Nintendo Reveals “Try Before You Buy” Sale in the Switch eShop

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 13, 2022

News: You can save up to 85% off on some games and even download the free demo before you buy the game.

There are hundreds of game demos that you can download for free from the Nintendo Switch eShop. Beginning today and going through October 25th at 11:59 pm Pacific, a number of these games are now on sale so not only can you try them out for free, but you can buy them at a discount if you enjoyed the demo. In the “Try Before You Buy” sale there are games big and small such as Metroid Dread, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition, and more. When you buy games from the Nintendo Switch eShop you are also earning My Nintendo Gold Points. These can be redeemed towards the purchase of other eligible games, downloadable content, and a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

The games that are featured in this sale include the following:

Aegis Defenders - 75% off

Ape Out - 75% off

ARMS - 30% off

Automachef - 80% off

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 - 20% off

Blue Reflection: Second Light - 40% off

Boxboy! + Boxgirl! - 30% off

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions - 75% off

Card Shark - 25% off

Daemon X Machina - 30% off

Deadcraft - 40% off

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition - 30% off

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires - 30% off

Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise - 30% off

Freedom Planet - 70% off

Immortals Fenyx Rising - 75% off

Kirby Fighters 2 - 30% off

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series - 30% off

Mega Man 11 - 66% off

Metroid Dread - 30% off

Miitopia - 30% off

Monopoly for Nintendo Switch - 75% off

Moving Out - 75% off

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - 50% off

PixelJunk Monsters 2 - 85% off

Planet Alpha - 80% off

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - 30% off

Rayman Legends Definitive Edition - 75% off

Research and Destroy - 50% off

Sam & Max Save the World - 25% off

Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - 25% off

Spiritfarer - 67% off

Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido - 30% off

Triangle Strategy - 30% off

WarioWare: Get It Together! - 30% off

What The Golf? - 55% off

Yoshi’s Crafted World - 30% off

Which of these games will you be trying? Will you download the demo first or just buy the game and skip the demo? Tell us what you think in the comments section.