Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

Mr E

Super Bomberman R (for Switch) is €29.99 in Gamestop at the moment.

sligeach

We don't have to wait until next September to see if the Switch gets another FIFA game. As it's a World Cup year, EA should be announcing 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia soon and it should release in mid April. EA don't do a lot with these World Cup or Euro games. It'll probably have modes like Road to Moscow, which will have the stadiums hosting the games in Russia, Captain Your Country, Online FIFA World Cup, Story of Qualifying, and Story of the Finals amongst maybe some other modes. They don't tend to review very well.

Or, they may just add a World Cup mode to FIFA 18, that seems to be the popular belief going around. Which would be a big change to how they've done things in the past. Some say it may even be free, so they mightn't be doing a lot this time. Anyway, the official announcement should be made before the end of the month or early March at the latest.

chrislad

sligeach wrote: »

We don't have to wait until next September to see if the Switch gets another FIFA game. As it's a World Cup year, EA should be announcing 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia soon and it should release in mid April. EA don't do a lot with these World Cup or Euro games. It'll probably have modes like Road to Moscow, which will have the stadiums hosting the games in Russia, Captain Your Country, Online FIFA World Cup, Story of Qualifying, and Story of the Finals amongst maybe some other modes. They don't tend to review very well.

Or, they may just add a World Cup mode to FIFA 18, that seems to be the popular belief going around. Which would be a big change to how they've done things in the past. Some say it may even be free, so they mightn't be doing a lot this time. Anyway, the official announcement should be made before the end of the month or early March at the latest.

If I recall correctly, they released their last Euros/World Cup expansion as DLC, rather than a standalone game, which makes a lot of sense, considering it's essentially a reskin.

Bob24

Some codes for instant discounts on video game purchases on amazon until Thursday (doesn’t include download codes and pre orders): http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-13-jelly-deals-save-up-to-20-with-amazon-money-off-vouchers

£5 off a £35 or more spend - VG5OFF35
£10 off a £75 or more spend - VG10OFF75
£20 off a £150 or more spend - VG20OFF150

Nothing crazy but nice to have.

MilesMorales1

Excellent price for the SNES mini (from Gamestop no less)

RobertFoster

FIFA 18 is €28 in Argos (if you missed it in Amazon for £23).

jimmytwotimes 2013

RobertFoster wrote: »

FIFA 18 is €28 in Argos (if you missed it in Amazon for £23).

How does it play, any good?

Chardee MacDennis

jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: »

How does it play, any good?

its good, definitely well worth it under €30.

FUT isnt great because the market is very limited but I've enjoyed it so far.

Looks and plays very similar to FIFA 17 on other consoles.

TitianGerm

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

its good, definitely well worth it under €30.

FUT isnt great because the market is very limited but I've enjoyed it so far.

Looks and plays very similar to FIFA 17 on other consoles.

Is the career mode still there? I've no interest in the card game part.

chrislad

TitianGerm wrote: »

Is the career mode still there? I've no interest in the card game part.

Yup, manager and player mode. There's no The Journey mode.

Chardee MacDennis

TitianGerm wrote: »

Is the career mode still there? I've no interest in the card game part.

Yep it is.

TitianGerm

Thanks lads. Might pick it up so.

magnumbud

TitianGerm wrote: »

Is the career mode still there? I've no interest in the card game part.

only thing missing from the career mode is the new transfer system where you have a sit down with the player and his agent just the old transfer system there which is fine as i'd say if you were making wholesale changes to your team you'd have this every time you try and sign a player.

blockfighter

I'm loving fifa on Switch. Only negative for me is no online play with friends. I usually only play career mode so it's perfect for me. Currently in my 2nd season trying to guide Everton to glory.

Rhyme

I'm going on a cruise for my honeymoon next month and have been allowed to bring my Switch as there will be down days to relax before the next port is reached *cough*.

Thinking about a game to sink into for an hour or two at a time that won't break the bank (the cruise has done that already) so something on sale or bought without full retail expense (foreign eShop, hard copy bought from someone online etc) would be handy. My first instinct is Skyrim but that's 60e on the eShop and 54.99e in some stores.

Thoughts?

Banjo

Skyrim is 40ish in ZA or Russia I think. But you don't bring Skyrim on Honeymoon. Not unless you REALLY want an annulment.
Take something cheap that you can dip in and out of. (there's a vegas wedding joke in there somewhere, I just can't quite put my finger on it).
Enter the Gungeon is great for a quick blast here and there.
Stardew Valley is superb and cheap but very absorbing.
FIFA is currently going relatively cheap and in bursts of 5 mins or so will absorb as much of your life as you let it as you try to drag some pub team up to the premiership all alone as their Messi-anic pasty fueled defmidstriker.

Rhyme

Banjo wrote: »

Skyrim is 40ish in ZA or Russia I think. But you don't bring Skyrim on Honeymoon. Not unless you REALLY want an annulment.
Take something cheap that you can dip in and out of. (there's a vegas wedding joke in there somewhere, I just can't quite put my finger on it).
Enter the Gungeon is great for a quick blast here and there.
Stardew Valley is superb and cheap but very absorbing.
FIFA is currently going relatively cheap and in bursts of 5 mins or so will absorb as much of your life as you let it as you try to drag some pub team up to the premiership all alone as their Messi-anic pasty fueled defmidstriker.

Ha, true. I've played it to death on PC years back so it'd be a fairly trim play through if I did get it. I take your point about small games, dipping in. I'll have a look at Enter the Gungeon (and Mercenary Kings too actually).

Stared Valley is a game I am deliberately avoiding. I think I'd get too into it. I had to sell my copy of Animal Crossing for the same reason. I'm a full-blown casual gamer these days, an hour here, an hour there.

Not really a FIFA person but I'll have a peep, might be the game that gets me back into it.

CiDeRmAn

Banjo wrote: »

Take something cheap that you can dip in and out of. (there's a vegas wedding joke in there somewhere, I just can't quite put my finger on it)

Sounds like my 2nd wife!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6ZdI

manual_man

Mr E

OK back to the bargains, folks.

WarZoneBrother

Yesterday I walked into galway cex trading in Mario and Rabbids for 25 cash.. The queue was so long so didn't bother..

Walked into gamestop and asked what they give me he said 34 credit and he pretty sure the same for cash with the promotion.. So apparently maybe it not on all games but there credit prices you can get cash also..

Banjo

Rhyme wrote: »

Not really a FIFA person but I'll have a peep, might be the game that gets me back into it.

It's fast paced, and playing it as a single player and having to stay in position is kind of fun.
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=7116038&authToken=
physical copy in argos for €28

jimmytwotimes 2013

Just checked eshop for FIFA and didn't realise it's 29.99 for digital version so might go with that. Id play PES on the PS4 but good to have a portable footie game too.

Thanks to all for the heads up on the price drop.

WarZoneBrother

Traded on Mario and rabbids ended up getting 35.70 with level one if I had level 3 I would have gotten like 43euro cash..

Amazing deal by gamestop on trade ins, should have punrchased level 3 before I traded in the game and would have saved 7euro..

CastorTroy

But how much does Level 3 cost?

sniper_samurai

CastorTroy wrote: »

But how much does Level 3 cost?

€16.99 iirc

Mr E

If you'd paid €17 for Level 3 and got €43, your net gain would only have been €26.

MilesMorales1

Mr E wrote: »

If you'd paid €17 for Level 3 and got €43, your net gain would only have been €26.

But if you traded more stuff in, you'd have the endless benefit of 10% extra on trade ins. Assuming one regularly trades in there, I don't.

WarZoneBrother

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

But if you traded more stuff in, you'd have the endless benefit of 10% extra on trade ins. Assuming one regularly trades in there, I don't.

Tbf I usually never do it but now the sub will pay for itself its actually only 10% extra with trade ins but 25% against a pre order.. They are taking fifa 18 for 32 then add 10% on that..

I've already for 12euro more than what I was getting in cex trading in just one game so technically it cost me 5euro and still have all the added benefits

irishman86

Rhyme wrote: »

Ha, true. I've played it to death on PC years back so it'd be a fairly trim play through if I did get it. I take your point about small games, dipping in. I'll have a look at Enter the Gungeon (and Mercenary Kings too actually).

Stared Valley is a game I am deliberately avoiding. I think I'd get too into it. I had to sell my copy of Animal Crossing for the same reason. I'm a full-blown casual gamer these days, an hour here, an hour there.

Not really a FIFA person but I'll have a peep, might be the game that gets me back into it.

Stardew is great for casual once you get over the initial need for all the chickens :pac: