Nintendo Black Friday game discounts: what people are saying
According to news reports, Nintendo has announced its Black Friday offers and game discounts for the upcoming holiday season.
We read 194 public comments about it on YouTube, Hacker News and Web; 107 of them, from 104 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
Discounts are not good enough
36%39 comments
“It’s “starting” at $39.99. Full press release says all these will be $20 off. I expect to see Bonanza at $49.99, not $39.99, and Mario galaxy and jamboree and Kirby at $39.99. Those prices are more aligned with $20 off their msrp.”
“the deals are getting worse and worse every year. now they’re “starting at $40”. just two years ago basically most major switch games were 50% off and some would be 66% off. now it’s just 33% at most, and 25% on average.”
“This is not a Black Friday sale it's only five games”
Excited about the Black Friday deals
24%26 comments
“That is actually shocking to see Nintendo discount fairly recent major titles like Bananza, Air Riders, and Prime 4… Too bad I already own every single game they’ve discounted LOL”
“For clarification, the discounted Switch 2 games (Donkey Kong Bananza and Kirby Air Riders) will be $50 not $40, because their retail price is $70 and it's $20 off.”
“Andre refusing to give DK Bananza any love.😂”
Planning to buy specific discounted games
22%24 comments
“If it’s physical games that’ll be on sale I’m jumping on DK and Metroid Prime!”
“Does anyone know if DK Bananza would be on sale on the Eshop too?”
“DK Bananza is one of my favorite 3D Nintendo titles ever. If anyone is on the fence about it, they need to DK punch that fence to pieces and buy it already.”
Looking to buy the Nintendo Switch 2
17%18 comments
“Switch 2 gonna do numbers this holiday. It's the most budget friendly choice.”
“I kinda wish I could get the switch 2 by itself for $400 and just choose my own games. That option has become highly unlikely since they raised the price in September.”
“This might be the only chance to get some switch 2 games before they’re set back to $80 dollars.”
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Alternatives people name
17% of on-topic comments are about moving elsewhere — this is where they say they are going.
- Amazon3 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- The best early Black Friday deals you can already shoptheverge.com · 11 Nov 2026
- “nintendo black friday” was trending on Google (US) with 20K+ searches on 12 Nov 2026.
- “nintendo black friday game discounts” was trending on Google (US) with 20K+ searches on 12 Nov 2026.
Questions this page answers
What happened with Nintendo?
According to news reports, Nintendo has announced its Black Friday offers and game discounts for the upcoming holiday season.
What are people saying about Nintendo Black Friday game discounts?
Of 107 comments from 104 people on YouTube, Hacker News and Web: Discounts are not good enough (36%); Excited about the Black Friday deals (24%); Planning to buy specific discounted games (22%); Looking to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 (17%).
What alternatives to Nintendo do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: Amazon (3).
How this page is made
The story was picked up from Google's trending searches and the technology press. Public comments about it were then collected from open sources, each one filed under the single position it takes or set aside as off-topic; insults aimed at a nationality or a person are set aside and never quoted. A story only gets a page once at least 25 different people have commented on it. The counts are refreshed for two weeks after the story breaks, and the page is removed 30 days after it. Methodology →
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