Nintendo Black Friday 2026 deals start November 22, and the headliner is the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle at $499.99, which Nintendo says is $50 off. Nintendo laid out the whole holiday plan in a November 12 news post: the bundle deal, $20 off select physical games, and a digital eShop sale that actually opens first, on November 19.
$499.99 for a Switch 2 and Mario Kart World Through December 5
The bundle packs a Switch 2, a full download of Mario Kart World and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership. The $499.99 price runs from November 22 through December 5 at participating retailers, at the Nintendo New York and Nintendo San Francisco stores, and on the Nintendo Store website. That’s a full two weeks, so it isn’t a one-day doorbuster you have to camp for.
Nintendo also lists a second package, the Switch 2 + Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Bundle, at $529.99 with the same three-month membership. Nintendo puts that saving at $27.98 and didn’t attach separate dates to it in the announcement. If you want the system for a family that will actually play Mario Kart every night, the $499.99 bundle is the cheaper box and the bigger game.
$20 Off Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders and Metroid Prime 4
From November 22 through November 29, physical copies of select games get $20 off at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Walmart and both Nintendo stores, while supplies last. Nintendo’s list:
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Kirby Air Riders
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
The original Switch versions of Super Mario Party Jamboree and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are on the list too. Nintendo’s ad art says select games start at $39.99 each. In the ad, the Galaxy pack and the Switch version of Jamboree carry a “free update for Nintendo Switch 2” label.
The eShop Sale Opens November 19
The digital side starts three days before the retail deals. A sale on select games runs on the Nintendo eShop, the Nintendo Store website and the Nintendo Store app from November 19 through December 2 at 11:59pm PT. Nintendo hasn’t named the games or discounts yet, so check the eShop on the 19th before you pay full price for anything digital in the next week.
There’s one timing detail worth planning around. Nintendo is adding eShop gifting for family group members on November 16 or 17, just before that sale starts, so a parent can buy a discounted digital game and send it straight to a kid’s system.
Nintendo Black Friday 2026 Starts on a Sunday
November 22 is the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so Nintendo’s retail deals land five days ahead of Black Friday itself and the game discounts end that Sunday, November 29. PlayStation took the long route this year too, and its PlayStation Store Black Friday sale runs through November 30.
The newest releases aren’t on the retail list. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which just sold 5.2 million copies in four days, and the Pikmin 4 Switch 2 Edition that launched November 12 aren’t part of the $20-off lineup. If you’re starting from zero, the $499.99 Mario Kart bundle plus one of the $20-off games covers a whole holiday morning, and the bundle stays at that price into December.