Posting a Switch deal... brave
Prepare yourself

:man:

Just a heads up. Had this reply from them regarding stock.

Colin D said:
Hi. Any Nintendo Switch's ordered today aren't guaranteed to be fulfilled on release day. We don't have a guaranteed date for the current wave of order

Doesn't look like the switch is selling out with pre orders still avalible.

10 quality first party exclusive games would be plenty enough to justify the Switch for me.

Can you get this deal if you have already pre ordered the console only from Game?

Day one stock?

Just cancelled my order for the get as I wanted this one.

Posting a Switch deal... brave
Prepare yourself

:man:

Saves you £20 compared to ordering separately, I am taking the plunge.

Doesn't look like the switch is selling out with pre orders still avalible.

Just a heads up. Had this reply from them regarding stock.

Colin D said:
Hi. Any Nintendo Switch's ordered today aren't guaranteed to be fulfilled on release day. We don't have a guaranteed date for the current wave of order

Dont you all think this is exspensive at the moment ?

£199 switch and Zelda £45

I win :smile:

Until Gameseek don't honour the orders :smile: They regularly get banned here for a reason.

I pre ordered 2 one from game and one from Amazon to make sure I got one. Was going to keep them both and sell 1 to help make mine cheaper but with loads of pre orders still not sure if I should just cancel the extra.

Should i take the plunge and get it at this price? Or do you guys think it will be cheaper more closer to launch from someplace else?

Considering they've recently announced they'll have more stock at the £198 price there would be many unhappy people if they cancel those initial orders.

I thought they announced they'd honour the price, not sell even more?

Hot! I got my PS4 Pro from them. So glad that Game are still in business. So many high street shops slowly disappearing.

...have a look here:smiley:

Based on their rep, I'd be surprised if they actually fulfil more than 10 of these.

Thank you.

My days, their fail turned into an email harvest.

Utter turdblossoms.

It states on the page that prices may differ in store...

Dont forget to buy the dlc for hard mode and extra dungeon/story

[quote=callofdute1]Dont forget to buy the dlc for hard mode and extra dungeon/story
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cancelled my preorder Zelda dlc was last straw

My thoughts exactly! Good luck to those who preordered and who sign up but I still see this as a gigantic red flag warning and just an exercise in boosting their mail list.

I don't think there will be any stock issues come launch. Pretty much all the major outlets still have launch day stock.

good luck with that plan

I bought a new 3ds xl playing ocarina of time/a link to the past/majoras mask instead. I would not be enjoying playing BOTW at that price anyway.

the problem is I was already paying £48 for Zelda for that price there should have been no DLC

I don't understand how every single retailer is selling the Switch for 279.99 give or take 5p or so, yet gameseek somehow miraculously could sell it at £199???

Hope people have remembered to cancel their amazon pre-orders, seems to be a lot of stock now Nintendo have ramped up manufacture.

​Seems pretty standard to me look at ps4. Nioh £49.99 season pass £19.99. For Honor with season pass £74.99. Im ok to pay the same price as these for Zelda

They only need sell a handful at the price.

I guess with preorders people always drop out, (or like Game payments fail left, right n centre) they can just re-allocate that stock?

​I thought the same but I was bored one day so looked at previous console launch prices and then added inflation (very bored) :smiley: anyway ps1 ps2 original xbox and 360 all launched at 300 quid and ps1 with inflation was £570 if I recall ps2 400 etc etc lol.

I got a email from gameseek saying it will be back in stock for launch at £198.50 and do a stock alert for it .

Got an email earlier today from gameseek stating they're selling the switch at £198. Just checked and they've sold out again :disappointed:

I didn't get an email and had an alert set up.

That was an advertisement saying that they are going to put it back up at £198 at some point before launch.

I would easily put money down for under £200, problem is the only games i really want to play on the switch are mariokart 8 deluxe and splatoon 2, breath of the wild would be a bonus (since I have botw for wii u pre order on shop to)

​yes, but they are saying in their site that they have some more stock coming in and are still selling it at £198 - they would be beyond stupid if this wasn't profitable

It's extra content, not something that you're obliged to buy. I wouldn't see this as content that's been removed from the retail game - Nintendo have a history of their DLC releases to date being very reasonable (Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros 2, New Super Mario Bros U, etc.)

You will all lost - I'm at £10.26 for my switch thanks to amazon and my Quidco amazon payments ! :smile::smile:

I have had my Switch pre ordered from Amazon since the minute they went live and Zelda at £40. Am thinking of cancelling the pre order for the switch. As am not a fan of Nintendo games. Other than Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Zelda looking decent. I also adore the Pokémon games they release on the handhelds. In fact the only reason I had a Gameboy color and a DS and 2DS is due to the Pokémon games.

So at the moment all I want a switch for it Zelda, Mario Kart and the hope of Nintendo releasing a proper Pokémon game for it as well as a new Smash Bros game. £279.99 is a lot for that. So I think ill be cancelling that pre order. However, I will try and get one from Gameseek for £198 due to having a load of points with them (thanks to sellto.com). If I don't get lucky with that then ill just wait until a Pokémon game is released for it.

I can confirm this deal applies in store too, however my local GAME said they'd already reached the full allocation for them so you might be unlucky like me.

Not a bad current price - fortunatly i managed to get them cheaper buying seperatly when the £10 off amazon order was on.

£279.99 for console (pre-ordered from game)
£36.10 for zelda (from amazon

Im hoping game do an offer on a console/controller instore on the day

I've got the same prices as you. Thinking of canceling now as after Zelda it'll be dead for a while and the kids certainly won't be able to play zelda

My email actually says they'll be selling them at that price again soon

Im getting it as a birthday gift for a 10 year old so i wont be cancelling.

It will be worth keeping hold of. Alot of people will be dissapointed when they cant get hold of the switch in few months time expecting a price drop.

Got an email off some company saying that they are selling the switch console alone for 199.......too good to be true????

That's stupid.

The DLC is additional content in the future it's nothing taken out of the base game like battlefield etc. You do not need to buy it plus there is a hard mode in the default game this is an additional mode that can be played.

I checked twice today and both colour variants were available but eventually sold out. I wasn't sure of the offer though as the site was giving me security issues with my browser so I never chanced it.

That what every developer say but its clearly not true if you look at the stats and contents of PS2 era game compare to PS3/4. the fact is there is no unlockable lvl/characte/items in modern games anymore, if it like they said, nothing is taken out if the base game then why are these thing not in game anymore but are being sold separately nowadays?

Its extremly naive to think any developer would finished the whole game first and got it out of the door before sitting down and brainstorm idea for DLCs. ANY DLC would have been planned (whether being actively on or not) in early to mid part of the projects.

That said, its undoubtedly some of the DLCs content would have never existed in the main game without the practise DLC. but the opposite is also true in that some of the DLCs content would have been in the base game in a world without DLCs. so bottom line is both argument is correct and wrong at the same time. there is no way of knowing

Did i miss something ... How is this close to a deal ??? :P

They've not yet had any of the neon SKU actually available for order - that's what will be becoming available soon.

By being less than RRP and among the lowest-cost options for buying these, perhaps? :wink:

Sure i can add that in any post title as well :P But it looks like the dead, and i mean dead standard deal that is everywhere???
What part is better than average ... Average? It's not even average but the usual top end price.

Most retailers are selling the Switch console for £279.99 (give or take a few pence), with Zelda being anywhere between about £45 and £59.99. This has Zelda for an additional £40.

Flubit will drop on first request 3% (did for me twice diff console colours) off the Switch. I got my Zelda pre-order for Switch at £36-37. Less for Mario Kart remake Switch pre-order. And Switch for a couple pounds under £300 with Arms game. Amazon Prime student incentive £10 off £50. And Very £30 off £300 spend (now ended). And i believe i have paid way to much anyhow :innocent:

Flubit will drop on first request 3% (did for me twice diff console colours) off the Switch. I got my Zelda pre-order for Switch at £36-37. Less for Mario Kart remake Switch pre-order. And Switch for a couple pounds under £300 with Arms game. Amazon Prime student incentive £10 off £50. And Very £30 off £300 spend (now ended). And i believe i have paid way to much anyhow :innocent:

This is not a deal. What i paid is not a deal (Individual games yes). What some lucky boys and girls got from GameSeek pre-ordering the console at £198 - was a deal.

You're of course welcome to your opinion, but this post's temperature would suggest that you're in the minority.

Re Flubit, I personally wouldn't want to trust that their merchant will be able to fulfil orders for a console that appears to be stock-constrained at first. You may well be fortunate and get your system without issue, but it's a gamble that I (and most others) wouldn't want to take. You're also paying up-front, which many people see as undesirable.

[quote=Illusionary][quote=HugoLuca] Flubit will drop on first request 3% (did for me twice diff console colours) off the Switch. I got my Zelda pre-order for Switch at £36-37.

I know Very ... Very well. They suck and deliver depending on what and how you use them. Multi accounts to same address with vouchers will hinder deals. This simple transaction that they offered will be a done deal i imagine.

Paying up front undesirable for some not for others. You know were you stand now with no future cost incursion.
Flubit has always delivered for me. And 3% off - thats still lol bad for the Switch RRP (like in this post) cost.

That will never happen anytime soon. Pound dropped big versus USD. And probably 99% of our tech is being sold in USD so no great deals anytime soon. I've monitored prices for the past 6 months, they went 20-30% up.

Yeah thats how they are using it to get traffic to their site. It never actually comes back in stock they just post that it does.

There should be one of these available to one lucky person now as I just cancelled my preorder.

You're welcome.

Am I missing out on something? Isn't the switch being sold for £280 or less? Or is Zelda being sold for more than the £40 that every game gets on release?

The lowest pre-order price for Zelda is currently around £45. Many retailers are still asking £60.

Depends on your disposable income. Somebody earning 50k a year taking this deal compared with somebody earning half as much getting your deal. I know which I'd rather.

This is what I wanted, thanks.

waiting patiently for the gameseek fireworks.

They wont sell it for that price, Newcomers probably arent aware they've got previous.

People cant really think there getting a switch for sub 200 can they? best case scenario is they'll honour lets say 5 at that price for the purposes of pr.

Regarding the £199 Gameseek deal, what's the worst that could happen? ..has anyone actually paid out and not received their items with this company? Or is it more likely we just wouldn't get the switch on day one?

Pretty good deal. I'm paying £316.15 for the Switch console and Zelda on Amazon.

Console: £279.99
Zelda: £36.16 using a discount code.

I guess someone who thinks there getting a console at that price gets dissapointed is the bottom line. And then has to wait to get one elsewhere or not at all because of the price difference.

Bigger picture, gameseek or rather the guy in charge has been sitting on your money which (unless he's very dumb) has been garnering a nice amount of interest and this of course makes his books look a little better if only for a little while. And it generates some hype and subsequently more traffic to what is generally a not very good site with some mediocre priced games.

What would I also do if I was that guy in charge at gameseek in this instance? I'd also ensure I had some accounts on sites like this to drive pre orders and comment with 'just had an email saying its all good' and 'I've been told more stock is expected at this price!' and 'whats the worse that could happen?' ...oh oh.

As long as you pay by credit card your money is safe as the credit card company is jointly liable and the console is over £100. The worst that could happen is your credit card company refunds you. £200 with those upcoming titles is still far too expensive for me, I just don't think I will use it but will likely hop aboard when Mario Odyssey comes out.

I personally think it will flop in most of Europe and become very niche but the US launch looks good.

should probably comment on this deal as well :laughing: I'ts decent and gets better obvs if you have a load of reward points squirrled away. heat!

Hahaha
Well I just phoned Amazon and they agreed to price match and knock off 1p so I got it for £10.25 now, your move :smile:

I work for Google laugh at that

Somebody 'earning 50k' would still rather £244 than £320, trust me.

You mean you work for Alphabet inc then?

ok! :smiley:

My point was what's the worry? Is it worth the risk? What IS the risk? Just trying to get some info is all

Pre-orders have never sold out in the UK or most of Europe... and that was before Nintendo said they will be producing more for launch (for areas with stock issues, like America). So, while you might not find one the first shop you walk in, it might not be as difficult as you seem to think.

He can have the one I was going to buy before I found out Zelda was the only game worth the purchase for it; the price of it and the accessories, and charging you for online... I'll pay him to take my pre-order off me!

way too much for an unproven nintendo console,

Didn't anyone learn from the wii u?

What have you asked them to price match?

I covered everything in my helpful neh, insightful reply (I thought) and bonzobanana replied with credit card protection info so you should be all good to go make a decision.

Nothing really. Someone got a Switch for £10.26 and I was jealous that's all :laughing:

This comment is a bit ridiculous.

Regardless of how much one earns, his deal would still be the better deal.......even if he had 50k

​Who pays £50 for games these days?

Ridiculously expensive for a bulky handheld you can plug into a tv and is less powerful that current gen consoles.

Dated and expensive technology again from nintendo. With pre Christmas deals you could get a ps4 and and xbox one for this price pretty much.

It seems obvious this will bomb like anything in European and American markets. We don't game on dedicated portable gaming devices anymore in western markets Nintendo don't seem to understand this .

Thanks for your opinion, it really changes everything. Nintendo have just announced they will be cancelling the Switch because of your opinion. Please do tell when there's a console releasing you approve of, we are all waiting with bated breath.

Just a thought to everyone bemoaning the un-advanced specs of the Switch in relation to the others on the market:

Last year's F1 cars were the most technologically advanced F1 cars in history, but were they the best? Your favourite? The most fun?

I've got the console on pre-order for the standard £279.99 and Zelda using expired Amazon £10 code plus Prime discount for £36. Total £315.

If I cared about GAME points or didn't have the voucher used on Zelda I would definitely be getting this deal.

i dont get it this is only saving £10 over normal price?

I have a deposit in-store at GAME since the October reveal so hope I can get this deal still. Will have to go have a word with them.

In the mean time, I'm going to go back to enjoying comments from people getting really upset about the Switch.

Plenty (sadly) thats a copy of Skies of Arcadia Legends for the gamecube or a copy of Cave Story 3ds or about 10% of the way to owning a decent jap import copy of Magical Chase for the pcengine! ( I heart u my coregrafx2)

You don't stay rich by spending it :wink:

F1 is still going? yikes.

Looks like it could sell like hot cakes in Japan ..but thanks, I will pay with a debit card..hopefully still protected

Probably why they created a hybrid device......A lot of parents with younger children I've spoken to like the idea of not having to buy two devices for home and away (or just don't want their kids playing on that £500 ipad)

Would never have Nintendo as my one and only console but as a secondary gaming device I've always found their hardware essential, to many fantastic exclusives to miss out on.

That last sentence though. You know how many units the ds and subsequent iterations of the 3ds sold in the europe dont you? plenty says wikipedia. A slice of that action would keep me fed the whole winter.

The DS is the only Nintendo console in the last 20 years that's been value for money. How many more times do people need to be burned before they stop buying this garbage?

The issue is that GS take payment upfront so you'll be out that money instead of the credit card company until they either deliver or you cancel.

What do you care?

Oh I see ..well as long as I can cancel if it doesn't come it's ok, IF they get any back in stock

I don't.

Just wondered why so many are willing to throw 300 quid at a console that'll have ten decent games at best.

It's your money so crack on.

I don't get your comment?

You obviously care enough to enter a thread about a product you have no interest in and berate people for spending money on products they obviously like and enjoy.

10 quality first party exclusive games would be plenty enough to justify the Switch for me.

Needs expiring. £339.98.
It's only £319.99 with 1 2 Switch

This, as I mainly play on PC I own more games on my Wii U than my PS4. Sold my XB1 as Halo was about the only exclusive worth playing. So few genuine console exclusives these days.

Video Games aren't "cool" anymore, Cold.

A lot of people are willing to pay because a lot of people enjoy Nintendo games. The dual docked/portable format is also appealing to many.

For some people, myself included, owning just a handful of games over the lifetime of the console justifies the purchase.

People will buy for their own reasons, negative comments that are based on pure speculation are generally pointless.

wow, day one and commenting hard straight out of the gate! you'll do well here on hukd. <3 welcome <3

Agree.
Have a look on metacritic at the top 10-15 games across all the old systems. Nintendo's are the most varied and highest rated from the likes of Edge Magazine. Also the most popular emulated games, mostly Nintendo's. The most collectable retro games and highest prices, again mostly Nintendo.
If you look on youtube there's some serious gamers on there giving recognition to hidden gems even on the 'poor selling' Gamecube.

Thumb tacks are in now, I put them in peoples shoes and the reaction is priceless, what a payoff

yes when you go into store or pre order off line the adjust the price

Gamecube is probably my favourite console :smiley:

When I pre ordered in store I was told that the cost of my zelda game and switch console would just be combined into the bundle price.

So I payed £5 zelda
£20 switch

I can get £25 off the bundle price as that is what I have paid. The staff in my local game are pretty cool

Yeah personally I think it's a great concept and I can't wait to challenge my son on MARIO Kart on a flight or where ever we are at the time and bored, plus most planes have USB ports now so power shouldn't be an issue.

You will be getting the grey console if you have pre ordered in october.
I had a deposit with game since october reveal as well. I went in on the official jan launch and said i wanted the neon console.

They had to create a new pre-order as the stock codes were different.

Couldn't you already do pretty much that exact same experience for £100's of pounds cheaper with the DS or even a 3DS though?

This is gonna cost you £600 + for 2 switch consoles and 2 copies of mario kart! wtf!!! :confused:

​mk8 is split screen on switch and you have a joycon each. =)

Yeah they said that, I'm not too worried as I have neon joy-cons on order directly from Nintendo (£5 cheaper than anywhere else), was mostly just interested in saving £20 but looking at their site, it appears that there aren't actually any bundles that save money.

Are you disputing there is still stock available?

Check out Amazon, Tesco, Very, Smyths etc... All have stock available for launch.

All the diehards will have placed their pre orders already. No way will this be a sell out in the U.K.

​has anyone had payment taken yet? I've called and been told I might be in the next wave of stock because payment hasn't been taken yet. Maybe I should keep my grey amazon order instead

Ordered from Nintendo store on the 15th January and just got delivery date of the 7th-8th of March? I thought it was released tomorrow? So mad brought it for my sons birthday Saturday and the website said it would arrive on the release date!