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[Miles Quaritch]

From October 23 Argos will begin selling the system for £99 with two games, Lego The Lord of the Rings and Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed. The deal is expected to last until October 26.

Not the greatest games, but you could always sell them on/trade them in for something else.

CEX give £21 trade in for those two games atm, so the 2DS is just £78.

Deal will begin tomorrow...

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1416428.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1382978.htm

Side note. It's also available for £100 from Tesco Direct and Sainsbury.

 

[bitoriginal]

Argos have been doing well with handheld bundle deals recently.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Argos have been doing well with handheld bundle deals recently.

Yep. Tempted to pick one up as Christmas present from a friends daughter. Although maybe the 3DS would be the better gift?

 

[jonno394]

CEX give £21 trade in for those two games atm, so the 2DS is just £78. Hmmmmm extremely tempted seeing as Zelda is coming soon.

 

[MCN]

That's a really good price.

 

[Immaculate]

lol at the games tho

 

[moltonasty]

I foresee Nintendo being EXTREMELY profitable this holiday season if there are more bundles like this (but with better games). Even if the Wii U bombs horribly, 3/2ds will pick up the slack and then some.

 

[qko]

Where's the deal? I clicked the link and its there for 109.99.


EDIT: Damn I'm an idiot. it obviously starts tomorrow.

 

[Grit]

Where's the deal? I clicked the link and its there for 109.99.

From October 23rd

Tomorrow

 

[RaikuHebi]

CEX give £21 trade in for those two games atm, so the 2DS is just £78. Hmmmmm extremely tempted seeing as Zelda is coming soon.

Exactly what I thought. This is an amazing deal. Even moreso if Argos give a £10 voucher, but that's only for purchases over £100. Maybe they'll be generous?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Exactly what I thought. This is an amazing deal. Even moreso if Argos give a £10 voucher, but that's only for purchases over £100. Maybe they'll be generous?

The £5/£10 voucher deal ended today.

Those who got one with their Vita purchase could get this for £90 and then trade the games in for a further £21 saving...

 

[RaikuHebi]

The £5/£10 voucher deal ended today.

Those who got one with their Vita purchase could get this for £90 and then trade the games in for a further £21 saving...

Ahhhh damn. I assumed they were doing that for the rest of the year.

I was stuck between a 2DS or 3DS XL, but with this deal I think I'm definitely getting a 2DS now.

 

[OverBlood 3]

Wonder if amazon will match this soon?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Ahhhh damn. I assumed they were doing that for the rest of the year.

I was stuck between a 2DS or 3DS XL, but with this deal I think I'm definitely getting a 2DS now.

It usually only runs for a month or so. I wouldn't be surprised to see pop up again before Christmas though, has been the case the past few Christmases.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Wonder if amazon will match this soon?

Amazon have matched the price, but I doubt they'll bundle the games...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E4LGJ3I/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E4LGJI8/

 

[XaeonBE]

I paid 90 EUR for my 3DS XL at release day... Though this was without any games AND I had to turn in my old DSI XL for it.

 

[Carl]

Shit, that's one hell of a bargain. Tempted.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Shit, that's one hell of a bargain. Tempted.

Great time to buy one with Zelda just around the corner...

 

[Carl]

Great time to buy one with Zelda just around the corner...

When's that out?

 

[Skyzard]

I'd buy the 3DS or XL at that price, want to at least be able to try out the 3D with the games I think. I saw it for about 5 seconds in a shop recently with 3 layers and the effect looked neat. Surely some games run okay with it too.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

When's that out?

Late November. The 22nd to be exact.

 

[suavelicious]

I'd love such an offer for germany...

 

[Hedge]

What the.. that's a great offer!

 

[Visualante2]

CeX will be giving £6 for each of those games when they hear about this little dealio.

 

[Camp Lo]

Dope deal, EUR needs to hop on this.

 

[Mileena]

I'd buy the 3DS or XL at that price, want to at least be able to try out the 3D with the games I think. I saw it for about 5 seconds in a shop recently with 3 layers and the effect looked neat. Surely some games run okay with it too.

You don't need the 3D, it's shit.

That said, the XL looks like a much better piece of hardware than the 2DS if you're not a child.

 

[Carl]

Late November. The 22nd to be exact.

Damn, I really shouldn't, but...

 

[solarus]

If only the damn thing folded and could fit in a pocket.

 

[Shahed]

Damn it. Why'd it have to be 2DS? If there was a similar deal that cost slightly more for the XL instead, I'd get it. I'm 4 games away from clearing my Vita backlog and was eyeing a 3DS purchase over Christmas

 

[rjc571]

I'd buy the 3DS or XL at that price, want to at least be able to try out the 3D with the games I think. I saw it for about 5 seconds in a shop recently with 3 layers and the effect looked neat. Surely some games run okay with it too.

Fun fact: Most games run at the same framerate whether 3D is enabled or disabled. The system's stank ass CPU is its main bottleneck, so disabling 3D doesn't help improve performance most of the time.

 

[playingwithfire]

Personally that's not a very appealing sysrem and game combo, even at that price. Great if you have small kids though.

 

[slit]

I don't even know why anyone except kids would want that version. It looks like a Speak 'n Spell.

 

[Portugeezer]

Fun fact: Most games run at the same framerate whether 3D is enabled or disabled. The system's stank ass CPU is its main bottleneck, so disabling 3D doesn't help improve performance most of the time.

Games that don't have a difference is because developers chose to keep the game consistent, not a CPU bottleneck.

 

[RaikuHebi]

Many people say the 3D is worth it, but with this deal in mind (assuming one trades the games in) the 3D would cost the same amount as buying 3 games, 4 if one counts the XL. I know it's a nifty feature, but is it really worth money that could be spent on 3-4 games?

In other words:
£100 for 2DS + Mario Land 3D (by trading in the crappy games).

£165 for 3DS + Mario Land 3D. (Tesco Direct).

£180 for 3DS XL + Mario Land 3D. (Tesco Direct).

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Damn, I really shouldn't, but...

Do it...

Deal is live by the way, I expect it will sell out fairly quickly so if you have any interest, might want to reserve one...

 

[RaikuHebi]

Do it...

Deal is live by the way, I expect it will sell out fairly quickly so if you have any interest, might want to reserve one...

I pre-ordered last night whenever it went live haha.

Incidentally the Vita is still at £140 with Killzone, just missing the 8GB and Tennis from the previous deal.

 

[RulkezX]

And bought one for my kids Christmas.

Thanks for sharing OP.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

The Argos deal only has around 5 left across Belfast, get it quick guys.

I reserved mine for tomorrow, too good a deal to miss.

 

[Porcile]

Damn, for £100 that's a good deal, but I want the Zelda 3DS. Decisions...

 

[mediapulp_wes]

Reserved one to give me 24hrs to mull it over.

 

[Porcile]

Who's offering the best-trade in for these games? CEX or GAME?

 

[RaikuHebi]

Who's offering the best-trade in for these games? CEX or GAME?

About the same. The best value is from trading for a pre-owned game. If I go through with this I'm picking up Mario Land 3D.

 

[Cindres]

FUUUUUUUUUCK If I had £100 to spare I'd be so in on this.

 

[Currygan]

fuck that's a brilliant deal, but I need a NA one