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kv0925So I mentioned my desire for a Wii U last week. And when it comes to me and that sort of thing, desire usually turns to reality fairly shortly. :) So I looked around, and apart from used and refurb units (which typically get the stinkeye from me), the very best deal I saw was $250 for the current Super Mario World 3D bundle. Problem was, that deal was at Fry's, which is not a chain with a local presence in these parts. The deal was available online too, of course, but that's apparently the best price that's been offered maybe ever, and it sold out pretty quickly. So I'd sort of resigned myself to waiting for a price that good (or close to it) to appear again before pulling the trigger.
But still, I figured I'd go to Best Buy and see what was what, maybe drool over the demo unit a bit. And while I was there I thought I'd go ahead and join their Gamers Club thingy--it's $30, but it gets you 20% off new games 3 times a year for the next 2 years, which I figured I'd take advantage of if I did get a Wii U soon. So I did that, and while I was checking out, I asked my cashier if they happened to pricematch Fry's even though they aren't a local competitor per se. So she looked in their POS system, which apparently has a list of competitors they will pricematch--and Fry's was on the list. So she said well, they're in here, so yes! So I grabbed a Wii U bundle and a copy of Mario Kart 8 off the shelf, the system honored the pricematch for the Wii U, I used the Gamer's Club 20% off on Mario Kart, and that was that. Score!
So far the girls really like it, and I am reasonably impressed as well. Mario Kart 8 is awesome, of course, and Super Mario World is fun because all 3 girls can play it with me. And the characters can turn into cats, which they naturally love. It also came with NintendoLand, which is a sort of WiiPlay-like collection of minigames designed to show the various ways the controls can be used. There are some fun ones, like a Zelda-based one that uses the Wii remote like a sword, and a Luigi's Mansion sort of game where one player uses the big gamepad with screen to control a ghost who hunts (and is hunted by) the other players using the tv screen. That one especially is a lot of fun. :)
So now we're looking forward to getting the new LEGO Jurassic World game when it comes out in a few weeks, and I'd like to get some of the other LEGO games as well. Okay, all the other LEGO games. :)
But still, I figured I'd go to Best Buy and see what was what, maybe drool over the demo unit a bit. And while I was there I thought I'd go ahead and join their Gamers Club thingy--it's $30, but it gets you 20% off new games 3 times a year for the next 2 years, which I figured I'd take advantage of if I did get a Wii U soon. So I did that, and while I was checking out, I asked my cashier if they happened to pricematch Fry's even though they aren't a local competitor per se. So she looked in their POS system, which apparently has a list of competitors they will pricematch--and Fry's was on the list. So she said well, they're in here, so yes! So I grabbed a Wii U bundle and a copy of Mario Kart 8 off the shelf, the system honored the pricematch for the Wii U, I used the Gamer's Club 20% off on Mario Kart, and that was that. Score!
So far the girls really like it, and I am reasonably impressed as well. Mario Kart 8 is awesome, of course, and Super Mario World is fun because all 3 girls can play it with me. And the characters can turn into cats, which they naturally love. It also came with NintendoLand, which is a sort of WiiPlay-like collection of minigames designed to show the various ways the controls can be used. There are some fun ones, like a Zelda-based one that uses the Wii remote like a sword, and a Luigi's Mansion sort of game where one player uses the big gamepad with screen to control a ghost who hunts (and is hunted by) the other players using the tv screen. That one especially is a lot of fun. :)
So now we're looking forward to getting the new LEGO Jurassic World game when it comes out in a few weeks, and I'd like to get some of the other LEGO games as well. Okay, all the other LEGO games. :)
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Date: 2015-05-19 02:13 pm (UTC)I need it.
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Date: 2015-05-19 02:25 pm (UTC)http://smile.amazon.com/LEGO-Jurassic-World-Xbox-One-Standard/dp/B00SXEONTY/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1_gam?ie=UTF8&qid=1432045392&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+jurassic+world+xbox+one
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