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Forums - Nintendo - Wii U a lost cause? Fire sale of new Wii U releases inc DK. We need to talk about it!

LiquorandGunFun on 13 March 2014

Sweet DK is already coming down in price! Now for the US price drop.

I still have to buy MK8 on day one.



 

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Rogerioandrade on 13 March 2014
WagnerPaiva said:
Rogerioandrade said:
If it just one retailer, that´s not much to talk about.

Even in Brazil, where the 8th generation home consoles are selling poorly and games are quite expensive, is not hard to find sales and promotions.


Help a brother out them, where do I find a cheap WiiU and PS4, I am itchig for some ZombiU and Outlast =D


WiiU is the cheapest option. You can find one at Viaduto Santa Ifigenia, n. 60. There are three shops there where you can find a Deluxe WiiU (NSMBU + NSLU bundle)  for BR $ 1.200-1.300. On Avenida Paulista, try at the StopBox gallery (Trianon subway Station), you may find there for similar prices.  Buy Zombiu on MercadoLivre.com, around R$ 80,00.

As for the PS4, the cheapest I found was at the same StopBox gallery, by R$ 2.000. On Sta. Ifigenia prices range from R$ 2.300-2.700.   Really pricey, huh ?

( all places are in Sao Paulo)



baloofarsan on 13 March 2014
WagnerPaiva said:
Gaming is so easy on the rich countries, how I envy you guys, consoles for 300 dollars, games for 30, what a life =/
Here in Brazil we are paying 85 dollars for Titanfall and almos 800 dollars for a WiiU, even 20 dollars games like MGS5 GZ cost 75 dollars.
What a lousy country =/

Sweden have the same situation: with a VAT of 25% buying Titanfall (Xbone) will cost somewhere between $84 and $96!

Wii U is $350 more or less.

But we have the possibilty to order from UK.



milkyjoe on 13 March 2014

I honestly can't remember the last time I paid more than £35ish for a game, and it's not like I wasn't buying new releases because I'd buy big releases on launch day on the PS3 when dedicated gaming stores were selling them for £50 or over.

Which is why my old home town didn't have any dedicated gaming stores left when I moved away in September last year. So the big story to me is that you do....



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baloofarsan on 13 March 2014
WagnerPaiva said:
Hibern81 said:
MikeRox said:
BuckStud said:

I find it interesting that these threads are almost always started by someone with a pro Playstation signature.  What's wrong, bored because you don't have anything new to play?


If you show me where I can get a signature that also reflects the Wii U and 3DS games I play please link me.

I think you'll find my Wii U collection is far bigger than my PS4 collection (even more so having bought these Wii U titles and recently sold AC4 on PS4) for obvious reasons and I also have 2 LE 3DS systems. This is my current 8th gen collection:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=178892&page=1

Though I've now added a couple more 3DS titles.

I find it interesting that it's impossible to voice concern about anything Nintendo related without someone accusing you of being a fanboy of a particular brand and being bored from having nothing to play. I'm sure you can see I already have plenty to play. It's just an observation I have made having been gaming for nearly 30 years. Most of that time spent on Nintendo software. It's a shame I can't link to my club nintendo account to show you just how much money Nintendo have had from me over the past decade.


Nice collection, dude! You're going to make me go dig up my NES collection and post a pic :)

Such a gorgeous collection! =D

Any particular reason as to why you have two Lego City boxes?



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Hibern81 on 13 March 2014
MikeRox said:
Hibern81 said:

Nice collection, dude! You're going to make me go dig up my NES collection and post a pic :)


I'd love to see it. I do kind of miss my retro collection. I used to have a collection from like 25 years worth of gaming. But when my dad got a terminal illness a few years ago, we took the decision to sell it all so that he could use the money to pay to do things with my mum while he was still able to, it also helped to pay for my wedding, so now it's kind of going back to square one lol. Do still have  alot of older consoles etc, but with how good emulation has become and all the constant re-releases on PSN etc, I don't think I'll bother going back into the older stuff. Sadly dad passed away 3 months ago, but hey, at least it paid for quite a few holidays etc. for them to make the most of the time they had.

I'll have to see if I can find any pics from when the collection was at it's peak. But I do have a soft spot for Nintendo, it's the gaming I grew up with :)

The Vita has become my guilty pleasure from a collecting perspective right now. It's issue of "no games" makes it a perfect one for a completist thing :D add in that most the games are actually decent and I think it's my next Dreamcast :D


I'll send my kids digging in the garage this afternoon and see what they can find for me. Sorry to hear about your dad. I couldn't even imagine losing my dad. I wouldn't have anyone to get drunk with and watch football. Pretty cool you sold of some of your collection to make his last days better. You must have had some pretty awesome stuff!



"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."

 

Shigeru Miyamoto

zelda09 on 13 March 2014

Inst ps4 bombing in japan



MikeRox on 13 March 2014

baloofarsan said:

 Any particular reason as to why you have two Lego City boxes?

 


Yeah, it's the Limited Edition, the other box is a cardboard outer box which also contains an exclusive Lego Man of Chase McCain, or whatever his name is :)

And while we're talking about Lego City, if you have a Wii U and haven't played this, try it!



RIP Dad 25/11/51 - 13/12/13. You will be missed but never forgotten.

MikeRox on 13 March 2014
Rogerioandrade said:
If it just one retailer, that´s not much to talk about.

Even in Brazil, where the 8th generation home consoles are selling poorly and games are quite expensive, is not hard to find sales and promotions.


Fair enough, here's another retailer's Wii U section for you...

This is Sainsbury's, note the chart with their Nationwide sales (not just made for that store) to see how epic their software selection is for Wii U. Nice price for Rayman Legends though, may well grab the Wii U ver even though I already have it on Vita to have a home console version ^_^



RIP Dad 25/11/51 - 13/12/13. You will be missed but never forgotten.

bonzobanana on 13 March 2014

I've used grainger games quite a few times on the internet always find delivery fast and the products well packed. When I did complain about something to customer services they sorted it immediately but later realised I did actually have the missing part. Recently purchased a copy of Mario 3D World pre-owned for £24.99 and it was immaculate with even the club points thing unused.

Never gone in-store though as none in my area (South West)