Sub-€2 Switch deals dominate European eShop

Nintendo’s European eShop charts on May 24 were packed with bargain-priced games, according to Spanish outlet Nintenderos, which highlighted a fresh wave of Switch and Switch 2 offers priced below €2. The report said Nintendo had recently changed how the rankings are compiled, putting more emphasis on games generating more revenue in recent days rather than on raw download volume alone. That matters because the charts are still surfacing very cheap promotions even after the methodology change. On the same day, Nintendo Everything’s separate Switch 2 chart showed full-price first-party releases still occupying the top of that storefront. ### Why are €1.99 games showing up so prominently? Nintenderos said on May 24 that multiple games discounted to €1.99 were “arrasando” — performing strongly — in weekly eShop promotions across Europe. The article framed those offers as part of a broader pattern that has appeared repeatedly in recent weeks, with bargain-price lists and discount roundups becoming a regular feature of the storefront’s most-downloaded and best-performing sale items. (nintenderos.com) Nintenderos’ earlier May coverage shows the same pattern at slightly higher price points. On May 2, the site reported that *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition* led one weekly list after a 90% discount cut its price to €2.80 from €20. That example suggests deep temporary discounts can push older or smaller titles to the top of store rankings even when major releases remain on sale nearby. (nintenderos.com) ### What exactly changed in the way Nintendo builds these charts? Nintenderos said Nintendo “recently updated” how the top lists are assembled, giving more importance to games that generated more revenue in recent days. The site repeated that description in multiple May articles about eShop rankings and discount roundups, indicating the change was not a one-off note tied to a single promotion. (nintenderos.com) That reported change appears to matter because ultra-cheap deals are still breaking through. If the lists now weight revenue more heavily, a €1.99 title would need stronger unit sales than before to compete with higher-priced games. Nintenderos did not cite an official Nintendo policy memo in the excerpts available, but its repeated description of the revised ranking logic was consistent across May coverage. (nintenderos.com) ### Are cheap deals replacing Nintendo’s own big releases? Nintendo Everything’s Switch 2 eShop chart for the week of May 24 showed they are not. *Yoshi and the Mysterious Book* ranked No. 1, followed by *Pokemon Pokopia* at No. 2 and *Mario Kart World* at No. 3, with *Donkey Kong Bananza* at No. 4. Two editions of *Tales of Arise* also entered the top 10 after release. (nintenderos.com) 3DJuegos, citing Digital Foundry, said in a May 24 article that historically about 50% of each dollar spent on the eShop has gone to Nintendo’s own games and exclusives. That figure helps explain why first-party titles can continue to dominate revenue-weighted charts even when discount-heavy promotions generate visible traffic and download momentum. (nintendoeverything.com) ### So what should readers watch next? Nintendo Everything said it publishes weekly Switch 2 eShop charts, making those updates the clearest near-term check on whether discount-led momentum spills over into the broader rankings. Nintenderos is also continuing its Europe-focused sale tracking, including weekly lists of discounted titles on Switch and Switch 2. The next chart cycle will show whether €1.99 promotions keep cutting through a storefront still led, by revenue, by Nintendo’s own releases. (3djuegos.com) (nintendoeverything.com)