will also be available at a suggested retail price of $59.99 (normally $99.99) andRing Fit Adventurewill be available at a suggested retail price of $54.99 (normally $79.99).
A range of Black Friday Nintendo eShop deals will be announced in the coming weeks.
Nintendo of America said in September that it had“no plans” to cut the price of the Switchafter the company’s European arm reduced the cost of the console earlier that month. The platform holder said it hadlowered the distribution price of the standard Switchin Europe partly in preparation for October’s launch of the Switch OLED model.
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Nintendo said last week thatSwitch has shipped 92.87 million units. The company expects the system to overtake Wii (101.63 million units) to become its best-selling console platform before the end of its fiscal year in March 2022.
However, Nintendo also said it had cut its annual Switch shipment forecast by 6%, from 25.5 million units to 24 million units, “because of the change in our production plan due to the effects of the global semiconductor shortage”. Nevertheless, the company has claimed itwon’t be able to meet demand for the console this holiday season.
Nintendo also said it’s still internallydiscussing the concept and launch timing for its next gaming system.
