"Nintendo revealed its Black Friday 2025 deals last month and there was no discounted Switch 2 among them. Not surprising given the new hardware became the fastest selling console launch ever this year. What is surprising is that Walmart decided to do its own discounted Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle for Cyber Monday and Amazon followed suit. Earlier today, Walmart crashed the fake internet retail holiday with the best deal on a Switch 2 yet."
"It was $50 off the Mario Kart World bundle which includes the $80 game and is usually priced at $500. At just $450, it essentially gave customers the game for free. Amazon then followed up with its own match, and at least as of the time of writing, I was able to get one in my shopping cart for the discounted price (the Walmart one wasn't working)."
"It's unclear how much longer the deal will last, or if it might sporadically come back throughout the holiday season. Is it an extremely limited discount or are Walmart and Amazon just that desperate to get people through their online doors? Or maybe it was a last minute decision in a hyper competitive holiday season as people get more discerning about their purchases while everything shoots up in price."
Nintendo offered no Switch 2 Black Friday discounts while the console achieved the fastest selling launch ever. Walmart launched a Cyber Monday discount on the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle, dropping $50 to make the $500 bundle cost $450. Amazon matched the price, and availability fluctuated between retailers. The discount's duration and motives remain unclear, with speculation about limited offers, retailer urgency, or holiday competition. Sony discounted PS5 models, but Nintendo kept most new games and older consoles at full price. A long-standing Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle was absent from Black Friday promotions.
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