It’s that time of year again; Nintendo has finally given fans some leeway and opened the gates to the Spring Sale.
Both fans of indie and Nintendo’s own titles have something to celebrate this week. Following the Indie World Showcase, Nintendo announced a week-long sale of indie games and Mario games. Starting April 19, the independent sale will run until April 26 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST / 5am ACT (Thursday, April 27). The UK Super Mario sale ends on May 4.
Whereas UK Mario fans will love to see titles like this Mario Kart 8 Deluxe AND New Super Mario Bros. At Deluxe will go on sale for just $33.29, there are some even better deals on indie titles circulating on Nintendo’s online store.
Mythical roguelike Hades, 2D action adventure game Hollow Knightas well as a deck-building RPG Kill the Spire all are 50% off. Honestly, it’s the perfect time to be an indie fan.
Properly publicized
After seeing all the fantastic new indie games released as part of the Indie World Showcase, it’s hard not to want to run to your Nintendo Switch console and pick up some of the championship titles that have already been released.
As a big fan Blasphemous and its intricate story, beautiful dialogue and stunning aesthetics, the news that a sequel will be released made my week. However, the news that I will have to wait until the end of 2023 means I will have to find another way to fill my time. Luckily, that’s where the indie games sale comes in. I never really played Hollow Knightand now it’s half price. I feel there are no more excuses I can find to delay the inevitable.
Make the most of it
Another reason to stick with this spring sale is simply because Nintendo often doesn’t discount its games. In fact, maintaining the value of Nintendo games was a stated goal of the late Chairman and CEO Satoru Iwata in the book Ask Iwataso we are making active efforts to keep game prices from falling.
You also can’t find Nintendo’s own games on other consoles as it is both developer and publisher. That’s why Nintendo is pricing games like a developer would, rather than a publisher like Sony, because all the revenue can only be generated by the copies sold.
While those reasons make sense, it doesn’t make playing a nearly $50 Mario game any less painful. So if you’re looking for something new to play while waiting for your next big release, like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomsales is the place just for you.