Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

deadl0ck

EnterNow wrote: »

I think in reality its about 2GB, not the full 5GB that was originally being claimed. If you have a Wii LAN Adapter the update will go quicker for you & it won't fail

Bugger - don't have a LAN adapter - I got a cheap one on eBay and it never worked and I never bothered with a new one

Myrddin

deadl0ck wrote: »

Bugger - don't have a LAN adapter - I got a cheap one on eBay and it never worked and I never bothered with a new one

Well its not essential, you can do it wirelessly obviously too, I just found the connection speed & consistency was utterly appalling, the update kept failing & failing after long waits. I switched to the LAN Adapter & it worked first time, & downloaded much quicker too.

deadl0ck

EnterNow wrote: »

Well its not essential, you can do it wirelessly obviously too, I just found the connection speed & consistency was utterly appalling, the update kept failing & failing after long waits. I switched to the LAN Adapter & it worked first time, & downloaded much quicker too.

Yep - I hear ya - I'm not a big fan of wireless at all....

CastorTroy

I ordered the £265 bundle from Asda last Thursday afternoon. Got the text this morning to say it's in the Parcel Motel here, ready to be collected.

Banjo

In terms of the "The day 1 update bricked my WiiU!" hysteria, you only really need to worry if the update is being applied and you disconnect your WiiU from the mains. The download caches first, then installs. If you interrupt the caching process it's not supposed to cause any problems.

Support were a bit fuzzy on this, stating "The only issue I am aware of is when doing the initial update if the console is turned off at the wall, it can render the console inoperable....the only way if it froze would be to turn the power of at the console not the wall!"

My download took 'king ages orginally and failed out numerous times but it picked up where it left off every time. If you're interrupting the download and need to unplug the console, and you're worried you'll kill your WiiU, turn your router off first, let the download time out and power down your WiiU normally then unplug the WiiU.

KingJamsie

not sure if posted already but Black U sell for same as white. http://www.gamestop.ie/Views/Locale/Content/Images/HomepageBanners/WiiU-PatricksWeekendSale-EXT-IE.jpg

smokingman

deadl0ck wrote: »

How big is it ? I've 3MB Broadband so I'm thinking it could take a few hours.....

I've the same crappy Eircom line and mine took just over an hour for the system update.

CastorTroy

Dagnam it! Asda are sending the game separately. So it was just the console waiting for me. Won't get Mario until, looks like, tomorrow. Could be worse. Could have been the other way around, having Mario but nothing to play it on. Just means paying for another stay in PM.

Banjo

^^ Ouch!

The Hut have Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Rabbids and Epic Mickey 2 (that title gets me every time...) for £19.98 and as ever Darksiders II is going cheap. But not as cheap as last time, at £17.98

http://www.thehut.com/offers/price-crash.list?searchFilters=TmludGVuZG8gV2lpLVUjcGxhdGZvcm1fY29udGVudDpOaW50ZW5kb1wgV2lpXC1VIVJlc3RyaWN0ZWQgQ29udGVudCBGaWx0ZXIjcmVzdHJpY3RlZDpmYWxzZSE%3D

CastorTroy

Do places like Zavvi and all that say they deliver to Ireland but don't deliver consoles have any trouble delivering games?

Deano7788

CastorTroy wrote: »

Do places like Zavvi and all that say they deliver to Ireland but don't deliver consoles have any trouble delivering games?

I'm pretty sure Zavvi deliver them no trouble anyway; I got Resi Revelations off them last year with the circle pad pro and I had no issues. They can sometimes be a bit slow though from what I've read.

Star Lord

CastorTroy wrote: »

Do places like Zavvi and all that say they deliver to Ireland but don't deliver consoles have any trouble delivering games?

I ordered Darksiders II from them on March 1st, got it yesterday.
So as Deano said, no problems, but they're not the fastest!

deadl0ck

Hurray. My wii u was waiting for me when I got home from work. It's currently doing the system update...

Banjo

Fifa has dropped below £30 on amazon. Currently sits at £27.99, should be super saver eligible
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00A76KA34/ref=ox_sc_sfl_image_3?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
.. Though I haven't checked too many other sites. £40 on Zavvi. €50ish on the Hut. £39 on Game. £27 on Shopto but delivery maybe be more...

Edit: eshop sale is live. Punch out is up, little inferno is cheap till 24/3. The Ubisoft titles are half off their ludicrous regular prices, making some of them almost competitive with retail!

Also, Monster hunter says it's out now but it isn't

another edit - little inferno is great fun. Like a game of Pairs for pyromaniacs. Not sure it'll last long enough to hit the euro-per-hour-played even at the discounted price (im on the 3rd catalog after only about 20 minutes and Im not rushing it) but very charming. Supports off-play.

CastorTroy

Saw this on HUKD
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/wii-u-new-super-mario-bros-u-26-98-using-code-rec10-hut-1507476

thehut.com have mario U at £29.98, but with a code it's £26.98

CastorTroy

Not a Bargain most people can take advantage of but I see on HUKD as well this crazy HMV deal in the UK
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/wii-u-premium-pack-32gb-plus-zombieu-store-hmv-199-99-1507566

£200 for Premium bundle with Nintendoland then ZombiU included as well.

Myrddin

Got Punch Out there today for 30 cent. Cheers Nintendo

deadl0ck

Anybody using a proxy for LoveFilm on the Wii U ?

If so, I got a promotional code for LoveFilm for 3 months for £3 from Amazon when I bought mine:

Congratulations! Because of your recent console purchase from Amazon.co.uk, you are receiving a promotional code which you can redeem for a three month subscription to LOVEFiLM for only £3. Get unlimited access to thousands of movies and TV series to watch instantly, with many in HD at no extra cost, through your new console. Plus you also get DVD/Blu-ray rental and Game rental included in your package (two discs at a time).

First to PM me gets the code (I'm not going to use it)!

Wagon Watching

deadl0ck wrote: »

Anybody using a proxy for LoveFilm on the Wii U ?

If so, I got a promotional code for LoveFilm for 3 months for £3 from Amazon when I bought mine:


First to PM me gets the code (I'm not going to use it)!

Thanks very much for that. Very kind.

deadl0ck

Wagon Watching wrote: »

Thanks very much for that. Very kind.

Enjoy!

Nollog

CastorTroy wrote: »

Do places like Zavvi and all that say they deliver to Ireland but don't deliver consoles have any trouble delivering games?

They deliver consoles too.
The odd time (a lot lately) I don't get my game at all.
But their customer service is quite friendly, after you wait the 28 days you just say "hey my game never came" and they'll email you a form, you just sign it saying the game never made it here and you've asked your post office/family/neighbours if they got it and they'll resend it.

CastorTroy

/\/ollog wrote: »

They deliver consoles too.
The odd time (a lot lately) I don't get my game at all.
But their customer service is quite friendly, after you wait the 28 days you just say "hey my game never came" and they'll email you a form, you just sign it saying the game never made it here and you've asked your post office/family/neighbours if they got it and they'll resend it.

They wouldn't deliver the console I ordered, saying they didn't deliver them outside the UK.

deadl0ck

Darksiders II is currently €18.75 (free postage) on the hut : Clicky

Nollog

CastorTroy wrote: »

They wouldn't deliver the console I ordered, saying they didn't deliver them outside the UK.

Did someone at support email you or something or are you just reading the line from their website?
Granted last console I got from there was the 3ds, but the pages always say they don't ship consoles, but they have.

Banjo

Support told me that twice, and that they don't deliver to forwarding services like parcel Motel, the same day my delivery to parcel Motel arrived. The security system that stops the order is outside of their control apparently. Not sure how they process orders but they confirmed "some of them slip through"

CastorTroy

/\/ollog wrote: »

Did someone at support email you or something or are you just reading the line from their website?
Granted last console I got from there was the 3ds, but the pages always say they don't ship consoles, but they have.

Yep. Just emailed saying they were cancelling the order because they can't deliver outside the UK.

Nollog

deadl0ck wrote: »

Darksiders II is currently €18.75 (free postage) on the hut : Clicky

http://www.zavvi.com/games-wii-u/darksiders-2-wii-u/10481347.html
16.25 at their sister site.
If I hadn't spent $6 on the humble bundle last week I'd have got it.

Kinski

Not a Wii U one, but people might be interested: 3DS XL (Red, Blue, Silver) going for E150 on Amazon.it (Italy). Shipping to Ireland E8. Works out about E162 or so with tax. They're on backorder until April, must be proving a popular deal.

Mr E

Someone tell me I'm not going mad, but I was in Gamestop in the Parkway Limerick at lunchtime, and they have a poster up advertising a Wii U Premium bundle (w/Nintendoland) for €209.99. I wish I'd taken a picture of it for proof, but that sounds like a crazy price. Can anyone confirm?

RobbingBandit

Mr E wrote: »

Someone tell me I'm not going mad, but I was in Gamestop in the Parkway Limerick at lunchtime, and they have a poster up advertising a Wii U Premium bundle (w/Nintendoland) for €209.99. I wish I'd taken a picture of it for proof, but that sounds like a crazy price. Can anyone confirm?

There is a catch, you need to trade in a PS3, Super Slim 500gb if I remember rightly.