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Nintendo Announces Back-To-School Deals, Offers Some of the Biggest Hits for sub-$20
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Jawbreaker
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Was expecting sub-$20, left disappointed.
AuthenticM
Member
I wish Nintendo had produced a red Wii U.
I switched from OG to normal New: even thought it's not as good as the DS lite the New is way more comfortable, expecially when using the dpad or L/R
SatoAilDarko
Member
cool but man yesterday i got animal crossing for 34 dollars
The feel of buying something and it immediately drops.
I haven't had that problem yet (I think). But stuff I thought wouldn't drop more has.
Sparrowhawk
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I already own most of them, but these are some goddamn good deals.
Gamecocks625
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Deleted member 465307
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Amazon Prime gives 20% off on new video games for pre-orders and up to two weeks after release. (This also applies to things like amiibo)
Yup, they are. I ordered DKTF and NES Remix around their release and got the discount.
Oh, and the Yoshi and Captain Toad Bundles are new SKUs too.
Easystride
Member
Damn, I just bought a refurbished 2DS for $70 Totally would have splurged on a New 3DS at that price. Oh well, guess I'll just stick with the 2DS and $80 leftovers.
thoseAREmySHOES
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Potentially dumb question - does the New 3DS (non-XL) have the exact same size screens as the original 3DS? I want to buy some screen protectors to throw on right out of the box and just want to make sure I buy ones that will fit the screen properly.
Pokemaniac
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No, they're a little bit bigger.
SmartWaffles
Member
It is a tad larger than the OG 3DS.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Yup, hence if you find an original copy of the game in stores it won't be reduced.
I hadon't to price-match an original Pikmin 3 copy I found at Target after the Nintendo Selects version came out.
Friend of Sonic
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I, like the op, welcome a Nintendo Land download if possible
thoseAREmySHOES
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MarcoZombieCannon
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That would be nice! Especially since it comes digitally (and redownloadable) on the refurb Wii U Nintendo sells.
Friend of Sonic
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I know, boggles the mind. Almost sold my Wind Waker Wii U to grab a refurb to get Nintendo Land (and Mario 3D World) but this would be less of a pain in the ass
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Is $19.99 not less than $20?
Mines pretty locked in. No wobble.
TheFuzz
Member
Awesome. That may have swayed me. I'm ok losing $50 on the resale if I get the console I originally wanted last month. I'm pretty confident my nXL will sell and cover the cost of the regular anyway.
I always thought the screen size was the same as OG, but it's pretty substantial when viewed side-by-side.
My XL doesn't have a wobble. I think it is random because two I returned did have that issue.
TheFuzz
Member
Most everything I've heard is that is should have the wobble to prevent cracking. As far as I've found the issue is related to the XL's predominantly. Either way, seeing how much bigger the regular screen is over my old 2DS swayed me.
I own 2 n3ds XLs. My launch one has a wobbly hinge with loud clicks. My more recent one has a superb, stable hinge that quietly locks positions. So there is a lot of variation. Unfortunately my more recent one also has worse color temperature settings, so colors between the top and bottom screens don't match exactly, whereas my launch one is about perfect screen wise. Both units have IPS top screens.
So, you can never really know what you'll get based on model type - things can vary greatly.
Nintendo is not good at making these things at a consistent level of quality. But eh, they're still fun as heck.
Sorry. I was abbreviating the original PR title. I didn't mean to be misleading. FWIW, Nintendo has never offered a full retail game at less than $19.99 AFAIK. And, once these hit $20 you should readily be able to get them for less than that new and used online.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
You know what Jawbreaker means. Stop trying to be a smart ass.
Anyway, I have most of the games on here, but it's nice to see Nintendo doing so many selects. Have they historically done budget releases for so many titles before?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
The games themselves should be at every retailer that carry Nintendo titles (Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, etc.) the Super Mario 3D Land N3DS bundle is exclusive to Target and Wal-Mart, however.
How much cheaper than $20 does it have to be to qualify for "sub-$20" then?
Yep, "Player's Choice" titles stretch all the way back to the SNES.
thepenguin55
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Finally! A vanilla New 3DS bundle I can get behind! Is there a limit to how many system transfers you can do?
Not any more, however they do make you wait 7 days between each transfer. Nintendo is still in the dark ages, but just a bit less so.
Hm? It is a bundle, though.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
The New Nintendo 3DS that Nintendo is releasing is still a bundle, it just includes a game you're interested in and/or is at a price point you're willing to pay.
i see now
lol funny how that works. I actually bought the AC one last November though I gave away the game
Game's not even a year old in the US.
Hopefully there's a decent amount of stock for these. The last bundles sold out almost instantly in my area.
entremet
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Are you talking about the Amiibo bundles?
I accidentally spilled water on my LoZ Gold 3DS XL back in June causing it to short circuit. The option was either to repair it or wait for a sale to get a New 3DS XL so the price drop news is fantastic news to me.
I miss playing it so much that I will be getting a N3DS XL next month for sure along with Dragon Quest VII. Although RIP the 1K+ people that I had in my Mii Plaza. ;_;
Can StreetPass games be transferred over to a N3DS if I bought all the games including the additional ones?
I miss playing it so much that I will be getting a N3DS XL next month for sure along with Dragon Quest VII. Although RIP the 1K+ people that I had in my Mii Plaza. ;_;
Can StreetPass games be transferred over to a N3DS if I bought all the games including the additional ones?
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Several posters have explained themselves in this thread. "Sub-$20" is expected to be something like $15. $19.99 is practically not sub-$20. Actually, with tax, the total price will be over $20. But enough of semantics.
Budget titles are awesome. I don't care that they have a different cover. I bought Pikmin 3 digitally for $42 thinking that's the cheapest it would go. I'm not even mad that a budget version came out, I'll just keep it sealed.
Good to know. Guess I'll try to preorder at target whenever they have it up.
TheFuzz
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So it doesn't have any play at all when locked into position? I thought they were supposed to have some "give" by design?