Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals: How to Score the Best Sales

By Emily Fenton

Updated October 25, 2022

Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals: How to Score the Best Sales

Scouring for Nintendo Switch deals this Black Friday?

Here’s everything you need to know about what to expect for Black Friday Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch OLED deals, where to find them and which retailers to monitor.

You're not alone in the hunt. Which is why your best bet is signing up with a price tracking tool, like Visualping, for Nintendo Switch deal alerts from any retailer you want.

Black Friday 2024 will soon come bearing a number of great deals for the Nintendo Switch console. Early deals are slowly beginning to drop already, making now as good a time as any to be vigilant and keep an eye out for the Nintendo deals that won't last long.

Black Friday is the best time of year to be snagging deals on the Switch -- whether that be for the original Nintendo Switch console or the OLED model, or maybe some new games or a micro SD card.

You're not the only one looking to score a deal this Black Friday. Demand is high, and stock isn't ever-lasting.

You may want to sign up with a free price tracker tool, like Visualping, to be automatically notified of Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals from any web page you want.

Here’s everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals, where to get them, when they'll drop and how to get alerts so you can easily beat the rush and save big this year.

Will There Be Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals 2024?

Yes! The longer a console is available on store shelves, the more likely retailers will chop the price tag and offer big discounts and bundle deals -- especially during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Plus, with the launch of the Nintendo Switch OLED in October 2021, it is even more likely that the older Switch models will be marked down this Black Friday.

Knock-out Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals this year include bundles, cheap Switch games, and discounted Switch accessories like Joy-Con pairs, charging stations and Switch Pro controllers.

Can I Expect Deals on the Console, Itself?

There’s a chance Black Friday deals will include the console, on its own, but it’s difficult to know for sure.That's because, while the Nintendo Switch has been out for two years, stock has still been too inconsistent to confidently expect slashed price tags.

Typically, when demand is still relatively high for a console, you won't see discounts quite yet.

On one hand, last year saw essentially no deals on the console, so 2022 is looking like an awesome opportuntiy for the first Nintendo Switch console sales. On the other, considering supply chain issues, it would be unusual to see discounts on such a sought-after item with unpredictable stock levels.

Regardless, this Black Friday will definitely see a series of great bundle deals, deals on games and accessories worth checking out.

Are Black Friday Deals the Best for the Nintendo Switch?

Yes! Black Friday and Cyber Monday are generally the best times of the year to shop for in-demand video game consoles, bundles, games and accessories.

Last year, due to supply chain shortages and a spike in demand from everyone being locked up, Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals were next to nonexistent. This year, then, will likely see some of the best Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals available yet.

The longer a video game console has been on the market, the better its Black Friday deals tend to be, making the odds for shoppers this year even better.

When will Black Friday Nintendo Switch Deals 2024 Begin?

Leading up to the big day, there will be a cascade of early Black Friday discounts – starting as early as mid October.

Due to supply chain shortages and limited stock concerns, retailers are launching their Black Friday deals much earlier. shoppers shouldn’t wait until late November to start scouring for the deals they want -- the best Nintendo Switch deals will likely run out of stock by then, if not substantially earlier.

But it’s difficult to predict exactly when the best Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals will go live. Sometimes, the highest value deals drop later in the holiday season, in mid to late November – other times, it’s October.

To incease your odds of not accidentally missing out on a bargain, or simply to stay on top of Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals generally to make an informed decision, you should get free price drop alerts from Visualping.

Visualping monitors any web page you want, and notifies you when there's an change -- like when a bundle deal launches on Walmart's Black Friday web page, for example, or when the price on a particular product page gets discounted.

Want alerts for Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals?

Sign up with Visualping to monitor any Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch OLED product page and get alerts when there’s a Black Friday deal you can’t miss.
STEP 1: Enter the URL you want to monitor
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Which Retailer Has the Best Black Friday Deals on the Nintendo Switch?

You’ll want to keep an eye on plenty of retailers for a good deal on the console.

It's the big-name retailers you should prioritize -- such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Amazon. Last year, These retailers had some of the best Black Friday deals.

US Nintendo Switch retailers:
UK Nintendo Switch Retailers:

To get alerted when these top retailers launch Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals, you can monitor specific product pages, or the retailers' dedicated Black Friday pages, with Visualping.

How to Get Setup with Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deal Alerts

Visualping

Visualping is a simple and free tool for monitoring Black Friday deal alerts and Cyber Monday deal alerts from any retailers' product pages -- including any of the aforementioned retailers launching Nintendo Switch deals now, or another page you're interested in.

You can stay on top of holiday discounts and take advantage of the best deals stress-free, without the manual work involved in repeatedly checking on various retailers yourself.

What is Visualping?

With over 1 million users, Visualping is a website change detection and monitoring tool, that has been mentioned by NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Politico, among other press, as a simple and easy-to-use tool for monitoring web page changes.

How Does it Work?

When it detects a page change – such as the original price crossed out, with the new Black Friday price next to it – you get an email alert. The alert includes a screenshot of the web page, with all the changes highlighted for you to see.

There’s also a link, at the bottom of the alert, so you can navigate to your monitored page and make your purchase – promptly, before the discount catches on and everyone else rushes to snag the product for themselves.

To check for changes, Visualping takes automatic screenshots of the product page at regular intervals – every 5 minutes, 30 minutes, hourly, daily, etc – and compares each image to the last to check for changes.

Is it Free?

Visualping is free, with several affordable subscription options for higher frequency monitoring. If you’re looking for a product as in-demand as the PS5, for instance, you can automatically check the page every 5 minutes.

Check out Visualping's pricing to learn more.

Does it Do More than Nintendo Switch Black Friday Alerts?

Yes!

As well as for free Nintendo Switch alerts, Visualping is often used to monitor other holiday sale discounts, across retailers – like Walmart Black Friday deals and Best Buy Black Friday deals.

Or you can monitor web pages from numerous retailers simultaneously, for Black Friday deal alerts more generally.

And it's not just for tracking prices. You can use Visualping for in stock alerts, to monitor when a product you when is back in stock. For instance,

For instance, Visualping is often used a PS5 stock checker and Xbox Series X tracker.

And getting setup is easy.

How to get Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deal Alerts

To get started, simply go to Visualping's homepage, and copy and paste the URL of the Black Friday product page you want to track.

Next, customize your monitoring settings, such as the part of the page you want monitored, how often you want the page checked, and the email address you want the alerts sent to.

To add items to a watchlist, simply repeat this process with each product page URL you want automatically monitored for changes.

And you’re done!

Step-by-Step Instructions on how to get Nintendo Switch Deal Alerts

Step 1: Got to the homepage and copy and paste the URL of the product page you want to monitor into the search field. You don’t need to first sign up. Click Go.

Step 2: Once the page appears in the viewport, select the part of the page you want monitored. For price tracking products, this is the part of the page surrounding the price.

Step 3: Specify the frequency you want Visualping to check the page – every 5 minutes, 30 minutes, hourly, daily, etc.

Step 4: Type the email address you want the alerts to be sent to. Click Start Monitoring, and that’s it!

Step 5: Visualping will send you an email, asking you to make a password for your account. Don’t forget to do this. The password completes your account, and allows you to login to your user-dashboard, where you can view all your Visualping monitors and email alerts in one location.

Set it and forget it – We’ll notify you of Nintendo Switch deals.

Happy Nintendo Switch Black Friday monitoring!

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Emily Fenton

Emily is the Product Marketing Manager at Visualping. She has a degree in English Literature and a Masters in Management. When she’s not researching and writing about all things Visualping, she loves exploring new restaurants, playing guitar and petting her cats