Amazon's Gaming Week sale dropped on April 27 and runs through May 4, and if you own a Switch or recently picked up a Switch 2, there's a short window to grab some genuinely solid titles at prices that don't usually show up outside of Black Friday.
What Switch and Switch 2 owners are looking at
The headline hardware deal is a Nintendo Switch 2 bundled with Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 for $499.99, which knocks $20 off the standard price. That promotion runs under a separate offer ending May 9, so it technically outlasts the Gaming Week window. If you haven't pulled the trigger on a Switch 2 yet, this is worth paying attention to: price hikes are already rolling through the console market (PS5 just went up), and Nintendo hardware rarely stays flat for long.
On the software side, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for Switch 2 is down to $29.99, a 25% cut from its $39.99 list price. That's a reasonable entry point for one of the best remakes in recent memory, now playable in handheld mode on Switch 2 hardware.
The Dragon Quest situation is worth a closer look
Square Enix is doing heavy lifting across the entire sale, and two Dragon Quest titles stand out specifically for Switch players. Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has dropped to $29.99, which is a 50% cut from its $59.99 launch price. That's the best deal in the sale by raw percentage, and the HD-2D treatment makes it the definitive way to play one of the most important JRPGs ever made.
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined is also available at $49.99 (down from $59.99) across PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2. The discount is smaller at 17%, but the game itself is a massive time investment if you're looking to disappear into a JRPG for the next few months.
Nintendo eShop gift cards are also discounted 10% during the sale, with a $10 card going for $8.98. If you're planning any digital purchases anyway, stacking that discount costs you nothing extra.
DQ3 HD-2D at 50% off
The older Switch library getting some love
Super Mario RPG for the original Switch is sitting at $34.74, down 42% from $59.99. That's one of the steeper discounts on a first-party Nintendo title you'll see outside of a major sale event. Bayonetta 3 (digital) is also $39.99, a 33% reduction from $59.99.
Neither of these are Switch 2 exclusives, but both run on the hardware and represent good value for players who skipped them at launch.
How this sale compares to what came before
Honestly, Amazon Gaming Week doesn't have a single blockbuster deal anchoring it this year. There's no 60% or 70% cut on a major first-party title that makes the whole thing feel like an event. What's here is more of a collection of mid-tier discounts that add up if you have a backlog to fill.
The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake at 50% off is the closest thing to a standout, and the Switch 2 bundle is useful context for anyone still on the fence about the hardware. For everything else, the honest comparison is Prime Day: if none of these titles are urgent for you, waiting until summer could yield deeper cuts.
For the full picture of what's available across all platforms during the sale, browse our latest reviews and gaming news to figure out which titles are worth your time before the window closes May 4. If you want to plan ahead for what's coming after the sale ends, check out more guides covering Switch 2 releases dropping later this year.
