Zelda: Link's Awakening Pre-Orders Updated With Extra Freebies On Nintendo UK Store

Too bad those of us spending more money on the collectors edition get nothing extra.

£39.95 from https://www.thegamecollection.net/the-legend-of-zelda-link-s-awakening-with-free-keyring-and-poster-switch/?sqr=zelda& with keyring and poster, around £10 cheaper than Nintendo.

I’m going to go digital with the two games online thing - I’m thinking Link’s Awakening and Luigi’s Mansion 3.

@panthro is the game collection a legitimate site, or one of those dodgy sites that don’t always deliver?

@Hissscratch139 never had any issues, been buying from them since wii u days.

Even though this is a remake, I don't think some people are giving Nintendo enough credit. They make fun games. Even if this game is a remake, I don't doubt at all that it will stand alone as it's own enjoyable and unique experience. Doubt the Legend of Zelda at your own peril!

Wow a poster....my Special Edition from Amazon is still better, thanks but no thanks.

Yes this’s a nice surprise

Really can’t wait for this game!

@Hissscratch139 Have been using these guys since 2013 and never had an issue. Great company.

@Hissscratch139 Only used them once myself to buy 8 or so games for cheap (3DS and PS4), but I did not have a single problem with them. They seem to be safe to use.

@panthro Thats a massive saving for anyone buying in Ireland. Cheapest its available here is €55 pre-order, €60 after release.
With Sterling doing so bad at the minute I can get this for about €45 now. Great stuff. I knew there had to be some upside to all this Brexit stuff

@BenAV Personally I could never risk missing out on a new Zelda (even if it is a remake). I understand completely the fears that it may prove a bit short, especially if compared with other recent full price Zelda games, but if you are waiting for a price drop you will be waiting a long time as with any Nintendo published game. I reckon you'd be better off sticking with your preorder and then trading in as you will get a big percentage back, saving you more than if you waited for a price drop.

@Beermonkey How quick is their delivery time? Can I expect the game to be with me on launch day or much later?

£40 for the game, which is good value.

£10/£15 for a load of tat, which is not.

@BenAV That is a lot. I never understand why publishers don't plan their releases better. So many great games don't get the attention they deserve.

Still, for me Zelda is always at the top of any list but I can't wait for Luigis Mansion either and Astral Chain looks more impressive every time I see it. Chuck Pokemon in there too and I was actually kind of glad the Animal Crossing got delayed.

@AlbertXi I pre-ordered the special edition and got an email saying my order would be updated. But then the email itself just listed these changes to the standard editions so I don't actually know?

Personally I don't need that poster, they always fold them leaving horrible creases instead of rolling them and I'll never put it up. The keyring is alright but I'm getting much cooler stuff anyway.

I feel quite comfortable preordering this - I was a Sega kid growing up so I missed out on a good few Zelda titles. Preordering would be justifiable if only for that reason alone, but there's also the fact that Zelda titles hardly get any discounts.

I recommend 'thegamecollection' too. Although you don't always get the game on release date. Yoshi arrived on a Saturday for example. But you get loyalty points you can use for money off a future order too.

Last month they did a 'Spend £80 get 10% off offer', not reported on this site though so I managed to pre-order Zelda for £36, Luigi for £36 and Ghostbusters for £21. I hope they do something similar in the future.

You get the ghost dog keyring with Luigi if anyone is after that.

@blockfight Most if not all have made it to me at launch. Got my new 3ds a couple of days before launch with them. Watch out for sales as well as can grab good bargains with them.

I'm kinda jealous, knowing I live in the US, where all we get is a book. Also, I'm getting the SEGA Genesis Mini, next month.

@Bunkerneath no kidding, i could get these anywhere on ebay for like maybe $5

@panthro thanks for the info, just looked and they have positive reviews, so I might order from them

@YoshiAngemon Same boat. I would totally pay a little extra to get that stuff too. NoA just doesn't like my money I guess...

@Hissscratch139 I've used The Game Collection for a while and never had any problems. The prices are usually good and if you sign up you can collect points, I recently saved £10 off a game with points I had built up over time.

Not sure how good they are for getting games to you on release date though as I'm not normally bothered waiting a day or two anyway.

This sucks that those spending more with the collectors edition don't get any freebies?

The Link Keychain in the Keychain Pack is the same exact Link Keychain that I got for playing The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awaking at the big San Diego Comic Con this year. I got that same exact keychain for playing this game, a Luigi's Mansion 3 branded Flashlight for playing that game, a Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Comic Book for playing that game, and a 2 Pack Gold & Silver Splatoon 2 Keychain set for Checking-In with my MyNintendo.com Account.

Not gonna lie, I'd like the key ring.

Anyone know why Nintendo don't do packs of themed playing cards in their collectors editions? Just seems an obvious, and very attractive, add-in given the company's history.

@dleec8 I don't think the above commenter has anything against it being a remake. They never doubted it was gonna be awesome. Just that it's less of a priority than Death Stranding and/or Cyberpunk 2077

Yeah, I'll skip it since I can't play a handheld game on a handheld (even Wikipedia says Switch is NOT the 3DS's successor, only Wii U's, meaning it's clearly a home console like Wii U and not a handheld like 3DS). I mean when Nintendo makes the 3DS's successor, hopefully they'll port this game to it so I can play an original handheld game on a handheld!

@BenAV I hear ya. In 7 days from there is Dragon Quest and so much more all around it. I will still have to get it day one because of how short it is and my discount at Best Buy ends in the middle of October. Rather pay $48 for it now then have to wait for a sale.

Already preordered the limited edition and the standard edition, the limited edition one is for the collection and the standard edition is for playing🛡🗡🔼🔼🔼

@panthro looks like I'll be ordering from there then. got Astral Chain on pre-order from them for £37. They'll be getting a lot of money from me over the next few months it seems 👍

Nintendo UK doesn't ship to NA FYI.

Not if the title is overpriced to begin with

I live in NA, so, I'll just wait for the scalpers to list this stuff on fleaBay

Not sure I'll be buying this game, as the original is still so dear to me, but I -do- look forward to so many more people getting to play one of my absolute favorites. <3

@Pod agree have repurchased BOTW instead, would have been more interested if this was a new 2d Zelda, wouldn't exactly have been that hard to do and it's not like this really needed to be remade the GBDX game is still great!

My pre order on Amazon for the Collector’s edition is now £59.99. It must have gone down at some point. Compared to the prices of these it seems like a really good deal. Thank you Amazon’s pre order price guarantee.

@gamefreak77 What the heck are you talking about? Are you complaining about optional TV connection? Then throw away your dock ... problem solved, now you have dedicated handheld. And if you’re waiting for the successor to the 3DS, boy I have some bad news for you. Switch lite pretty much seals 3DS’ fate.