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Nintendo eShop sale in North America

Massa

Member
Yes, I'm going to have to get past my Playstation/Steam bias for digital gaming and - dear God - try to embrace the concept of physical media!

This may sound crazy but I end up getting more for my money on Nintendo platforms. Because I know games rarely go on sale, I pretty much only buy what I'll play and when I'll play it. No backlog at all.
 

NOLA_Gaffer

Banned
Yes, I'm going to have to get past my Playstation/Steam bias for digital gaming and - dear God - try to embrace the concept of physical media!

When Best Buy is throwing 20% off all releases, new and old, it's hard to argue against.

When you're lucky you get to stack multiple discounts, as I did last week. Buy 1, Get 1 40% off, 20% off, and $25 off $100, all in the same transaction.
 
I wanted Spirit of Justice since it released so OF COURSE it goes on sale the week after I bought it. I thought of waiting, but the Ace Attorney games rarely go on sale. I haven't even started it yet. Damnit.
 

Regiruler

Member
Street Fighter for $5 is nice.
I wanted Spirit of Justice since it released so OF COURSE it goes on sale the week after I bought it. I thought of waiting, but the Ace Attorney games rarely go on sale. I haven't even started it yet. Damnit.

I thought the ace attorney games go on sale almost yearly.
 

Verelios

Member
I wanted Spirit of Justice since it released so OF COURSE it goes on sale the week after I bought it. I thought of waiting, but the Ace Attorney games rarely go on sale. I haven't even started it yet. Damnit.
Haha, 'air quote' they actually go on sale perhaps every three/four months. I remember dual destinies going on sale fairly quickly after launch too
 
in canada, ace attorney spirits its 33% off at 26.99... :S

wtf

the rest of the games are the same price however.. is this an error?
 
*Sigh* I've been busy transcribing every game. I got this so far, all are USD after Skylanders:

Wii U:

Skylanders Superchargers Portal Owner's Pack $24.99 USD/ $29.99 CDN
Runbow $7.49
Ohayou! Beginner's Japanese $3.99
Gravity+ $3.50
Pinball Breakout $5.00
Ectoplaza $3.99
Solitaire $3.99
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure $1.99
Pirate Pop Plus $2.49
Steamworld Heist $9.99
Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself $1.59
Bit Dungeon+ $4.00
Mahjong $3.99
PSIBO $3.99
SKORP $4.98
Double Breakout $5.00
TITANS TOWER $1.00
Aenigma Os $4.19
Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing $4.95
SHOOTY SPACE $2.00
Rorrim $3.00
The Gem Collector $1.49
TOUCH SELECTIONS $2.00
Alice in Wonderland $4.50
PANDA LOVE $1.00
Tallowmere $3.99
Shadow Archer $1.99
Overworld Defender Remix $2.99
3Souls $1.95
Dracula's Legacy $5.99
JACKPOT 777 $1.00
Reptilian Rebellion $2.00
TAP TAP ARCADE 2 $2.00
INVANOID $1.00
SPLASHY DUCK $1.00
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 $3.99
Queen's Garden $5.24
SUPER ROBO MOUSE $3.01
Bird Mania Party $0.99
U Host $6.99
Infinity Runner $2.79
STEEL RIVALS $5.00
Inside My Radio $5.99
TAP TAP ARCADE $1.33
FreezeME $6.99
PEG SOLITAIRE $1.00
Shadow Puppeteer $10.49
SKEASY $.00
The Perplexing Orb $2.49
Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ $1.99
AVOIDER $1.00
TABLETOP GALLERY $2.00
Island Flight Similator $5.99
Test Your Mind $1.99
Word Party $9.99
Christmas Adventure of Rocket Penguin $1.49
Electronic Super Joy $3.99
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure $19.99
Human Resource Machine $5.99
PictoParty $3.99
COLOR BOMBS $1.00
RACE THE SUN $3.00
Beatbuddy $1.79
Hold Your Fire: A Game About Responsibility $0.99
Job the Leprechaun $1.99
Rock 'N Racing Off Road DX $3.99
Zombie Defense $3.99
Explody Bomb $0.89
PIXEL SLIME $2.00
Mortar Melon $2.99
Legend of Kay Anniversary $4.99
The Quiet Collection $3.99
DON'T CRASH $1.00
KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker $3.99
Shiftlings $7.49
Journey of a Special Average Balloon $0.79
Stone Shire $3.99
Swords & Soldiers II $9.99
Suspension Railroad Simulator $5.99
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures $4.99
psyscroir $1.19
PENTAPUZZLE $3.01
GravBlocks+ $1.00
Blek $2.99
Puzzle Monkeys $0.74
Maze $1.49

There's a lot of crap. I should just do the highlights/good games only.
 
For real? :O
Surprised at that price myself although Best Buy did have it for $20 a few weeks back. The link has the slashed price.

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/monster-hunter-generations-3ds
Street Fighter for $5 is nice.


I thought the ace attorney games go on sale almost yearly.
Yeah I would even say more than yearly along with all the other Capcom games. It seems like RE 3D Mercenaries is on sale every other month. The thing that never goes on sale is the Dual Destinies dlc episode.
 

Producer

Member
Crimson Shroud is great and super cheap.

Im tempted to get Revelations just for the price, uses new3ds controls too apparantly which is always nice
 
Nothing for me. Have most of the stuff there.

Would have been interesting if they put their own games on sale, but then what constitutes a sale for themselves is 30% off full price
 

joedick

Member
Not a single Nintendo game on sale. Incredible.

I know it's more likely that Nintendo didn't feel the need to discount anything right now, but since third parties always say they can't compete with Nintendo on their platforms, I wonder if Nintendo decided to sit out a sale or two.
 

HCgamer

Junior Member
How does mega man legacy collection compare to the virtual console ports? How does phoenix wright trilogy compare to the ds originals?
 
*Sigh* I've been busy transcribing every game. I got this so far, all are USD after Skylanders:



There's a lot of crap. I should just do the highlights/good games only.
Here. Omitted the crap. Bolded the 'Great, well worth the asking price' and left the rest as decent, if you're a fan.

Wii U:

Runbow $7.49
Ectoplaza $3.99
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure $1.99
Pirate Pop Plus $2.49
Steamworld Heist $9.99

Bit Dungeon+ $4.00
Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing $4.95
Tallowmere $3.99
3Souls $1.95
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 $3.99
Inside My Radio $5.99
FreezeME $6.99
Shadow Puppeteer $10.49
Electronic Super Joy $3.99
Human Resource Machine $5.99
RACE THE SUN $3.00
Beatbuddy $1.79
Legend of Kay Anniversary $4.99

Shiftlings $7.49
Swords and Soldiers II $9.99
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures $4.99

psyscroir $1.19
Blek $2.99
 

Justinh

Member
Crimson Shroud 3DS: $2.99



For only 2.99??

Ya'll better get that.

Awesome game.

Yeah, I was just about to comment on this game.

I thought it was really neat and pretty cool. I did get stuck somewhere and could never figure out how to progress though.

3 dollars is a damn good price for it, I'd say... even if you don't end up liking it.
 

Madao

Member
thread should be renamed to "AA6 on sale this holiday!"

the rest seems to be the same games that always go on sale.
 
Here. Omitted the crap. Bolded the 'Great, well worth the asking price' and left the rest as decent, if you're a fan.

Got the rest of the decent/good Wii U line-up.

Tengami $4.99
Sportsball $4.99
Art of Balance $6.74
Turtle Tale $1.49
Teslagrad $4.49
Steamworld Dig $1.99
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark $19.99
ZaciSa's Last Stand $1.19
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $24.99
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara $5.99
DuckTales Remastered $5.99
Resident Evil Revelations $9.99
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate $13.59
The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition $19.99
Darksiders II $7.99
Little Inferno $4.99
TRANSFORMERS PRIME $24.99
Asdivine Hearts $4.99
 
I hadn't owned Nintendo hardware since the SNES until I bought the n3DS in May, and the near-total lack of meaningful sales on the platform has been a real eye-opener for me. The system and the games are great, but the prices on years-old games are astonishing.

From my experience, you're almost as likely to see a price increase over time than decrease with Nintendo games. SM64:DS launched in 2004 at MSRP $29.99, but after 8 years or so the MSRP rose to $34.99
 

Brandon F

Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
Damn, Layton vs. Phoenix Wright still isn't on sale. Feels like it never will be...
 

Skelter

Banned
When Best Buy is throwing 20% off all releases, new and old, it's hard to argue against.

When you're lucky you get to stack multiple discounts, as I did last week. Buy 1, Get 1 40% off, 20% off, and $25 off $100, all in the same transaction.

Still not worth the clutter.
 

shaowebb

Member
Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Wii U: $3.99

Is a fucking insanely good price. You all owe it to yourself to get into this point and click adventure at so great a price.
 

Sterok

Member
Why not. Got Lord of Magna. Been eyeing that for a while, and I might as well get everything I'm interested in before it's time to make the Switch.
 
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