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[toythatkills]

No the only one. I'd love that 3 game bundle on shopto to be KZ,watch dawgs and ACIV but it has BF4 instead of AC :/ kinda surprising AC isn't in a bundle

I feel like these bundles are to sell the games that they're worried won't sell. They've already sold out of consoles so there's no need to tempt people into a console purchase with these bundles, the only reason for them is to get people to buy games they otherwise wouldn't have.

I guess Ubisoft (and retailers) are a lot more confident in the performance of AC than they are in Watch Dogs, and stuff like Battlefield and FIFA will sell way better on current-gen consoles so they're bundled too. It wouldn't surprise me if Killzone ended up metacriticking around 60% because Sony has no confidence in it selling outside the bundles, whereas Knack is absent and would have made a brilliant bundle. If Knack was there instead of Killzone I'd have bought that gamer bundle days ago for £450.

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

I saw Mario Tennis 3DS in Sainsburys yesterday for £10. Is that a bargain for that game? I played the living crap out of the N64 original but didn't take to the Cube sequel with all the annoying gimmick shots that couldn't be avoided in single player. What's the feeling on the 3DS iteration?

 

[Bumhead]

Any good Wii U deals floating around?

 

[foobarry81]

Max Payne 3 (PS3 ONLY) - 8pounds

@ zavvi

Sold out already.

 

[evilvort3x]

Max payne 3 available at tesco or instore at tesco direct for 5 Quid

 

[Riky]

Sold out already.

It's only £5 on Amazon on both 360 and PS3.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

What's the best price for Pokemon X/Y at the mo? Little sister wants it for her birthday, and I just bought a new TV so don't want to spend more than I need to

I think Tesco in store was £33 if you need it quicker. It comes with the 12 quick balls code which should not really be a bearing on the price

I saw Mario Tennis 3DS in Sainsburys yesterday for £10. Is that a bargain for that game? I played the living crap out of the N64 original but didn't take to the Cube sequel with all the annoying gimmick shots that couldn't be avoided in single player. What's the feeling on the 3DS iteration?

People were bitter about no RPG mode (the GBC and GBA games had this) and the online being region locked. I don't remember much else impressions-wise but £10 is good price.

Sainsburys might not actually have the game though (I'm recalling my Kid Icarus experience, loads of £15 dummy boxes on shelf, not a single copy in the storeroom).

 

[meppi]

Thanks Cheap arse Gaf!

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

People were bitter about no RPG mode (the GBC and GBA games had this) and the online being region locked. I don't remember much else impressions-wise but £10 is good price.

Well the lack of RPG mode is a huge plus for me. That irritated the tits off me in the previous handheld iterations. Region locked online doesn't bother me either especially since I probably wouldn't even bother with that mode.

Sainsburys might not actually have the game though (I'm recalling my Kid Icarus experience, loads of £15 dummy boxes on shelf, not a single copy in the storeroom).

Oh dear [lol].

Hm, on reflection I'm not that desperate to play it but £10! Old cheap arse GAFer habits die hard I guess. Thanks for helping me come to a decision. £5 impulse buy it is!

 

[Alessandro]

Max Payne 3 (PS3 ONLY) - 8pounds
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (PS3) - 13pounds
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (360) - 13pounds
Fuse (PS3) - 16pounds
Fuse (360) - 16pounds
Injustice Gods Among Us (PS3) - 16pounds
Injustice Gods Among Us (360) - 16pounds

@ zavvi

Ordered Fuse and I noticed Zavvi now has a Paypal surcharge: Is this news?

 

[Link83]

Thanks Cheap arse Gaf!

Nice, but dont forget the memory card!

 

[meppi]

Nice, but dont forget the memory card!

Already got a spare 8GB one and will be getting the 64GB ones when they are released here. Or if it takes too long I might import.
This will be my second system that will be used primarily for Japanese PSP and PSone games since I missed out on most of the PSP stuff for dumb reasons. And possibly for Japanese only DLC for certain titles. (Gundam Breaker for instance)

 

[randomlyrossy]

I think Tesco in store was £33 if you need it quicker. It comes with the 12 quick balls code which should not really be a bearing on the price

Cheers for the tip. Went ahead and grabbed it off Amazon, and signed up for the Prime free trial so I'll get it tomorrow.

 

[trulsnes]

It's only £5 on Amazon on both 360 and PS3.

Also, £7.79 on thegamecollection incl. shipping (for us in rest of europe)

 

[Danj]

Wait, how does this work, GAME sells the eShop version of pokeymans cheaper than Nintendo does?

 

[electroshockwave]

I feel like these bundles are to sell the games that they're worried won't sell. They've already sold out of consoles so there's no need to tempt people into a console purchase with these bundles, the only reason for them is to get people to buy games they otherwise wouldn't have.

I guess Ubisoft (and retailers) are a lot more confident in the performance of AC than they are in Watch Dogs, and stuff like Battlefield and FIFA will sell way better on current-gen consoles so they're bundled too. It wouldn't surprise me if Killzone ended up metacriticking around 60% because Sony has no confidence in it selling outside the bundles, whereas Knack is absent and would have made a brilliant bundle. If Knack was there instead of Killzone I'd have bought that gamer bundle days ago for £450.

Uhh, wow...

 

[toythatkills]

Uhh, wow...

We'll see, I guess

I probably should have gone with 70%, actually. Kind of forgot that on metacritic anything around 60% is "OMG WORST GAME EVER" and 70% is "a bit rubbish but it'll do." It wouldn't surprise me if the game turned out to be just a shinier kind of average, basically.

 

[JennyTablina]

Wait, how does this work, GAME sells the eShop version of pokeymans cheaper than Nintendo does?

Eeeyup, Game are allowed to set their prices for eshop downloads (to some degree anyway) so they can sell the Pokemon download code for cheaper than Nintendo has it up for. Pikmin 3 was cheaper than eshop too (which is why a lot of people jumped on that, cheap Pikmin with even cheaper W101)

Never go with the eshop download unless your willing to pay the little extra for the convenience or there happens to be a sale (the Monster Hunter one from a few weekends ago was pretty ace)

 

[Ark]

Are there any good deals on Sonic: Lost World for 3DS? Best I can find is Amazon for £27.99. I'm putting it through Flubit now but I'm (foolishly) hoping I can get it for a fantastic price somewhere.

EDIT: Seems that most retailers are sticking to £29.99 with a few price-matching Amazon to £27.99. Really hoping that Flubit will come through for me this time.

 

[GJS]

Wait, how does this work, GAME sells the eShop version of pokeymans cheaper than Nintendo does?

It's ridiculous that we are in a situation where it is cheaper to buy from GAME of all places if you want to go all digital.

I couldn't help buying pikmin 3 and w101 from GAME, and I'll probably pick up pokemon next week too.

 

[Danj]

Eeeyup, Game are allowed to set their prices for eshop downloads (to some degree anyway) so they can sell the Pokemon download code for cheaper than Nintendo has it up for. Pikmin 3 was cheaper than eshop too (which is why a lot of people jumped on that, cheap Pikmin with even cheaper W101)

Never go with the eshop download unless your willing to pay the little extra for the convenience or there happens to be a sale (the Monster Hunter one from a few weekends ago was pretty ace)

It's ridiculous that we are in a situation where it is cheaper to buy from GAME of all places if you want to go all digital.

I couldn't help buying pikmin 3 and w101 from GAME, and I'll probably pick up pokemon next week too.

And of course with GAME I can collect and use Reward Points, which is handy (as you can see, with the points it almost matches Tesco's £32 price, so I'm very tempted - couldn't find any when I went to Fulbourn Tesco yesterday).

EDIT: Tesco has Clubcard points too of course, but I thought these were only on Tesco branded products or something?

 

[Visualante2]

Pretty sure Tesco also has "reward points"

 

[Ark]

And of course with GAME I can collect and use Reward Points, which is handy (as you can see, with the points it almost matches Tesco's £32 price, so I'm very tempted - couldn't find any when I went to Fulbourn Tesco yesterday).

EDIT: Tesco has Clubcard points too of course, but I thought these were only on Tesco branded products or something?

Reward points at GAME are a scam imo. They charge £39.99 for brand new 3DS games in store and you get like 60p-1.20 in "reward" points to use next time. I guess it's fine if you like using GAME, but personally I despise the store.

 

[ReplacementPelican]

Was planning on getting a 2DS and Pokemon X from Sainsburys. The offer means that the 2DS is £99.99 and the game is £29.99.

Is this good Gaf?

 

[Zafir]

Reward points at GAME are a scam imo. They charge £39.99 for brand new 3DS games in store and you get like 60p-1.20 in "reward" points to use next time. I guess it's fine if you like using GAME, but personally I despise the store.

Don't have much choice when they have exclusivity on something. :/

 

[Freewheelin']

Was planning on getting a 2DS and Pokemon X from Sainsburys. The offer means that the 2DS is £99.99 and the game is £29.99.

Is this good Gaf?

For a game that's just come out, YES.

(Not sure when the 2DS came out)

 

[broony]

Was just about to buy a vita from tesco but it looks like they have no stock now. Amazon deal also looks to be dead. Anyone got any links for any working offers. Wish I'd gone with it last night when I was looking.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Was just about to buy a vita from tesco but it looks like they have no stock now. Amazon deal also looks to be dead. Anyone got any links for any working offers. Wish I'd gone with it last night when I was looking.

Maybe check in store if you have one close, it was certainly still on offer yesterday when I was in there.

Also they have a pretty decent deal on the PS3

12GB Super Slim with extra DS3, GT5, R&C:CiT and LBP2 for £150

 

[broony]

Maybe check in store if you have one close, it was certainly still on offer yesterday when I was in there.

Also they have a pretty decent deal on the PS3

12GB Super Slim with extra DS3, GT5, R&C:CiT and LBP2 for £150

Cheers man, I'll have a look on mu lunch.

 

[broony]

Maybe check in store if you have one close, it was certainly still on offer yesterday when I was in there.

Also they have a pretty decent deal on the PS3

12GB Super Slim with extra DS3, GT5, R&C:CiT and LBP2 for £150

Just got one instore, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Just got one instore, thanks for the suggestion.

Nice one, enjoy the system it's great. If you fancy adding me on there my ID is AbandonedTrolley got a fair few games for it now.

 

[kharma45]

And of course with GAME I can collect and use Reward Points, which is handy (as you can see, with the points it almost matches Tesco's £32 price, so I'm very tempted - couldn't find any when I went to Fulbourn Tesco yesterday).

EDIT: Tesco has Clubcard points too of course, but I thought these were only on Tesco branded products or something?

Nope you get Clubcard points on everything.

 

[broony]

So I just got Vita and I am new to PSN. Do they do 48 trial codes for PS+ or anything like they do on Live?

Where is cheapest to buy PS+ yearly subscriptions if I can't get a trial? I will probably pick one up later this month.

Im in the UK by the way.

 

[JennyTablina]

So I just got Vita and I am new to PSN. Do they do 48 trial codes for PS+ or anything like they do on Live?

Where is cheapest to buy PS+ yearly subscriptions if I can't get a trial? I will probably pick one up later this month.

Sony sometimes do deals or promos for Plus, but you missed the recent 2 extra month promo for a year purchase.

Cheapest I can find on a quick scout is Amazon at £37 for a year, and £9 for 3 months - I would suggest getting one before the months out as Touch my Katamari and Jak and Daxter Trilogy Vita are currently available as free titles.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

So I just got Vita and I am new to PSN. Do they do 48 trial codes for PS+ or anything like they do on Live?

Where is cheapest to buy PS+ yearly subscriptions if I can't get a trial? I will probably pick one up later this month.

Im in the UK by the way.

I've a trial code at home you can have, will PM you when I get there in a couple of hours if you haven't gotten one by then.

 

[DagsJT]

Anywhere selling cheap Vita cards? Not sure how good 16GB will be but 32GB is pretty pricey considering the size.

 

[broony]

I've a trial code at home you can have, will PM you when I get there in a couple of hours if you haven't gotten one by then.

Thanks man. You are a star.

 

[evilvort3x]

32gb for 40 quid is cheap... used to be 60GBP+

 

[DagsJT]

32gb for 40 quid is cheap... used to be 60GBP+

£40? Where's that? Showing £58 at Amazon but I'd be okay with £40.

 

[Addnan]

£40? Where's that? Showing £58 at Amazon but I'd be okay with £40.

Try this link. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007NUSD7M/ currently oos.

 

[Wichu]

2DS only £999.99! (also 2DS + Animal Crossing bundle for £129.99).

Spoiler

Neat to see a Nintendo online store. Hopefully they fix the borked non-bundle prices, though

EDIT: Fixed!

 

[DagsJT]

Try this link. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007NUSD7M/ currently oos.

Ah, thanks! I wonder why there's two links then!

 

[Audioboxer]

Tempted to get a 2DS as its priced attractively. Or should I snag a cheaper original 3DS. Not too bothered about an XL, for the resolution of the DS screen it just seems like it isn't really necessary.

 

[miserable]

Does zavvi/thehut still send out 10% discount codes? I havent got any from them in ages, i remember last year they used to send them frequently.

 

[Addnan]

Ah, thanks! I wonder why there's two links then!

You have to click new and it lists all the seller's.

 

[Lucreto]

Might have been mentioned before but the Wii U Pro Controller is £23.99 on Amazon.co.uk.

That is £16 cheaper than GAME.

 

[Dead Man Typing]

The official Nintendo Wii U gamepad high capacity battery is £24.99 at amazon. Anyone know anywhere cheaper? I want to go official, but £25 is a bit steep for 3 hours of extra battery life.

 

[Zafir]

2DS only £999.99! (also 2DS + Animal Crossing bundle for £129.99).

Spoiler

Neat to see a Nintendo online store. Hopefully they fix the borked non-bundle prices, though

Haha, that must have happened this afternoon. I checked this morning and they were normal prices. Same for 3DS XLs too.

Edit: Incidentally the Pokemon 3DS XL LE lists Pokemon X for Wii U as well lol?

Platform: Wii U
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: 27/09/2013
Category: Adventure, RPG
Age Rating: 7 and over
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: GAME FREAK
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

http://store.nintendo.co.uk/3ds-har...mon-xerneas-yveltal-red-limited/10848359.html

 

[Link83]

I'm intrigued by the White Wii Classic Controller Pro they appear to have listed:-
http://store.nintendo.co.uk/games/games-accessories/wii-classic-controller-white/10848420.html
AFAIK The White Pro Controller has never been released at retail in Europe?

The confusing part is the title and description dont mention its a "Pro" controller, despite the picture clearly showing a Pro, so perhaps its actually a listing for the original Wii Classic Controller (Which was only available in White) with an incorrect picture? I'm tempted to buy one, but I cant be bothered with the whole return process if its actually just an incorrect picture.

...Also, lol at the release date!

 

[King Beyond the wall]

PS3 Super Slim Ellen Page bundle

PS3 (500gb) + The Last of Us + Beyond Two Souls. £219.99

Pretty good deal.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature....&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=434635207&pf_rd_i=300703