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The new Nintendo switch The Mario Kart Black Friday pack is just as hard to come by as the Xbox Series X Y PS5 – and has only been available for a few days. We are on the lookout for sales on Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more, and will update this page if we see an offer available.
Check the links here to see if the package is available from major providers. But be careful: if you catch it, you’ll want to act fast; for example, it was available on Amazon for a brief moment today, but minutes later it sold out. And Walmart’s online “window of availability” for this package was sold out in less than a minute on Wednesday. At this time, there are no signs of inventory drops scheduled by retailers, but we will continue to update this page with news.
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Here’s what you get in the box with the new $ 299 Switch bundle:
In other words, you get the same great hardware that can be connected to a TV or played in your hands, with some free games included. Even if you’re new to the Switch, you can grab a Joy-Con controller and jump into a go-kart race right out of the box. Then, because so much of the Switch’s library is digital, you can download a digital version of any game you want.
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In addition to Walmart, the package was “available” at most major retailers (Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and GameStop) on Sunday, November 22. But it immediately sold out everywhere (online at least), and it will probably still be. (We say it’s “out of stock” if you can’t get it at the regular price of $ 299; there are many third-party resellers happy to sell it to you for hundreds more.) To that end, we also keep tabs on the inventory of the “normal” Nintendo Switch: the exact same hardware, but no digital codes included. And keep in mind that Walmart and others are now offering some of the biggest Switch games for $ 15 to $ 30, so you can put together your own gift package.
We will continue to update this story as inventory changes.
Nintendo Switch Black Friday Bundle
As mentioned above, Walmart made a commitment to restock this pack on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, followed shortly by restocks for PS5 and Xbox. However, they sold out almost instantly (as you might guess) and no further promises have been made.
Best Buy had the package on Sunday morning, but it immediately sold out.
Amazon has a product page for the package, but currently sells more to third-party resellers who charge outrageous premiums.
GameStop has a product page for the package, but we haven’t seen it in stock there.
Yes, Target has a page for it too. You may have better luck with curbside pickup if your local store has it available.
Nintendo Switch consoles (not the Black Friday package)
These come with the same Switch hardware, but without the digital codes included in previous versions. The Switch is available with red and blue controllers, gray controllers, or in an Animal Crossing edition (a design based on the game, but without that title included).
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What is a good price for Switch?
The Mario Kart bundle is the best deal on Switch. Otherwise, you should consider yourself lucky to find it at its normal list price of $ 299. With used consoles and bundles selling for $ 400 or more, paying “just” the suggested retail price is a win for this product. The Switch Lite costs $ 199, but that model can’t connect to a big-screen gaming TV.
Read more: The best Nintendo Switch games for 2020
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