Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

Ryath

sligeach wrote: »

I was in Smyths earlier and picked up a copy of LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Wii U for €20. A little more expensive than Amazon but we don't have to worry about postage or making sure our basket is over £20.

http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-tablets/c-743/nintendo-wii-wii-u/p-16899/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-wii-u/

Any good? See it's €20 in argos too. My 8 year old daughter really likes Star Wars so was thinking of picking it up mostly for her.

sligeach

Ryath wrote: »

Any good? See it's €20 in argos too. My 8 year old daughter really likes Star Wars so was thinking of picking it up mostly for her.

I haven't played it yet but it's supposed to be good. It's gone back up to €25 in Smyths. Their yo-yo pricing is making Christmas shopping difficult. Go with Argos so.

johnf26

johnf26 wrote: »

The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD + amiibo 44.99e

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=946512

+ get one of 3 wii games free

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2054487.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2032447.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2049313.htm

gone down to 34.99 in smyths

sligeach

I thought we were getting in line with the UK but I see it's down to £25 there.

Wobbuffet

Ryath wrote: »

Any good? See it's €20 in argos too. My 8 year old daughter really likes Star Wars so was thinking of picking it up mostly for her.

I got this over the summer but only got around to playing it the last few days. It's good fun and there is a lot in it to do as well. Plus I'm really enjoying playing as BB8. So good value at €20 I'd say.

sligeach

Xenoblade Chronicles X is €34.99 in Smyths. That's the best price around I think, well for it new at least. One of the best games on the Wii U. Be warned though, it will consume your life.

http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-tablets/c-743/nintendo-wii-wii-u/p-14108/xenoblade-chronicles-x-wii-u/

druss

New 3DS XL Animal Crossing special edition (with Happy home designer) for €170 seems alright.

..and sure why not add Captain Falcon for €5?

Gizmo55

Twilight Princess HD for Wii U is €34.99 in Argos with a free Wii game.

Edit: Apologies, I forgot to post the link. The amiibo seems to be included too...

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

sligeach

Star Fox Zero is £15.99 at GAME. If I remember correctly they charge £3 for delivery.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/star-fox-zero-301279

murphyebass

sligeach wrote: »

Star Fox Zero is £15.99 at GAME. If I remember correctly they charge £3 for delivery.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/star-fox-zero-301279

I bought this on release at full price.

After the reviews I've been afraid to open it.

One of these days I'll give it a go. My expectations were well and truely shattered by the reviews.

It doesn't help that I absolutely HATE forced motion control. As an option fine but don't make me use it if I don't want to.

CiDeRmAn

Honestly, the controls do take a little getting used to but, after a time, it stops being an issue.
Just play the thing!

OwaynOTT

No, keep it hidden, keep it safe.

CiDeRmAn

OwaynOTT wrote: »

No, keep it hidden, keep it safe.

That's what they said about my virginity... not all advice is good advice...

Banjo

That advice was for the protection of others, not your own...

sligeach

murphyebass wrote: »

I bought this on release at full price.

After the reviews I've been afraid to open it.

One of these days I'll give it a go. My expectations were well and truely shattered by the reviews.

It doesn't help that I absolutely HATE forced motion control. As an option fine but don't make me use it if I don't want to.

Play the demo and run a mile away. :pac:

CiDeRmAn

Don't listen!

I had a lot of fun with it, yes the control method brings complexity and does nothing complex with it, but it's still enormous fun to play.
It's another one that'll pop up on the Switch, with the needlessly obtuse controls dispensed with without hurting the gameplay.

murphyebass

sligeach wrote: »

Play the demo and run a mile away. :pac:

Too late. I have a full copy bought. I might wait till I'm half cut one night and give it a go.

sligeach

murphyebass wrote: »

Too late. I have a full copy bought. I might wait till I'm half cut one night and give it a go.

I mean you can keep it sealed and maybe some day it'll increase in value.

murphyebass

sligeach wrote: »

I mean you can keep it sealed and maybe some day it'll increase in value.

Haha yeah probably not a bad idea. I doubt it sold too many copies.

Corholio

Should just play it in fairness, never understood the point of keeping a game sealed if it's your only copy. The reviews weren't that bad either, that's a bit of a misnomer. It's a fun game to be honest, if the patience with the controls are short than maybe less so but worth honing the skill with that imo.

CiDeRmAn

Polygon should be ashamed of themselves for the pretentious sh1te they published instead of a review of Star Fox Zero.

Gizmo55

The Swapper is reduced from €14.99 to €1.99 on the eshop for Wii U. Brilliant game imo.

MilesMorales1

When do we start getting switch bargains?

Riesen_Meal

That SF2 trailer was awesome...

alekito

So it looks like the Nintendo Switch is €329.99 everywhere. At least Smyths / Gamestop are not forcing us to buy an overpriced bundle. Even ordering from the UK it works out about the same.

I really want to play Zelda and it looks better on Switch. But should I wait will Christmas for a Zelda / Mario bundle (if that happens). Or will there be a digital cross-bundle download - buy on Wii U and get Switch one as well?

I bought Wii U on day one. Never regretted it. Great buy for Christmas that year.

CiDeRmAn

alekito wrote: »

So it looks like the Nintendo Switch is €329.99 everywhere. At least Smyths / Gamestop are not forcing us to buy an overpriced bundle. Even ordering from the UK it works out about the same.

I really want to play Zelda and it looks better on Switch. But should I wait will Christmas for a Zelda / Mario bundle (if that happens). Or will there be a digital cross-bundle download - buy on Wii U and get Switch one as well?

I bought Wii U on day one. Never regretted it. Great buy for Christmas that year.

We've about 48 days to Switchmas and so not too much time to get the €500 or so saved up to buy the console and some games.
I'm interested to see if an external hdd can be used, as I have done with my Xbox One, I'm hoping so.

MilesMorales1

Come join us Alekito on Switch Island! It's cool.

alekito

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

We've about 48 days to Switchmas and so not too much time to get the €500 or so saved up to buy the console and some games.
I'm interested to see if an external hdd can be used, as I have done with my Xbox One, I'm hoping so.

Switchmas! I love it!! Great name.

I pretty much just use the Wii U Gamepad for games. So Switch is a natural fit for me.

A new Nintendo console is something I always know will cost a bit of bread every few years. So I'm prepared for it. I wouldn't mind buying Zelda as a digital if it was cross-buy. But will wait for a while to see what they say. Zelda does look amazing.

alekito

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Come join us Alekito on Switch Island! It's cool.

Switch island? Another forum here?

MilesMorales1

alekito wrote: »

Switch island? Another forum here?

A magical forum in your mind!