Three Nintendo Switch Deals to Consider Before the Holiday Rush

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is around the corner, forcing other retailers like Best Buy to have their own fall sales ahead of the holidays. One of the biggest hot ticket items for the holidays, the Nintendo Switch, already has a few impressive deals and bundles available, but they usually don’t last long.

Best Buy has two bundles that include 12 months of free Nintendo Online membership: the Mario Kart Nintendo Switch Bundle for $299.99 and the Mario Kart Nintendo Switch OLED bundle for $349.99. If you don’t care for a bundle, the Nintendo Switch OLED is currently $299.99 (originally $349.99) at Woot. Keep in mind Woot only ships to the 48 contiguous U.S. states. If you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping; otherwise, it’ll cost $6. 

Earlier in June, Woot had the OLED Nintendo Switch for $314.99, and it didn’t last too long before it sold out. This is the best OLED Nintendo Switch deal without a bundle that you can find right now from a reputable retailer. If you know you want one before the craziness from the holiday sales start, this is a solid deal.

Best Buy’s bundles are also very well-priced. The new addition is the 12-month Nintendo Online membership, which hasn’t been offered before with this bundle.

If you’re not sure which console version to get, the main difference is the OLED has a better 7-inch OLED screen, but if you plan on playing mostly on the TV in docked mode, that may not matter to you. (Check out this guide to help you decide if it’s worth paying for the OLED upgrade.) The other main difference is storage space: The OLED has 64GB of storage, twice that of the regular model. It also has an improved kickstand, and the docking station is sleeker-looking. But if you plan on playing the Switch docked most of the time, the OLED screen won’t make a difference for you.