Aussie Bargain Roundup: Nintendo Switch Launch Lineup
It’s going to be an expensive launch for the Switch, new hardware, new accessories and of course new games. With the Switch being region free however, while there might not be many games overall being released at retail, there’s a lot more stores to pick from.
We’ve gone through all the Australia retailers and most of the big importers to try and find you some deals on the launch line up. Nintendo’s stuff remains pretty close to RRP all around but its the third party stuff that is where some savings can come in.
Perhaps a plan of attack would be to buy one game on launch locally and then import the rest from overseas. Individual shipping on games basically negates any savings – bundle them and it might be worth not buying local.
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As always if you see a bargain on a site, let us know in the comments and share it with the community!
Prices last updated: February 15th
Australian Retailers – Standard Edition
- Big W – $75 – Link
- Dungeon Crawl – $82.58 – Link
- EB Games – $89.95 – Link
- The Gamesmen – $89.95 – Link
- JB Hi-Fi – $79 – Link
- Target – $79 – Link
International Retailers – Standard Edition
- Amazon.com: $59.96US / $81.17 (~$7 shipping) – Link
- Amazon.co.uk: £48.00 / $87.34AUD with shipping – Link
- Base.com: – £41.54 / ~$68 (~$3AUD shipping) – Link
- OzGameShop: – $77.99 (free standard shipping) – Link
- Play-Asia – $79.71 (~$7 shipping) – Link
Australian Retailers – Wii U Version
- BeatTheBomb – $86.95 – Link
- EB Games – $89.95 – Link
- The Gamesmen – $78.00 – Link
- JB Hi-Fi – $79 – Link
- OzGameShop – $75.99 – Link
- Target – $79 – Link
Australian Retailers
- Big W – $55 – Link
- Dungeon Crawl – $64.22 – Link
- EB Games – $69.95 – Link
- The Gamesmen – $69.95 – Link
- JB Hi-Fi – $69 – Link
- Target – $59 – Link
International Retailers
- Amazon.com – $49.99USD – $65.10 (~$7 shipping) – Link
- Amazon.co.uk – £34.99 / ~$69 with Shipping – Link
- Base.com – £28.87 / ~$47 (~$3AUD shipping) – Link
- OzGameShop – $54.99 (free standard shipping) – Link
Australian Retailers
- Super Bomberman R is $65 on the eShop
- Big W – $75 – Link
- EB Games – $89.95 – Link
- The Gamesmen – $89.95 – Link
- JB Hi-Fi – $89 – Link
- Target – $79 – Link
International Retailers
- Amazon.com – $49.99USD / $65.10 (~$7 shipping) – Link
- Amazon.co.uk – $82.89 with shipping – Link
- Base.com – £32.38 / ~$52 (~$3 shipping) – Link
- OzGameShop – $61.99 (free standard shipping) – Link
- Play-Asia – $58.45AU ($7 shipping) – Link
Australian Retailers
- Big W – $79 – Link
- Dungeon Crawl – $89.96 – Link
- EB Games – $89.95 – Link
- JB Hi-Fi – $89 – Link
- Target – $79 – Link
International Retailers
Australian Retailers
- Big W – $75 – Link
- Dungeon Crawl – $80.95 – Link
- EB Games – $89.95 – Link
- The Gamesmen – $89.95 – Link
- Target – $79 – Link
International Retailers
- Amazon.com – $59.96USD / ~$78 (~$7 shipping) – Link
- Amazon.co.uk – $95.40 (inc shipping) – Link
- OzGameShop – $66.99 (free standard shipping) – Link
Play-Asia
- Prices are in AUD otherwise stated.
- Thanks to Press-Start for the Big W catalogue scan.
- Prices will fluctuate depending on the exchange rate, be sure to check the latest rate.
- Shipping based on shipping to Western Australia, but should be the same for the rest of Australia.
- Some links in this article are affiliate links and small portion of the sales will go toward Vooks.
Thanks for going to all that effort great roundup. I think I’ll be grabbing games from a mixture of stores.
You have listed Base.com’s price before VAT is removed for Australian customers. For example: Breath of the Wild is at checkout 43.03gbp shipped, or 69.97AUD as of writing.
Thanks will update.
Is there a roundup for where to buy an actual switch, or is it the same price everywhere?
This one here: http://vooks.net/the-mega-nintendo-switch-hardware-and-accessories-buyers-guide/
But yeah not much difference between prices for the console.
Base.com remove VAT from their prices for Australian addresses.
Legend of Zelda: £41.54 (~$68) + shipping
1, 2, Switch: £28.87 (~$47) + shipping
Bomberman: £32.38 (~$52) + shipping
Skylanders: £45.83 (~$75) + shipping
Whoops, will update this right away.
Dont forget if u already have your preorder down. Ebgames will still price match
$89 for Bomberman!! Good grief.
$40 and maybe i’d be interested.
Sad we wont get a physical release of Binding of Isaac. Definitely going to import that title.
Sad we wont get a physical release of Binding of Isaac. Definitely going to import that title.
Thanks for the leg work Vooks! Saved me some cash already ?
Will you have one for accessories (especially detailing Targets killer prices there as well)?
Legend Vooks, must be tough now to cover it all, now that imports will play a factor. I’m just glad that if aussies don’t get a physical copy of a game, I can just import it now haha.
Darn right. I’ll be importing Binding of Isaac for sure!
I hope Target sell all these indie games as well at a low price.
1-2 Switch should be a “pack in” as Wii Sports was with the Wii. This would get people interested and demonstrate the capabilities of the switch.
Otherwise the launch titles are meh unless you are a Zelda fan (which I am not).
If you’re an amazon prime member they take 20% off preorders, so Zelda would currently be USD$53.36 (AUD$72.16) inc shipping to AU.
Love your work Vooks!
Super bomberman is higher in price now at ozgameshop. Also unavailable for now too.
Australian retailers are going to need to sort it out if they want to compete with online stores!
Aussie retailers prices don’t differ too much, it’s the added GST ect. that makes for the bulk of the price difference when compared to their overseas rivals, thank the government for that.
Also lets not forget the added convenience of being able to walk into a local store and take your Game home instantly, as opposed to waiting 1-4 weeks for it to arrive from overseas.
Then there’s also the benefit of easier returns, if for some reason the product doesn’t work.
Nothing sucks more than waiting weeks for a product to arrive, only for it to arrive broken. Then you have to pay return shipping, wait another few weeks for it to get back to the overseas retailer (if they even accept returns on opened products), then wait for them to process everything and then you still have to wait another 1-4 weeks whilst a replacement is shipped to you.
It’s happened to me a few times ?
I’d rather pay the extra cash just for the piece of mind
Amazon lists Redout as a December 2017 release? Is something screwy there?
Do we have an official release date for that yet? Its just a placeholder right now.
I spoke with Big W today, as my Switch is preordered there. They offered me the following bundles:
– Switch plus Zelda for $519, or
– Switch plus 1-2 Switch for $499.
Either way, massive savings!
Their catalogue comes out this Saturday which will confirm the above prices.
Thanks for confirming a rumour we heard this morning 🙂
So you’re saying they’re happy to update our preorders to the bundle if we want to do that?
thanks for the round-up. How do you figure that Target is the cheapest? Looks like Big W to me.
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Thanks once more for all your work Vooks! You have managed to save me over another $50 from last update. You’ve gone to incredible lengths.
JB Hi-Fi now lists Zelda Standard Edition for $79
Thanks updated!
Bomberman R is on the eshop for $65 so for those who don’t need a physical copy the price point is better.
Wii U Zelda is also $75 at Big W.
Jb hi-fi are selling Just Dance 2017 for $39 if you buy a Switch.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/features/games/bundles/nintendo-switch/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=jb-au-20170303-nintendo-switch#lucidsound-offer
Also they have Lucid headphones for 50% off.