Sealtest
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Pretty much I'm paying full price for zelda from EBGames and the one that comes bundled in my Amazon bundle I'll sell for $70 or so.
Gotta have zelda day 1. Or even midnight.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals
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Pretty much I'm paying full price for zelda from EBGames and the one that comes bundled in my Amazon bundle I'll sell for $70 or so.
Gotta have zelda day 1. Or even midnight.
Probably preordered the switch at amazon as well, it should arrive at the same time.
FearMyWrench
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Hoping they update it to release day delivery eligible as we get closer.
If not, I'll probably do the good ol' questionably ethical return trick.
Worth doing for the Wii u preorder price.
Yeah, I'm getting the Zelda SE at EB, because even if I could have gotten it Amazon, in spite of that great discount from the last day, I would go nuts if I didn't get it the Friday, since that means waiting until at least Monday. Being a Nintendo special edition in particular means little to no chance of even doing a shop 'n swap with another retailer + Amazon copy.
What's the shipping like with EB Games? I have Zelda pre-ordered there and the Switch pre-ordered from Best Buy. Who am I kidding, I have a bad history with release day stuff from BB anyway so I doubt I'd get the Switch on the 3rd. I think my PS4 came 3-4 days late. I'll probably get to listen to the Breath of the Wild CD for the weekend before I get the system lol.
AzureSkies
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VultureDude
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Wii U but:
that price, thanks E3.
I have my final E3 pre-order from like 3 or 4 years ago through BestBuy - it comes to $45 plus tax, which marks a sad end to any cheap games on release for me
It's a bit cheaper for me thanks to gift cards and the prime discount. Also I think someone in this thread said that the estimations should be updated to release day soon?
KhaosDragon22
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There are some Nintendo Switch (Grey) available on Best Buy's Site. For those interested.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/nintendo-switch-nintendo-switch-with-gray-joy-con-misc/10381161.aspx?path=2bc04bcb9e4f4c5599fb5f7f4638f268en02
Edit: Gone
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/nintendo-switch-nintendo-switch-with-gray-joy-con-misc/10381161.aspx?path=2bc04bcb9e4f4c5599fb5f7f4638f268en02
Edit: Gone
We don't know that. Amazon often updates that info a few weeks before release.
For a major Nintendo release like this it's very unlikely it won't get release day delivery.
Worst case scenario I'll do the classic BB return switcheroo
Getting a working custom PC from Ncix was quite the ordeal.
- Picked the parts with the help of a Gaffer and bought them on Ncix to have them put it all together
- They are busy over the holiday season so it takes a while to get put together and shipped
- The PC arrives dead, won't even boot. They had a sheet there saying that it was checked for quality before shipping, clearly that wasn't true.
- Somehow I get it to boot and it dies a couple of days later.
- Took it to an Ncix store and they said they would ship to their warehouse for repairs
- Over a month and a half later they email me saying that there is a fault with the motherboard and they need to replace it
- A couple of more weeks pass and I go to pick it up
- I unpack it and the case isn't even screwed on properly
- I open it to insert the video card (since it was taken out for shipping safety) and the damn cooler is hanging by a cable and not even attached to the motherboard.
- I take the damn thing back to the store again (because apparently they have a no refund policy for custom PCs) to fix on the spot.
- When I came in they said they called the technician and he said the cooler was put on perfectly and they did a quality check. All I can do is laugh since their quality check allowed a dead PC to be shipped in the first place.
- They call their in store technician over to have a look and apparently the brackets that hold the cooler in place were installed upside down and that is why the thing fell out. He had to unscrew them and then screw them on properly before putting the cooler into them.
It seems to be working so far but holy fuck was the whole process rage inducing. Their store comes so well recommended online but this was beyond disappointing. The store is also pretty far from me so it was quite the trip each time.
At least the Mississauga store staff was really helpful.
I usually don't bother with giving bad reviews online but I'm really tempted to do a 1 star after this. This was my first time getting a custom PC and might very well be my last.
- Picked the parts with the help of a Gaffer and bought them on Ncix to have them put it all together
- They are busy over the holiday season so it takes a while to get put together and shipped
- The PC arrives dead, won't even boot. They had a sheet there saying that it was checked for quality before shipping, clearly that wasn't true.
- Somehow I get it to boot and it dies a couple of days later.
- Took it to an Ncix store and they said they would ship to their warehouse for repairs
- Over a month and a half later they email me saying that there is a fault with the motherboard and they need to replace it
- A couple of more weeks pass and I go to pick it up
- I unpack it and the case isn't even screwed on properly
- I open it to insert the video card (since it was taken out for shipping safety) and the damn cooler is hanging by a cable and not even attached to the motherboard.
- I take the damn thing back to the store again (because apparently they have a no refund policy for custom PCs) to fix on the spot.
- When I came in they said they called the technician and he said the cooler was put on perfectly and they did a quality check. All I can do is laugh since their quality check allowed a dead PC to be shipped in the first place.
- They call their in store technician over to have a look and apparently the brackets that hold the cooler in place were installed upside down and that is why the thing fell out. He had to unscrew them and then screw them on properly before putting the cooler into them.
It seems to be working so far but holy fuck was the whole process rage inducing. Their store comes so well recommended online but this was beyond disappointing. The store is also pretty far from me so it was quite the trip each time.
At least the Mississauga store staff was really helpful.
I usually don't bother with giving bad reviews online but I'm really tempted to do a 1 star after this. This was my first time getting a custom PC and might very well be my last.
Canada post seems to have gotten confused so my guaranteed release date delivery of Nioh still won't get here today. I bitched at amazon and they gave me 35 bucks, holy crap. Maybe I'll keep the Prime sub if they're going to bribe me like that, lol.
Wow, haven't ever heard of that happening, I've recommended them many times. I had my first bad NCIX experience recently too, but it was right after Black Friday so it was mostly self inflicted. I couldn't find out if my parts were ready for pickup (also at the mississauga store) so I tried calling them multiple times. I eventually got fed up, drove over there, and lo and behold their phone was ringing nonstop and everyone was just ignoring it. My parts were ready too, but I had to wait in line a while since their usual pickup counter had nobody there.
On the upside, even though the sale was over they gave me the sale price on a corsair keyboard because it was still labelled with the black friday price.
honestly PCs these days are really easy to put together but the NCIX assembly is usually not a terrible deal. I don't know if it's always $50 but that's how much they would have charged for my last system, and how much it was for the one time I ever used that service. That was back in 2008 but their cable management was great, they tested all the hardware and even ran 3dmark a few times.
I feel like I would have paid someone 10 bucks just to get the god forsaken IO shield onto my last case. It seriously took me like half an hour to get that cheap piece of shit on.
Wow, haven't ever heard of that happening, I've recommended them many times. I had my first bad NCIX experience recently too, but it was right after Black Friday so it was mostly self inflicted. I couldn't find out if my parts were ready for pickup (also at the mississauga store) so I tried calling them multiple times. I eventually got fed up, drove over there, and lo and behold their phone was ringing nonstop and everyone was just ignoring it. My parts were ready too, but I had to wait in line a while since their usual pickup counter had nobody there.
On the upside, even though the sale was over they gave me the sale price on a corsair keyboard because it was still labelled with the black friday price.
honestly PCs these days are really easy to put together but the NCIX assembly is usually not a terrible deal. I don't know if it's always $50 but that's how much they would have charged for my last system, and how much it was for the one time I ever used that service. That was back in 2008 but their cable management was great, they tested all the hardware and even ran 3dmark a few times.
I feel like I would have paid someone 10 bucks just to get the god forsaken IO shield onto my last case. It seriously took me like half an hour to get that cheap piece of shit on.
Looks like the Zelda BOTW amiibo are pre-orderable in-store today @ EBGames.ca along with the Mario Sports amiibo cards. The Zelda amiibo are priced higher, $21.99 for the basic ones, $29.99 for the Guardian... Also starting to show up online:
Rider:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collecti...ibo-link-rider
Archer:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728067/amiibo-link-archer
Rider:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collecti...ibo-link-rider
Archer:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728067/amiibo-link-archer
ReddishGUI
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Waiting for the rest to go up...
Damnit those aren't Fate amiibo
I understand the Guardian being more expensive, but why are the regular ones $21? That's pretty steep if they're just the size of regular Amiibo.
$21.99 for Archer, Zelda, and Bokoblin?
Nope, I'm out.
I expected Rider and Guardian (not at $29.99), but... jeez.
Edit: FWIW, these are priced appropriately to the USD pricing ($15.99 USD), which has me wonder, what the hell is with the pricing Nintendo?
All BOTW amiiibo are up now @ EBGames.ca plus Mario Sports amiibo cards:
Bokoblin
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728069/amiibo-bokoblin
Guardian
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728070/amiibo-guardian
Zelda
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728068/amiibo-zelda-breath-of-the-wild
LInk Rider
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728066/amiibo-link-rider
Link Archer
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728067/amiibo-link-archer
Mario Sports Cards (max 3)
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728071/amiibo-mario-sports-cards-5-pack
Bokoblin
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728069/amiibo-bokoblin
Guardian
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728070/amiibo-guardian
Zelda
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728068/amiibo-zelda-breath-of-the-wild
LInk Rider
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728066/amiibo-link-rider
Link Archer
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728067/amiibo-link-archer
Mario Sports Cards (max 3)
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/728071/amiibo-mario-sports-cards-5-pack
ReddishGUI
Member
Ordered them but holy shit that's expensive.
Sealtest
Member
Knew it was the right thing to import these from amazon spain. 83 euro shipped.
Compared to what I'd pay in Ontario, you're saving around $20, so not bad.
$22?!?! Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm out.... Or maybe just get one of them... Damn it.
For the upcoming 3ds game mario sports superstars
Why is it $22?? It should be around $15-16.
It looks like it's priced higher than the "regular" amiibo from the price list at another region. I guess ebgames is not doing a zelda botw master edition in this.
ReddishGUI
Member
Master editions of every amiibo for $49.99.
It's not an ebgames exclusive so they can't do a master edition on those.
Sealtest
Member
Yup I kinda guessed they would be priced at that and knew I'd be saving a good amount to warrant importing again.
Quintin DM
Member
got the zelda amiibos but god damn $134 total really stings. Well at least I have a $25 gift to offset the cost a little....
Ty. Grabbed it.
Got one! Awesome cause I missed all 3 other's (EB, Bestbuy, initial Amazon).
Thanks for the heads up.
Nice. Wanted one off Amazon for the discount. Thanks.
I put an order in just in case they get a price drop or error lol. Already have it ordered on EB though.
I'm actually considering canceling this SE. Not sure if I can validate spending so much more for just a case, cd and a map... Since I can just use my existing regular Switch version for $40. $70 more is a hell of a lot more...
If I decide to cancel I'll post a message on this thread prior.
Quintin DM
Member
Got one finally! TY
They changed the price. It's no wonder it was $104 with prime.
dietertong
Member
Got one! Thanks, been hoping to get one for the prime discount.
I pre-ordered in store at ebgames, probably should go cancel that one now....You can cancel and get the deposit back right?
Oh wait, yeah. This is $10 cheaper than my EB order. What the hell.
ReddishGUI
Member
Yes but the best thing would be to not support them...
Ships.
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