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Nintendo Switch and Switch Games Price Tracker

Nintendo Switch and Switch Games Price Tracker

In pursuit for the best value deals for Switch bundles, consoles and Switch games?

Sign up with a price tracker to get alerts when there’s a price drop you won’t want to miss.

Looking to have a bit more fun on your Nintendo Switch, but don’t know where and how to find the best deals? Make it easier for yourself and use a price tracker, like Visualping.

The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles ever released, with an ever-expanding library of games. And, in just a few years, the latest Nintendo system has already built a solid library of ever-expanding games.

It’s probably the best investment you can make in the gaming space right now. It’s a hybrid console that caters to both hardcore and casual gamers, and you can play it at home, or on the go. It also offers the best of both worlds between single-player, story-driven games and titles offering online multiplayer matches.

But, because of its skyrocketing popularity and Nintendo’s pricing policy, the Switch console and game deals are scarce – although, not nonexistent. Especially if you track prices online, so you can act fast when deals happen.

All year around, price drops and awesome bundle deals aren’t that tricky to track down – that is, if you stay alert and act fast, before stock runs dry.

If you sign up with a Nintendo Switch and Switch games price tracker. Sign up with Visualping, and you’ll get notified of price drop alerts when a deal launches online, so take action fast.

Here’s a roundup of the best general deals to expect, and how to sign up for a Nintendo Switch and Switch games price tracker to more easily track the best deals on the Switch products you don’t want to miss.

It’s a Better Time than Any to Track Switch Prices

The common thought is some of the best value Nintendo Switch bundles and games are reserved for big retail events, like Walmart Black Friday deals and Best Buy Black Friday deals.

But, for the Nintendo Switch and Switch games, solid deal options actually pop up throughout the year – including some of the best bundle deals, with top Switch games, including recent Pokémon, Metroid or Monster Hunter titles – and for a sliver of the cost.

Especially now that numerous launch titles are reaching their fifth birthdays, more and more price drops on Switch games are launching online. Nintendo is also rolling out a few game bundles, with more on the way, and so now is a better time than any to start tracking Nintendo Switch price drops.

Where to Find Top Nintendo Switch Deals

Looking for a deal on the Nintendo Switch console? Or for something to play?

Amazon. Sometimes, you can find some gems on Amazon, but you have to catch them quickly – they sell out fast. The best Nintendo Switch games tend to. Also note that, while Amazon is great for prices and quick deliveries, they don’t always tell us how long a deal will last. So, it’s especially important to stay alert when prices drop – they don’t stick around long.

Nintendo eShop. The Nintendo eShop is usually the go-to place to find deals on digital game downloads, especially if you prefer the indie variety.

Retailers. For both console and game deals, some retailers will offer discounts that, otherwise, you’d find for full price on Nintendo’s storefront. You just have to know where – and when – to look.

Check out the retailer links below for the best Nintendo Switch and Switch game deals. These are the top stores that regularly offer Nintendo Switch game deals – and usually with some exciting prices, if you catch them quick.

Top Retailers for Price Tracking Console & Game Deals

Don’t miss out: instead of bookmarking these pages and incessantly checking them for updates, sign up with Visualping to get alerted when the prices drop, or when new bundle or game deals become available. In the US:

Amazon: regular discounts available, but sometimes hidden behind cart

Best Buy: offers +$10 off a wide range of games

Gamestop: regular discounts on pre-owned games and merchandise

Walmart: on older games, sometimes offers record-low prices

In the UK:

Amazon: great prices and fast Prime delivery

Argos: bundle deals and same day delivery sometimes available

Currys: some of the lowest prices, with regular promo codes

Game: excellent pre-owned deals and free merchandise

Very: regularly price matches other retailers

If You’re Not Happy with a Bundle, Don’t Overlook Switch Game Deals

If you’re looking at bundle deals, some of the latest bundles might not offer the game you’re looking to get into first. Some bundles offer underwhelming games and, if you crunch the numbers, for prices similar to the full cost.

You may be better off tracking prices for individual Switch games – price drops for these can sometimes offer better value than what you can find in a bundle. Sign up with a price tracker, like Visualping, to be notified, all year around, of the cheapest Switch titles.

Nintendo Switch and Switch Games Price Tracker: How to Sign Up

Visualping

Visualping is a simple and free price tracker that provides price alerts when a particular product you want goes on sale.

You can stay on top of Nintendo Switch console and game deals, without all the manual work involved in repeatedly checking various retailers and web pages for sales 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, like price tracking.

How does it work?

When it detects a page change – such as the original price being replaced with the sale price, or a new Switch bundle deal getting launched. 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 restock 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.

Is it Do More Than Nintendo Switch and Switch Games Price Tracking?

Yes!

Besides price tracking, Visualping can be used for restock alerts to monitor any specific products you can think of – it’s often used as a PS5 stock checker and Xbox Series X stock tracker, for example.

During retailer-specific sales events, like Amazon Prime Day or Walmart’s Deals for Days, you can also use it to monitor specific sites for deals on numerous products – like for Amazon price tracking, Walmart price tracking and Best Buy price tracking.

Or, you can use it to take advantage of Black Friday and monitor many retailers at once for Black Friday deal alerts, more generally. It’s really up to you.

And getting setup is easy.

How to Sign Up for a Nintendo Switch Price Tracker

To get started, simply navigate to Visualping’s homepage, and copy and paste the URL of the Nintendo Switch 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 Guide: how to Sign Up for Nintendo Switch and Switch Games Price Tracker

Step 1: Go 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.

Best Games in a Nintendo Switch Bundle to Look For

As mentioned above, first-party releases are the games you’ll want to look for in order to get the best Nintendo Switch bundle deals. These are the games that have been developed and produced by Nintendo themselves, so that’s the likes of Mario Kart, Mario Party, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon and so on.

As these titles do not usually fall much below their usual price (even years after launch) your best option to get them for cheap is as part of a Nintendo Switch bundle. We’ve seen games effectively receive discounts of up to 50% when bought as part of a bundle.

Not only that, but you’ll also find plenty of cheap Nintendo Switch game deals on newer releases like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and even The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD.

Nintendo Switch Bundle: How to Scour a Good Deal

Just because Nintendo Switch bundles are cheap might not mean they are good deals. Many retailers often include cheaper games with their Nintendo Switch bundles and still charge standard price. Games readily available for $20 - $30 can sneak their way into the premium-priced deals, lowering the overall value of the offering.

In this case, it’s worth picking up a Nintendo Switch bundle with a full $60 game and grabbing the cheaper title separately if you’re desperate to play it. For this reason, it’s always worth double checking the going price of the bundled game you’re picking up against the overall cost to make sure you’re getting a good deal. Nintendo Switch sales outside of busy shopping periods (Black Friday or the holidays) are more likely to try this tactic.

Set it and forget it – We’ll let you know when the prices drop for the Nintendo Switch and Switch Games.

Happy Nintendo Switch and Switch Games price tracking!

Want to be notified when there’s a price drop?

Sign up with Visualping to monitor any product’s price, and get alerted when there’s a discount.

Want to be notified when there’s a price drop?

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Want to be notified when there’s a price drop?

Sign up with Visualping to monitor any product’s price, and get alerted when there’s a discount.

Start Monitoring Now (It's Free)

Emily Fenton

Emily is the Content 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.