Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

OwaynOTT · 27-01-2015 12:15pm

R.F. wrote: »

the price of the wind waker is still very high £60 on Amazon

Does anyone know of a good deal on this?

You'd nearly get the big box version of that on ebay for that price.

magnumbud · 27-01-2015 12:29pm

R.F. wrote: »

the price of the wind waker is still very high £60 on Amazon

Does anyone know of a good deal on this?

its really nearly always the case with nintendo made games especially the big franchises. they rarely drop much in price.

Allyall · 27-01-2015 3:49pm

Banjo wrote: »

Sonic Racing Transformed on WiiU has finally dipped back below £10 on Amazon. Think there are better deals floating round Rakuten if you're using codes though.

Well worth it at that price.

Rumour has it that they have the new 3DS XL Zelda bundle in stock in Toys'r'us stores @ €220 - €250 and are planning on selling one per customer online and in store. I don't know if they deliver to Ireland or Parcel Motel, but I will be trying for it.
I'll be keeping an eye out on the site and other forums, but I'm away from the PC most of the time this week.

Pac1Man · 27-01-2015 4:02pm

magnumbud wrote: »

its really nearly always the case with nintendo made games especially the big franchises. they rarely drop much in price.

That's still an inflated price though isn't it?

Fekin Nintendo. You really have to jump on their games when they're released to get a fair price.

Banjo · 27-01-2015 4:08pm

The Amazon price regularly drops to £30, thought it's currently out of stock. Always look at who's fulfilling the order. If it's not Amazon themselves you're at the mercy of 3rd parties. Currently it defaults to a 3rd party. Amazon price is £40 but it's OOS. Click on other offers (New and Used) to see it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00B8QDNNG/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1422371236&sr=8-1

WiiParty U for £12.98? Not bad...

CiDeRmAn · 27-01-2015 4:24pm

GameStop went from having the cheapest copy of Super Smash Bros 3DS, €40, to the most expensive, €54.99 now.
Bonkers.
But Ninty stuff holds value like little else, within a few months of release the likes of Alien Isolation was available for less than €40 for the PS4, a game like Super Mario Kart DS went on costing €40 or close to for years .

Actually, it's still marked at €29.99 and Mario Kart DS is 10 years old this year!

CiDeRmAn · 27-01-2015 5:20pm

Good deals on Amazon.fr for WiiU
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B00PJMWUE8/ref=pd_aw_sbs_2?pi=SL500_SS115

Pac1Man · 27-01-2015 5:30pm

Stupid question but are there any pitfalls with using Amazon France? Do you simply pay the price shown and that's it?

mayordenis · 27-01-2015 5:54pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

Stupid question but are there any pitfalls with using Amazon France? Do you simply pay the price shown and that's it?

I think you'll have to pay about 5-10 for shipping, and they likely adjust the VAT rate, but yea the price shown at the end of the checkout will be the price you pay, no import duties etc.

Obviously electronics will come with an EU 2 pronged plug, but again not big deal.

CiDeRmAn · 27-01-2015 6:24pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

Stupid question but are there any pitfalls with using Amazon France? Do you simply pay the price shown and that's it?

We're all in the EU!
One big happy family!
So it makes the price differential between Amazon.co.uk and .fr even harder to swallow though I reckon it's the Euro/Sterling thing that fecks it up.

magnumbud · 27-01-2015 9:54pm

Tekken tag tournament 2 for 9.99 on e shop

C14N · 27-01-2015 10:22pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

That's still an inflated price though isn't it?

Fekin Nintendo. You really have to jump on their games when they're released to get a fair price.

Yeah it is. Standard pricing would be €50-60, £60 translates to around €80 at the current rate which is absurd and probably just down to a supply shortage or something. It is true that Nintendo games don't devalue quickly but that generally just means they hover around €40-50 for a good while after release.

Ace Attorney · 28-01-2015 12:19pm

Wii U 8 Gb for 199.99 in argos and for an extra 15Eur choose between either fifa 13 or new super mario bros U click on the special offers tab

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9128835/Trail/searchtext%3EWII+U.htm#tab3

Store Name Stock Status Store Name Stock Status
Arklow (Extra) In stock: 4 Ashbourne Retail Park In stock: 5 +
Athlone In stock: 1 Blanchardstown West End In stock: 3
Carlow (Extra) In stock: 2 Castlebar In stock: 1
Cavan (Extra) Item is out of stock Clonmel (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Cork Mahon (Extra) In stock: 3 Cork Queens Old Castle In stock: 1
Cork Retail Park In stock: 1 Drogheda (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Dun Laoghaire In stock: 5 + Dundalk Retail Park (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Dundrum In stock: 5 + Galway In stock: 3
Ilac Centre Dublin In stock: 5 + Jervis Street Dublin In stock: 5 +
Kilkenny In stock: 5 + Killarney (Extra) In stock: 1
Letterkenny (Extra) In stock: 1 Liffey Valley (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Limerick Childers Road (Extra) In stock: 1 Limerick Cruises Street In stock: 5 +
Limerick The Crescent In stock: 5 + Longford (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Monaghan (Extra) In stock: 1 Naas (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Navan In stock: 5 + Nutgrove In stock: 5 +
Omni Park Dublin (Extra) In stock: 3 Portlaoise (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Sligo (Extra) In stock: 5 + St Stephens Green Dublin In stock: 1
Swords (Extra) In stock: 5 + Tallaght In stock: 5 +
Tralee (Extra) In stock: 1 Tullamore (Extra) In stock: 5 +
Waterford In stock: 5 + Wexford (Extra) In stock: 3

This is whats in stock at time of posting

bkrangle · 28-01-2015 1:48pm

If anyone wants just the console the Wii u Basic can be gotten for £135 (just over €180) through Rakuten/Shopto

Add Code JANSALEDAY3&4

May have to use PM for delivery......

http://www.rakuten.co.uk/shop/shopto/product/WIIUHW01/

Banjo · 28-01-2015 2:38pm

Kirby Triple Deluxe - £19.99 on Amazon

Fantastic game, well worth it.

bkrangle · 28-01-2015 2:40pm

Banjo wrote: »

Kirby Triple Deluxe - £19.99 on Amazon

Fantastic game, well worth it.

OOS there currently but available for €26.99 in argos which is much the same price wise

CiDeRmAn · 29-01-2015 9:26am

Such a beautiful game, aside from the 3D effect it's really a straight sequel to Kirby's Adventure on the Wii, coming to the Eshop soon.
Well worth owning both

Banjo · 29-01-2015 12:46pm

Amazon - Wonderful 101 out of stock but down to £29.99

HUKD are reporting Argos dropping the price of Mario Party Island Tour on 3DS, and the irish site usually follows suit (but not always same day).

gizmo · 29-01-2015 1:02pm

Banjo wrote: »

Amazon - Wonderful 101 out of stock but down to £29.99

HUKD are reporting Argos dropping the price of Mario Party Island Tour on 3DS, and the irish site usually follows suit (but not always same day).

Still in stock in GAME for the same price for anyone who doesn't want to wait.

Ace Attorney · 29-01-2015 3:50pm

Picked these up today in argos, didnt check the stock in other stores, i think these are reasonable prices.

Mario and luigi dream team for the 3ds at 27 euro

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=Mario+and+luigi+dream+team+&authToken=

And mario golf world tour 3ds for 25 euro

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=MARIO+GOLF+3DS&authToken=

Mr E · 29-01-2015 3:57pm

Both great games. Got 50 hours out of Dream Team.

bkrangle · 29-01-2015 4:30pm

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

Picked these up today in argos, didnt check the stock in other stores, i think these are reasonable prices.

Thanks for the heads up, just reserved mario golf and kirby in Jervis St........nice to get good quality 3DS games for under €30

sligeach · 29-01-2015 6:53pm

Wii U - 8GB Basic Pack (White) £99 from Tesco Direct.

Can you use Parcel Motel with Tesco? Doesn't affect me but that's the best price in a long time if not ever.

ShevY · 29-01-2015 6:57pm

sligeach wrote: »

Wii U - 8GB Basic Pack (White) £99 from Tesco Direct.

Can you use Parcel Motel with Tesco? Doesn't affect me but that's the best price in a long time if not ever.

Tesco direct doesnt seem to be accepting the parcel motel uk postcode

ShevY · 29-01-2015 7:05pm

ShevY wrote: »

Tesco direct doesnt seem to be accepting the parcel motel uk postcode

I edited slightly using Nightline's own postcode at same location. By the time I got to the payment section it was out of stock :mad:

sligeach · 29-01-2015 7:09pm

ShevY wrote: »

I edited slightly using Nightline's own postcode at same location. By the time I got to the payment section it was out of stock :mad:

It was too good to last. It was up and gone in half an hour.

bkrangle · 29-01-2015 10:57pm

picked up kirby and mario golf in argos earlier and got a €5 voucher for spending over €50........even better value to be had if you're buying two of the discounted 3DS games

Banjo · 30-01-2015 12:47pm

Oh Captain my Captain! Cap'n Toad is £24.85 on Amazon. And in stock. And shipping from Amazon themselves rather than some tiny shop in Chester. Too good to be true?

Also, you can get a pair of Size 9 Caterpillar Colorado boots for under £50.

abbir · 30-01-2015 12:49pm

Banjo wrote: »

Oh Captain my Captain! Cap'n Toad is £24.85 on Amazon. And in stock. And shipping from Amazon themselves rather than some tiny shop in Chester. Too good to be true?

Buy it, buy it now. It's a great game. I paid €40 in Smyths before Christmas, was well worth it.

johnpatrick81 · 30-01-2015 1:12pm

So tempted.......although with exchange rates and PM charge it comes to €37 so not really that huge a bargain. I think this might be the exception to the rule of Nintendo prices and due to it being a short game may in fact get cheaper.....gonna hold out for now!

Banjo · 30-01-2015 1:15pm

Why are you using PM for an Amazon Prime delivery? Add ANYTHING to the order to push it over £25 for free delivery
ANYTHING!

http://www.fillerchecker.co.uk/

15p for Printer Toner . Done!

You might want to extend that out to cover the value of a Parcel Motel delivery. Get value for money.
£2.99 for Black Cobra 3 - The Manilla Connection on DVD. How bad can it be?

Wolverine359 · 30-01-2015 1:22pm

Banjo wrote: »

Why are you using PM for an Amazon Prime delivery? Add ANYTHING to the order to push it over £25 for free delivery
ANYTHING!

http://www.fillerchecker.co.uk/

15p for Printer Toner . Done!

You might want to extend that out to cover the value of a Parcel Motel delivery. Get value for money.
£2.99 for Black Cobra 3 - The Manilla Connection on DVD. How bad can it be?

You don't even need to :pac: I chose free delivery, it changes slightly to a handy total of £25.47, probably due to VAT difference. Thanks Banjo!

Banjo · 30-01-2015 1:29pm

*plays the closing theme from The Incredible Hulk TV show as Black Cobra 3 slowly walks away, looking over his shoulder occasionally but knowing deep down that no one is coming to take him away from the warehouse*

johnpatrick81 · 30-01-2015 1:30pm

Banjo wrote: »

Why are you using PM for an Amazon Prime delivery? Add ANYTHING to the order to push it over £25 for free delivery
ANYTHING!

http://www.fillerchecker.co.uk/

15p for Printer Toner . Done!

You might want to extend that out to cover the value of a Parcel Motel delivery. Get value for money.
£2.99 for Black Cobra 3 - The Manilla Connection on DVD. How bad can it be?

Hmm, I thought Prime was a paid service?

Atavan-Halen · 30-01-2015 1:36pm

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Hmm, I thought Prime was a paid service?

No there's free super saver delivery to Ireland for orders over £25 that are sold or fulfilled by Amazon

johnpatrick81 · 30-01-2015 2:01pm

Sweet, that saved €3.50 pushed me over the edge, bought!:pac:

Allyall · 30-01-2015 3:00pm

Captain Toad gone..

Shopto (may get hit for customs)

Nintendo Wii U Basic Pack for £119.86 (~€160)
Super Smash Bros Wii U £24.85 (~€33.05)
Mario Kart 7 3DS for £21.85 (~€29)

Ace Attorney · 30-01-2015 3:02pm

Thanks! been waiting for a cheapish mariokart to come up.

C14N · 30-01-2015 9:29pm

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Hmm, I thought Prime was a paid service?

Prime is a paid service but you can still get free delivery as a non-Prime member on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. Prime has the advantages of being faster and not having a minimum order but I don't know they offer the service in Ireland.

Banjo · 30-01-2015 9:54pm

Yeah sorry, wasnt very clear. The Prime tag (for a non-subscriber) means its definitely fulfilled by amazon so super saver is an option. As such, since delivery is usually pretty significant you're as well off getting something else to tip you over the 25 quid mark

And yes I am aware that "fulfilled by amazon" items are not necessarily prime items but still fulfill the criteria.

Look over there! A Marth amiibo!
*runs*

thehappyworm · 31-01-2015 7:32pm

I have a feeling that this is the question of a noob bargain-hunter

but is there any way on the Argos site to see every Wii U or 3DS game that they're selling? Damned if I can figure it out. Even when you click on what should end up showing you "all titles", there's stuff missing that I know they have for sale!

Do you just have to use the site's search function over and over, for every title you might have some interest in, in the hopes that you'll get a hit? ...Even that technique seems glitchy to me. Say you're interested in Pokemon Art Academy. Search for "Pokemon" and the list of titles returned doesn't include that game. But search for "academy", and there it is, right at the top! (For €26.99, by the way.)

Wolverine359 · 31-01-2015 8:13pm

thehappyworm wrote: »

Say you're interested in Pokemon Art Academy. Search for "Pokemon" and the list of titles returned doesn't include that game. But search for "academy", and there it is, right at the top! (For €26.99, by the way.)

That is absolutely ridiculous :eek:

They badly need to get rid of that dodgy search engine and replace it with Gooogle, or something :pac: Btw, thanks for that bargain alert, a lot of Pokemon fans would miss that discount otherwise. Anyone own it and recommend it? Very tempted to buy now.

LuftWaffle · 01-02-2015 2:43pm

Does anyone know if WowHD is any good. People are saying they were dodgy when they traded as CDwow.
They've got some good prices (Captain Toad €31.19).

bkrangle · 01-02-2015 2:50pm

LuftWaffle wrote: »

Does anyone know if WowHD is any good. People are saying they were dodgy when they traded as CDwow.
They've got some good prices (Captain Toad €31.19).

I've bought a few wii u games from them with no hassle.....delivery takes a while though

Mr E · 01-02-2015 2:52pm

They're OK as far as I know, as long as you're not in a hurry.

Allyall · 01-02-2015 4:49pm

Pokémon Y/X 3DS €22.98 - €28.03 Delivered (Each) Amazon Italy
Pokémon X Link

Nintendo Land €6.98 - €12.15 Delivered Amazon Italy

New Super Mario Bros €9.98 - €15.68 Delivered (Amazon Italy) (Apparently thi link stops shipping internationally at random, and starts again.)

sligeach · 01-02-2015 7:29pm

LuftWaffle wrote: »

Does anyone know if WowHD is any good. People are saying they were dodgy when they traded as CDwow.
They've got some good prices (Captain Toad €31.19).

They're very good, I've never had a problem with them. Just be warned, delivery takes 2 weeks. :eek:

CastorTroy · 01-02-2015 8:18pm

Was in Heatons in Strabane yesterday and saw Donkey Kong Country Returns among their reduced dvds for £1.50. So even though I just got it last week on Wii U VC, I went to buy. But they couldn't find it.

Nollog · 02-02-2015 11:44am

LuftWaffle wrote: »

Does anyone know if WowHD is any good. People are saying they were dodgy when they traded as CDwow.
They've got some good prices (Captain Toad €31.19).

They're not dodgy, they're in Asia, so you have a small chance of being caught for customs charges.
Also being in Asia means slow shipping.

The customs is really a non-issue for most games, as they've usually got prices at, below, or slightly above the limit, most duty officers will let you off.

johnpatrick81 · 02-02-2015 12:33pm

I used them recently and ordered multiple items at the same time. Some took 3 weeks, others 4, and some never arrived(they did refund me). I used that Japanese site for the cheaper pro controller and that was massively quicker. I'd never use wowhd again.

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