The new year is here and it appears that players on the Nintendo Switch will have a good start to 2020 now that Nintendo's New Year sale is now live. After passing 50 million units sold in less than 3 years, the Nintendo Switch is still proving to be a popular console in the gaming community. Now, the Nintendo eShop now offers several amazing games with discounts of up to 30 percent. The best part of Nintendo's sale is that it includes both first-party games and indie titles.
Headlining Nintendo's New Year sale is the first-party game Yoshi's Crafted World. The game is a side-scrolling platform game that serves as the eight main-installment in the Yoshi franchise. Yoshi's Crafted World was initially released on March of last year and is currently priced at $41.99, which is $18 off its original list price of $59.99. Apart from the exciting gameplay it has to offer, Yoshi's Crafted World also includes about 185 costumes to obtain, which can be unlocked by simply playing through the game.
On the other hand, players looking for a good third-party game to play on the Nintendo Switch should consider the Switch port of the highly-successful game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Although its initial release was successful, it appears that more people are buying The Witcher 3 right now due to the increasing popularity of the franchise's Netflix novel adaptation that was released less than a month ago. The Witcher 3 is currently available for the Nintendo Switch for $41.99, which is $18 off its original price of $59.99.
Some highlights of Nintendo's New Year sale for the Nintendo Switch include:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - $41.99
- Splatoon 2 - $41.99
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - $33.99
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition - $41.00
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - $13.99
- Yoshi's Crafted World - $41.99
- Just Dance 2020 - $25.99
- Stardew Valley - $9.99
- Kirby Star Allies - $41.99
- New Super Lucky's Tale - $35.99
- NBA 2K20 - $29.99
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - $41.99
- Civilization VI - $29.99
- Terraria - $20.99
- ARMS - $41.99
Players can purchase any of the games above and check out the full list of discounted Switch and 3DS games here. It is worth remembering everything on Nintendo's eShop are digital games.
Meanwhile, Nintendo recently hosted a Pokemon Direct presentation, which revealed how the company plans to move forward with the Pokemon franchise in the future. Among the tons of information revealed at the live stream, the biggest announcement is the upcoming Expansion Pass for both Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. The expansion pass will come in 2 waves, with the first one called The Isle of Arms coming this June. The second expansion called The Crown Tundra will be released sometime in the Fall of 2020, and both expansions will introduce both new and old Pokemon, new locations, characters, outfits, and in-game items.
