I see you've made the mistake of posting an RRP deal while not working for hotukdeals or being a vip

But it's not a deal, it's RRP.

Why did you delete the comment by that person? You know the worst thing to do is to delete comments from disgruntled users and not address the issues. It's PR 101.

Resorting to insults? mature.

It is a great selection. I'm also pretty sure there is a thread in misc where you can talk about how great it is.

If someone posted a big mac at RRP later today it would go cold so why is this any different? The real deal will come when retailers start dropping the price just before launch like base and 365 games did with the 3DS titles.

This is just the price

It's alright innit.

Find me Wind Waker HD for cheaper than £19.99. :man:

But it's not a deal, it's RRP.

Also Mario+Luigi U http://www.shopto.net/video-games/wiiu/WIIUNE04-new-super-mario-bros-u-new-super-luigi-u-selects

Ignore the idiotic RRP haters, a great selection there.

been waiting for this price for donkey kong. heat added!

I hate the selects box art l, ugly as hell but price is good.

So, if a £35 game is available for £25 it would be a great deal, yet the same game gets a budget version at £20 then that's not a good deal?

It's like when the original Pokemon games appeared on eShop - they were set at £8.99 'RRP' so got a load of cold votes, but if they'd been £17.99 with 50% off they'd have been lauded as a great deal.

A good deal should be determined by if something is worth the money being offered, not by giving a comparison to an artificially set price.

Are they download codes or with discs?

Such a bad news for me. I just bought New Super Mario Bros. U, The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, either brand new or 2nd hand for a lot more than £20 each. Ebay sellers do not take returns.


Super Mario 3D World Select is $20 in the US. Really hope we have it in the UK.

I think games on other consoles drop rather quick so they can be classed as a deal. These Wii U games are 3 years old. Big whoopt if they have been reduced to £20.

Apparently The Last Of Us is one of the best games ever made and the developers had no problem dropping the price on that. I don't see how Nintendo keeping prices high and then dropping them to a reasonable price 3 years later is something to get chuffed about but whatever floats your boat I guess.

Are the games going to be exactly the same as current versions which selling a lot more expensively?

Is it correct that only the boxes are different from current version?

I made pre-orders.

Do I need to pay now or by a certain date?

Food goes cold, games do not. And Big Mac's though tasty, are bad for you, Zelda Wind Waker HD is good for you. :stuck_out_tongue:

I see you've made the mistake of posting an RRP deal while not working for hotukdeals or being a vip

Very nice deal. These may be the new RRPs, but I was unaware of these re-releases until your post. Cheapest available prices for now. Thanks a lot. :smiley:

I find the 'Selects' line that Nintendo does usually goes down in price very quickly. These will likely be about £13 each shortly after release.

This is taken from the HUKD help section

'Deals can be any product or service people can buy for a bargain, including two-for-one sales, reduced prices, and clear out sales.'

It doesn't say that new low RRP's can't or shouldn't be posted. If these sell out fast, this will have proven to be a very good deal.

I'll give this heat... so many misconceptions surrounding the word "deal".

Look deal up in the dictionary.

It is a deal so deal with it people.

GREAT DEAL - RRP or not this is a great price and currently the cheapest for these titles, I've no en waiting for the release of these Nintendo selects games so its also a great heads up, plus ShopTo give me 5% off every title at the moment on my account so extra bonus for me :smiley:

just been on the shopto... prices have dropped to £18.99 each. Should quiet down the haters.

This will be the standard price but still voted hot because most of these games are hard to buy for less than £30 at the moment. Personally I'm going to hang off and see if they go cheaper or go on a multi-buy offer (2 for £30) once they've been out for a few months.

this isn't a deal its there new permanent RRP. cold

It's cheaper than what they are at the moment, would've ordered DKTF but holding off now because of this post. TYVM op. Heat

I entirely agree with you Buzz, it should be in Misc. But when "helpers" (shareholders?) and "VIPs" post exactly the same type of thing no one says anything. So okay no one is breaking any rules here and no posts are being removed, but its the looking down on someone, with the wagging fingers when its a normal status member making the deal post, that is leading to all these comments. It is just wrong.

He is pointing out that mod type posters, and official helpers can post similar threads of RRP prices and thats okay apparently, so as such is highlighting the double standards. Makes perfect sense really if you think about it like that, and is presumably why a number of us have liked that particular comment.

Good to see Lego City Undercover, that has been fetching silly money prices second hand...I recall a couple of years ago posting a deal at CEX for it for £20 and people in the thread were whinging then over that low price.....I have not seen it that low since, and currently £32.

These are awesome prices, im just sad ive already bought all of these titles over the years paying top narna! Shame they chose Wii Party U, strange choice that.

Only just read it is to be the double pack (on one disc) Super Mario/Luigi U...damn that is great in a way...takes away the exclusivity of it only formally being available in the Wii U bundle which I have, but once again stops silly money being charged for it.

All over this!

website so slow, trying to purchase Donkey Kong, just spent 10 minute making account

I originally read that Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. were going to be separate titles. Its nice to see them together. Shame 3D World didn't make the cut.

I can still see the original version remaining desirable without the red 'selects' artwork on the front though. :wink:

Gave up buying it, website way to slow, still want me to make account, Total BS

Hopefully they'll release a second phase later that'll include 3D World.. :smiley:

Those haters hating on this being an RRP deal - there'll be some people unaware of the latest additions to the Select range and as such will blindly purchase these games at the current RRP. Therefore, by posting this deal, people are going to save money albeit they will need to wait a month for the new RRP to come into effect.

Cheers OP.:smile:

Glad I sold lego city undercover for £29.99 only a few days ago.

Geez OP, how dare you post something that is RRP. Shame on you. Heat added

Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U will be for me! lol. Wanted all three of those but never got them. Wonder how I will get the time for them though! Shame we don't get Pikmin 3 as I never played Pikmin before and would been interested in trying that. Maybe it will come another day

sucks that they didn't do Pikmin 3, i gave my copy to my nephew for christmas and regret it already

For anyone interested the price of the game on the eshop will alos drop to £19.99 when these editions are released. May be worth it depending on how the new rewards system will work. :smile:

Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong and Lego City are all fantastic exclusives and should definitely be picked up for this price.

Thats very true, the hardcore collectors wont want the selects versions... even though they are identical to the originals, bar the tainted box art work.

When the NX comes out it will be time to sell the whole lot.

​jeez some people on here are so ungrateful.
who cares if anyone works for hukd or is a vip, the main contributers on this site i.e turky buzz and fd mainly in the gaming section to name a few often post deals around the clock to save us money.
as with the 3ds select titles these will probably drop as well, so while the price is great it will more than likely drop below rrp to become a "deal"

but is it priced below what you value it as? That's the point. Someone else sets the RRP, that's not necessarily your particular pricing point.

Excellent, I've been trying to find Lego Undercover for a decent price for some time now.

Not necessarily, you will be able to play Wii U games on NX. However if the emulation is as bad as Wii games play on the Wii U then not many will want to. In which case would be better just to keep Wii U console and play Wii U games on that.

Some Wii U owners bought a cheap second hand Wii just to play old Wii games as it was the best way to play the games, particularly visually.

Also coming on Selects...

Good deal. Been thinking of getting a Wii U for a while. Does anyone know of a decent console bundle?

Thats a right bunch of pants. The Selects Range is not even needed, is just a marketing ploy really. There is no cost saving on producing new boxes, if it anything the new cover design costs a little more. But whats the point of it all. Why not just reduce the price of the original box cover games. So you get the nice new reduced price, and a nicer box.

Lego City Undercover is my top pick. It's criminal how low its flown under the radar (but chase McCain is on the case) when it's a Wii U must play; due only to the gaming press and community's obsession with a few extra seconds of loading time instead of pointing out the beautiful design, atmosphere and many other attractive aspects which make the game so joyful.

I order 4 excluding Wii Party U.

Do anyone know when do I need to pay?

Will ShopTo inform me when the games are in stock? And then I pay for them. Would that work? And whether that would delay dispatch?

Thanks in advance.

not a deal

WTF are you going on about here?

Also, pointing out a change in RRP isn't a deal so posting something for RRP which will be available for the same price or cheaper literally everywhere isn't a deal regardless of how much the games were beforehand.

Plenty of people still selling their used copies of these games for silly prices.

Donkey kong typically gets an asking of £28 and Mario U with Luigi getting sold for £40 used.

Got none of these. Brilliant prices. I would never have known of these had I not seen this post. Thanks for posting OP!

I'll give you £20 for Zelda :wink:

Thanks for your interest. That would defeat the purpose of me returning it.

I would say if you are bothered at all about saving money then pre-ordering 4 games at full retail price isn't the most sensible approach since they are going to available everywhere & bound to be available cheaper from somewhere soon - in which case you'll probably be asking in a different thread about shopto's return policy. :wink:

Of course it would get cold, hell, even if you left it in the car on the way to the post office it would be cold.....

Does this have those ugly red borders around the game box? And that huge Selects tag at top?

Yes.

Damn..

Why did you delete the comment by that person? You know the worst thing to do is to delete comments from disgruntled users and not address the issues. It's PR 101.

Are you saying that even after the select version come out, the original edition's price on ebay will still be holding high? Can you show me an example on ebay? Wii U has not done selected version in the UK yet. So no way to tell.

But those Wii games on ebay, select or original, does not seems to have any effect on the resell price.

If what you are saying is true,

I can keep Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, original version.

I do not current have Lego City Undercover, so buy select is fine.

New Super Mario Bros. U I need to return as I only got Mario (Mario+Luigi is so expensive). Select got both Mario and Luigi games which is what I want.




The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker HD is the question. Shall I keep the 2nd hand original at higher price, or return and buy select version at much cheaper?

I have lots of wii u games I've bought and not yet played including lego undercover and bayonetta 2 but I'm tempted by Zelda for £20 thanks OP.

Ah your charming, polite self as always berniesfinger :smiley:

It is all perfectly explained in just one short paragraph. Yes it is a little off-topic if that what you mean, in which case your not a MOD, so whatever.

Its all debatable really. I suposse a selects version of a game, has to reduce the value of the original version in terms of this moment. Longer term, I don't think it does though. If you have an unopened copy of DK Tropical for example, it is worth considering keeping it, and buying the Selects version to play. I have a couple of unopened original games which I may do this for. Particular when the select version is on offer for £15 or so quid.

I paid a lot more for the original last week. If in April, I decided to resell them and they worth a lot less because the cheap version of Selected. That would bother me.

I have no intention to collect them. I buy games, play them. If like them keep them, if not resell.

So for me, as I only received those games this week, some were received yesterday. I am trying to return them all, and buy the select version. Do not want to take the risk.

Pre-order do not need to pay right now. If they got cheaper, I will just buy from whoever is cheaper.

I have other games in hand to played while waiting for the select versions to come out.

only game that intrests me there is donkey kong but got the original cover version but these selects ones are ugly cases

Will I be best off keeping my copy of Pikmin 3, the non-select PAL version? It's not been included as a Select title over here yet the states got it in theirs

Seems really really hard to find most places, imagine its price would go up?

it's been the case eith 3DS,PS1,etc Wii is different since its not a collectors console of choice anyway..all Wii games are cheap,any many of them out there,whereas many Wii U titles are already hard to find.
It's up to you but if I were you I'd keep all original editions.

Release of select titles on 3DS didnt cause any reduction in originals price..example link between worlds select is roughly half the price of original edition..
Also on ebay older games of ps1,2 etc always original is much mire sought after and expensive than re-releasd variant with unattractive covers (whatever they are called,select,platinum,etc)

OK I'll explain...
1. 'you will be able to play Wii U games on NX' - this isn't confirmed, therefore stating this like it's a given = wtf
2. 'if the emulation is as bad as Wii games play on the Wii U then not many will want to' - the Wii doesn't emulate the Wii, it plays Wii games exactly the same as if you played them on the Wii (except without GameCube controller support) - therefore your point about 'if the emulation is as bad as Wii games play on the Wii U' is complete nonsense.
3. 'Some Wii U owners bought a cheap second hand Wii just to play old Wii games as it was the best way to play the games' - sure they did, noahsdad, sure they did! :wink:

Thanks for the insight.

I bought the original ones because I want to play them and those games prices have been stable for a long time therefore no need to wait for them to reduce in price.

Yesterday, thanks to OP, I heard news that their prices are going to reduced to £20 each in a month time in a different cover.

That is good for me. I am ok to wait for one month. I am ok for a different box. There are games selling on ebay with disc only, no box, but only for £2 or £3 cheaper.

I am not a collector or interest in keeping them to the extent that they become so rare, some collector will pay a lot more.

For me easy, buy games, try them. If do not like, resell straight away. If like keeping them.

you forgot this one, or is this one not a good deal?

http://www.shopto.net/video-games/wiiu/WIIUNE04-new-super-mario-bros-u-new-super-luigi-u-selects

Personal experience as already have Wii U, was trying to purchase a Wii console as well, but end up playing Wii games on my Wii U anyway.


I was buying a 2nd hand Wii console with remote plus and nunchuck for £32.

A remote plus cost £20 and a nunchuck cost £6 on itself.

Only £6 for the console and all cables.

But I really do not have room for a Wii console, and cannot be bother to resell the Wii on ebay. So I return the console, and only bought the remote plus and nunchuck.

Another thing is Wii U connect TV through HDMI. It is just easier.

If to connect Wii to my panasonic TV. I cannot find composite on my TV, there is a component cable option, but my TV would require two adapters which I cannot find. Also do not want to spend extra money to buy component or HDMI cable/adapter for Wii.

Because of all that, I am playing Wii games on my Wii U.

Floor 6 already pointed out.

Shopto got the picture wrong.



It is a very good deal.

This title has the biggest price difference between original version and select version. Out of the 5 games going to be release in select version.

I bought this game but Mario only for over £30 last week. I wanted both Mario and Luigi, but I could not justify the price for both.

Now problem solved. £20 for both in a month time.

1. It's a given in my and most peoples eyes. It is 2016, were not talking about the Sega Megadrive replacing the Master System or the SNES replacing the NES.
2. I can't make sense of what your saying, I am going to assume you are saying the Wii U doesn't emulate the Wii. Whatever it does or doesn't do, how about I just put it another way, and say the Wii U plays Wii games rather badly, particularly from a visual point of view.
3. Okay, nobody done that. You have proven this by speaking to everyone (except me) to confirm this was the case.

Finally some semi-constructive comment from you rather than your "WTF" stuff :smiley: 5/10, not bad, room for improvement.

Try finding a cheap physical copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy or Xenoblade Chrinicles for the Wii. Good luck :smile:

Finding those suckers on the cheap is quite the goose chase. :man:


I hadn't seen it earlier but I'll add it now. Thanks for the heads up. :wink:

It's RRP, so not a deal Should be in misc.

Exactly. In my opinion it's a really good deal. If it weren't for these Nintendo Selects we probably wouldn't see Lego City Undercover, Wind Waker HD, New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U for so cheap.


Collectors tend to be picky and in doing so, we/collectors favour the original covers instead than the Selects/Platinum/Classics editions' unless they offer new content. In my gaming collection I have barely any of these budget editions, except on PS1 which I had no choice since it was my only way of acquiring the games (Crash & Spyro).

Sniper Elite V2 on Wii U is worth a pretty penny and even moreso is the rare UK cover. I'd love to have the UK edition but oh well, wouldn't pay £31 for it.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sniper-Elite-V2-Wii-U-RARE-UK-PAL-VERSION-/262224390534

You can run off a big mac, you can't run off a pair of square eyes

Is it exactly the same game as the original version. I had a feeling in the past that when the budget versions hit retail they were often pre-patched to the last version. I.e. not just a reprint of the original disc. So you didn't have to download any additional patches/updates.

I shall look out for Lego Undercover when discounted. Didn't really want to pay much over £10 and now a used copy of the original should get fairly close soon. I suspect the select version will get discounted to £17.

For those saying the NX will be wii u compatible this seems very unlikely for retail discs as its not expected to have an optical drive. It may though emulate and play wii u digital downloads.

If you don't mind the cover, sell the original and go with the Selects'. A cool thing about the 1st prints of Wind Waker HD is that they had a reversible cover (or say, a mini poster). :wink:

Never played Donkey Kong before or Pikmin. Disappointing to not see Pikmin there

Have some non-RRP related heat!

If the admin or moderators thought that, they would have moved it to the misc section or deleted this because there is already a thread there about these upcoming titles. Comment #2 has even been edited by an admin so I don't think they have a problem with it being in the deals section.

I meant the majority of Wii games are cheap comparred to other Nintendo consoles.surely there are always exception..

About a month ago FantasyDeals posted New Nintendo 3DS XL Hyrule £179.99 from the Nintendo Store which is its RRP price but was it removed? No. I actually never voted on that post he made because I feel neutral about it. Alza has it for £169 which is cheaper (by £11 but no Skull Kid statue) and could be considered a deal but on HUKD we'll never see Alza deals.

Link: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/new-nintendo-3ds-xl-hyrule-edition-ac-adapter-skull-kid-figurine-zelda-calendar-2385173

By the way, the Skull Kid statue feels really cheap and lightweight although it does have some resale value, it ranges from £10-35. Gotta have luck ~ http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=skull%20kid%20statue&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

I understand why you might buy a 2nd hand Wii (ie to get some cheap controllers & games) - I just don't understand why you would want a separate Wii to play Wii games if you already have a Wii U. The Wii U doesnt change anything visually as far as playimng Wii games. I think noahsdad has been getting advice from Mr Magoo! The only reason to buy a Wii to play Wii games if you have a Wii U is if you're too scared to soft-mod the Wii U but that's something else entirely.

Wii has a lot of shovelware crap so those games rarely are worth anything. The big ones that are, are;
- Xenoblade
- The Last Story
- Pandora's Tower
- Klonoa

Still want to get a Wii copy of Klonoa so that I can brag how I have the 'rare' version of Klonoa on Wii. :stuck_out_tongue:

Is a sealed wind waker hd gonna be worth anything now that the selects are here

Going by Twilight Princess Wii Nintendo Selects' it might not be worth much. TPWii sealed copy currently costs £17.45 on Amazon. Then again, TPWii is the inferior release of the three since Nintendo made the game mirrored and as such Link's right-handed than left-handed so this all could have affected its value too. Wind Waker HD doesn't have any of this mirrored nonsense.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Selects-Legend-Twilight-Princess/dp/B005JAT4LC/

I would never buy that one simply because the disc is just placed on the table important side down. Seriously, which idiot just puts a disc like that?

Initially I could not get my Wii U work with my TV while playing Wii games. (it has now solved)

And I need to buy a remote plus and Nunchuck anyway.

So at the time, the easiest solution for me was to buy a Wii console.


Now I solved the TV problem with playing Wii games on Wii U, which is one of the reason I did not buy a Wii console in the end.

Unfortunately it's kind of normal for eBay sellers to do this. :-/ CeX employees do much worse though.

Think it is an absolute joke that Super Mario 3D World isn't cheap for us.

611 degrees Heat WOW this site has most definitely become FULL of lets just say people that are not the sharpest knives in the draw. I mean just looking at the 3DS Selects range RRP at £19.99 and the drop in price they go for should be enough, DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB.

I think it's great that these games are available at a cheaper price. Not everyone that likes Nintendo is interested in collectable value, some just want to play the games...

cheers for the info !

You haven't been invited to determine that.

We can only assume by this thread's continued presence in deals that those who have been invited to determine where this thread should be have determined that it should remain in deals.

It is a deal in accordance with HUKD's definition of a deal.

It is a deal in accordance with the dictionary definition of the word deal.

What you have been invited to do is declare your opinion of this deal and, if you should choose to use it, have your fair share of influence on the prominence it receives by means of the hot and cold buttons.

If you have voted cold, or indeed hot, thank you for contributing towards a more accurate reflection of the collective views of the site's membership, it is appreciated :smiley:

But you're not getting the same item, I wish people would stop making that comparison. Yes, it's the same data on the disc, but it's far from its original form, and for those who wish, it's far from a collectable item. You're purchasing a £19.99 product at £19.99...Happy days.

You can't compare the original titles to the Select titles. It has an RRP of £19.99, this post is for £19.99. Granted it's a great price, but show me £18.99, then i'll add heat for making a saving.

I'd still list this as the top pick deal over the Virtual Console 3 for 2 GBA Mario games deal.

And the comment a few above this one which you liked that declares people DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB was mature was it?

Deciding whether or not to call out an immature comment based upon whether you agree with the sentiment? Mature. :stuck_out_tongue:

Trying to cause trouble? I liked the bit where he mentioned the 3DS prices which I mentioned in my comment.

Just need to point this out... BuzzDuraband and Turkey conduct and condone the posting of exclusive Amazon Prime members prices as the main promoted price on deals... they aren't the only ones who do it, but the double standards in relation to this deal are well, to quote someone, embarrassing!

At least these RRPs are available to everyone, not just members of a paid for service... ey lads!

People saying this isn't a deal and shouldn't be voted hot.

It's good it's posted here, in US the select range for Wii U is being bought by scalpers for some reason and it's already hard to find them in stock, Nintendo didn't ship enough. It gives people who want the games here a chance to pre order before scalpers buy them all up and put them on ebay for £30

Plus who cares, there is people posting "deals" here of women half naked every day just for clicks. Calling peopel dumb for voting this hot is surprising given the amount of tat that is voted hot here.

Is Amazon/Tesco at £229 the best place to get a console plus Mario kart?

Can't see any better deals other than them or Mario kart plus splatoon for £249.

I've checked Shopto, Game, Amazon, Tesco, Argos, Toys R Us but running out of ideas...

​ Agreed.
Asif Prime isn't an additional cost.
Does my nut in.
Heat added, they might be RRP, but I was unaware of em.
Been wanting SMBrU for a while now but was unwilling to part with £40 for it; saw the SMBrU + LU combo in cex for £58.
Hate Nintendo.

Are people seriously still moaning about whether this is a deal or not? The ebay sellers will never agree as they can't make profit on them and that is their interpretation of a deal (which a large proportion of members are these people). It is a deal however for people who wanted to own these at a decent price. When they have been out a few months and you can get these for £1 or £2 cheaper then that is a better deal until then stop moaning.

Just so nobody feels this guy is crazy, which may I add he is! This is the subject they refer to.

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Collectible value is such a weird meta-argument to add to what is essentially a debate over price drop vs RRP.

That's not really Nintendo's fault. That's just retail price gouging collectors.

Remember Nintendo also just cut the price of titles you gave heat to, where's the love?

Crazy? Me?
Posting a deal representing the best prices these games have ever been. Bad.

Posting deals with prices locked behind a membership paywall. Good.

I don't have to stand here and argue the toss with you about who is 'crazy'... i mean... L.O.L.

You've really let yourself down today. Unnecessarily thick-headed conduct from you. Poor form.

people always forget that minimum wage in america is rubbish compared to us. roughly translates to £5.2 an hour. as opposed to our £6.70. so basic maths should tell you for them to afford these they need to work roughly 4 hours where as we work 3 hours. kinda levels out. + doesn't the $19.99 price not include taxes ??

I don't think if you can compare Wii & Wii U at all..Wii was a hugely popular and common console,so they printed and sold loads of it's games,thats why (most of) Wii games are so cheap and available everywhere comparred to other Nintendo platforms,Wii U is the exact opposite,more like a niech console,much less common than Wii,and same applies to its software library..I don't think original editions of Wii U Zeldas will ever be as cheap as TP Wii or SS Wii.

Please. It's not the cheapest these titles have ever been. It's the cheapest the rebranded Selects range has ever been. They have an RRP of £19.99. This post is for £19.99, it's not the cheapest the latest Wii U Selects range has ever been. It's the only price they have ever been

It's completely irrelevant. The hours of gameplay you'll get out of mario and luigi, zelda and donkey kong for £20 apiece is amazing,meaning they offer excellent value, making this a stonking hot deal. The hukd community certainly seem to think so. The fact that the boxes look slightly different has no bearing, this IS the cheapest these games have been.

Why do you constantly act embarrassed on the subject? Churlishly and purposefully ignoring the heart of the matter and tossing out cheap attempts of character assassination to leverage your stance?

The game inside the case is the same software as the non-Selects case. I don't need to point this out to you because I know you know this, I'm just embarrassing you by doing so because apparently you want me to. No idea why you'd put yourself in that position to be honest. What the hell are you doing? How low are you prepaired to lower your current operating IQ just to defend your indefensible stance?

It's not irrelevant, it's subjective :smiley:

My comment was my opinion. Your comment is yours.

Say what?

I corrected the typo before you posted that.
Such embarrassing behaviour from a HUKD editor.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Please feel free to insert a report :smiley:

You've really shown your true nasty colours. Are you a very short man?

I've liked your comment :smiley:

You've embarrassed yourself enough in one night to last a lifetime... your reputation and character has been soured enough. Step away from the keyboard.

I paid £45 Mario + luigi used ... Great find this

Surely that means it is the cheapest? Thanks OP!

You've confused me. We're not on Tinder. I'm sorry you don't feel attracted to me. I hope my deals help you out in the future though :smiley:

We have to see if Zelda 2016 will remain a Wii U exclusive or a cross-platform game like TP was.

Now that I think of it, GameCube has no exclusives either.. technically.

Wind Waker = GameCube, Wii U
Twilight Princess = GameCube, Wii (Mirrored), Wii U (Original GC Remastered + Wii Mirrored Remastered)
Four Swords Adventures = Well, it's not exactly the same game but it's also on GBA (Four Swords).

You completely missed my point.

He was saying that people are dumb because people thinking the £19.99 RRP of Selects are hot, as Selects will reduce to way below £19.99 over time. He proves it by using what happened to 3DS Selects as an example.

I do not know the history of 3DS. I was asking him a question if 3DS was having the same price pattern as Wii U before launch of its Selects.

My comment was not making a direct comparison between original and Selects. You completely missed the point.

To me Selects are better because I do not care about the cover. To some people, original is better.

It is a personal opinion and I respect that.

Let's all just agree that people who post things which are RRP as a 'hot deal' or choose to vote these deals as hot are idiots & leave at that! I mean, can't we all just get along :smiley:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Nintendo Selects' only applies to the front cover right? The spine and rear are pretty much identical to the original covers? That said, it'd still look fitting with the rest of non-Selects if that's how it is.

Yes there is.

1. only take into account people on minimum wage is not a very good comparison. And in the US, different states got different minimum wage. This is a bad comparison.

2. Why $19.99, need someone 4 hours who get paid £5.2 an hour, should only be 2.7 hours. Even you own narrowed comparison still prove my point. Did you forget the currency difference? Sure, as you said basic math, how could anyone get it wrong?

Can you do a comparison based on national average, or GPD per capita? Then can you still tell me that I am wrong.

So no matter, if it is comparison based on minimum wage or average, I am correct. What is your point of argument?

Same item then?

So I'm guessing collectors will scoop up all the new & sealed items and remaining stock now and just buy the select ones to play!

P.s. I don't particularly like selects, platinums, value ranges etc but I'll happily pick these up to play.

People arguing online about deals/RRPs being deals etc, FFS grow up and have a word with yourselves.

Considering NSMBU has been £50 on the Wii U eShop for the last 3 years, this is great news! :smiley:

so what? i remember when ps4 & xb1 came out and they were not available even at RRP if anyone posted a deal it went hot in seconds so i cant see a problem here. if OP posted a selection of games which are available to pre-order/order at RRP its still a deal VOTED HOT OP

Why are people defending with pointless comments? These have not even been released yet. I can assure you they will not be scarce, and they will be £19.99 to everybody.

When in Rome...

Here's a scan of an Australian Wii Nintendo Selects game:



So yes, it's mostly the same as the original minus the front cover.

Because when people post comments with sense, you only reply back with some gibberish from the mind of a four year old.Everyone is still waiting for you to justify your Amazon Prime paywall deals, instead of cowardly dodging it as you've done all night.

Now reply back with something about being crazy, liking comments and the Tinder app... be consistent with your own pointless comments.

I see no problem with this being posted to remind buyers, but buyers should be alerted that these games will go down in price. Unlike normal Nintendo games, the selects line does have a history of dropping in price fairly quickly.

Well, it's a pity about the bickering, but I appreciated the heads up OP. I think the definition of a deal is pretty subjective anyway - below RRP is just one interpretation - and like the PS+ or Games with Gold threads, this has served a purpose.

In my opinion, a deal is just what represents good value to the individual, be it at full price or not. I just wish I hadn't traded in all my Wii U games for a pittance.

No offense but i find the english in your remarks to be extremely poor and it's hard to understand most of what you're saying. seriously i'll try respond to what i can but your writing is pretty poor.

your idea that minimum wage being a poor comparison lacks logic or reason, it's best comparison simply because most people are on minimum wage. of the x amount of people who intend to purchase these i imagine a majority are on minimum wage, and that's the demographic 'paying more' would affect the most. admittedly the minimum wage in america is complicated by states, or local governments, there are states that pay above the national average of $7.25 an hour, but there are other states which pay BELOW that. so using the national average is liekly the way to go.

'what's the point of my argument'
it was simply this, due to the value of the pound being greater than the usd or cad etc on the surface people are angered by seemingly paying more for an item. with these, the argument is we have to pay $9 dollars more than our american counterparts the point i make is simply this, americans normally have to work equal or sometimes more time in order to afford these products. So my point is we're not being as badly shafted as people think we are...especially when you take into acount our prices are after tax theres are before tax .

​Well said.

The primary reason someone would usually buy a Wii is to play Wii games, and because a used one is so cheap its not a big investment. It is not at all ridiculous as you think to buy a Wii to play Wii games when you already have a Wii U.

BerniesFinger Have you tried playing Wii games on a Wii U? I am guessing not from your comments on this thread. Unless you are using a 14" or small TV, its just not good visually. On my 40" Samsung TV its quite appalling. Its not full screen by some way and it is a pretty grainy display. It really ruins the enjoyment of games and outs you off playing a good game.

So another reason people may want to buy a Wii to play Wii games is because the Wii U plays them rather badly. I am a Wii U fan, but if it has a flaw, it has a flaw and lets not pretend it does not.

Don't see how this deal is any different from the numerous reduction in petrol/diesel deals that are posted, a supermarket announces a new RRP in a few days time, a deal is posted (some of us in this thread have done it, me included). Whether something in collectable, that's subjective. All I know is that that I'll be playing DKTF cheaper in April than if I had bought it today.

Don't know why people are having a hissy fit - a lot of folk won't know about the new selects range so if this post means more people pick up Wind Waker then that's a good thing.

Excuse me for my English, it is not my mother tongue.

Excuse you for your math.

You are trying to make a point based on national minimum wage. And what described by you as simple math, you got it wrong, it actually proves my points. End of story.

I am bored of your long comment. There should not be a discussion in the first place. No more reply required.

All I know is most of these games were £49.99 digitally on estore and now theyre £19.99.

Sounds like a deal to me :man:

Just wish I didnt own them all and paid top dollar already :disappointed: if my Wii U 32GB wasnt full I would digi all of them bar Wii U party.

Ive just scrolled down hoping for this comment cheers feel like nx will play these any digital is the way forward

When the 32GB is full, in order to play new games digitally, do you have to delete some games?

When you delete a game, it is deleted from the console, is it stored on the cloud or somewhere so you do not lose it permanently?

You can use a usb memory key of external hdd to increase storage. You are free to redownload from the estore if you need to.

It looks as though people have been competing to post the dumbest comment in this thread and I propose that we have a winner!

Good point about the NX. Hopefully they'll confirm how/if it is backwards compatible at E3. :smile:

Official Nintendo link Here. Interesting point that New Super Mario Bros U will be removed for purchase from the eShop and will be replaced by the twin pack for £19.99.

Did anyone else find their reply to the excellent #79 post was automatically pending review, and subsequently excluded. HUKD censoring overload bypassing issue in hand process in full flow. Exactly what post #79 was exampling.

​ Do you know how old some of these titles are?
I can get Star Wars Battlefront, BO III and Halo guardians for about £25 retail. Nintendo's MO is terrible, only the fun of their games is their saving grace.
Heat added because it's about time.

I have not purchased any digital copy yet.

I just found out that a Nintendo ID is tied up to a Wii U console. Is this still correct?

If it is still true, that is very risky for me to buy digital copies. Cannot resell, and lose all games if Wii U breaks.

You can't resell games individually, no. But you don't lose games on a faulty console, you just contact Nintendo and have them move your NNID to a new console.

I see. ID is locked to Wii U console, but can contact Nintendo to move it to a different console.

Your comparison is flawed.minimum wage in U.S. Is lower than U.K only when you convert Dollar to Pound,but it doesn't work that way,you forgot that cost of living..rent,food,clothing,petrol,car,transport..everything.. is also based on Dollar not Pound..and is indeed much cheaper than here.you pay less,and get more basically.
you can't say because minimum wage in U.S. translated to less amount in UK,we are better off here..they earn in dollar and pay in dollar.
in general in U.S you have much better financial "power" than in the U.K.
but we can at least be happy cause the cost of gaming is cheeper in the UK than Australia.as far as I know in Australia games in general are very expensive and with so many restrictions and content bans..

I agree,it makes much more sense to play Wii games on an actual Wii..funny thing is to play Wii games on Wii U a Wiimote and nunchuck is required which will cost around £25 used..but you can buy a used Wii complete with official Motion+ and nunchuck with 1 year warranty from cex for £25..(I recently bought one as I sold my original Wii years ago) just add a £2.50 component cable from ebay and you are good to go.
Wii is so small and won't take any space and component ports on TVs are rarely used so no problems there + they give significantly superior picture quality for Wii almost HD ish.

I was thinking the same.

First time, I bought one used Wii with remote plus and Nunchuck from CeX, it was faulty, could not sys remote, could be the console or the sensor bar. The remote is completely find as it works with my Wii U.

Returned, bought again from CeX, this time, the previous owner must be a really heavy smoker, it smells so bad, after 30 mins playing my hands smells. Returned again.

Although my Panasonic TV has component, but only 2 holes, need 2 adapters to expand to normal 5 holes. I really cannot find the adapters anywhere. And they are quite expensive to buy.

I finally give up. My TV stands is too crowded anyway. I should have thought ahead and bought a TV stand with a lot more open shelves rather than drawers.

I'd argue your comment wins that contest. you apparently manage to do that in many threads as well by the look of things. Unfortunatly stupidity isn't awarded, which is likely the reason you are where you are. you keep cleaning those toilets mate, world can't function without you :wink:

I'm not sure whether you (or indeed noahsdad or the other equally ill-informed guy you quoted) are aware but you would get exactly the same picture quality using exactly the same component lead to play Wii games on the Wii U as you would on using it on an original Wii without needing an additional console plugged in. Your point about buying a 2nd-hand Wii as a way to get cheap extra controllers was a point that I had already made. Using the Wii in addition to the Wii U makes no sense tho unless you just like the look of having 2 consoles under your TV when you only need 1 - but each to their own, obviously.

You stated that most people are on minimum wage, a statement so unfathomably wrong I don't think people can place much faith in your arguments.

If widespread minimum wage is the impression you get from those around you, then I would suggest you're a lot closer to a toilet cleaner than I.

You're actually validating my point, which you've misunderstood btw. Never once said we're better off than they are or anything like that. I'm saying, it balances out. I'll explain in the simplist way(and watch as no one gets it) let's say me and an american friend, have earned exactly enough this month to cover living costs. if we both wanted to purchase a nintendo select title. and had to work additional hours to pay for it, we'd both have to work roughly the same amount of time to pay for it. we have to work equally hard to get these things. that's all i'm saying.

it takes someone earning minimum wage here about 3 hours work to cover the cost
it takes an american on a states minimum wage about 3 hours work to cover the cost.

* from spending about 2 minutes looking into this it is the Wii U HDMI output that causes any difference in display output & using either of the AV leads which are natively supported by the Wii (ie component or composite) produce the same picture on both the Wii & Wii U.

Sure, no one gets it because it is wrong. Do not confuse yourself.

$19.99 does not equal to £5.2 x 4 hours.

Per your data, $19.99 need an american on minimum wage work for 2.7 hours. £19.99 need a British on minimum wage work for 3 hours. Are you trying to agree with me and against yourself or just not sharp enough?

What is your point keep going on with minimum wage? Said who that most people are on minimum wage besides you? Stop been ridiculous!

Yes, his comment is the dumbest comment I have seen for a long time. And he does not even know how stupid it sounds.

now i'll admit, saying most was an error, but it's not unfair to say that a majority of people in this country are earning around that bracket. they're the people i'm referencing. You're damn right i come across widespread minimum wage, go to a supermarket, 80%+ of staff will be on minimum wage, go to the cinema,sport shop etc etc most will be on minimum wage. yes there are plenty of teachers,doctors,dentists that are above that bracket, and it shouldn't be an issue for these people.

my point is valid for those on the lower end of the spectrum, that's all i'm talking about. and that point remains, those on the similar side of the spectrum in america have to work equally hard to buy these things...they don't pay less. in any respect. & when you're above that bracket it's not something that should cause concern. whihc is excactly what i am...unconcerned

btw how dare you look down on people who are worse off than you,yeah i mock you, but that based on your moral standing. alot of those poeple will be better off than you, maybe not financially but how it counts.

my point is valid we're not getting that badly shafted on these prices, you wana complain, go to australia or poland.

most employers don't allow you to work 2.7 hours. Paid Working times are pretty much universally in hour blocks. So saying 'actually you only have to work 2.7 hours' is moronic and irrelevant, yet i'm not surprised you've said that.

3 hours in america at $7.25 p/h would give them $21.75.
3 hours here at £6.70 would give you £20.1

before you go 'yeah, but they'd still have $1.76 left over so it's less for them blah blah'. the advertised price in america does NOT include tax, it gets abit complicated cause some states have higher tax rates on video games, most states charge 10% tax or more (e.g new york charge 12%) on video games. that would actually bring the cost up to about $22.00 after tax. Which is 25c less than a 3 hour wage so technically they have to work 4 hours to pay for it.

which brings me to your point, sorry if it wasn't clear but, when i said americans need to work 4 hours, it wasn't based on multiplying the conversion of american curency. it's based on adding tax. now obviously like i said there are some states that offer slightly more as a minimum wage, so they'd only have to work 3 hours...which is why i said equal or more hours to us.

You are ridiculous.

Made a mistake just admit it. You cannot argue your way out. Sales tax in US cannot explain 2.7 hours to 4 hours. Because of 25 cent short you round up to 4! You are laughable.

From your first reply, it was clearly that you get 4 hours from $19.99 and did not even include sales tax. You clearly end up with 4 hours because you forgot the currency difference. You really should think more carefully about lying.

Been dumb is one thing. Dumb and lie about mistake made is a totally different story.

Everyone, shut up. It's over.

An rrp is not an artificially set price, it is set by marketers and takes into account product life cycle etc. Your hypothetical rantings about fairy tale prices and would of's provide nothing more than a lack of knowledge with regards to said subjects in hand. The other guy is right. This is a hotdeal website and RRP is not considered a hot deal. I have over 1k in pokemon games and the RRP of 8.99 got voted cold because its RRP, not a hot deal. If they had RRP'd at 18.99 and had a cut to £8.99 for release then yes it would have been a deal as you would be saving around 50% in the long run. Hey have you seen that cheeseburgers are 99p in mcdonalds? You seem like the type of person who eats in there regularly, they seem like good value, why dont you create a thread on them

And these nintendo selects are RRP £20. They are near the end of their product life cycle. They are also in disgusting cases which are worthless to collectors. If they were £10-15 then they would still be in ugly cases however posting them to hotdeals would be just as there would be a deal involved as opposed to posting random items at retail value just because you have an emotional attachment to said item and assume others do

Why do Nintendo even bother with the selects range. Wouldn't just reducing the RRP price of the original games with their original box covers achieve the same thing. Then there would be no need for the Selects nonsense. Its a bad marketing strategy that is clearly controversial with Nintendo fans and divides opinion.

BernardsFinger: If the Wii U is not emulating the Wii, then what on earth is it when a current higher spec console, runs games of a separate older spec console? And if the Wii U is not emulating the Wii to play Wii games, why on earth does it go through an emulation boot up process? I think you will find that regardless of how much faffing around you do with cable options, resolution settings, and what not, the Wii will always play Wii games better than the Wii U does.

I may have missed a trick but other than HDMI output, and the inability to play GC games without using Nintendont, I genuinely can't tell a single difference between Wii games played on the original or the Wii U.

Is it still emulation if it doesn't have to translate any code and they've just ported the OS to the new hardware?

Prices now at £16.85!

​Best price = best deal.

​Well said.

These are great deals and as they've only recently been announced I'd say it's pertinent that they've been posted. The more reserved members who don't necessarily comment or actively engage otherwise have clearly spoken by the heat this deal has generated.

Keep up the good work as I'll bet there are significant amounts of people who would buy these for themselves/kids etc but don't follow the industry enough to be aware of these selects.