Gamestop- Trade in your Wii U for $120 plus $75 extra
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CrashPrime
Member
In a way. Trade PS4 for Switch credit. Cancel to a gift card. Use gift card for Wii U. Their Wii U price sucks tho. $230 I think?
I mentioned YMMV on doing that because when I tried at my store they said bonus gets wiped out when you cash out to a giftcard.
Joei
Member
I came here with the same inquiry. I just went to the GameStop site and there is no mention of the deal, though initially it said it was good through the 22nd.
test_account
XP-39C²
Depends on where you're shopping, but in general i would guess that it will be very easy to find a WiiU in the future. It has sold about 14 million units after all. Other systems like Sega Saturn and Atari Jaguar are very easy to find for sale online and those sold less, especially Atari Jaguar.
That's extra credit. It's more like $120 assuming it's an XL.
Skeletos311
Junior Member
Be careful with trying to get this deal and upgrading to a Pro card at the same time. I tried to do this Friday (with an OG PS4) and the dude told me I was getting it and I would essentially get $10 free for the preorder. I get home and I don't have $185 on my Switch, I had $160 and the useless GameStop card. I went back today to get this fixed and the dude would not give me the extra Pro member $25 because some bullshit about the switch not being available anymore, so I asked for a refund on the card. The dude fought me on it and said he could not refund. I know he could, because I had checked the website FAQ before going. The dude told me I was wrong. I pulled out my phone to go the website and then he changed his mind and gave me my refund. So, I got $175 on the Switch now, I missed out on $10 and the stupid card, and I want to punch a GameStop nerd in the face.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
So is this deal dead or what? Was gonna head by GS either tomorrow or the day after... assuming it was good till the 22nd but its not on the website anymore... guess I shouldn't have waited so long shrug.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Chances are they're sold out on pre orders and took it down. Someone in here said they work for GS and got an email yesterday saying they're out of preorder. Or the deal went crazy and corporate told them to cut the deal short assuming enough people were using the deal plus selling old games to pay off the switch plus a game completely off.
Screamapillar
Member
I've got too much invested in Wii U to trade it in. I can't justify it. I've bought so many AAA and VC games on Wii U, likely upwards of $500-600 just in software purchases, 3/4 of which are digital, not physical.
I'll hold onto it for a while longer.
Really need to see what Nintendo is planning for Switch VC, a little concerned it was barely mentioned at the unveiling this weekend.
I'll hold onto it for a while longer.
Really need to see what Nintendo is planning for Switch VC, a little concerned it was barely mentioned at the unveiling this weekend.
Ultimadrago
Member
Yeah
By the time I called last night all Gamestops in an 8 mile radius were bare of pre-orders, of course. Deal would have made me bite a bit sooner had I known.
local store told me over the phone the deal is still on if you already have a preorder
going in a bit to do it, will report back results
thegreatchamp
Member
They ended the promotion around 3PM Pacific Time without notice. They realized how popular this deal was so they decided to not to do it anymore.
Admiral Woofington
Member
If that's the case maybe they took it down because more and more people were coming to trade in and they didn't realize the deal was specifically for the switch and they're out of Switches.
Chill Penguin
Member
$195 Wii u trade in towards a Switch is an amazing deal.
Art Vandilay
Member
Guy at the store told me it would end yesterday. Still couldn't bring myself to trade in my XB1 though.
The Ganestop I talked to said the deal ends on the 22nd, however it's only valid towards a Switch pre-order.
Effectively, if they can't pre-order the system for you, they can't give you the trade value. He was trying to find out if there was a loophole to apply it to a Switch game for me, and he'd call me back.
Effectively, if they can't pre-order the system for you, they can't give you the trade value. He was trying to find out if there was a loophole to apply it to a Switch game for me, and he'd call me back.
Lucent
Member
I might try tomorrow. Otherwise I'll preorder at work since I doubt we've hit a limit. I haven't had anybody ask and the system wasn't working on the 13th. Only had one barcode though so I dunno if you can choose the neon version or not.
You can't even find a Wii U on bestbuy or amazon directly sold by amazon, I think they don't carry the console anymore
For what it's worth, another store I talked to said that stores had basically hit their pre-order limit yesterday, so it's unlikely ANY Gamestops will have it.
Lucent
Member
Walmart? That's where I work.
Art Vandilay
Member
How did you manage that?
See thread title. Wal-Mart doesn't exactly do much good for getting credit.
Also I actually called there and they said they'd only accept it if you paid the whole thing upfront.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Huh, I see I wasn't the only one that doubled down on the Wii U. I'm absolutely keeping both of them, and the amazing library that I will still be playing for a long time to come.
Art Vandilay
Member
Nintendo was selling refurbs on eBay for $200 yesterday. Not sure if it's still live.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Gamestop is likely wanting to have the majority of preowned Wii Us so they can sell it at a decent premium. If they're giving you 200 for them preowned, they'll likely be selling them close to $250 seeing how there are little to no new models.
Chances are, the price will be just as high.
Lucent
Member
Must vary because we have a paper that tells you how to do the preorder and it says 10% down. And I was gonna sell my ps4 somewhere else if I couldn't do it with gamestop.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Gamestop stopped preorders last night at midnight. I'm my area they didn't not sell all their pre order allotment. Gamestop rep said that Nintendo may reopen pre orders later.
drhankmccoyphd
Member
FWIW I just called my local Gamestop and they said the promotion is still valid until the 22nd. They mentioned they were having trouble getting the deal to ring but they would just manually add the credit.
Also, is there anything special I need to do to my Wii U besides wipe it? I have SM3DW digital and wasn't sure if it would stay on my account.
Also, is there anything special I need to do to my Wii U besides wipe it? I have SM3DW digital and wasn't sure if it would stay on my account.
Admiral Woofington
Member
- bring in all of the cables it came with
- bring in the gamepad
- bring in the Wii motion bar if you still have it
- bring in any accessories you won't need anymore to try and sell it
- bring in any games you will sell, from the Wii U and any other game from any console you no longer play.
- Spend the $15 to become a pro member, you still get an extra 10 bucks overall that if you did it without the membership. Plus you get an extra 10% on any trade ins you bring with you.
Clean your Wii U and gamepad plus accessories if they're dirty imho. If it's heavily scratched or damaged enough where it's noticeable they might try to take away some cash from the value.
Did you ask if they had Switches available for preorder still? If you haven't preordered one and they're out, they won't give you the extra 75 bucks.
Lucent
Member
Awesome. Gonna see what my gamestop says.
They said they wipe it in store. They have to turn it on and test it anyhow. I'm sure you can request them to wipe it for you while you're there.
Admiral Woofington
Member
yeah they wipe the console before they even finish packing it up after you sell it.
i HeaR MusiC
Member
My local gamestop is still honoring the deal until the 22nd as long as you already have your switch preordered.
Lucent
Member
I went ahead and preordered at work (Walmart). I was the 2nd person because nobody had asked besides one coworker today. We only have one barcode though so I dunno if we're getting the neon version or not. Or if we get a choice when we pick them up. Probably just the base version. I'll ask how it's being handled Tuesday when the lady who would know is in. I'll just sell my ps4 somewhere. I used my employee discount so it ended up being around $289 after tax so the extra from gamestop doesn't really matter.
i HeaR MusiC
Member
Sold my day one edition Xbox One, Charge and play kit, and Gears of War 4 for $214 towards my switch preorder today. One of the best promotions gamestop has had imo.
They have to manually remove the promotion but if you pre-order and cancel later they won't know.
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