Holiday Gift Ideas from Nintendo
It’s crunch time, but I know there are many people still shopping out there. Nintendo has some of the hottest holiday gifts and stocking stuffers this year for both kids and adults alike. Luckily, they have the full gamut of pricing, too, so it can work for your budget.
Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle
Celebrate the holidays and zoom into the world of Mario and friends with the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle! This bundle includes the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model system with white Joy-Con controllers, a download code for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership*, which provides a full year of access to online multiplayer in compatible games and more than 200 classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy titles.
Suggested Retail Price: $349.99 (Bonus value of $79.98**)
Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle
Boost your holidays with the Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle! Save on everything you need to start gaming with a Nintendo Switch system, Neon Red and Neon Blue Joy-Con controllers, a full download of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership*, which provides a full year of access to online multiplayer in compatible games and more than 200 classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy titles.
Suggested Retail Price: $299.99 (Bonus value of $79.98**)
Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition with Bonus Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
The Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition with Bonus Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack features a stunning gold-colored design inspired by the Legend of Zelda™ game series, with the iconic Hylian Crest proudly displayed on the back.
This special edition Nintendo Switch Lite system also includes a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Individual Membership (a savings of $39.99*!), which features a rich catalog of classic games, including ten from the Legend of Zelda series.
Suggested Retail Price: $209.99
New & Upcoming Games
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Save the kingdom of Hyrule – this time with the wisdom of Princess Zelda!
It’s up to Zelda and her wisdom to save the kingdom of Hyrule in a brand-new story in The Legend of Zelda series. The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, with a certain swordsman among the missing. Team up with the mysterious fairy, Tri, and use the power of the Tri Rod to create echoes – imitations of things found in the environment. Then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Use echoes of water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes – or find your own creative combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even create echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat!
Suggested Retail Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: EVERYONE 10+ with Fantasy Violence
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Join the latest Mario Party for a jamboree of seven boards and over 110 minigames!
Mario and friends are arriving on an enormous island resort for the latest entry in the Mario Party series! Explore five new game boards: ride the escalators in Rainbow Galleria, stay on track in Roll ’em Raceway and mix things up with an active volcano in Goomba Lagoon, just to name a few. Two boards from previous Mario Party games are making a return, too! In addition, over 110 minigames are available to play — the largest selection in the Mario Party series to date.
Experience action-packed challenges, puzzles to test your wits and some minigames that feature motion controls. That’s not all — up to 20 players can go head-to-head in online* play in the Koopathlon mode. Try your best to come out on top!
Suggested Retail Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: EVERYONE
All hands on deck for an island-hopping adventure starring Mario and Luigi!
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
The brothers are back for a brand-new entry in the Mario & Luigi series, where they set sail on Shipshape Island (part ship, part island) to navigate the vast world of Concordia. Play as the mustachioed pair and explore islands that range from tropical rainforests to bustling cities. Along the way, meet new friends who will help you on your journey and encounter familiar faces from the Mushroom Kingdom like Peach and Bowser. You’ll have to keep the “Brothership” afloat and rely on Mario and Luigi’s bond to save the day by employing Bros. Moves to get past obstacles and powerful Bros. Attacks to claim victory in a dynamic twist on turn-based combat!
Suggested Retail Price: $59.99
Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer
A Workout that Fits your Lifestyle
Punch and dodge to the beat in the next entry of the Fitness Boxing series! Pair up with your choice of six fully voiced virtual instructors with customizable outfits and hairstyles—and then get your groove on in 30 new instrumental songs, some of which are inspired by catchy pop tunes.
Jump into a single Quick Workout, or build an exercise routine that fits your life. New additions to the series include Mitt Drills to practice combos with your instructor and Sit Fit Boxing to work up a sweat without leaving your seat. Whether you’re after a serious burn or just a bit of stretching, the intensity of your workout is up to you!
Suggested Retail Price: $49.99 (Available Dec. 5)
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
Friendly ghosts turned fiendish—sounds like a job for Luigi!
This spooky fun adventure, originally released for the Nintendo 3DS system, is now visually enhanced in HD on the Nintendo Switch system! The Dark Moon that hangs over Evershade Valley seems to have a calming effect on the ghosts that reside there. The quirky Professor E. Gadd has been studying the friendly spirits, but when the Dark Moon suddenly breaks apart and falls into the valley below, the once-friendly ghosts become hostile. Luigi must stumble into action and summon his courage to restore the Dark Moon to its rightful place in the sky.
Progress through diverse missions to retrieve the missing shards of the Dark Moon scattered across several distinct haunted mansions, each with their own puzzles to solve and ghosts to capture. Use your superpowered ghost-hunting tool, the Poltergust 5000, to suck up ghosts (and window curtains) and blow air to search every nook and cranny of the chilling-yet-charming mansions.
Suggested Retail Price: $59.99 (Available Now) ESRB Rating: EVERYONE with Mild Fantasy Violence
Princess Peach: Showtime!
The show must go on!
Join Princess Peach as she steps into the spotlight in her very own single-player action game! As Princess Peach attends the Sparkle Theater, the wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch have gone off-script to hijack the stage! Now, it is up to Peach and Stella, the theater’s guardian, to save the day. Peach must take the stage of each show, transform to match each performance – becoming a swordfighter, detective, mermaid, patissiere and more! Each transformation changes up the action and comes with its own abilities for Peach to best save each play. But this is more than just an act – it’s going to take plenty of panache from Peach to rally the Sparkle Theater actors and call curtains to this tragedy.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Leaf through a storybook world with charming characters in every fold!
The nefarious X-Nauts are after the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door! With a map from Princess Peach, and the help of a few locals, Mario journeys through a colorful world made of paper to find them first. To prevail in this quest, you’ll have to level up Mario and his friends, master timing-based attacks and badges to impress the audience on the stage of combat, and make use of all the abilities that come with being cursed—er, conveniently made of paper—like folding into a plane to cross big gaps or turning sideways to slip through narrow openings!
Twenty years after the original game on the Nintendo GameCubeTM system, this version for the Nintendo Switch system has revamped graphics, and a suite of additional changes that make the game easier than ever to enjoy.
Suggested Retail Price: $59.99 (Available Now)ESRB Rating: EVERYONE with Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
Nintendo Labo
Named on of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2018, Nintendo Labo
delivers STEM fun for all. It’s a great combination of DIY cardboard kits that are crafted to work with the Nintendo Switch system. It’s a fun way to create, play and discover with interaction build and experience creations, called Toy-Con. We’ve had fun with our previous set…the fishing game Is definitely a favorite. I’m still intrigued by how it works. We are excited to try out the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit
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Nintendo eShop Gift Cards
With a gift card, priced from $10-$50, you can buy and download digital games for all Nintendo systems like Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family. Find your favorite characters like Mario, Zelda, Pikachu, Daisy and more and unlock their worlds of adventure.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! + Poke Ball Plus Pack
Admittedly, Pokemon is very new to us. We haven’t played, but this Poke Ball Plus seems like a fun physical addition to the game. The game features beloved characters like Brock and Misty. The Poke Ball Plus accessory lights up, vibrates and makes sounds bringing your adventure game to life. It also allows you to connect with the Pokemon GO app on smartphones to transfer Kanto-region Pokemon. We are excited to play Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! + Poke Ball Plus Pack
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Video game icons clash in the ultimate brawl that can be played anytime and anywhere on the Nintendo Switch System. Every fighter in Super Smash Bros.
history is back and they are joined with newcomers like Isabelle from Animal Crossing, Simon from Castelvania and even then trainer from the Wii fitness games. There are mover 70 playable fighters, a plethora of modes (over 100 stages), local and online multiplayer.
Super Mario Party
Launched on on October 5th the party comes to Nintendo Switch
in this complete refresh of Super Mario Party complete with the board game mode! Walk the board and choose which Dice Block to roll, and how to win the most Stars in skill-based minigames. The board game will take 4 players about an hour. Even if you don’t have 4 players, you will play the computer…which seems to be really good! Super Mario Party has been a lot of fun here!
Nintendo has a lot of other goodies you can find that your family will love experiencing together. Check out our family’s favorite games for Nintendo Switch.
Check out the girls unboxing all of the fun offerings here:
