Nintendo games/consoles even more bargain alerts thread

chrislad · 15-12-2019 02:11PM

mrcheez wrote: »

Can you not just use Revolut directly on US/Canada eShop?

Nope. Works fine with South Africa’s shop and Russia too

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 16-12-2019 02:46AM

Was gonna get my online sub for Switch from Ninty itself but because I had it set to dpd address it cancelled because it's a forwarder (even though it was digital download, thought it would be fine)
Got it from Smyth's last year, best place to go?

And - Do you think there'll be another sale soon? Got an e shop card voucher (e15) and was looking at The Missing or Deadly Premonition

Thanks in advance

sniper_samurai · 16-12-2019 07:51AM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Was gonna get my online sub for Switch from Ninty itself but because I had it set to dpd address it cancelled because it's a forwarder (even though it was digital download, thought it would be fine)
Got it from Smyth's last year, best place to go?

And - Do you think there'll be another sale soon? Got an e shop card voucher (e15) and was looking at The Missing or Deadly Premonition

Thanks in advance

Best thing is to set up a family account and find 7 other to join you on Reddit, or join someone elses. Drops the cost of a sub to less than €5.

sweetie · 16-12-2019 10:16AM

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Best thing is to set up a family account and find 7 other to join you on Reddit, or join someone elses. Drops the cost of a sub to less than €5.

Isn't it still free with Amazon prime?

sniper_samurai · 16-12-2019 10:22AM

sweetie wrote: »

Isn't it still free with Amazon prime?

Not sure, but going this way is still cheaper than paying tor Prime.

RobbingBandit · 16-12-2019 10:28AM

They finished the twitch offer in October so no more subs that way I'm interested in a family sub as I've two switch's but I'm probably gonna get Tetris 99 for €28 in Argos as that's the cart and a 12 month sub (not family unfortunately)

Mickeroo · 16-12-2019 10:29AM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

They finished the twitch offer in October so no more subs that way I'm interested in a family sub as I've two switch's but I'm probably gonna get Tetris 99 for €28 in Argos as that's the cart and a 12 month sub (not family unfortunately)

Tetris 99 is free digitally with any online sub I thought?

RobbingBandit · 16-12-2019 10:30AM

I want the cart just because

sniper_samurai · 16-12-2019 10:34AM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

They finished the twitch offer in October so no more subs that way I'm interested in a family sub as I've two switch's but I'm probably gonna get Tetris 99 for €28 in Argos as that's the cart and a 12 month sub (not family unfortunately)

You can get a €35 eshop card on Press Start/Instant Gaming for €28.50 which will get you a family online sub

baldshin · 16-12-2019 10:37AM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Tetris 99 is free digitally with any online sub I thought?

Cart has all the DLC too.

sligeach · 16-12-2019 11:29AM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

I want the cart just because

C'mon, we all know why you want the cart. You have to admit to yourself that you can't control your Switch cartridge licking addiction.

Acceptance is the first step on the road to recovery. :P (put away that tongue)

sligeach · 16-12-2019 11:58AM

NINTENDO OF EUROPE BRINGING A ''FESTIVE OFFERS'' DIGITAL SALE, STARTING THIS THURSDAY

https://gonintendo.com/stories/351283-nintendo-of-europe-bringing-a-festive-offers-digital-sale-st

Nintendo almost immediately deleted the Tweet. Perhaps it was posted too early.

Edit: The Tweet's now officially live.

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1206574837059276800

chrislad · 16-12-2019 12:05PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

They finished the twitch offer in October so no more subs that way I'm interested in a family sub as I've two switch's but I'm probably gonna get Tetris 99 for €28 in Argos as that's the cart and a 12 month sub (not family unfortunately)

You can trade up to a family pass with the individual 12 month.

Mickeroo · 16-12-2019 12:09PM

I'd expect this will be similar to the Black Friday sale. Might be tempted to grab Celeste this time if comes up again.

TinCool · 16-12-2019 12:32PM

Going to keep that chain of free games going. #RaceDieRun looks like a lot of fun.

Mr E · 16-12-2019 12:38PM

Geki Yaba Runner (today's game) is free now.

I had it on 3DS and it's a great little game.

The_B_Man · 16-12-2019 01:05PM

My nephew is getting a Switch for xmas. Will he not get those free games if he only hooks the thing up on xmas morning?
As in, do you have to claim the games as they're made free, or can you get them in bulk on xmas day?

Mr E · 16-12-2019 01:25PM

Did you set up a nintendo account for him and download robonauts in the last 5 days?
If not, you've broken the chain and can't get any of the free games this week (unless they extended the robonauts free period)

Fysh · 16-12-2019 01:38PM

Mr E wrote: »

Did you set up a nintendo account for him and download robonauts in the last 5 days?
If not, you've broken the chain and can't get any of the free games this week (unless they extended the robonauts free period)

You can get back on the chain by buying robonauts and then claiming the rest free on each day. It's less than £1 on the UK site at the moment, so not a bad deal.

Edit: the terms are a bit unclear on this, but the above is true if you start the chain and then miss a game so tbh for around €1 it's worth a try...

snowstreams · 16-12-2019 02:29PM

The_B_Man wrote: »

My nephew is getting a Switch for xmas. Will he not get those free games if he only hooks the thing up on xmas morning?
As in, do you have to claim the games as they're made free, or can you get them in bulk on xmas day?

You will need to download robonauts onto the switch too to start the chain.
That's what I noticed with geki yaba runner. It didnt become free today until my switch recognised that robonauts was downloading.
This might be the case with each game too, so it would be awkward to do when you're trying to hide a santa gift.

RobbingBandit · 16-12-2019 02:29PM

Grandia collection better be in that sale or else

sligeach · 16-12-2019 02:39PM

You know what'll happen with those free games. When people are selling their Switch in the future, they'll list off all these free games as part of their bundle. In fairness, it won't be as bad as how I see people on the likes of Adverts, listing games like Fortnite, Warframe, etc in the hope of duping some unsuspecting customer.

Chardee MacDennis · 16-12-2019 03:22PM

sligeach wrote: »

You know what'll happen with those free games. When people are selling their Switch in the future, they'll list off all these free games as part of their bundle. In fairness, it won't be as bad as how I see people on the likes of Adverts, listing games like Fortnite, Warframe, etc in the hope of duping some unsuspecting customer.

caveat emptor

hdl · 16-12-2019 04:43PM

Quick question about the Robonauts, etc downloads. Have a Switch here for son for Christmas, set it up and created his account. Also created an account for myself. I've downloaded today's game using his account, do I need to download it again to my account, or is the download useable by any account on the one Switch?

ERG89 · 16-12-2019 04:45PM

sligeach wrote: »

When people are selling their Switch in the future, they'll list off all these free games as part of their bundle.

You only left out the 4-6 exclamation points.

Fysh · 16-12-2019 05:00PM

hdl wrote: »

Quick question about the Robonauts, etc downloads. Have a Switch here for son for Christmas, set it up and created his account. Also created an account for myself. I've downloaded today's game using his account, do I need to download it again to my account, or is the download useable by any account on the one Switch?

Should be usable by any account on the Switch.

hdl · 16-12-2019 05:17PM

Fysh wrote: »

Should be usable by any account on the Switch.

Thanks. It did seem that way, but I've never used a Switch before so just wanted to check.

RedXIV · 16-12-2019 05:32PM

Fysh wrote: »

You can get back on the chain by buying robonauts and then claiming the rest free on each day. It's less than £1 on the UK site at the moment, so not a bad deal.

Edit: the terms are a bit unclear on this, but the above is true if you start the chain and then miss a game so tbh for around €1 it's worth a try...

Just to confirm, this worked for me

16-12-2019 06:57PM

sligeach wrote: »

You know what'll happen with those free games. When people are selling their Switch in the future, they'll list off all these free games as part of their bundle. In fairness, it won't be as bad as how I see people on the likes of Adverts, listing games like Fortnite, Warframe, etc in the hope of duping some unsuspecting customer.

Fysh wrote: »

Should be usable by any account on the Switch.

Pardon my ignorance but I thought the games were tied to the account and not the Switch? Is that not how it works? Or am I being a div?

Suckit · 16-12-2019 08:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance but I thought the games were tied to the account and not the Switch? Is that not how it works? Or am I being a div?

I think you can delete the accounts, but the games will stay on the console. So you can create another profile?
Or maybe change the owner profile?

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