Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

TitianGerm

Ace Attorney is 20% off on the eShop.

fixXxer

Gamestop have preowned Wedge 2DS consoles for €40 on their site. There's no performance difference between them and the newer versions is there?

chrislad

fixxxer wrote: »

Gamestop have preowned Wedge 2DS consoles for €40 on their site. There's no performance difference between them and the newer versions is there?

I believe there is. The New 3DS and old 3DS had changes. I think the new 2DS is just the New 3DS with one less dimension. I don't think there's a lot of games that take advantage though.

Banjo

You notice the performance difference in the later Pokemon games and in Hyrule Warriors, definitely. the New 2DS has the nubbin that Monster Hunter and Resident Evil Revelations use for camera control - makes a huge difference and there's no Circle Pad Pro for the original 2DS.

There may be a moment in one of the 2D zeldas wehre you have to close the lid and reopen it to make something happen, and I don't know if the 2DS has an analogue for the reed switch. That might be an issue. I may be thinking of the DS zeldas though.

Most games you wouldn't know the difference though.

fixXxer

I forgot about the nubbin addition. Nubition. There's a good few 2DS games I've not played and wouldn't mind having a go at. Would mostly be RPG games though.

Star Lord

Banjo wrote: »

There may be a moment in one of the 2D zeldas wehre you have to close the lid and reopen it to make something happen, and I don't know if the 2DS has an analogue for the reed switch. That might be an issue. I may be thinking of the DS zeldas though.

Most games you wouldn't know the difference though.

Yeah, that's Phantom Hourglass, IIRC, on the DS.

Games load faster on the 'NEW' versions too.

CiDeRmAn

There is a slide switch that performs the same function as the closed lid switch on a standard 3DS, should do the same thing in the LoZ game too.

As for the speed differences, I agree with everyone else... but if you are looking over the entire potential library of the DS/3DS it's only a small number.

That said, a N3DS is pretty cheap now in the likes of CEX, not €40 cheap but €110 for a New 3DS is pretty decent, and that'll run everything.

ThunbergsAreGo

I really don't need a 2DS
I really don't need a 2DS
I really don't need a 2DS
I really don't need a 2DS

nix

I always had the slide off on the 3DS, never bought into the whole 3D aspect and it always felt like it was melting my eyes after a few mins. I only bought it for OoT tbh and then Chrono trigger later

TitianGerm wrote: »

Ace Attorney is 20% off on the eShop.

I'm torn on whether to jump on this offer or not, it will be a long time before i get around to actually playing it so not sure if i should hold off onto another future sale. Or is it unlikely to go on sale in the eshop for a long time after this? I'm not familiar with the frequency of bargains/sales on the nintendo site :pac:

chrislad

I know we give out about GameStop a bit, but I got The World Ends with You, Dragon Ball Z Fighter, and Street Fighter Anniversary (10,15,20, so 45 total) from Smyths.

I trade them in GameStop and got Mario Maker 2 (60) and Civ VI (55) for a tenner. Not too shabby. I believe Dragon Ball Z is worth 50 against a pre order.

fixXxer

Ended up back on Gamestop and instead of the 2DS grabbed a N3DS for €70 instead. Time to start looking up eshop purchases

Red Silurian

chrislad wrote: »

I know we give out about GameStop a bit, but I got The World Ends with You, Dragon Ball Z Fighter, and Street Fighter Anniversary (10,15,20, so 45 total) from Smyths.

I trade them in GameStop and got Mario Maker 2 (60) and Civ VI (55) for a tenner. Not too shabby. I believe Dragon Ball Z is worth 50 against a pre order.

So €55 for Civ6 and Mario Maker 2? Not bad at all!

I have Civ6 but it's a bit of a drag, definitely a game I can see being better on pc

chrislad

colmtheperson wrote: »

So €55 for Civ6 and Mario Maker 2? Not bad at all!

I have Civ6 but it's a bit of a drag, definitely a game I can see being better on pc

I said I'd give it a go. I don't have a PC capable of running it at the moment, just have an old Surface Pro, as I have my work laptop for other things. I've not really given it any time at the moment, but it'll be an easy one to move on if I don't take to it. My son wants Mario Maker (too! ) so it was great to get it that cheap.

SMC92Ian

fixxxer wrote: »

Ended up back on Gamestop and instead of the 2DS grabbed a N3DS for €70 instead. Time to start looking up eshop purchases

Just crack it, best thing I ever done.

fixXxer

SMC92Ian wrote: »

Just crack it, best thing I ever done.

Dont think the warranty covers user breakages?

Chardee MacDennis

fixxxer wrote: »

Ended up back on Gamestop and instead of the 2DS grabbed a N3DS for €70 instead. Time to start looking up eshop purchases

Do you know what fw version it was on when you got it?

Mr E

I just saw on Facebook that Nintendo have started a huge eshop sale.
All Final Fantasy Games, Cuphead, Kirby, Wargroove and more.

TitianGerm

Mr E wrote: »

I just saw on Facebook that Nintendo have started a huge eshop sale.
All Final Fantasy Games, Cuphead, Kirby, Wargroove and more.

Oh I'm tempted by Cuphead but really want the physical copy. Decisions decisions.

fixXxer

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

Do you know what fw version it was on when you got it?

I'll tell you once the post arrives. Is it important?

Banjo

Apparently NBA 2019 is around $3 if you have a us account, 5gb free internal and 32gb on your SD.

Stop moaning ffs

Apologies of asked before bu need some advice.
Want to buy a switch just for Breath of the Wild and the upcoming link game.

Budget is tight but everywhere I see it advertised second hand they all claim to be brand new with games sometimes and charging pretty much the same price as brand new in a shop.

Would I be better off just savibg a bit more and buying one new, or is there somewhere / someone I can buy a second hand one at a reasonable price?

Thanks I can advance.

Mr E

Banjo wrote: »

Apparently NBA 2019 is around $3 if you have a us account, 5gb free internal and 32gb on your SD.

Yep, $2.99. I just checked. 95% off.

RobbingBandit

NBA playoffs/finals is on I believe pity EA doesn't do the same with FIFA

Tubbs4

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Apologies of asked before bu need some advice.
Want to buy a switch just for Breath of the Wild and the upcoming link game.

Budget is tight but everywhere I see it advertised second hand they all claim to be brand new with games sometimes and charging pretty much the same price as brand new in a shop.

Would I be better off just savibg a bit more and buying one new, or is there somewhere / someone I can buy a second hand one at a reasonable price?

Thanks I can advance.

If you can wait till the new zelda is out buy it brand new and should get a deal. A new switch model is rumoured to be coming so the price may drop. If you can't wait try a wii u to get the existing zelda game and then sell on when you are finished it.

Stop moaning ffs

Tubbs4 wrote: »

If you can wait till the new zelda is out buy it brand new and should get a deal. A new switch model is rumoured to be coming so the price may drop. If you can't wait try a wii u to get the existing zelda game and then sell on when you are finished it.

Nice one thank you. That’s good advice.

chrislad

Mr E wrote: »

Yep, $2.99. I just checked. 95% off.

Just got it. Will probably never play it as it takes a lot of space but I hear good things.

manual_man

Hollow Knight under a fiver on SA store

Chardee MacDennis

fixxxer wrote: »

I'll tell you once the post arrives. Is it important?

It may be for jailbreaking it but I'm not sure

Banjo

PayPal account with us address, ideally in a taxless state like Alaska.
Sweetie I think pioneered it. But the last guy who tried to set it up killed his Irish PayPal in the process.

chrislad

sugarman wrote: »

Probably answered a bazillion times but the search function on here is ****.

...what method of payment can you use for a US account? Just prepurchased US eShop vouchers from Amazon and the likes? Or can you add revolut or Paypal alright?

I do vouchers from pcgamesupply.