http://www.target.com/p/nintendo-wii-u-32gb-with-mario-u-and-luigi-u-nintendo-wii-u/-/A-14951520#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=wii u

So with that $50 giftcard, it'll essentially net me a free game, which of course would be Mario Kart 8! Well I'd have to pay $10, but still a great deal for an otherwise $60 game! A better way to look at it would be that I'd basically be buying a Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle for $300, then buying NSMBU + NSLU for $10. This deal is actually a much better value than if Nintendo actually made a Mario Kart 8 bundle. Sure I'd have to pay more money for a game I'm not really interested in, but I could always just sell them for much more than I bought em for, after I swap it's case with MK8's of course! (I hate MK8's red casing!) Now if nintendo were to drop a $50 cut on top of a MK8 bundle, then I'd be at a loss, but not by much, and only if they actually do all of that. Taking this deal now would be the safer play as there's no guarantee they'll even bundle Mario Kart 8, atleast not upon it's release. There are a few other minor negatives though. I don't know how long the gift card will be good for, and I'd be forced to buy Mario Kart 8 at Target, who may or may not have the game in day 1. So anywhos, what are yals thoughts!?

I say yes, but you have to change you're sig for what I told you :3

I got mine for $200, but if I didn't I'd probably jump on this.  Btw gift cards usually last at least a year, so you'd be good for that, and if Target doesn't get Mario kart day 1 then just use the gift card to get another Wii U game like DK or Wonderful 101 or SM3DW etc.

Obviously not. If your personal economy is on such shaky foundation that you have to fret to the level of making a thread about what basically is a $10 decision you should not spend any money on video gaming. Take the money you are planning to spend on this and set it aside in an emergency fund. Once you have saved enough money to cover 6 months of your expenses you should feel financially secure enough to be able to make these kind of high dollar decisions without input from an extremely fickle community like this.

Einsam_Delphin said: KingdomHeartsFan said: I got mine for $200, but if I didn't I'd probably jump on this.  Btw gift cards usually last at least a year, so you'd be good for that, and if Target doesn't get Mario kart day 1 then just use the gift card to get another Wii U game like DK or Wonderful 101 or SM3DW etc. Ah that's good then, and the first game I buy will only be Mario Kart 8! Also where'd you get one for $200? o_O

Walmart, I got it when they were phasing out the basic bundle.

Dude, BUY PIKMIN 3!

About the offer, I think it's good. You won't get similar offers in retailers unless the console gets a price cut.

Put in your sig "I bought a Wii U thanks to Slarvax"