Nintendo games/consoles bargain alert thread

Amy teehee

Cheapest Wii U I can find at the moment is 290 for the WWHD bundle... I've seen old old bargains on here for under 200 though, anyone know of any current such deals right now?

hellboy99

Amy teehee wrote: »

Cheapest Wii U I can find at the moment is 290 for the WWHD bundle... I've seen old old bargains on here for under 200 though, anyone know of any current such deals right now?

Wii U Console - Premium Pk + Lego City Undercover €240 in Smyths

http://www.toys.ie/Wii-U-Console-Premium-Pk--Lego-City-Undercover-!132267-prd.aspx

cloud493

http://www.thegamecollection.net/bundle-wii-u-console-premium-pack-black-32gb-with-nintendo-land-game-party-champions-your-shape-fitness-and-batman-arkham-city-armoured-edition-wii-u.html

Wii U + 4 games for £190. €237 euro roughly.

Amy teehee

hm yeah that second one looks good... So if I get that and mario kart 8 for 295ish I'll have the console + 3 solid games + 2 crap games + free download of Wind Waker? That's defo good value, right? I doubt I'll get any better than for a long long time, right?

Is the pro controller yolk essential stuff for the likes of batman and zelda?

DARK-KNIGHT

Amy teehee wrote: »

hm yeah that second one looks good... So if I get that and mario kart 8 for 295ish I'll have the console + 3 solid games + 2 crap games + free download of Wind Waker? That's defo good value, right? I doubt I'll get any better than for a long long time, right?

Is the pro controller yolk essential stuff for the likes of batman and zelda?

imo the pro controllers are nice but in no way essential the gamepad is as cool as santas sleigh

DARK-KNIGHT

mass effect 3 10.99 in argos

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9128361/c_1/1|category_root|Video+games|14419738/c_2/3|19780877|Nintendo+Wii+U|34663058/c_3/4|cat_34663058|Nintendo+Wii+U+games|34663397.htm

Banjo

it's gone up by a quid!

garyegt

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

mass effect 3 10.99 in argos

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9128361/c_1/1|category_root|Video+games|14419738/c_2/3|19780877|Nintendo+Wii+U|34663058/c_3/4|cat_34663058|Nintendo+Wii+U+games|34663397.htm

been thinking about getting this, is it worth it? do you need to have played 1 and 2 first?

Josey Wales

garyegt wrote: »

been thinking about getting this, is it worth it? do you need to have played 1 and 2 first?

I would say that yes you would. There is so much backstory that a lot of what happens in the third game won't have the same impact on someone new to the series as it should.

murphyebass

garyegt wrote: »

been thinking about getting this, is it worth it? do you need to have played 1 and 2 first?

Josey Wales wrote: »

I would say that yes you would. There is so much backstory that a lot of what happens in the third game won't have the same impact on someone new to the series as it should.

I havent played it yet. Got it for a tenner on zavvi months ago. Seemingly theres a comic strip type summary of the first two games where you get to make some decisions etc..

More than likely not the ideal way to play it but at the same time from what I've heard it not essential to have played the first two because of this.

Personally I wont be playing the first two as I just dont have time. The idea of getting a bit of backstory and then going into the third straight off suits my time constraints. Otherwise I'd not get a chance to experience the Mass Effect game/s at all which by the sounds of things would be a shame.

All of that said it'll be a while before I get a chance to give it a go. Zelda Windwaker is top of my adventurey/rpg'y games list at the moment.

I'll get an hour or so on the Wii U tonight actually. So its MK8 or Zelda. Decisions, Decisions! First world problems.

Allyall

murphyebass wrote: »

I havent played it yet. Got it for a tenner on zavvi months ago. Seemingly theres a comic strip type summary of the first two games where you get to make some decisions etc..

I got it a while ago also, and still haven't got around to playing it.
I didn't know about the comic strip type summary (thanks).

My Nephew also bought it on the Xbox and he loved it, definitely never played the first two. I'd imagine the majority of younger gamers never played the first two, so it probably isn't a necessity.
On another note, it gets excellent reviews everywhere I have heard/seen it mentioned. I'm looking forward to getting around to it.

murphyebass

Allyall wrote: »

I got it a while ago also, and still haven't got around to playing it.
I didn't know about the comic strip type summary (thanks).

My Nephew also bought it on the Xbox and he loved it, definitely never played the first two. I'd imagine the majority of younger gamers never played the first two, so it probably isn't a necessity.
On another note, it gets excellent reviews everywhere I have heard/seen it mentioned. I'm looking forward to getting around to it.

Yeah its one I'm looking forward to also but at the same time I'm not rushing into it as its a big one. I think you need to be in the right mindset before setting out on an epic adventure like this one seems to promise. I'm just not getting the game time in a row to feel like I could give it the time it deserves. In fairness Mario Kart has ruined the little game time I'm getting lately. I'm only about 10hours in to Deus Ex and about an hour or so into Zelda. I'm not starting anything else until I'm done with those two. Thats only on the Wii U. Xbox live gave us Street Fighter 4 this month and I'm really enjoying it tbh.

Bottom line is time is just not there for me at the moment. With another sprog coming in the coming months I cant see that getting any better. lol

druss

GrezzC wrote: »

I'm just hugely aware that there's a high risk a preowned portable console has seen many trips to the bog. Same craic with phones. Terrible practice.

Wouldn't shoot down 170 quid for the Yoshi one, not by any means! Huge Yoshi fan. Can you point me in the direction of that if you can recall there druss?

Yoshi price is holding its own.

On the other hand Luigi Special Edition (Nintendo 3DS XL) has decreased from £193.20 to £139.99 So maybe €175?


Tempted, if i hadn't gone a bit stir crazy with the Steam sale.


(And now appears to be gone?!)

Banjo

Base.Com seem to have gone a little mental on the WiiU front :
LEgo Movie Game - £18.99
http://www.base.com/buy/product/the-lego-movie-videogame-wii-u/dgc-lgmvwiiu.htm

Skylanders Giants - £19.99
http://www.base.com/buy/product/skylanders-giants-starter-pack-wii-u/dgc-84437ef.htm

All the usual suspects (ZombiU, Sonic, AC3 etc) are in there too but nothing you haven't seen before pricewise.
Remember you pay postage from these guys.

Edit :
Antibargain of the week:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CHHKJGY/ref=ox_sc_imb_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AWZRXJA6XRSRV
Lego Marvel Superheroes on WiiU for £5000 sold by NextDayEntertainment and fulfilled by Amazon. It's not the free minifigure edition. Presumably, that costs extra....

Optimus Prime

Just got the lego city Wii u console and game
Physical games - zelda, Sonic, mario kart 8 plus the download game and a screen protector pack in gamestop for 329.99

murphyebass

keithgeo wrote: »

Just got the lego city Wii u console and game
Physical games - zelda, Sonic, mario kart 8 plus the download game and a screen protector pack in gamestop for 329.99

Welcome to the Wii U club. You won't regret it. I got mine October last year and I was concerned at the time everyone called me crazy but it was by far the single best purchasing decision I've made in a long while.

Allyall

Banjo wrote: »

Skylanders Giants - £19.99
http://www.base.com/buy/product/skylanders-giants-starter-pack-wii-u/dgc-84437ef.htm

Gone up to £55.01 - I was going to buy it and looking forward to it, but then saw it in Smyths for €14.99... I'm not even sure how the games are played.. or what they're like.

...But I forgot to CheckSmyths.com, and took it for granted I'd grab one later.

Smyths website can be very frustrating.. (Especially if you forget that)

Amy teehee

keithgeo wrote: »

Just got the lego city Wii u console and game
Physical games - zelda, Sonic, mario kart 8 plus the download game and a screen protector pack in gamestop for 329.99

Mario Kart was 40 euro new? Where?

Andrew76

Amy teehee wrote: »

Mario Kart was 40 euro new? Where?

It's a deal in GameStop, buy a Wii-U and get any new game for €40.

Amy teehee

Andrew76 wrote: »

It's a deal in GameStop, buy a Wii-U and get any new game for €40.

Must be over, I don't see it anywhere on the website...

cherryghost

Amy teehee wrote: »

Must be over, I don't see it anywhere on the website...

Not on their website, in store only

sligeach

I don't know if I'd call that a deal if you have to spend €300 first. I got MK8 new and sealed myself without any catches for €40.

TrustedApple

sligeach wrote: »

I don't know if I'd call that a deal if you have to spend €300 first. I got MK8 new and sealed myself without any catches for €40.

Where did you get it for that ?

Myrddin

sligeach wrote: »

I don't know if I'd call that a deal if you have to spend €300 first. I got MK8 new and sealed myself without any catches for €40.

I don't think that'd be of much use to anyone without a Wii U...so the buy a console & get a cheap game is of course a deal for those without the console to begin with.

Andrew76

sligeach wrote: »

I don't know if I'd call that a deal if you have to spend €300 first. I got MK8 new and sealed myself without any catches for €40.

You could say that about every offer that comes with any console purchase...

But €40 brand new with no catches is good if you already have the console, where did you get it at that price?

Myrddin wrote: »

I don't think that'd be of much use to anyone without a Wii U...so the buy a console & get a cheap game is of course a deal for those without the console to begin with.

Exactly. It's an extra incentive to tempt folks to buy the console.

Optimus Prime

It was in Gamestop in the Square. Pretty decent deal for the lot, i would have prefered another game to sonic racing but the other games on the deal where Fifa and Mario but Mario was out of stock.

Chanced my arm trading in Sonic in Smyths in naas, trying to say my son got it twice for his birthday, but they wouldnt give me full price on it only 12 euro store credit for trade in haha.. Ive got away with that a few times before but just got the wrong person behind the counter on the day.

DARK-KNIGHT

keithgeo wrote: »

It was in Gamestop in the Square. Pretty decent deal for the lot, i would have prefered another game to sonic racing but the other games on the deal where Fifa and Mario but Mario was out of stock.

Chanced my arm trading in Sonic in Smyths in naas, trying to say my son got it twice for his birthday, but they wouldnt give me full price on it only 12 euro store credit for trade in haha.. Ive got away with that a few times before but just got the wrong person behind the counter on the day.

probably the wrong place to post that seeing as the software counter manager in smyths naas is a boardsie and uses this forum.... as the fella says your cards are marked

Optimus Prime

Dont really mind, I used to do it a lot years ago when i had a gaming website with review games when i got them sent out to me. Havent done it in ages until the other day. Im sure they knew anyways what the deal was in gamestop, i cant be the only one doing it.

DARK-KNIGHT

keithgeo wrote: »

Dont really mind, I used to do it a lot years ago when i had a gaming website with review games when i got them sent out to me. Havent done it in ages until the other day. Im sure they knew anyways what the deal was in gamestop, i cant be the only one doing it.

ah he is sound mate gives me discounts etc im only winding you up he wont care

Myrddin

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

ah he is sound mate gives me discounts etc im only winding you up he wont care

He needs to seriously think about setting up a Boardsie discount/loyalty scheme