Nintendo Switch is the ultimate family gaming console. It has the flexibility to take anywhere your family goes, and the versatility to go from individual play to interactive or competitive play. Also, the selection of games continues to excite us with each new release. Their newest game, Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet comes out this month and Best Buy is giving away a copy of the double pack version of the game, a Nintendo prize pack, and a Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Edition Switch OLED, for one amazing ultimate Nintendo prize.

Do you have a favourite Nintendo memory?

Families have been enjoying Nintendo gaming for decades. My favourite Nintendo memory is from when my children were young playing Mario Kart with my father-in-law Dan. The fun started with selecting a driver, “Granpa, I want to be Bowser; you got to be him last time!” which to an outsider may have seemed confrontational but the atmosphere was total fun and laughs.

Pokemon too has been thrilling adults and children since 1996. What started as a very successful video game for the Game Boy quickly evolved into anime, trading cards, manga, and tons of related toys and other merchandise. Few on this planet have not experience Pokemon in one way or another. This contest will certainly create lasting memories for someone in Canada. The prize includes a Nintendo Switch console on which they will play countless games at home, at friends’ homes, and on road trips. One of those games will be the new Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet that’s also included in this prize. And the winner will also enjoy a collection of Nintendo Pokemon merchandise. It’s pretty much a perfect Pokemon prize!

Many people will be gifting Nintendo this season

You may be wondering what are the best games to give Nintendo Switch gamers this season. You might already have an opinion about it, or you may be interested in what games other players are recommending. We sent our writers to a Nintendo holiday showcase event to get some insights and you can read about their experiences on the blog. Also, scroll through the comments under that article. For the next two weeks, Canadians will be leaving their Nintendo Switch game recommendations under that article as one of the methods of entering this contest. Here are all of the ways you can enter this contest:

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways:

  1. In a comment below, tell us what your favourite Nintendo memory is, what game, was involved, and why this memory stands out for you.
  2. In a comment beneath the “Nintendo Holiday Showcase” article, tell us which Nintendo Switch game sold at Best Buy (include the model number) is your gift recommendation for Canadians this season.
  3. For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) telling your friends and followers which version “Pokemon Scarlet” or “Pokemon Violet” you’ll play first if you win this Nintendo Switch prize pack; include the hashtag #BestBuyNintendoSwitchContest, so we can find your post, and include one of the pictures showing on this article.
    Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select one (1) winner to receive the Nintendo Switch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Prize pack that includes the double game and the Nintendo Switch OLED Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Edition.

This contest runs from Nov 17th until Dec 5th.

Remember you can enter in three different way as discussed above. Nintendo is best played with friends and our contests are best enjoyed with you share with family and friends to increase that chances that either you or someone close to you wins a great prize.

Win a Nintendo Switch OLED with Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Rules and Regulations

Good Luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  1. My favourite Nintendo memory is playing Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64 with my brother because those were truly the best childhood memories that I still think about and wish I could relive again.

  2. My favourite memory with Nintendo is when I was a kid my cousin and I would sit up in Grandma’s bedroom ( we were not allowed to hook it to the livingroom tv) and play Duck Hunt on NES all weekend long. There would be alot of fighting over it as well because we would not take turns like we were suppose too. Those were good times. I still have my NES in it’s original box. My all time favourite and will not part with it.

  6. My favourite Nintendo memory is playing Super Smash Bros with all my cousins at family gatherings. Nintendo brings these nostalgic memories back and reminds me of holidays and birthdays.

  7. My favourite Nintendo memory is the first time I ever played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The memory stands out because of the awe I felt the first time I played the game.

  8. My fav nintendo memory is was when I finally beat Zelda A Link to the Past for the first time back in our old house! I still distinctively remember a strong smell of Irish Spring soap as well for some reason!

  10. My Nintendo memory is recording on my VCR Super Mario how to get past a certain level.
    This stands out for me because it is funny now

  12. Beating Zelda – A Link to the Past on Super NES for the first time was my favourite video game memory. What an epic game that was and still is.

  18. I had lots of great memories made with my Nintendo’s throughout the year but playing ken Griffey baseball with my dad is the best!

  20. Playing punch out and being frustrated so much that I couldn’t beat mike tyson! It took forever but I finally managed to do it and I was so happy finishing the game

  23. I think my favourite memory with Nintendo was catching/trading to get all 150 (151 including MissingNo and Mew) pokemon on the original Pokemon Red. My brother and I collectively maxed out the time played counter…Not sure if I should be proud or ashamed…

  24. My favourite memory is playing Duck Hunt on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System with my dad and this memory stands out because we laughed so much when we were playing it and aiming the gun right up onto our little TV! 😉

  25. The very first game I ever played as a kid was super mario brother. I had never beaten the game but it was never due to lack of trying. We move on other games but it is still the most memorable one.

  26. Getting the NES system as a kid, and playing Super Mario Bros 3. that was the first foray I had into video games!

  27. My favourite memory is playing Pokémon Snap on the N64 and trying to take the perfect picture of Jigglypuff! This game brings back so many fond memories that I purchased Pokémon snap!

  28. My favourite memory was playing Duck Hunt on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was a great memory as I had the zapper gun attachment and it felt so realistic hunting for fun.

    • My fondest memory is playing River City Ransom co-op with my brother. Was one of the first games to really get me into gaming. Listening to the game music now brings back such nostalgic feels – what a throwback!

  33. My first Nintendo console was the Super Nintendo! I enjoyed playing Yoshi Island as a child. This memory stood out to me because it was my first console and the first game from Nintendo!

  35. My favourite Nintendo moment is my children’s love for Kirby! They even nicknamed our washer and dryer as Kirby and Prince Fluff, respectively!

  36. Super Mario – we bought it with Nintendo machine for the kids at Christmas. Our young son was the one to set up and later dismantled it to take to Grandpa’s.

  40. My favorite memory is when we first got a NES for XMAS when I was a kid, there was the first Super Mario Bros as well. That was a wow moment for us.

  41. When I was younger me and my best would spend every evening after school playing Pokemon Sun & Moon on our Nintendo 3DS’s. My core memory was when we found our first shiny because we celebrated for hours. The memory still stands out because we don’t see each other very often anymore but we still text and get nostalgic for the good old days of playing Pokemon together and often joke about our first shiny and how special it felt

  42. My cousin received a NIntendo for Christmas and we played Mariokart all day over the holidays. To this day he teases me about always being the Princess and playing dirty! I always won! LOL!

  44. For Christmas one year received a Nintendo with Mario 3, that was my first console and I played Mario non stop. It is still my favorite Mario Game and probably one of my favorite games

  47. I remember Super Mario 3, when that first came out, it was so awe-inspiring. The hours i spent playing, trying to find those flutes…

  49. I really enjoyed playing the nintendo 64 with my brother when we were kids. There were so many fun games from Mario Party to Perfect Dark, we would try to play as much as possible before our bedtime. It was my first console and that’s how I began to love video games.

  50. I was lucky enough to receive a Nintendo Entertainment System one Christmas morning in either 1989 or 1990. At that age (6 or 7), and where we were living I really didn’t understand what it was exactly but once my father set it up and we started playing Super Mario Bros. I haven’t put a video game controller down since.

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