This year is a great time to buy a Nintendo Switch OLED – here's why

Nintendo Switch OLED
(Image credit: Nintendo)

We are on the precipice of a new era for the Nintendo Switch. I've been searching for prices on this handheld console for six years now, so I have a unique insight into the infinitesimal fluctuations in price that happen to the Switch console over Black Friday and Cyber Monday – and this year is like no other.

With the Switch 2 launching next year, I think it's unlikely we'll see any more major reductions on the standard Switch console for a long time. This means that it's a special time to get a very low price on the OLED console – a device that will stand the test of time for a while yet. Here's what I think will happen, and why I think now is generally a good time to buy an OLED, although you have just missed most of the deals that were around over the Black Friday weekend. Here's hoping they start popping up again before Christmas.

Disclaimer

Note that the deals below were all better over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, though there are still offers available on games.

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Georgia Coggan

Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site and its long term strategy, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.

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