Several First-Party Nintendo Games Now On Sale At GameStop

Nintendo Switch owners stuck at home during the pandemic won’t need to be content with just “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” as their lone source of entertainment.

Almost 40 games on the Nintendo Switch are now on sale at GameStop, with some games even priced slightly better than Nintendo’s recent summer sale. Notable titles include “New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe,” “Splatoon 2,” and “Yoshi’s Crafted World,” all on sale for $40, according to Engadget.

In “New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe,” you get the Switch’s updated version of the classic “Super Mario Bros.” game. The Deluxe version runs in 1080p resolution. In addition, the Deluxe edition includes the “New Super Mario Bros. U” and harder, faster “New Super Luigi U” games, both of which include Nabbit and Toadette as playable characters.

Tackle 164 platforming courses in the two main game modes of “New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe” and enjoy extra playability with three additional game modes in which you can also play as a Mii character. The additional game modes are Challenges, Boost Rush, and Coin Battle.

“Splatoon 2” is a third-person shooter game that allows you to use a mix of squirt guns, paintbrushes, and buckets to fling colored ink at other players as part of a turf war. Control either the Inklings or Octolings while using colored ink as ammunition.

Inklings and Octolings in “Splatoon 2” can morph between humanoid (or kid form) where they switch from walking and shooting, into squid form where they can quickly swim through ink of their own color, and replenish their ink supply, as well as return to full health.

In “Yoshi’s Crafted World,” Engadget says you can take Yoshi on an adventure solving puzzles and finding hidden treasures in a world made of everyday objects, like boxes, paper cups, and buttons. The Switch-exclusive game is a side-scrolling platform video game where 3D characters are moved on a 2.5D plane.

“Yoshi’s Crafted World” plays similar to prior games in the series, where the player may use Yoshi's tongue to eat enemies or other objects, turn them into eggs, and throw them outwardly into the level. The game features a two-player multiplayer mode, where each player maneuvers their own Yoshi through the game's levels.

Other games featured in the sale include “Super Mario Maker 2,” “Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Collected Edition,” “BioShock: The Collection,” “Spyro Reignited Trilogy,” and “Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.”