Two sacred RPG monsters have just fallen at an almost symbolic price on the Nintendo eShop : Final Fantasy VII And Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. On the American store, each is currently priced around $6, or a little less than €6.
These promotions only remain online for a few days, with an end scheduled for early May. The players Nintendo Switch and future Nintendo Switch 2 therefore have a very tight window to add these classics to their game library before prices rise again.
Two RPG legends sold off on the Nintendo Switch eShop
On the US eShop, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is displayed at 5.99 dollars (around €5.60) until May 11, while Final Fantasy VII increases to 6.39 dollars (approximately €5.90) until May 7. European promotions generally follow closely, with prices already seen around €6.24 for KOTOR and €6.39 for FFVII.
Useful reminder: these two games are only available digitally on Nintendo Switchno physical cartridge exists. They nevertheless remain playable on Nintendo Switch 2 via backwards compatibility, even if there is no dedicated native version. Concretely, we are talking about RPGs lasting 30 to 80 hours for less than €7, or several hours of play per euro spent.
Final Fantasy VII and KOTOR: what are these Switch versions worth in 2026?
Released in 1997 on PS1, Final Fantasy VII shaped the modern J‑RPG. Carrying Square Enix on Nintendo Switcharrived in 2019, offers the original game with some comfort options (acceleration, reduced encounters). Allow 35 to 50 hours to finish the story, up to around 80 hours if you aim for all the quests, which brings the promo down to less than €0.10 per hour. The graphics remain very dated, but the universe, the setting and the soundtrack still largely hold up, especially in view of Final Fantasy VII Remake And Rebirth who arrive on Nintendo Switch 2.
In front of him, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic sign BioWare and carried by Aspyr on Switch, remains a reference in Western RPG. The action takes place 4,000 years before the films, with character creation, moral choices and turn-based tactical combat in disguise. The main campaign lasts approximately 30-50 hours. Given its base price of around €12.49 on the French eShop, seeing it come close to €6 makes it one of the best content/price ratios for a Star Wars game today, despite a technique that is showing its age.
For players who have never touched these two titles, this is the ideal opportunity to check off two major chapters in the history of the RPG, J-RPG and western RPG combined, at a very low cost.
How to take advantage of these promotions on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 before the end?
To take advantage of it, open the Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch Or Nintendo Switch 2search Final Fantasy VII Or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicthen check the crossed out price and the promotion end date indicated on the game sheet. Make sure your account Nintendo is correctly set to the Europe or France region to see the prices in euros.
If the reduction does not yet appear on the French eShop when you read these lines, keep an eye out in the coming days: US sales often serve as a trigger for European promotions. Between the prospect of discovering the original before the modern episodes of Final Fantasy VII on Nintendo Switch 2 and the uncertainty surrounding the remake of KOTOR on other platforms, these dematerialized versions for less than €7 serve as a safe bet for any RPG fan.