I play my Nintendo Switch 2 every day, and these early Prime Day Switch deals are must haves

The Nintendo Switch 2 takes what worked about its best-selling predecessor and makes impactful upgrades across the board. From the excellent, and noticeably larger, 7.9-inch display to the more powerful internal specs, the Switch 2 is a full leap forward and the best hybrid console you can buy.
Price check: $499 @ Best Buy

Woot is selling refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 consoles for $449. These Grade A refurbished consoles ensure like-new functionality.

This bundle gets you a Nintendo Switch 2 console, a copy of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and a 3-month Nintendo Switch online membership for $529. Compared to buying everything separately, you're saving $27. Pre-order this bundle in time for release day on October 22.
Price check: $529 @ Walmart | check stock @ Amazon

This bundle gets you a Nintendo Switch 2 console, a copy of Mario Kart World, and a 3-month Nintendo Switch online membership for $549. Compared to buying everything separately, you're saving $37. Before the Nintendo Switch 2's price hike, you could get this bundle for $499 — but at least savings are being offered again for shoppers who missed out before.

For just $16, you won't get much better protection for your Nintendo Switch 2. Plus, this case has a fun design featuring Mario and friends. This slim case can store your Nintendo Switch 2 console and cartridges, as well as having a built-in stand for tabletop gaming sessions.

The Turtle Beach Airlite Fit headset offers a fantastic (and affordable) elevated gaming experience. Its 40mm drivers create immersive soundscapes, and it comes with a flip-to-mute mic that makes you sound loud and clear. This is a budget headset that performs like a premium one.

It's not discounted, but make sure to get your pre-order in for this Zelda carrying case. (The 40th Anniversary edition Nintendo Switch 2 console and Pro Controller are already sold out.) It comes in a gorgeous black, green and gold color scheme and is perfect to protect your Switch 2 console in style.

Save on the iconic alternative to Nintendo Switch JoyCon controllers, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. It works brilliantly for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Splatoon 3 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Long sessions using JoyCon controllers can cause some wrist ache, so there is much to like about the Pro controller's more typical format and comfortable grip.

If you need a new pair of official Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers, you can save 30% right now. I always recommend picking up extra controllers for multiplayer gaming sessions!

Boost your storage with a 512GB microSD Express Card. This one works with the Nintendo Switch 2, so it's perfect to add more space for digital games.

A terrific return to form for the medium's most famous hedgehog. Sonic Superstars must rank as one of the finest series entries in the iconic franchise over the past 15 years. It wisely takes Sonic and chums back to their 16-bit platforming roots, delivering old school speedster thrills that will any gamer who ever owned a Sega Mega Drive will love. Superstars is a carefully-crafted love letter to classic Sonic, and longtime fans will love it.

Nintendo Switch Sports is one of the most fun games on the console, especially for casual multiplayer sessions. It's also pretty cheap thanks to a discount. Enjoy eight unique sports — including bowling, tennis, golf, basketball and soccer — at your leisure.

A full remake of the original Super Mario RPG released in 1996 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), this role-playing game sees Mario, Bowser, Peach and some new friends embark on an adventure to repair a wish-granting star. With updated graphics, gameplay and new cinematics, Super Mario RPG has never looked (or played) this well, but the original game's charms have been carefully retained as well.

Experience two classic Super Mario Galaxy games, now enhanced for the Nintendo Switch system, featuring improved resolution and UI. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, team up with Yoshi and Lubba aboard Starship Mario, using Yoshi's unique abilities and power-ups like the Dash Pepper and Blimp Fruit.
Price check: $57 @ Walmart | $48 @ Best Buy

Pokémon Legends Z-A reworks the franchise's traditional turn-based combat, but the thrill of capturing powerful pocket-sized monsters remains as compelling as ever. It's one of the best Nintendo Switch games, for sure.

Sonic X Shadow Generations remasters the classic game and bundles it with a new chapter where you play as beloved anti-hero Shadow. It's a fun mix of 2D and 3D Sonic, and with shorter, replayable levels, it fits perfectly on the portable Nintendo Switch 2.

Pragmata is a new sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. You play Hugh, a man stranded on a lunar space station, who encounters Diana, a mysterious android resembling a young girl. Teaming up, they must find a way to return to Earth while dealing with various robotic threats that have taken over the station. With a cinema campaign and unique hacking-based combat, Pragmata is one of 2026’s strongest new games to date.

In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran finds herself transported to the planet Viewros after a clash with deadly sharpshooter, Sylux. As Samus, you'll explore this strange new world, uncover and deploy Samus' new psychic powers, and drive across the landscape on her futuristic new bike, Vi-O-La, solving puzzles and doing battle with the strange creatures that reside on Viewros as you try to make your way home.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting remade for the Nintendo Switch 2. One of the N64's most beloved games has been completely overhauled to celebrate the franchise's 40th Anniversary. It launches on November 5, 2026, and looks truly stunning! Amazon is taking $10 off physical copies as a hidden discount.

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is the newest entry in Monster Hunter's creature-collecting spin-off series. Featuring gorgeous graphics, tough battles and dozens of monsters to add to your team, it's a must-have for RPG fans playing on Switch 2.

Donkey Kong Bananza allows DK to smash his way through (and down into) the surrounding terrain. He can punch his way through mountains or head underground in search of collectibles. It's hands-down one of the Switch 2's biggest titles and our current choice for the best Nintendo Switch 2 game on the shelves.
Price check: $69 @ Amazon