Summer is one of the best seasons for gamers, offering a number of events for developers and publishers to participate in. It's also typically a time when various digital gaming storefronts have huge discounts on select titles. Gamers are very familiar with the Steam Summer Sale, which has already started and is offering some great deals for PC games, such as FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Capcom's Devil May Cry 5, just to name a few. Nintendo is also launching what it's calling the "Big Ol' Super Sale," with discounts on a number of titles.
Nintendo's eShop sale will encompass a number of first-party and third-party games on the Switch, including AAA releases and indie games on the storefront. This sale will be running for a limited time, with it ending on July 6 at 11:59 PM PST, so gamers should look into getting one of these games if there's been something they've been eyeing. The deals are quite good, ranging from 30% to nearly 75% off on certain titles on the eShop.
A lot of Nintendo's AAA first-party titles have been discounted, with fan-favorite games like Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe all being 30% off. This is a major steal for gamers who haven't bought one of these games yet but have been looking for a good chance to try. A number of third-party games such as Octopath Traveler, Doom Eternal, and Dragon Quest 11 are seeing similar or greater price cuts as well.
A number of third-party publishers are involved with this eShop sale, including Ubisoft, Capcom, Sega, Activision Blizzard, and 2K Games all giving fans a chance to get games at a discounted price. Some highlights include games such as Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax, Shin Megami Tensei 5, Crash Bandicoot 4, and Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection getting some big discounts. Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise is also on sale on the eShop, with even the 3DS games like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate being 83% off, for example, and Monster Hunter Rise being half off.
A variety of indie games on the Nintendo eShop are also on sale, with publishers such as Devolver Digital and Annapurna Interactive participating. Fans can find discounts for a variety of indie games like Gato Roboto, Death's Door, and Gone Home being discounted for up to 70% off. All of these deals should be pretty enticing for any fan of the Nintendo Switch looking to expand their library.