Nintendo eShop: New Year Sale takes up to 40% off Mario, Yoshi, Splatoon and more

Following on immediately from the massive Switch Christmas sale, the Nintendo eShop New Year Sale is now live until 12th January. In it, you'll find up to 40 per cent off some of the biggest Switch games such as Mario Tennis Aces, Dragon Quest 11, Overwatch and more.

In total, far fewer games are included in this one, but the emphasis is on major and first-party releases this time around. As we've come to expect from discounts on these games, though, they're not massively exciting.

Of the lot, the best deal has to be Octopath Traveller for £29.99. I have this niggling feeling that a digital copy has been around this price only once before, so here's another opportunity to get it while the "stately and compelling JRPG throwback" is reduced.

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