Nintendo games/consoles even more bargain alerts thread

Burgo

Nintendo Switch Neon €259@amazon.de

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conormario wrote: »

Tried another Tesco "super store" and no games or consoles there at all unless they keep them next to the potatoes and carrots.

Wondering if Tesco is getting rid of its gaming stock entirely.

I think so, the Balbriggan & Drogheda store have reduced their stock to virtually nothing, assume the rest are as well

RGARDINR

any one ever buy off Eglobalcentral.eu?
see they have the nintendo switch for 280 the new one and say 2019 new version

Suckit

RGARDINR wrote: »

any one ever buy off Eglobalcentral.eu?
see they have the nintendo switch for 280 the new one and say 2019 new version

The Amazon DE one linked above might be a better deal, and will come with warranty etc.

Somebody mentioned here before that it is unlikely eglobal switches will be covered by nintendo in our region.

Yakult

conormario wrote: »

Tried another Tesco "super store" and no games or consoles there at all unless they keep them next to the potatoes and carrots.

Wondering if Tesco is getting rid of its gaming stock entirely.

My local tesco "super store" also doesn't do games anymore it would seem. Just Dvd's and CD's...

Don't have Smash so I was excited for a moment! :pac:

sligeach

The Nintendo Switch Black Friday eShop sale starts later this week
Up to 70% off over 100 games from Friday.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-19-the-nintendo-switch-black-friday-eshop-sale-starts-later-this-week

The exact details won't be known until later this week, but here's a flavour of what to expect.

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 30 per cent off
• Super Mario Odyssey - 30 per cent off
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 30 per cent off
• Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer - 30 per cent off
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 - 30 per cent off
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 30 per cent off
• FIFA 20 - 30 per cent off
• Dark Souls Remastered - 40 per cent off
• Dragon Ball FighterZ - 70 per cent off
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition - 50 per cent off
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate - 50 per cent off

Nintendo aren't known for their generous discounts, expect far better from Indies and 3rd parties.

Edit: Sly marketing by Nintendo.

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1196714794201550848

I highly doubt there'll be any 1st party title reduced by 70%. From the above image, these games are also getting an as yet unknown discount, but I'd guess at somewhere around 35-50%.

• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• Rocket League
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

I should have said that the sale ends on 1st December.

RGARDINR

Cool, thanks for letting me know.

RGARDINR

Suckit wrote: »

The Amazon DE one linked above might be a better deal, and will come with warranty etc.

Somebody mentioned here before that it is unlikely eglobal switches will be covered by nintendo in our region.

Thanks for letting me know

TitianGerm

sligeach wrote: »

The Nintendo Switch Black Friday eShop sale starts later this week
Up to 70% off over 100 games from Friday.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-19-the-nintendo-switch-black-friday-eshop-sale-starts-later-this-week

The exact details won't be known until later this week, but here's a flavour of what to expect.



Nintendo aren't known for their generous discounts, expect far better from Indies and 3rd parties.

Edit: Sly marketing by Nintendo.

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1196714794201550848

I highly doubt there'll be any 1st party title reduced by 70%. From the above image, these games are also getting an as yet unknown discount, but I'd guess at somewhere around 35-50%.



I should have said that the sale ends on 1st December.

I think I'll finally grab Dark Souls if it drops less than €25. Most of the 70% off games will be small indie titles.

Grumpypants

Was in Tesco in Oranmore they had Pokemon on Switch for €30. There was a sticker for smash but all the copies were gone.

They have Red dead on ps4 and xbox for 20.

Rew

Overcooked 2 has €10 off (down to €15) till midnight:
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Overcooked-2-1388792.html

Mario_Rabbids down to €15 till tonight also:
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Rabbids-Kingdom-Battle-1233954.html

CastorTroy

sligeach wrote: »

Edit: Sly marketing by Nintendo.

I highly doubt there'll be any 1st party title reduced by 70%. From the above image, these games are also getting an as yet unknown discount, but I'd guess at somewhere around 35-50%.

To be fair, that's standard marketing. Same with flights, etc. As long as one item is the price mentioned, they use the "from". Unlike some who do the advertising, you've a better chance of getting digital games

skerry

sligeach wrote: »

Edit: Sly marketing by Nintendo.


I highly doubt there'll be any 1st party title reduced by 70%. From the above image, these games are also getting an as yet unknown discount, but I'd guess at somewhere around 35-50%.

Its worded the exact same way that any Xbox or Sony sale is always worded, not sure why its noteworthy that Nintendo do the same.

Rhyme

skerry wrote: »

Its worded the exact same way that any Xbox or Sony sale is always worded, not sure why its noteworthy that Nintendo do the same.

Bee, allow me to introduce you to Bonnet.

Doing a bit of trading in over the weekend to buy eShop credit in anticipation of this sale. My watchlist is getting pretty long. Fingers crossed for Untitled Goose Game to get a good discount

skerry

Rhyme wrote: »

Bee, allow me to introduce you to Bonnet.

What's wrong with pointing out a simple fact

blockfighter

skerry wrote: »

What's wrong with pointing out a simple fact

Implying that just Nintendo are being sneaky when it's a common business practice for companies all over the world.

skerry

blockfighter wrote: »

Implying that just Nintendo are being sneaky when it's a common business practice for companies all over the world.

I'm so confused. That's what I was pointing out a couple of posts ago when I posted

"Its worded the exact same way that any Xbox or Sony sale is always worded, not sure why its noteworthy that Nintendo do the same."

blockfighter

skerry wrote: »

I'm so confused. That's what I was pointing out a couple of posts ago when I posted

"Its worded the exact same way that any Xbox or Sony sale is always worded, not sure why its noteworthy that Nintendo do the same."

Apologies. I was backing up your point.

Rhyme

skerry wrote: »

What's wrong with pointing out a simple fact

blockfighter wrote: »

Apologies. I was backing up your point.

I was backing it up as well. Sligeach was getting a dig in at Nintendo for doing exactly what many others do so I was getting a dig in as well

Back to our regular programme...

Browsing online, it looks as if most Irish retailers have already blown their load re: Black Friday in an attempt to get ahead of the market, thus nullifying the purpose behind the occasion. I'd say the best deals to be had will be online from Europe and beyond.

It's a bit like Christmas creep, earlier every year and more pointless. The US does this bit of greedy capitalism very well, it all happens in one splurge on the one day driving people bananas and the money is made. Irish retailers version is somehow more greasy especially after a load of them were caught diddling their prices ahead of the day a few years back.

uchimata83

Collected my GameStop order today all pre owned apart from persona q2. Not a big deal for me personally, but the site is a little misleading

deadl0ck

uchimata83 wrote: »

Collected my GameStop order today all pre owned apart from persona q2. Not a big deal for me personally, but the site is a little misleading

What deal was it ?

uchimata83

This one

baldshin wrote: »

Some decent deals in Gamestop at the moment-

This is the Police €9.99
This is the Police 2 €9.99
TOKI Retrollector Edition €17.50
Snipperclips Plus €19.99
The Lego Movie 2 €19.99
Child of Light & Valiant Hearts The Great War Double Pack €19.99
Pokémon™: Let's Go, Eevee! + Poké Ball Plus
€49.99
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Limited Edition
€49.99
Valkyria Chronicles 4 - Memoirs from Battle Edition
€59.99
Taiko no Tatsujin - Drum 'n' Fun! Collectors Edition €65


3DS Games

Luigi’s Mansion €19.99
Detective Pikachu €19.99
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth €19.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey €19.99
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story €19.99
Pokemon Moon: Fan Edition €19.99

Plus a few more decent reductions on there!
Looks like all the pre-owned Wii U games are half price too, some decent bargains to be had for people still collecting, and I'd imagine even better bargains to be found on these in store.

mrcheez

Mad how the PS4 deals are all 9.99 (or even having 3 for 2 deals), but even 3DS are still minimum 19.99

conormario

mrcheez wrote: »

Mad how the PS4 deals are all 9.99 (or even having 3 for 2 deals), but even 3DS are still minimum 19.99

Just checked on amazon uk.
BOTW - 44 stg, RDR2/PS4 30 stg

Smyths.ie
BOTW - 60 euro, RDR2/PS4 40 euro

BOTW came out a year and a half before RDR2.
It's still selling full price!
And 50% more than RDR2.

JoeyJJ

Any switch deals seen anywhere? I know there won't be any serious savings but every euro in my pocket is better than providers..

bkrangle

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Any switch deals seen anywhere? I know there won't be any serious savings but every euro in my pocket is better than providers..

Some half decent deals on Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/deal/d6696ddf/ref=gbps_tit_m-8_af24_d6696ddf?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=25f72118-5740-44bd-b457-19c7b908af24&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=E4FT80ZCXM4MYEX0X7G7

Atlas_IRL

uchimata83 wrote: »

Collected my GameStop order today all pre owned apart from persona q2. Not a big deal for me personally, but the site is a little misleading

Did they have a preowned sticker on them or just the case was open? If the case was just open then it would have been that it was on the shelf but the game would have been new. I think preowned are all stickered.

F34

Picked up a Pokemon Switch in Tesco Clonmel for 250 presume a pricing error but some other stores seem to have it.

It’s not the 2019 model but still think the price is decent.

Mr E

Big digital sale starts tomorrow until December 1st. Lots of 50%+ discounts.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/over_150_switch_games_discounted_in_nintendo_cyber_deals_sale_europe

nix

F34 wrote: »

Picked up a Pokemon Switch in Tesco Clonmel for 250 presume a pricing error but some other stores seem to have it.

It’s not the 2019 model but still think the price is decent.

Pokemon sword/shield? if so, really great deal.

F34

nix wrote: »

Pokemon sword/shield? if so, really great deal.

No wasn't the new games was the switch Pokemon edition so Pokemon lets go. Game.

uchimata83

Atlas_IRL wrote: »

Did they have a preowned sticker on them or just the case was open? If the case was just open then it would have been that it was on the shelf but the game would have been new. I think preowned are all stickered.

Stickers peeled off, save file on one of the Pokemon games, and the Luigi's Mansion box is a little beat up. Not a big deal as I'm not really a collector but would have preferred to know before buying

baldshin

https://www.gamestop.ie/Other%20Products/Games/64653/8bitdo-nes30-gamepad-classic-edition-set

8bitdo Nes Controller (works with Switch and other Bluetooth devices) along with a wireless adaptor for the Nes/SNES mini reduced to €19.99.

nix

F34 wrote: »

No wasn't the new games was the switch Pokemon edition so Pokemon lets go. Game.

Still a great deal, even better if you havent played Pokemon yellow before from back in the day.

Dcully

Looking to get a switch for my youngest, is argos the cheapest @ €329?
Anyone spot anything better?

F34

Dcully wrote: »

Looking to get a switch for my youngest, is argos the cheapest @ €329?
Anyone spot anything better?

Some Tesco stores have the 2018 model for 229 or 250 for the Pokemon edition

Dcully

Any difference between 2018 and 2019 models i should know about?

Mickeroo

Dcully wrote: »

Any difference between 2018 and 2019 models i should know about?

About double the battery life in the newer one thanks to a more efficient CPU.

There's a few decent enough bundles in the amazon black friday sale too by the looks of it.

Dcully

Im only seeing the console for 279 sterling at the moment, am i missing somehting?

Mickeroo

Dcully wrote: »

Im only seeing the console for 279 sterling at the moment, am i missing somehting?

£314.99 with Zelda:LA ain't bad, does the 329 in Argos come with a game?

£299 with mario kart is there too.

xckjoo

You might already know this, but the Lite is cheaper and is the same except that it can't be connected to the TV and you can't remove the controllers. Might suit better for a younger kid.

Dcully

Argos one comes with €35 eshop code.

Just spotted the switch on its own on eglobal central for €265.99, considering ill be getting the switch online subscription for him too this could be a decent deal?

Speaking of which is switch online recommended?


@xckjoo yeah thanks, id like the option to hook up to tv if needed.

Mickeroo

The ones with 35 euro e-shop credit are the older shorter battery life ones but that's still a decent enough deal in fairness, particularly if you save the credit for a sale.

Switch online is good as you get a bunch of SNES (and NES) games to play, other than that I wouldn't be bothered with it unless you want it for online multiplayer of course.

Dcully

Yeah just had a look on argos there and the better battery one with no estore code is €329 also , id prefer the better battery.
Aswell as the switch online im looking to get splatoon 2 also as he loves playing that on a friends switch, im assuming i can grab that digitally?

RobbingBandit

Bags and cases and other interesting accessories font cheap in Argos Okey Dokey Luigi case for €5.99 and Everywhere Messenger bag both standard and Zelda edition for €14.99 each

Note case is for Switch only not Switch lite.

RobbingBandit

This hori dpad left joy-con looks very interesting for under €20

http://checkargos.com/product/8455334

Grumpypants

Witcher 3 is on Amazon for £35

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witcher-Wild-Complete-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B07SZJQM7P/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=witcher+3&qid=1574416948&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&sr=8-1

xckjoo

Dcully wrote: »

Argos one comes with €35 eshop code.

Just spotted the switch on its own on eglobal central for €265.99, considering ill be getting the switch online subscription for him too this could be a decent deal?

Speaking of which is switch online recommended?


@xckjoo yeah thanks, id like the option to hook up to tv if needed.

I think there's a doubt whether Nintendo will honour the warranty of the Switch's bought on eGlobal as they're the Chinese ones. Don't know if this has been tested though. Might not be a UK plug too.
It's purely a potential warranty issue though. No issues with region locking or anything like that.

xckjoo

Grumpypants wrote: »

Witcher 3 is on Amazon for £35

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witcher-Wild-Complete-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B07SZJQM7P/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=witcher+3&qid=1574416948&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&sr=8-1

Apologies for dragging off-topic, but does this game require you to commit to long play times or can you dip in and out? Don't have the time for long plays

Grumpypants

xckjoo wrote: »

Apologies for dragging off-topic, but does this game require you to commit to long play times or can you dip in and out? Don't have the time for long plays

The game is long but the Switch gives the dip in and dip out flexibility. I'm in the same position as I rarely get much more than 20 mins on a game in one sitting, but I do manage to get through a good chunk on Switch when you add up all the 20mins.