007 First Light pre-orders drop below £40

OtakuKart reported on May 25 that UK pre-order deals for 007 First Light on Nintendo Switch 2 had dropped below £40 ahead of launch, citing cashback-led offers that cut the effective price from the game’s usual £59.99 level. Argos, EE and Smyths Toys were still listing the game near full price on their own product pages, with Argos at £58.99 and EE at £59.99 when checked on Monday. OtakuKart said the lower effective price was being created through retailer and cashback combinations rather than a universal sticker-price cut. The game is being published by IO Interactive as a new James Bond origin story. ### Where is the under-£40 number coming from? OtakuKart said “select deals” had brought the Nintendo Switch 2 version to “nearly £40 through cashback offers,” and said that had increased pre-order activity in the final days before release. The report did not identify a single official list-price change across all retailers. Instead, it described time-sensitive savings assembled through outside offers layered onto standard retail listings. (otakukart.com) Argos and EE both continued to show prices close to full retail on Monday. Argos listed the Switch 2 pre-order at £58.99, while EE listed it at £59.99. Smyths Toys’ live page confirmed the game was available for pre-order and included a free Deluxe Edition upgrade, but the captured page excerpt did not show a reduced price. ### What are retailers actually offering with the pre-order? (otakukart.com) EE said the Switch 2 edition includes a free Deluxe Edition upgrade for pre-orders, with four outfits, an Agent’s Mark weapon skin and a Gleaming Pack of gadget skins. Argos’ product page carried similar details in its customer Q&A, saying the pre-order includes the deluxe upgrade with four outfits, the Gleaming Pack and one weapon skin. (argos.co.uk) Smyths Toys also advertised the same free Deluxe Edition content on its pre-order page. The retailer pages also matched on the game’s setup. Argos, EE and Smyths described 007 First Light as an origin story following a younger James Bond through MI6 training, with stealth, action, gadgets and replayable missions. Argos said the Switch 2 version ships on a game card. ### Is the launch date settled? Argos listed May 27, 2026 as the release date for the Nintendo Switch 2 version. (ee.co.uk) The Game Collection’s category page also described the game as launching on May 27, 2026, although an individual Switch 2 listing on the same page showed December 31, 2026, a placeholder date commonly used by retailers. Nintendo UK’s own game page still showed the Switch 2 release date as “TBD” on Monday. (argos.co.uk) That leaves a split between retailer pages using a specific late-May date and Nintendo UK’s official storefront still carrying no confirmed day for the Switch 2 version. The discrepancy was visible across live listings checked on May 25. ### What does the game page say about 007 First Light itself? Nintendo UK said 007 First Light follows “a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit” in MI6’s training program and centers on Bond before he earns Double-0 status. (argos.co.uk) Retailers said Bond joins forces with a mentor named Greenway after a mission against a rogue agent ends in tragedy. IO Interactive is positioning the game as a reimagined Bond origin story rather than an adaptation of a single film. Argos said the Nintendo Switch 2 edition is rated 16 and over and is scheduled for May 27, 2026. Nintendo UK’s product page remained live on Monday with the game listed for Nintendo Switch 2, PEGI 16 provisional, and a release date still marked TBD. (argos.co.uk) (nintendo.com)