Along with stock of the Nintendo Switch 2 being back at My Nintendo Store, UK fans can also grab at least 25% off select digital first-party games to grab and enjoy on whichever console you have until August 3.

While My Nintendo Store also sells physical versions of its exclusive Nintendo titles, this is a premium incentive to opt for the digital editions this time around. While PlayStation has its own regular selection of sales, like the ongoing PlayStation Direct Summer Sale, big Nintendo offers are few and far between.

Sure, there is the Summer Sale’s hub page at the regular Nintendo website shows a ton of games on sale from multiple platforms, but this is a rare opportunity to score big savings on those that are either published by Nintendo or are developed in-house.

All Switch 2 Consoles & Bundles for Sale at My Nintendo Store UK

While not on offer as part of the Summer Sale, we’re pleased to see Nintendo Switch 2 stock becoming more steadily available at My Nintendo Store UK, both with the console on its own (£395.99) or in bundles with Mario Kart World and/or Donkey Kong Bananza.

As most who’ve been shopping in this space for a while will know, the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle is still a great deal for £429.99, since you get both the console and a download code for the digital version of the game, essentially half-price compared to buying it à la carte.

Unfortunately, the same sentiment has not been carried over to the Donkey Kong Bananza bundles, also sold as digital copies. Both the Switch 2 + DK Bananza bundle and the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + DK Bananza bundle are priced at £454.98 and £488.98 respectively, the same totals you’d pay if you just bought digital versions of Donkey Kong’s new adventure individually for £58.99.

Still, if you were planning to buy DK Bananza or both games digitally anyway, it does make things slightly more convenient at least.

All First-Party Nintendo Switch Games at 25% Off in the eShop Summer Sale

While not putting the most popular hits like Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Breath of the Wild, or Tears of the Kingdom, or Super Mario Odyssey on offer, there are some solid winning Switch game deals in the eShop Summer Sale, that are at least 25% off compared to their physical versions.

For starters, there are a few which have been given free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades: recent hits like New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Splatoon 3, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain.

Others may not have dedicated Switch 2 upgrades, but there are also offers on top-quality Switch games that are still worth playing on the new console.

Plus, with the well-known Nintendo trait of big first-party games either dropping much slower compared to other platforms, or just staying the same with a very rare sale, there are a good number of titles from the last few years that are worth grabbing now if they’re on your ‘to buy’ backlog.

For instance, Metroid Prime Remastered, which has still sat at £34.99 since coming out over two years ago, is not £26.19 until the Summer Sale’s end.

The best savings in this sale, though, are the bigger games which still sit at their £49.99 RRP. Fire Emblem: Three Houses, a beloved entry in the tactical RPG series, but is six years old now, can now be grabbed for just £33.29.

New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe is in the same boat, being a 2019 Switch port of a 2012 Wii U game still being sold for £49.99, has been dropped to £37.49.

Outside of occasional retailer-specific offers of new physical copies or eBay listings for used, it will likely be a long time before we see first-party savings like this on Nintendo games again.

While you have until August 3 to make up your mind on these digital games, though, we don’t expect stock of the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle to last long, so grab that if you’ve yet to buy one and want to save some cash.

Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.