Nintendo Switch New Year Sale Drops Prices On Big Games (US Only)

Nintendo is doing a very un-Nintendo thing on the Eshop this week. Instead of keeping its exclusive titles at a rigid $60 price point, it's discounting them between now and January 10 as part of a New Year's sale. These are games that rarely get the discount treatment, so if you've been holding off on titles like Octopath Traveler and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, now is a great time to buy. A bunch of other games are on sale this week as well, so let's take a look.

As for those exclusives, you can get Arms, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, and Octopath Traveler for $42 each. That saves you a cool $18 on some of the most sought-after Switch games around. (For those who prefer physical versions, Target also has these games on sale for the same price).

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But this week's sale is bigger than just those titles. You can save lots of cash on a swath of other games as well. Mega Man Legacy Collection, which bundles the core series' NES installments (games 1-6), is on sale for $11.25. You can solve murders in 1940s California in LA Noire for $25. And if you'd like to take over the world, Sid Meier's Civilization VI lets you give it your best shot for $45.

Other notable discounted games include Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle, which comes with seven arcade games from yore, on sale for $16. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which includes the core game and two expansions--and will be getting the King of Cards expansion for free this year--is discounted to $20. Sonic Mania is down to $15, and the digital version of the tabletop game Carcassonne is on sale for $16.

You'll find more of our picks below, or you can check out the whole list of deals here.

• Arms -- $42
• Attack on Titan 2 -- $36
• Battlezone Gold Edition -- $21
• Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King -- $10.50
• Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle -- $16
• Carcassonne -- $16
• Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD -- $20
• Flinthook -- $10
• Golf Story -- $10
• Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition -- $42
• LA Noire -- $25
• Lego DC Super-Villains -- $30
• Lego Harry Potter Collection -- $25
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe -- $42
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition -- $26
• Mega Man Legacy Collection -- $11.25
• Namco Museum -- $15
• NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 -- $20
• Octopath Traveler -- $42
• Puyo Puyo Tetris -- $21
• Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog -- $6
• Severed -- $10.50
• Shining Resonance Refrain -- $25
• Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove -- $20
• Sid Meier's Civilization VI -- $45
• Sonic Forces -- $20
• Sonic Mania -- $15
• Splatoon 2 -- $42
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas: Digital Edition -- $30
• Valkyria Chronicles -- $15
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 -- $30
• Warriors Orochi 4 -- $48
• WWE 2K18 -- $15