Summary
- Nintendo eShop's holiday sale offers up to 75% off select Switch titles until January 5, 2025, including third-party games like Minecraft Legends.
- Discounts are available on select first-party games, including 33% off for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- Discounts also apply to some notable games released in 2024, select deluxe editions, and DLC bundles, including Sonic X Shadow Generations Digital Deluxe Edition.
Nintendo launched its holiday 2024 sale on the Nintendo eShop with major discounts on select first-party and third-party Nintendo Switch games for a limited time. The holiday sale includes some of the best Nintendo Switch games released in recent years and in 2024, including Sonic X Shadow Generations, NBA 2K24, and EA Sports FC 25.
Although the Switch is entering its eighth year soon, its momentum doesn't appear to be slowing down amid persisting rumors of the Switch 2. 2024 saw the release of Princess Peach: Showtime, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the Splatoon 3: Side Order expansion, and more on the Switch. Third-parties like SEGA, Capcom, and Konami also brought many titles to the Switch, and Nintendo's holiday sale gives gamers an opportunity to save money on games they may have missed out on.
The "Hits for the Holidays" sale is now live on the Nintendo eShop with up to 75% off select Switch titles until January 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Notable first-party games from Nintendo are included in the sale, including 30% off on Nintendo Switch Sports and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and 33% off on Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Several third-party games are heavily discounted during the Nintendo holiday sale, such as NBA 2K25 at 60% off and Minecraft Legends at 75% off. Additionally, Yakuza Kiwami, Tetris Forever, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, Castlevania Dominus Collection, Spy x Anya: Operation Memories, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game, and the award-winning Balatro are among many of the Switch third-party games released this year that are being discounted during the sale.
Nintendo Holiday 2024 Sale is Live Until January 5
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Nintendo Switch Sports are 30% off.
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and Super Mario Odyssey are up to 33% off.
- Minecraft Legends has the biggest discount, at 75% off.
- NBA 2K25, EA Sports FC 25, and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition are 50% off or more.
- Sonic X Shadow Generations Digital Deluxe Edition is 25% off just two months after launch.
- DLCs like the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass and Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time are up to 35% off.
The holiday sale also brings deals for select deluxe editions and DLC bundles. For example, players can save $15 on the Sonic X Shadow Generations Digital Deluxe Edition featuring the game and the Season Pass, which includes the recently released Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack DLC. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition upgrade, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, and Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time DLCs are also discounted up to 35% off, allowing gamers to save big and add more value to existing games in their libraries.
Capcom is also hosting its holiday sale, allowing Switch gamers to save on some of the publisher's most beloved games, such as Monster Hunter Rise, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. Okami HD received a big discount on the Switch as well to celebrate the announcement of the Okami sequel at The Game Awards 2024.
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, capable of being played in handheld mode or docked to a television. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED refresh coming in 2021.
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