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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals

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Vamphuntr

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Mikey Jr. said:
So yeah, just an update in case you guys were wondering.

Got an email from them today.

The tv is coming in February.
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Whoa seems you were right after all and they are truly awful. Sorry about that.

SumptuousLemur said:
Why is everyone speaking with such high confidence we will get Switch pre-orders next week?

I don't have any faith in Nintendo to do anything right anymore.

Yes I know the presentation is next week, but I see Canada being left in the cold like usual from Nintendo.
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Maybe not next week but they will do a preorder for The Switch it's a huge mainline product they are banking on. It's not like a LE or the NES classics.

People probably won't like the price though. It's Nintendo so you will be paying a premium no matter the tech inside the box.
 
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Renewed

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It really depends. Nintendo are the type that will announce something like the new 3DS XL with preorders at the same time and release it a month later. Grain of salt is still fine though.
 
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farisr

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firelogic said:
I cancelled Gravity Rush 2 and Nier Automata myself. I opted to get Yakuza 0 instead of Gravity Rush 2 and even though the Nier demo was awesome, I'm gonna wait for a price drop.
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I'm leaning towards Yakuza 0 instead of GR2 myself. But yeah absolutely keeping Nier. It's part of my glitched 60% off order from 2015, so getting it for $32.54 including taxes.
 
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stan_marsh said:
Oh shoot $49.96 for RE7, didn't notice.

Same for For Honor but still cancelling that one.
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Dang, I cancelled that preorder because 20% off $80 wasn't good enough for me. Should have waited. Ah well.

Still have my fingers crossed for a Horizon random price drop.
 
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Vinc

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If Zelda doesn't come to Europe on day one because of translations, can you guys see a scenario where the potential absence of french versions holds back the game in Canada as well?
 
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Vamphuntr

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Vinc said:
If Zelda doesn't come to Europe on day one because of translations, can you guys see a scenario where the potential absence of french versions holds back the game in Canada as well?
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No, even the English localization are often different for EU territories. So the FR one is probably different too.
 
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Lexxism

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Vinc said:
If Zelda doesn't come to Europe on day one because of translations, can you guys see a scenario where the potential absence of french versions holds back the game in Canada as well?
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No. They don't use Canadian French or Mexican Spanish for Europe. Heck, they have a different English too
 
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Lone_Prodigy

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I feel like the average consumer will see the Switch as a handheld first and a console second. They're not going to pay $300 US for a console.

theRizzle said:
Anyone in the GTA want some free PS2 games? None of the local stores want them.
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Fastest way to get rid of them if you don't want to meet with multiple people to part out the worthwhile games: put that picture on eBay, make a 7-day auction, $0.99 starting price, and shipping at cost. You make one trip to the post office and lose nothing since shipping is covered.
 
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Switch @$400 will make me think twice, for sure.... and I've been pretty gung ho on the system. I've been hoping that the $330 Toys R Us page was accurate. Could've been placeholder, or genuinely someone jumping the gun. I'm hoping it's the latter

Ultimately, I would like to see even lower than $330, but I think it's pretty unlikely given the state of the dollar and what that would mean for the US launch price.

But I think $250 US (maaaaaaybe $279) seems most likely as a launch price. I think it might be a hard sell at the same price as a PS4 or XB1 ($299).

That said, Nintendo has certainly surprised me before and sold hardware for more than I think they could competitively get away with (although I think it hurt them at 3DS launch and over the course of the Wii U lifecycle).
 
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tiijj

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Nintendo usually don't sell their consoles at a loss or a big loss like Sony so I expect it to be around $299-$324 (hoping it to be cheaper but I wanna be realistic) but I wouldn't be surprised if they sell it for $349-$399
 
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Bronetta

Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
If that Toys R Us leak is to be believed, it'll be $330.
 
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Moltenix

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My SMT4A from Amazon shipped last night out of Mississauga. Just got home and checked and now it says:

Out for delivery
Montreal, QC, CA

Arriving today
Calgary, Alberta

Oh Intelcom, what are you doing....
 
Elitist1945

Elitist1945

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Why am I getting ads for a game from 2010.
 
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Iamcorrupt

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LastOne2100 said:
Nioh was only recently added to Amazon. That's why :).
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wait really? That's a bit of a relief then. Still though I think I'll wait on a drop from nioh it looks cool but I'll have KH2.8 nier, re7, and then all the big stuff I missed late last year just sitting on my shelf like ff15, tlg, mafia, and deus ex.
 
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Mikey Jr.

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catpurrcat said:
Can you cancel it? (Its the 800xd tv right?) Theres that (forgot the store) and a Vizio P at costco on sale this week.
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"all sales are final".

There has to be some recourse here.

They shouldn't be able to sell a television, and give absolutely no indication that there is no stock of that tv and instead the wait time is a month and a half while charging my card that same day.

I mean, they are STILL selling that tv on their site. Kinda fucked. There is absolutely no "this tv is backordered" or wait time or anything.

mullet2000 said:
They won't let you cancel?

If they don't, call your bank about a chargeback. I wouldn't put up with that.
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I called my bank. They can do it no problem. The lady even said I was in the right and that I would get my money in 6 weeks.

The problem is that in the mean time, the store can dispute it or some shit, and that they can say that I will get my tv, so they are fulfilling their promise.

It's a risk because then the credit card can side with the store.

I asked her opinion, and she said it might be best to wait for the tv.

So yeah, lesson fucking learned.

Never deal with a store where "sales are final".
 
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X-Factor

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Just to follow up, the Street Fighter II Blu-ray I bought off amazon.ca is in fact the Completely Uncut version.
Thanks for the information I received earlier.

It comes with this slipcover (pictured on the left) and the blu-ray movie that is pictured in the amazon link.
I will probably watch it this weekend.

JIMnUSF.jpg
 
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DeathByBacklog

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X-Factor said:
Just to follow up, the Street Fighter II Blu-ray I bought off amazon.ca is in fact the Completely Uncut version.
Thanks for the information I received earlier.

It comes with this slipcover (pictured on the left) and the blu-ray movie that is pictured in the amazon link.
I will probably watch it this weekend.

JIMnUSF.jpg
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Boobz.
 
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catpurrcat

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Mikey Jr. said:
"all sales are final".

There has to be some recourse here.

They shouldn't be able to sell a television, and give absolutely no indication that there is no stock of that tv and instead the wait time is a month and a half while charging my card that same day.

I mean, they are STILL selling that tv on their site. Kinda fucked. There is absolutely no "this tv is backordered" or wait time or anything.



I called my bank. They can do it no problem. The lady even said I was in the right and that I would get my money in 6 weeks.

The problem is that in the mean time, the store can dispute it or some shit, and that they can say that I will get my tv, so they are fulfilling their promise.

It's a risk because then the credit card can side with the store.

I asked her opinion, and she said it might be best to wait for the tv.

So yeah, lesson fucking learned.

Never deal with a store where "sales are final".
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Were you given a delivery estimate when you bought it?
 
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X-Factor

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The Wii U bundle with Mario Kart 8 is still retailing for $329.99 in Canada.
The 3DS XL is $240 without a power adapter.

I think the Nintendo Switch will be at least $399 Canadian at launch. Bad value considering it does not come with a proper hard drive.
Nintendo seems to think 32 GB of flash memory is still competitive in 2017.


Cynar said:
That would be suicide for what they are offering.
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Sealtest said:
I'm expecting $399-$449 CDN. Which is why I put away $1k So I can buy the console a pro controller any of the accessories I'll need and multiple launch titles.
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