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The Nintendo Switch has seen its first significant price drop of the year, just in time for Amazon Prime Day. The highly-coveted console is now available on Amazon for $269.99, about $30 cheaper than the $300 price tag that it’s maintained for the past few years. The 10% discount is not huge, but it’s a rare chance to score the Nintendo Switch on sale.
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However, this deal is only reserved for Amazon Prime members. Not a member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of all that Amazon Prime has to offer, including access to Prime Video, Prime Gaming, Prime Reading and Amazon Music; fast free shipping in less than two days with Prime Delivery; in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market, access to exclusive shopping events — like Prime Day — and more.
The Nintendo Switch gaming console has been particularly hard for people to get their hands on over the years, consistently selling out on re-sale sites immediately following re-stocks and being sold at marked-up prices.
If you’re looking for the cheapest Nintendo Switch deal online, Amazon has the Switch Lite in Coral is marked down to $180.18 (down from $199.99). This is the smallest and lightest Switch model, designed for portable gaming.
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The Switch has become one of the gaming company’s most popular consoles since its launch, with Nintendo selling 193 million games for Switch since release in 2017, the highest number of units sold in the company’s history. Rather than competing with other popular consoles such as the PS5 or Xbox Series X, the Switch offers gamers a whole new way to interact with their favorite games. The device works as both a functional home console and a handheld system, boasting a 5-inch-to-7-inch tablet body and detachable, wireless Joy-Con controllers.
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Because of this versatility, it’s also become the preferred systems for some of the buzziest games over the past few years . It debuted with “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and has since added to its arsenal other popular titles such as “Pokemon Legends: Arceus,” “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Super Mario Bros. Wonder,” “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” and others.
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