You Can Pre-Order the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $20 Off
After years of delays, the next game in Nintendo’s beloved Zelda franchise is finally almost ready: the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was finally officially confirmed earlier this week, and pre-orders are now open . The game will go on sale May 12, but for the price, it’s the first Switch game to retail for $70 ($10 more than most other well-known titles from Nintendo). You can start saving your Rs right now… or take advantage of a deal that allows you to pre-order for as little as $50.
How to get The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $50 or less
First, you need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member to take advantage of this deal, but you can sign up for free with a seven-day trial. (An annual membership will cost you $20, although it comes with a host of other benefits, including backup storage, online gaming, and cloud access to older NES, SNES, and now Game Boy games.) Here’s the thing. : Nintendo is currently selling Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers , which can be used to purchase any digital game from a catalog of 74 games . You must buy vouchers in pairs and two will cost you $99.98. That means you can use one to pre-order The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $50 and the other for other expensive Nintendo exclusives that rarely go on sale and almost never drop in price. ( Tears of the Kingdom ‘s predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , came out in 2017 and is still $60.)
Nintendo claims that new games will be constantly added to the catalog of games eligible for voucher redemption, including upcoming releases, so if you don’t want anything right now, you can hold onto your second voucher for a future release ( Pikmin 4 comes out July 31st, just saying ) . Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, so do not rush to choose a game from the catalog.
You can have up to eight active vouchers at a time , so if you know you’ll be buying a lot of Nintendo games this year, it’s a good idea to stock up on vouchers while they’re still available (there’s no indication of how long Nintendo will be offering them).
Here are just a few of the current games covered by the vouchers: the aforementioned Pikmin 4 , Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , Mario Party Superstars , Metroid Dread and Splatoon 3 .
How to get The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for even less than $50
If you’re a Costco or Sam’s Club member, you can buy discounted Nintendo eShop Gift Cards and redeem them for Nintendo Switch vouchers, essentially adding up your discounts. Costco is offering $50 digital Nintendo gift cards for $ 45 (you’ll need to buy at least two), and Sam’s Club is selling $100 physical Nintendo gift cards for $ 90. Any offer will be worth your cash value of The Legend of Zelda: Tears. of the Kingdom drops to $45, or over 33% off.