People who haven’t bought a copy ofPokemon SwordorShieldyet, or who want another copy for friends or family, are getting some good news from both Amazon and Best Buy. Both games are $20 off from these vendors just a day before theCrown TundraDLCreleases forSwordandShield.
NeitherPokemon SwordorShieldhave seen a price drop this high in the entire time that they’ve been available, so this may be the opportunity people were waiting for if they were turned off by the $60 price tag. Although $40 is still a lot of money in many people’s minds to be spending on a video game, it’s a pretty good deal given current gaming price trends, andSwordandShieldare not likely to be this inexpensive for awhile.
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This sale is great timing, as manyPokemonplayers are excited about therelease of theCrown TundraDLC tomorrow. The DLC will take players to the titular frozen setting and get access both to new interactions with NPCs and some returning Pokemon that haven’t been seen yet inSwordandShield.SincePokemon SwordandShieldare the first main games in the series to not include every Pokemon, many people are relying on DLC to fill their Pokedexes in this gen.
It’s interesting that players didn’t see a similarly large sale when the firstSwordandShieldDLC,Isle of Armor, released this summer. It’s possible that retailers wanted to wait until a second DLC released to tempt players, now that people can know what to expect from a DLC thanks toIsle of Armorreviews.
While some people buy video games the second they’re released due to the anticipation and build-up of hype, other people prefer to wait for reviews or to wait even longer for a sale. In that last case, this sale is the first timeSwordandShieldhave been available for this low, and another sale like this may not happen for a while. And althoughPokemonSwordandShieldsales have been impressive, this sale is likely to rake in some extra numbers from those more cautious buyers, in addition to the sales Nintendo is likely to make off ofCrown Tundratomorrow and in the following days and weeks.
There’s a lot inPokemon’s Crown Tundrato look forward to, but there are also some things some fans are worried about, like how theCrown Tundralore will fit into the largerPokemoncanon. Either way, if people do end up purchasing a discounted copy ofSwordorShieldfrom Amazon or Best Buy today, they’re not obligated to purchaseCrown Tundra, especially if the reviews aren’t great.
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