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 While there's no sign of a discount on the PlayStation Portal or Xbox Ally, portable gamers can still get in on the Black Friday action. From handheld PC gaming devices to Nintendo, there's plenty on offer.  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europe and US markets.  Not all deals have kicked in yet, but the official list is:  Up to 30% off all cartridges released before September 2025 20% off all hardware released before September 2025 US and Canada to receive 20% off all lines released before Sep 2025 Big names, including Evercade Alpha Street Fighter and Mega Man bartop arcade, Tomb Raider, all Super Pocke...

Nintendo's Switch 2 marketing takes over London

Nintendo's bean counters might be celebrating the successful launch of the Switch 2 with 3.5 million units sold in the first four days. But I think the marketing team deserve a pat on the back, with Switch 2 marketing absolutely everywhere. 

On a quick trip to London this week, Switch 2 hardware and games marketing was all over the main train and tube stations and on the streets. While Nintendo die-hards were going to upgrade anyway, I'd like to think a lot of regular folk are taking an interest and jumping on the Nintendo train. 



Given the poor state of games marketing, hopefully this will nudge other publishers with a reminder that there's more than shoving a banner advert on Engadget or wherever.


What I didn't see was any booths or demo kiosks, which I thought would be have been high on the list of priorities to show even loyal Switch owners how much better the successor is. Let me know if you've seen any around. 

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