Nintendo Summer Sale discounts Zelda, Hades and more through July 8
Nintendo cut Breath of the Wild on Switch 2 to $48.99 and the upgrade pack to $6.99 as its Summer Sale runs through July 8.
Nintendo opened its Summer Sale on June 25 at 9 a.m. PT and set it to run through July 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT, discounting select digital games and DLC for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. For a company that rarely marks down marquee first-party titles, the pricing mix raises a simple internal question: is Nintendo using an early-cycle sale to widen the Switch 2 install base, lift software attach, and drive more traffic through the eShop while the hardware lineup is still taking shape?
The most notable cut is tied to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo’s sale page lists the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at $48.99, down from $69.99, while the original Breath of the Wild is marked down to $41.99 from $59.99. The Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack is listed at $6.99, down from $9.99, and the Breath of the Wild plus Expansion Pass bundle is priced at $55.98, down from $79.98. Nintendo says the upgrade adds higher resolution, improved frame rates, HDR support and quicker load times, and includes Zelda Notes support through the Nintendo Switch app.
Nintendo also says the Switch 2 version is only playable on Nintendo Switch 2. For active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members, Nintendo says the upgrade pack is available at no additional cost, a small but pointed incentive to keep subscriptions tied to the new hardware rather than the older system.
The sale is not limited to Zelda. Hades is listed at $7.49, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition at $19.79, Red Dead Redemption - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at $24.99, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses at $41.99. That mix matters because Nintendo is pairing price cuts with software that spans legacy favorites, upgraded editions and outside publishers, a combination that can keep players browsing long after the initial headline sale passes.
Nintendo’s June 25 news page showed the same week being used to spotlight other Switch 2 activity, including Star Fox, a free DELTARUNE Chapter 5 update and Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition on Switch 2. Put together, the sale and the news cadence point to a company leaning on content breadth, not just hardware hype, to keep the platform active through the summer window.
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