Nintendo’s Black Friday 2026 doesn’t start on Black Friday. The digital sale opens first, on November 19, and the in-store deals and the Switch 2 bundle follow on November 22, five days before Black Friday itself on November 27.
Nintendo laid out the schedule on November 12, and each offer runs on its own clock. Here is how the three windows line up.
The eShop sale opens November 19
The first deals are digital. From November 19 through December 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 a.m. ET on December 3), select Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games will be discounted on the Nintendo eShop, the Nintendo Store website and the Nintendo Store app, according to Nintendo’s announcement.
The catch: Nintendo hasn’t named the games yet. The company said more details would come later, so the full list may not be public until the sale is close.
Boxed games get one week at $20 off
On November 22, the physical discounts begin. Through November 29, select boxed games are $20 off the suggested retail price at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Walmart and Nintendo’s two U.S. stores, in New York and San Francisco.
The Switch 2 list includes Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV. Original Switch owners get Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, plus the Switch versions of Super Mario Party Jamboree and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
That week ends two days after Black Friday. Shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving still works. Waiting for Cyber Monday on November 30 doesn’t.
The Switch 2 bundle lasts the longest
The third window runs from November 22 through December 5. During those two weeks, the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle sells for $499.99, a $50 savings, per Nintendo. It includes the console, a full download of Mario Kart World and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership.
That is the same price the Switch 2 has cost on its own in the U.S. since Nintendo raised it by $50 on September 1, 2026. For those two weeks, Mario Kart World and the membership come at no extra cost.
There is one more detail in the fine print. Nintendo says the bundle and the boxed-game discounts are available only while supplies last. The digital sale carries no such warning, so if a store runs out of a game you wanted, check whether it shows up on the eShop list.
Put November 19 on your calendar and check the eShop list before you buy a boxed copy.
