Was thinking of getting a Wii U when the prices dropped, but this hasn't really happened.

Am trading in my Xbox One to get a Switch, and will get MK8 from here to go with it :smiley:

Thanks OP

The reason Reggie said that is because if he'd have said "We're aware of people's concerns but we don't give a @*%$" it probably wouldn't have gone down too well. 'Listening to people's concerns' doesn't mean jack.

this should be rrp. glad to see them dropping to "normal" prices

If you don't have prime and would rather have some club card points, Tesco Direct are also doing it for £42

https://www.tesco.com/direct/mario-kart-8-deluxe-nintendo-switch/304-5958.prd?skuId=304-5958

Thanks for posting. Ordered. Have some heat !

If people were vigilant and ordered when good opportunities came like when Amazon did a £10 off day, you could save so much I ordered this and Zelda with the BIGTHANKS offer, now on the individual order Mario Kart 8 deluxe only costs £35.45, not crying about price of games here :smile:

No one is forcing you to play Zelda in the handheld format? If you want to play on a TV then do. The portability factor is obviously a big draw with other games specifically multiplayer ones such as Mario Kart, Street Fighter etc..

I hope they continue the momentum by releasing more DLC packs post launch.

The DLC on the Wii U was excellent and has kept me playing.

Great price though, just wish it was ready for launch.

Amazon prime. Down with that sort of thing.

would be great to sit in bed or take to work to play at lunch but on the flip side do I really want to play a AAA rated game e.g Zelda and experience for the first time on a 6" 720P screen when I can play the same game on my 55" TV in glorious surround sound in the lounge?

I've preordered but personally I want to go all digital as I hate those little stupid cartridges.

If I had to carry all my Vita games around with me I'd go insane.

I'd say the main draw, at least for me, is the portability.

Wait, I thought the 'mainstream console' fans on this site make sure that all switch deals go cold...

it was this price weeks ago when I cancelled my game pre order and got thi s instead, same as the 1-2 switch at £34

jokes!!

I can justify it to myself knowing nintendo are getting 280 per console with a shocking games lineup.

Oh thanks for the heads up, didn't notice my pre-order price went down :smiley:

And of course, you do realise that this is wholly illegal?

Might have something to do with custom firmware being out in the open meaning you have the entire Wii U catalogue for the price of a hard drive.

Currently around 350gb. Mind you, zelda will add 13gb to that.

Once it's fully open, you'll have the entire nintendo catalogue from the Wii U backwards on the single console. Super mario galaxy 1 & 2 play fine already.

:sunglasses:

Considering the lack of dev time required to keep churning out the same game, I cant see how this is value for money.

its subjective so perhaps not to you :smirk:

I have to say though, if you never bought/played this game it is a must buy!!

I already bought this on wii u with all dlc. Dont really want to spend £40 on it again. Yes the battle mode is improved but from what i can tell, its the **** battle mode from the wii version. Not the n64 or snes battle modes which are the best.

Considering this is the very best game ever made, people should have no qualms about dropping 40 smackers on this, whether they own the Wii U version of it too or not (I personally have it on disc and eshop on Wii U already).

When I get the Switch cart of this I suspect I'll take it everywhere I go for the rest of my life (or my Switch's, whichever ends sooner).

Nice, down to £30 for me after using £10 student promo code and getting the £2 prime discount :smiley:

Over £40 pre-order price on a re-release... hot?

Check out your local cash generators as mine has one for £89.99, only the basic model but seems a bargain at that price.Cex is still around £140-£150

Hi mate they did on a number of titles including the last of us.

sweet had pre ordered mine is down to £35.45 now :smirk:

Minecraft offered a discount if previously purchased so not entirely correct.

I'll be waiting to see if they do offer a deal for Wii U eshop owners, you never know!

sorry to burst your bubble fella but amazon reduced this a few days ago. I myself bought the game digitally on wiiu with all the dlc, so I'm waiting to see what they plan on doing for digital customers , reggie said they where listening to peoples concerns so we shall see. I'm not rushing to purchases this since I've already played it and a battle mode for me is not a big deal as there is plenty of content without it . I can wait for an upgrade offer or a sale.

Pre ordered a while ago but glad to see the price has dropped, heat.

Was thinking of getting a Wii U when the prices dropped, but this hasn't really happened.

Am trading in my Xbox One to get a Switch, and will get MK8 from here to go with it :smiley:

Thanks OP

It's a good price for the game, Mario kart 8 is really fun. I too played it in Birmingham last week at the open event. It does look really nice on the handheld. From what I saw the Switch looks very promising particularly Zelda.

But to me at least the games I played appear to look no better than last generation PS3 and Xbox 360 games. But I guess you can't expect that much with an under clocked tablet SOC.

The reason Reggie said that is because if he'd have said "We're aware of people's concerns but we don't give a @*%$" it probably wouldn't have gone down too well. 'Listening to people's concerns' doesn't mean jack.

I got this bundled with my Wii U, is there anyone buying the switch and this that did not purchase a Wii U or MK8? (just curious)

played it yesterday in Manchester looks really nice on the Switch Screen

I'm buying it just for the better battle mode lol :stuck_out_tongue:

Thank god for the pre order price promise!

this should be rrp. glad to see them dropping to "normal" prices

If you don't have prime and would rather have some club card points, Tesco Direct are also doing it for £42

https://www.tesco.com/direct/mario-kart-8-deluxe-nintendo-switch/304-5958.prd?skuId=304-5958