Yeah, I remember back to being a kid and having my NES. Games used to be stupidly expensive for it.
Cheap Arse Gaffer (Euro Gaming) Thread 2 - Add to your backlog with ease
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Thanks, my local Game still had copies of Xenoblade with the controller last week, I am now going to have to punish myself for gong out drinking instead of watching this thread if I've missed out.
Starwolf_UK
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On amazon Marketplace Gzoop have a few 3DS games for ~£12+£2.03
Dead of Alive 3D £11.58
Nintendogs and Cats French Bulldog £11.03
Gzoop being in the channel Islands means you'll probably see them in January (does that miss the cut-off for free Kid Icarus 3D Classics and entering the ugly 3DS competition?). Apparently with Nintendogs it keeps coming in and out of stock.
Speaking of the Channel Islands. Did anyone get the £2 Mystery Case Files off off Amazon Black Friday. I think mine has gone missing as the Amazon estimate was 2 weeks ago.
Dead of Alive 3D £11.58
Nintendogs and Cats French Bulldog £11.03
Gzoop being in the channel Islands means you'll probably see them in January (does that miss the cut-off for free Kid Icarus 3D Classics and entering the ugly 3DS competition?). Apparently with Nintendogs it keeps coming in and out of stock.
Speaking of the Channel Islands. Did anyone get the £2 Mystery Case Files off off Amazon Black Friday. I think mine has gone missing as the Amazon estimate was 2 weeks ago.
woo and indeed hoo
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The Hut 10% off code, valid until midnight Saturday 17th December 2011.
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Katana_Strikes
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Johnlenham
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Haha I know what you mean, These offers are great but god I cant handle all the FPS games!
Even assasins creed involes killing people
blitzcloud
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Games in UK are cheaper because the games get discounted, but also because they still have the british pound which, if you look graphs of the evolution of currency, fell a lot in value compared to the euro. So what today means 43
Let's take the begin of this generation:
2007-01-01 January 01, Monday 1.48412 EUR
That was the value on the start of 2007
In the last years it has been oscilating from a quite close value of 1.02 to 1.20 approx. So guess what that meant
a game that RRPP at 39 pounds meant 57 in 2007,
in 2009 it meant 40
And now 46
all approximate values.
Then we have to understand the market saturation of games and sequels, and how they realized the incredible increase in sales when they drop the price on them.
And that's why UK is such a sweet spot for games since 2-3 years ago.
Let's take the begin of this generation:
2007-01-01 January 01, Monday 1.48412 EUR
That was the value on the start of 2007
In the last years it has been oscilating from a quite close value of 1.02 to 1.20 approx. So guess what that meant
a game that RRPP at 39 pounds meant 57 in 2007,
in 2009 it meant 40
And now 46
all approximate values.
Then we have to understand the market saturation of games and sequels, and how they realized the incredible increase in sales when they drop the price on them.
And that's why UK is such a sweet spot for games since 2-3 years ago.
Haha I know what you mean, These offers are great but god I cant handle all the FPS games!
Even assasins creed involes killing people
When i finished Stranglehold, i enjoyed the game but i felt that i wanted to take a break from killing someone in a game.
MarshMellow96
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Rayman is the perfect antidote!
you still 'kill' enemies, however 
Wax Free Vanilla
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Has Forza 4 hit <£20 yet?
No, the lowest has been £22.
You might want to keep an eye on game.co.uk - their advent calendar sale for the 18th of December appears to be Forza 4. I think it's unrealistic to hope for less than £20, but you might get a nice price anyhow.
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep £16.85 at ShopTo as part of their weekly deals:-
http://www.***********/WII/VIDEO GAMES/WIIEN01-Endless Ocean 2.html
Best price I have seen for this game, and stock seems to be low/sold out at many places, so perhaps last chance to get it for a reasonable price?...Then again it could be one of those cases where discounted stock starts appearing everywhere!
http://www.***********/WII/VIDEO GAMES/WIIEN01-Endless Ocean 2.html
Best price I have seen for this game, and stock seems to be low/sold out at many places, so perhaps last chance to get it for a reasonable price?...Then again it could be one of those cases where discounted stock starts appearing everywhere!
wackojackosnose
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Resident Evil: Revelations with Circle Pad Pro Bundle - £29.99 @ Zavvi (says exclusive)
Game on its own is also going for £29.99 at Zavvi, and Circle Pad is going for £19.99 at HMV. Easy choice really (unless you REALLLLLLLY hate Zavi).
Game on its own is also going for £29.99 at Zavvi, and Circle Pad is going for £19.99 at HMV. Easy choice really (unless you REALLLLLLLY hate Zavi).
slaughterking
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Banging price! I pre-ordered, I know for a fact I won't get it for release and that's not going to make me a happy bunny. But for that price, be stupid not to take the punt.
RE Box art is so awesome.
Windom Earle
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Zavvi price crash
http://www.zavvi.com/offers/price-crash.list
Rayman £19,95
BF3 £24,45
MK9 for £14.95
http://www.zavvi.com/offers/price-crash.list
Rayman £19,95
BF3 £24,45
MK9 for £14.95
Are those deals available in store or only online?
Yeah, I might just do that.
I can see Starfox staying at that price (or going lower), but it's still a decent deal.
On dat
Starwolf_UK
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Well I contacted Amazon asking where it was and when they could get me another one. While they would normally just send it again they can't this time as they claim its "unavailable from our suppliers" so they gave me a refund instead. I was surprised how quick they were.
Thank you for posting this. Preodered it right away after I read your post.
Worth it, they also mention they'll guarantee their lowest price if it drops a couple of pounds on their site before launch.
Preordered
I've been playing my 3ds a fair bit these past few weeks, so this looks like a good buy, cheers!
Keyser Soze
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Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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I already had the game on it's own pre-ordered at Zavvi for £29.89. So, Circle Pad Pro for 10 pence? Yes please!
They are giving the Circle Pad Pro away for almost -£3 if you've got a 10% off code. Hahaha! ;D
Apologies for the late reply, I think for the daily deals they're online only. The in store ones have been across multiple days (Skyrim, Saints Row)
Of course, feel free to correct me if I'm horribly mistaken guys.
Not sure if this has already been posted or not(?) but...
Wii - GoldenEye 007 Limited Edition (With Gold Classic Controller Pro) £14.99 at HMV:-
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=204820
The Gold Classic Controller Pro should go nicely with the Gold Zelda Wii Remote Plus! <EDIT> Or not? Apparently the detailing isn't quite the same:-
Wii - GoldenEye 007 Limited Edition (With Gold Classic Controller Pro) £14.99 at HMV:-
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=204820
The Gold Classic Controller Pro should go nicely with the Gold Zelda Wii Remote Plus! <EDIT> Or not? Apparently the detailing isn't quite the same:-
Does someone still have a code that would work with Rayman?
PumpkinPie
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Bought! It's rare for it to drop to less than £25. Whack a custom soundtrack on (Aquatic Ambience works) and chill out.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Phife Dawg
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That should bring you over 40 "VC4OFF40" should still work.is there any discount for zavvi? DEC10 doesn't work. I want to ordeer rayman and revelations
Oh and thanks for the Rev info, pre-ordered without hesitation
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That's 4 pounds off btw
Someone has a spare 10% off discount for Zavvi ?
Dash Kappei
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Got a 10%off The Hut, need a 10%off for Zavvi.
Any kind soul who has one to spare for me?
Any kind soul who has one to spare for me?
Yeah I'm in the same situation.
Azure Phoenix
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Quick heads up in case these haven't already been mentioned. Xenoblade Chronicles with the red classic controller is down to £19.99 and PSN £35 boxed cards are down to £25 instore at GAME. You might have trouble finding stores with any copies of the special Xenoblade set still in stock, but larger non-city stores should have a couple lying around.
Starwolf_UK
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It was that price about a week ago. Like most HMV online deals it'll be cancelled and I assume the instore price is different.
As for the remote matching. Gold CC Pro has gold buttons and a black cord. Gold remote has white buttons (looking inconsistent). Gold nunchuck (currently Club Nintendo Japan only) has gold buttons and a white cable.
wackojackosnose
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Instore price is ~£19.99 so the £15 online price seems legit. OK game but not as good as I was hoping. Hot controller though.
Don't want to panic anyone but if you bought one of those £20 for £10 HMV vouchers you might want to think about spending it sooner rather than later
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/16/hmv-half-year-losses
HMV has called suppliers to an urgent meeting on Monday, the same day as the troubled entertainment chain is due to tell the City it has racked up first half losses of nearly £40m and its busy Christmas trading period has failed to provide the hoped-for bounce in sales.
One supplier told the Guardian it had stopped trading with the group in recent months rather than risk not getting paid if it encounters financial difficulties while others have asked for stringent terms such as payments in advance.
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Retail analyst Nick Bubb has pencilled in loss of £38m for six months to the end of October and thinks it would be lucky to even cancel that out at the full year stage. "Next week is seriously make or break for HMV: if it goes well and they can just about get to break-even for the year, then technology will have worked and they will have a story to take to new equity investors. If it goes badly, then the net debt position will be overwhelming and administration will loom next month.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/16/hmv-half-year-losses
HMV has called suppliers to an urgent meeting on Monday, the same day as the troubled entertainment chain is due to tell the City it has racked up first half losses of nearly £40m and its busy Christmas trading period has failed to provide the hoped-for bounce in sales.
One supplier told the Guardian it had stopped trading with the group in recent months rather than risk not getting paid if it encounters financial difficulties while others have asked for stringent terms such as payments in advance.
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Retail analyst Nick Bubb has pencilled in loss of £38m for six months to the end of October and thinks it would be lucky to even cancel that out at the full year stage. "Next week is seriously make or break for HMV: if it goes well and they can just about get to break-even for the year, then technology will have worked and they will have a story to take to new equity investors. If it goes badly, then the net debt position will be overwhelming and administration will loom next month.
Diablohead
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What I want to know is how is HMV losing so much money? the store in my town is always packed with shoppers and is rather popular, it's odd.
Cerebral Assassin
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A couple of years ago they decided to move the business towards selling more HW(BR, Ipods, etc.) & merchandise (Band t-shirts, etc) because they took so long getting a decent website(did you know they set up a social networking site for a while). Add that to the over-expansion during the "boom" years & management that seemed to want to be out of the retail sector ( hence the buying of all the venues a couple of years ago).
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