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Donkey Kong Bananza
Donkey Kong Bananza is exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2! Explore a vast underground world—by smashing your way through it! Bash, throw, and climb through just…
This weekend’s sales list reads like a cross-section of what matters to gamers and practical humans: Nintendo spotlight deals (including a small cut on Donkey Kong Bananza for Switch 2), PlayStation price drops, and an aggressively discounted Zojirushi rice cooker that’s too good to ignore. These offers popped up around Presidents Day timing and recent platform activity, so if you’ve been waiting to snag a Switch 2-ready title or a dependable kitchen appliance, this is the moment to act.
IGN’s deals roundup (and corroborating storefront lists spotted across sites like Steam News) highlights a handful of straightforward bargains worth bookmarking. Donkey Kong Bananza — widely praised when it launched in 2025 for turning DK into a physics-forward, destructive 3D platformer — is $10 off on Switch 2 through Woot. That’s not a doorbuster but it’s a tidy discount on a major first-party title that many players still cite as one of last year’s best.
On PlayStation, PS Direct has Ghost of Yotei at $49.99. IGN’s review scored the game well for its polished combat and scenic Hokkaido setting; this is the sort of mid-tier sale you expect once early-adopter momentum slows. Amazon has pushed Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater down to $29.99 for PS5 — a substantial saving and a reasonable entry point if you want to play Kojima’s classic reimagined before the Master Collection drops later this year.
Classic Switch entries are dipping too: Walmart is listing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening around $39.88. If you own a Switch 2, those older titles can end up feeling snappier thanks to the newer hardware — an easy way to bulk up your library without paying full price.
These are the kind of sales that matter because they strip away the “wait for a sale?” friction. For big-budget remakes and full-price first-party games, a $10-$40 cut can change a “maybe later” into “I’ll pick that up this weekend.” IGN’s list reflects that pattern: a mix of smaller game discounts and a few deeper cuts for older releases or remakes.
That said, availability and exact pricing vary by retailer and region. The cleanest example of value this week is Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition’s Switch 2 upgrade — Numerama pointed out the €4.99 upgrade packs let owners get Switch 2-targeted performance (4K/60 on compatible setups) for a low cost, though some players have reported visual artifacts tied to aggressive anti-aliasing. In short: cheap upgrades are tempting, but patch notes and performance reports are worth checking first.
Retail coverage this weekend goes beyond pixels. Amazon’s discount on a 1.8 L Zojirushi model knocks more than $100 off — the kind of household purchase that shows up on deal lists because it genuinely improves daily life. If you cook rice weekly and want reliable results, that’s a practical buy even if you came here for game bargains.
Check multiple retailers before pulling the trigger — Woot, Amazon, Walmart and PS Direct are the big names this weekend, but stock and price can change fast. If you’re buying a console-optimized upgrade (like the Xenoblade Switch 2 pack), skim performance impressions from outlets and Digital Foundry-style tests when they exist — cheap upgrades are great, but not if they introduce annoying visual issues you’ll notice every session.
This Presidents Day weekend’s deals are a solid mix: small but meaningful cuts on recent hits like Donkey Kong Bananza, deeper discounts on older or remade favorites like Metal Gear Solid Delta, a mid-tier sale for Ghost of Yotei, and a genuinely useful (and heavily reduced) Zojirushi rice cooker. Prices vary by retailer — shop around, and double-check any platform upgrade notes before buying.
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