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 favorite Nintendo memory is getting my first ever Game Boy Color and playing Pokemon Red from my best friend as a Christmas gift.

  2. Super Mario on the nintendo console our 6 yr old daughter got from Santa! Christmas 1991. I couldn’t catch up with her for the life of me. So I stayed up ALL night til my thumbs could hardly move. And she still beat me….I love that memory! And, ftr, I would never be so silly again!!

  6. My memory would be playing the original NES Super Mario Bros. with my Dad. We never made it very far back then. And it was a dual cartridge with Duck Hunt! Had the bright orange zapper.

  8. My favourite memory was watching my brother play Chrono Trigger on the SNES back in the day. It was what started my love for RPGs.

  10. Pokemon Red stands out the most to me. I spent most of my summer in ’99 playing that game and would regularly deplete my batteries and would have to go to the convenience store every day or every other day to buy more batteries. It was such a special summer for me to be completely engrossed in that universe and trying to catch them all.

  11. My favorite memory was Nes super Mariokart and playing rainbow road till my thumbs got too raw to push the buttons anymore!

  12. I remember playing Duck Hunt on original Nintendo. It stands out as it was fun until that dog was laughing at you.

  13. My favorite Nintendo memory is of playing Super Mario Bros with my dad! He wasn’t into video games, but couldn’t say no to Mario or Tetris!

  14. My favourite memory was receiving a Super Nintendo with super Mario’s game for Christmas when I was about 6.

  18. My favorite memory is opening the gifts then calling all my friends to get together and play pour new video games all morning while dinner was being prepared in the kitchen. Then eating until we all couldn’t move.

  19. My favorite memories are game nights with friends. Playing Mario cart and Mario party with everyone. Those games are not really my favourite, but having something that everyone could jump in on was awesome. Covid kind of squashed those game nights and we’re still trying to get back to them. Hopefully sommer than later.

  20. My favourite Nintendo moment was on the very first Nintendo console. Super Mario would take us hours to complete levels and we were so happy playing it. Multiplayer gaming was never great until it came out!

  21. Playing Super Mario Bros the original for hours and hours on end with my brother. Just a good time together.

  22. my favourite memory of nintendo would be playing my gameboy sp on long car rides and askiogn my older brother to be hard levels of yoshi’s island for me.

  23. My favourite nintendo memory is playing Pokemon silver. At the time, I didn’t know how to read. Playing pokemon silver as a 5 year old forced me to learn!

  25. My favorite Nintendo memory was playing Super Mario Advance on the Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP. This was my first experience with a portable gaming device, and like many of my friends at school, we all had Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP devices to play upon.

  28. Favourite Nintendo memory was Nintendo Gameboy blue, yes very old school, but it was one of the first we had and it brought the tv show to the palm of my hand. Pokemon violet is on my daughter’s holiday list, just as Pokemon games have been every year.

  29. My favourite memory was playing Super Mario Bros. on the original Nintendo with my hubby and staying up until the wee hours of the morning. Good times!

  30. Playing Mario on the original NES with my sister. I was barely 5 and had no idea what I was doing but wow was it fun.

  31. Fun Nintendo memory likely just playing an old DS unit. Its fun for trips, fits into pocket easily, and a large variety of games that could some with you. For some reason I am remembering some sort of monster truck one I liked.

  32. My favourite memories with Nintendo was playing the Pokemon and Fire emblem series. Those two series was how I talked to my closest friends over 1 v 1 battles that I would not have gained otherwise.

  34. Playing Mario Kart with friends on my old Wii at birthday parties and family dinners. I was never any good at it, but I always had a lot of fun!

  36. My favourite memory as a kid was when my cousin had the Super Mario 3 game early because someone he knew in Japan (released there first) sent it to him. We saw the raccoon suit for the first time and Mario could float/fly which was so cool to us. To see it now is silly but back in those days it was so amazing that they could come up with the coolest worlds and characters!

  37. I have so many Nintendo memories from my 80’s childhood! Dr. Mario was a favourite because my mom would always beat my brother which was great to watch because he would always beat me! We also spent a lot of time playing Street Fighter and Super Mario 3!!

  38. My favourite Nintendo memory is saving up my allowance money for a full year to buy an N64 and Ocarina of time, when it came out. It was my first time playing a 3D game. I had no idea games could look so realistic, and it provided lots of bonding time with my sister and friends!

  40. My favourite game memory stems wayyy back in my childhood when we got our first Nintendo system. I remember playing duck hunt with the whole family in our basement. Also earthworm Jim, mckids, and mega man. Fun family time! And I hope to do the same with mine with the switch!

  41. My favorite Nintendo memory is spending time playing Wii games with friends. I never owned a Nintendo but friends did and even one of my work places had one in the break room. The Wii was a great way to have some fun playing multiplayer sports or other games.

  43. I remember playing Star Tropics for NES and I had to get a hold of my cousin because he had the case which held a clue about how to get further in the game.

  44. I had a Nintendo Mario Cart years and years ago! My favourite memory was taking the short cut across the field and beating my friend in a race! It was the only time I beat him!!!

  49. My favorite Nintendo memory is playing Mario 3d world with my brother and sister back on the wiiu we spent a lot of time working on getting that 100% playthrough

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