At its lowest-ever price, there’s no reason not to pick up the retro purple Nitro Deck
A nostalgic style with modern features
If you’re an avid Nintendo Switch user, there’s a decent chance that you’ve heard of CDKD’s Nitro Deck before. Easily one of the best Nintendo Switch accessories on the market, the Nitro Deck can greatly enhance users’ handheld gaming experiences, and this deal from Amazon is a real tempter.
At the time of writing, Amazon is selling the limited-edition Retro Purple Nitro Deck for just $59.99, offering a $30 saving on the usual $89.99 price. This is the lowest-ever price for this edition - for comparison, during Black Friday 2023, it was $69.99, which at the time we considered to be a fantastic deal.
It’s not just the nostalgic GameCube-esque purple color that makes this deal particularly worthwhile. Unlike the standard White and Black options, this one also comes bundled with a carry case that can house your Nitro Deck with your Nintendo Switch inside it.
For anyone unfamiliar with the Nitro Deck’s features, the main draw is arguably its Hall-effect joysticks. Rather than the sticks’ components requiring physical contact, Hall-effect sticks cleverly use electrical resistance in order to register inputs, which requires no contact at all. The benefit of this is that stick drift (an issue where control sticks register inputs incorrectly) can’t occur at all, which is a huge boon in this case since Nintendo’s Joy-Con controllers notoriously struggle with this over time.
Today’s best Nitro Deck deal
Nitro Deck Limited Edition Retro Purple with carry case - was $89.99 now $59.99 at Amazon
Save $30 - If you use your Nintendo Switch in handheld mode a lot, getting a Nitro Deck will enhance your experience. With Hall-effect joysticks, programmable back buttons, as well as an overall larger build that is comfortable to hold, this is a brilliant Switch accessory. This is the lowest-ever price for the Retro Purple colorway, cruising past its previous record low of $69.99 from Black Friday 2023.
UK price: was £89.99 now £69.99 at Amazon
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Looking to enhance your Switch gaming experience further? Be sure to check out our roundup of the best Nintendo Switch controllers. You can also look at our list of the best Nintendo Switch games for some excellent game recommendations.
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Catherine is a News Writer for TechRadar Gaming. Armed with a journalism degree from The University of Sheffield, she was sucked into the games media industry after spending far too much time on her university newspaper writing about Pokémon and cool indie games, and realising that was a very cool job, actually. She previously spent 19 months working at GAMINGbible as a full-time journalist. She loves all things Nintendo, and will never stop talking about Xenoblade Chronicles.