The Nintendo Switch Is Finally at Its Lowest Price in a Few Years, Just Before the Switch 2 Comes

As handheld gaming consoles go, it’s the Nintendo Switch at No. 1 and everyone else left in the dust. In fact, the Switch is the third highest-selling game console ever, trailing only the PlayStation 2 and the Switch’s handheld ancestor, the Nintendo DS. Why? Lots of reasons, among them the Switch’s great price as compared to the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally X, and other competitors.

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The Nintendo Switch had been locked in at around $389 at Amazon for what seems like forever, but suddenly it has taken a 17% drop down to just $299 — its lowest price since 2022. To make this deal even sweeter, this version of the Switch comes with Joy-Con controller and a free full-version download of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, along with the AC charging adapter and the HDMI cable that lets you use the Switch on a big screen or monitor.

Home and Road Games

Technically, the Nintendo Switch isn’t a handheld gaming console — it’s a hybrid gaming console, because it can also be played while paired to a TV or monitor like traditional consoles. That option is just a simple HDMI cable connection away, and Switch games translate beautifully on the big screen. But if you suddenly have to run, you just disconnect the Switch from the big screen and take it with you as a handheld without interrupting or resetting the game you’re in.

The Switch’s Joy-Con controllers attach to each side of the device for handheld gaming, and detach for use in traditional console mode. You can buy the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller separately if the relatively small Joy-Cons don’t suit you for console mode, but we’ve found the Joy-Cons to be sufficient.

The Switch’s built-in screen is 6.2 inches and delivers 720p resolution. It’s big and bright and sharp enough for top-notch handheld gaming, which makes it almost indispensable for long road trips or plane flights.

 All the Titles

There are as of last count a staggering 4,909 games available for the Nintendo Switch, some dating back to the original release in 2017, and with new ones being released all the time, like the brand-new Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and upcoming releases like Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Every possible game genre is amply covered in the Nintendo Switch’s gaming library, and with this Amazon deal the first one is on the house — you get a full game download code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to get you started.

The Nintendo Switch has stayed at the top of the handheld gaming heap for years for all the reasons listed above, and we don’t see any pending handheld console releases on the horizon that could knock it down. Grab one now from Amazon while it’s just $299 for the best deal since 2022.

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