Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

cloud493 · 05-08-2014 11:01pm

coffee to go wrote: »

Pokemon typing adventure is apparently scanning for 8.99 in Argos now. Though the website still says it's 10.99 - dropped from the new catalogue I think.

http://checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=240%2F9843

The game is no doubt rubbish, but you get a great bluetooth keyboard which apparently you can use with tablet, phone, chromecast or bluetooth-enabled TV.

Plus, the included stand for the DS works perfectly with the WiiU handset, if you're stuck with the el cheapo 8gb version like me. Perfect for map display during MK8.

Got one reserved for tomorrow, hope it is a few quid cheaper

Allyall · 06-08-2014 3:30am

Nintendo Downloads from Tomorrow 7th of August

Mega Man times two, Xtreme Sports, Rabi Laby, discounts and more
It's Monday morning, which means it's time for the Nintendo Download Update news in Europe, as we're informed of the delights on the way this week. There's a double helping of Mega Man, more retro treats, a new title and a host of discounts. Let's get to the details.

Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (Capcom, €6.99 / £6.29) — The second of this spin-off series to come to the Wii U via its Game Boy Advance library, this continues the same principles as its predecessor, though you're now battling through a tournament to win a rare Battle Chip. Expect more turn-based shenanigans, and we'll get working on a review.
Mach Rider (Nintendo, €3.99 / £3.59) — An early NES title that was perhaps overshadowed by its contemporaries, this is nevertheless a fun, fast-paced futuristic racer. With some combat elements and a basic level editor, however, it's a rather decent retro title — you can learn more about it in our Mach Rider review. This is the US version of the game.

Wii U Virtual Console Promotion
The following discounts are available if a copy of either NES Remix or NES Remix 2 is on the same Wii U.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Nintendo, €3.49 / £2.44 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
Kid Icarus (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
GOLF (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
Baseball (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
Tennis (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 14th August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
Disney Planes (Disney, €19.99 / £17.49 until 21st August, normally €39.99 / £34.99)
BLOK DROP U (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.79 until 21st August, normally €1.49 / £1.29)
Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Dakko Dakko, €4.99 / £4.49 until 14th August, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
Abyss (EnjoyUp Games, €0.49 / £0.44 until 21st August, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Unepic (EnjoyUp Games, €8.49 / £7.64 until 21st August, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

Wii U eShop Permanent Discount Promotion
Toki Tori 2+ (Two Tribes, €5.99 / £5.00 if EDGE, RUSH and Toki Tori have been downloaded from Nintendo eShop on the same Wii U. Regular price is €14.99 / £12.99)

3DS eShop
Rabi Laby 3 (Agetec, €4.99 / £4.49) — The series makes its début on 3DS, bringing more of its clever puzzles that require you to manoeuvre two characters. Not much has changed or evolved over its DSiWare predecessors, yet this is still a charming and relatively fun title — check out our Rabi Laby 3 review for the full lowdown.

3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man II (Capcom, €3.99 / £3.59) — It's taken a little time, but this (along with the Wii U VC title above) arrives to kick off a month of Mega Man games in Europe, similar to that in North America. This portable entry continued the trend of re-purposing content from the NES titles; unfortunately it's not actually very good, in our view, as explained in our Mega Man II review.
Xtreme Sports (WayForward, €4.99 / £4.49) — This Game Boy Color title combines a host of sports presented with a twist, while you also explore the island / venue "to find friends, foes and even a few hidden treats". We'll put a sweatband on and get cracking on a review.

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
Disney Planes (Disney, €14.99 / £13.49 until 21st August, normally €29.99 / £24.99)
Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB, €3.99 / £3.59 until 21st August, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

3DS eShop Demo
Parking Star 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, free)

LAST WEEKS DOWNLOADS STILL AVAILABLE - EXPIRE TONIGHT

CastorTroy · 06-08-2014 11:31am

I hear good things about Scram Kitty so may be tempted with that

CastorTroy · 06-08-2014 4:40pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Wii Remote plus for £17.99 from argos UK. €23.99 from Irish argos

Wow! that's a big jump. Now €51.99 on argos.ie and £39.99 on argos.co.uk. But would they have to honour the price in the catalogue, I wonder?

cloud493 · 06-08-2014 4:40pm

cloud493 wrote: »

Got one reserved for tomorrow, hope it is a few quid cheaper

It did indeed scan for 8.99.

sweetie · 06-08-2014 4:49pm

mario golf 3ds game, mario hat and 3ds xl case; wonder can this be parcelmotelled?

clickety click

Allyall · 06-08-2014 5:23pm

sweetie wrote: »

mario golf 3ds game. hat and 3ds xl case; wonder can this be parcelmotelled?

clickety click

I don't think you'd need to. They deliver directly, don't they?

I think it's Nintendo UK and Ireland

sweetie · 06-08-2014 5:40pm

Allyall wrote: »

I don't think you'd need to. They deliver directly, don't they?

I think it's Nintendo UK and Ireland

mmm, thought they didn't deliver here when they were doing that lovely wii u mario bundle.

abbir · 06-08-2014 5:52pm

sweetie wrote: »

mmm, thought they didn't deliver here when they were doing that lovely wii u mario bundle.

I used Parcelmotel to get stuff from them before. Although, I know of people that have had their parcelmotel orders cancelled.

RobbingBandit · 06-08-2014 8:10pm

Still no sign of Shovel Knight coming out on 3DS, looks awesome.

Allyall · 06-08-2014 8:11pm

sweetie wrote: »

mmm, thought they didn't deliver here when they were doing that lovely wii u mario bundle.

Maybe they don't then. But it seems daft that they wouldn't, as it says on the bottom of their page (beside a Union Jack)

UK & Ireland ¦ Change country ¦ Change cookie settings

Korean Gits.

RobbingBandit · 06-08-2014 8:14pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Wow! that's a big jump. Now €51.99 on argos.ie and £39.99 on argos.co.uk. But would they have to honour the price in the catalogue, I wonder?

Sneaky too as it no longer includes the previous selling price info down the bottom, would be pretty certain they will honour the catalogue price, but who knows.

sweetie · 06-08-2014 8:36pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Still no sign of Shovel Knight coming out on 3DS, looks awesome.

bought it on steam from the humble store on pc but decided to wait until it comes out on a nintendo handheld instead

murphyebass · 07-08-2014 1:51pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

I hear good things about Scram Kitty so may be tempted with that

Just saw the post about the title reductions and like yourself I reckon Scram Kitty is a must buy. Tbh I have it marked on my wii u to "watch". The RRP was just that bit more than I wanted to spend on it but at a fiver I'm in. Will download tonight.

Probably pick up Abyss as well seen as though they're as much as giving it away. Looks like an interesting way to spend an evening. Mellow looking.

Ace Attorney · 08-08-2014 12:17pm

well my wii u controller landed in ireland, customs sent me a letter tho anyone else have any bother?

bkrangle · 08-08-2014 12:57pm

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

well my wii u controller landed in ireland, customs sent me a letter tho anyone else have any bother?

mine got through ok but had a label on it saying that it had been opened by customs

Ace Attorney · 08-08-2014 1:11pm

bkrangle wrote: »

mine got through ok but had a label on it saying that it had been opened by customs

hope they dont sting me. i paid by yen by accident because i forgot to change the currency type in paypal. i sent them the paypal invoice with a link to a currency converter website. the total cost was 29.11. do they include the shipping when they are doing the charge or just the cost of the item before shipping. they asked for the total including shipping so im guessing its the total charge.

Star Lord · 08-08-2014 2:02pm

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

hope they dont sting me. i paid by yen by accident because i forgot to change the currency type in paypal. i sent them the paypal invoice with a link to a currency converter website. the total cost was 29.11. do they include the shipping when they are doing the charge or just the cost of the item before shipping. they asked for the total including shipping so im guessing its the total charge.

Yeah they include shipping, which strikes me as the most ridiculous thing going!
They probably had to though, to stop people from selling something for a tiny amount and charging a huge shipping fee.

Allyall · 08-08-2014 2:18pm

Two of mine were opened by customs, one wasn't. I ordered them all seperately, as only one was for me. But never got charged.
My totals came to €28 each time i think.

Banjo · 08-08-2014 2:27pm

murphyebass wrote: »

Probably pick up Abyss as well seen as though they're as much as giving it away. Looks like an interesting way to spend an evening. Mellow looking.

Abyss is only dirt cheap if you own UnEpic - 75% off -> 50c(€1.99 otherwise)

and similarly, if you buy Abyss you get 15% off UnEpic -> €8.50 (€9.99 currently, I think)

So basically whichever way you go I think you get the pair of them for €10.50.

Can't get excited about UnEpic - the blurb is badly written, which is not a good sign for a comedy game.

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Still no sign of Shovel Knight coming out on 3DS, looks awesome.

http://yachtclubgames.com/2014/07/shovel-knight-international-status/

There's a tracker on there for the EU release - they're still in Localisation, heading in to testing.

Radiosonde · 08-08-2014 4:53pm

Banjo wrote: »

http://yachtclubgames.com/2014/07/shovel-knight-international-status/

There's a tracker on there for the EU release - they're still in Localisation, heading in to testing.

Hurry up and take my money.

Ace Attorney · 08-08-2014 5:44pm

Allyall wrote: »

Two of mine were opened by customs, one wasn't. I ordered them all seperately, as only one was for me. But never got charged.
My totals came to €28 each time i think.

Feck, i bet its coz the invoice was in yen that they sent me the letter. Lesson learned remember to pay in euros next time

RobbingBandit · 08-08-2014 10:12pm

Banjo wrote: »

Abyss is only dirt cheap if you own UnEpic - 75% off -> 50c(€1.99 otherwise)

and similarly, if you buy Abyss you get 15% off UnEpic -> €8.50 (€9.99 currently, I think)

So basically whichever way you go I think you get the pair of them for €10.50.

Can't get excited about UnEpic - the blurb is badly written, which is not a good sign for a comedy game.

http://yachtclubgames.com/2014/07/shovel-knight-international-status/

There's a tracker on there for the EU release - they're still in Localisation, heading in to testing.

Thanks for that, bookmarked and will be checking 30 times a day from now on to see if the Shovel Knight has moved.

sligeach · 09-08-2014 12:56pm

Smyths have the Basic Wii U bundle on special. If you don't mind the small hard drive, it's not like 32GB's is colossal either. You'll need an external HD eventually regardless. Or if you prefer the look of white, these might interest you.

Wii U 8GB Console & NintendoLand & Just Dance14
Was €239.99 Now €189.99

Wii U 8GB Console & Nintendo Land & Wii U Party
Was €239.99 Now €209.99

murphyebass · 09-08-2014 1:03pm

sligeach wrote: »

Smyths have the Basic Wii U bundle on special. If you don't mind the small hard drive, it's not like 32GB's is colossal either. You'll need an external HD eventually regardless. Or if you prefer the look of white, these might interest you.

Wii U 8GB Console & NintendoLand & Just Dance14
Was €239.99 Now €189.99

Wii U 8GB Console & Nintendo Land & Wii U Party
Was €239.99 Now €209.99

If advise anyone looking to buy at this stage wait till Black Friday on Amazon. I got mine on it this time last year for very little and with the ps4 and xboxone now out I'd say there'll be even more deals on the Wii U than last year. Also should be good deals on the PS Vita which is another console I can't recommend enough.

CiDeRmAn · 09-08-2014 1:31pm

sligeach wrote: »

Smyths have the Basic Wii U bundle on special. If you don't mind the small hard drive, it's not like 32GB's is colossal either. You'll need an external HD eventually regardless. Or if you prefer the look of white, these might interest you.

Wii U 8GB Console & NintendoLand & Just Dance14
Was €239.99 Now €189.99

Wii U 8GB Console & Nintendo Land & Wii U Party
Was €239.99 Now €209.99

That's an amazing deal, a WiiU for 3DS money.
Plus two games, fantastic.

Josey Wales · 09-08-2014 9:38pm

sligeach wrote: »

Smyths have the Basic Wii U bundle on special. If you don't mind the small hard drive, it's not like 32GB's is colossal either. You'll need an external HD eventually regardless. Or if you prefer the look of white, these might interest you.

Wii U 8GB Console & NintendoLand & Just Dance14
Was €239.99 Now €189.99

Wii U 8GB Console & Nintendo Land & Wii U Party
Was €239.99 Now €209.99

If only I could convince Mrs Josey Wales.

abbir · 10-08-2014 12:48am

Josey Wales wrote: »

If only I could convince Mrs Josey Wales.

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

Pingi · 10-08-2014 1:08am

Gamestop have the premium Lego city pack with Super Mario bros, screen protector/stylus pack and a choice of sonic racing or fifa 13 for €289. Plus any other new game for €40

Andrew76 · 10-08-2014 9:50am

That's a pretty good deal. Lego City is very good actually, the loading times are a bit irritating (and a bit weird in this day and age) but not so bad as to put you off playing it.

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