The Nintendo Switch OLED

Woot is selling the Nintendo Switch OLED model for $314.99 ($35 off) for today (June 4th) only. The sale on Nintendo’s fancier version of its long-in-the-tooth Switch console runs until tonight at midnight ET or once Woot sells out. And it’s possible Woot will not run out of stock this time around because demand for a Switch is not what it used to be. Nintendo has sold so many Switch consoles that it feels like everyone who wants one — and their parents — surely must own one by now.

It’s true that the Switch came out over seven years ago, and a successor is confirmed by Nintendo to be announced by April 2025. But even though the Switch feels pretty dated, that doesn’t mean it’s not worth buying in 2024. There is a vast back catalog of games to pick from if you’ve never owned a Switch, and the OLED model with its excellent seven-inch screen is one of the best ways to enjoy them (if you prefer to play in portable / handheld mode). The Switch’s massive library includes games that now feel like institutions unto themselves, like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as well as a plethora of excellent triple-A games from last year and some really great indies that landed just recently.

So don’t count the Switch OLED out just yet, even if we’re all yearning for a Switch 2 or Super Switch or whatever Nintendo chooses to call it, with full backward compatibility and upscaling to be announced soon. (Please allow me to fantasize while I catch up on playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder on my own Switch OLED, thank you.)