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Nintendo does not often put its games on sale, but after all the enthusiasm that followed its E3 2021 presentation the company decided to give everyone even more reasons to smile. Bigger games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to indie titles like Hollow Knight, there are plenty of discounted titles that anyone with a Nintendo Switch will want to buy. Don’t delay, though, as this Nintendo sale expires on June 21.
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It’s been four years since Breath of the Wild came out, and it’s still one of the best titles for the Switch. Explore the world of Hyrule like never before.
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Mario and the Raving Rabbids get together for a crazy adventure. Thanks to a world-twisting vortex, the Raving Rabbids have arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom, and it’s up to Mario to stop the chaos.
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Nintendo has brought the cute alien strategy game back to the Switch. Pikmin 3 Deluxe includes the full game plus side missions featuring astronauts Olimar and Louie.
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Hollow Knight is a multi-award-winning 2D action-adventure game in which players take control of the nameless knight who travels to Hollownest to find out what happened to this fallen realm.
Mario is in a different kind of adventure in Paper Mario: The Origami King. Once again he will have to save the Mushroom Kingdom, but this time around he doesn’t have to just jump on turtle shells as the Paper Mario series uses RPG mechanics.
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Another indie darling, Dead Cells is a 2D action game with random dungeons and challenging battles. Escape the Cursed Island if you can.
Witcher’s greatest adventure made its way to the Wearable Switch to the surprise of many. Explore the world with Geralt of Rivia through over 100 hours of gameplay.
Xenoblade Chronicles was first released for Nintendo Wii in 2010. Developer Monolith Soft has revamped its game, adding better visuals, audio, and other quality of life improvements.
Based on the popular comic book that has become a cult movie. Players control Scott or his friends in this retro beat-em-up.