Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Now here's were it gets kinda interesting. Using the Australian rewards because I can't easily look at other regions rates. As of today for Super Mario Odyssey you'd get 14 gold coins for registering the card and 70 for downloading it. When this new system comes into place you'll get 80 coins for registering the card and 400 for downloading it. Now do I care about a $4AU rebate when it's $10AU cheaper in the shops? Well no. But at least you get something.

Another thing I'd add is that earlier on I said that My Nintendo could be an easy way to cover the costs of their online subscription. And if you're digital only it will. It's $20US a year so with what is basically a 5% rebate on purchases? If you buy one retail game every two months digitally you've covered the subscription. Is it as good as I thought it might be? Well no. But it's not nothing.

@PLATINUM7 €0.60 + €0.60 + €1.50 + €0.75 = €3.45

Could be worse. That amount is perfect for an NES VC title that doesn't exist!

Around 15.

@DarthNocturnal I believe you would've gotten more if you waited until now, or least, until the new rewards go live.

I do agree on the codes. I may sound a bit outdated, but it works, and you don't get shafted for buying physical.

To people complaining about the conversion rate, Id like to remind you this is a thing: https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/06/sony-will-turn-your-psn-t...

program will now grant 100 points for 100 silver trophies, 250 points for 25 gold trophies and 1,000 points for 10 platinum trophies. Note that every 1,000 points can be traded in for a $10 coupon on PSN, so keep that reward ratio in mind as you grind for those platinum 100% game completion trophies. It's probably easier to just have that PlayStation credit card racking up company currency.

Rising Star Games are going to publish Flipping Death physically.

LONDON, UK – 8 February 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in collaboration with acclaimed developer Zoink Games, today announced that new title Flipping Death will receive a physical release in the USA, Europe and beyond on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The physical edition releases at the same time as the digital release from Zoink Games, and includes exclusive additional physical ‘collector cards’ in the box.

The boxed retail edition of Flipping Death contains two physical collector cards lavishly created by the artists at Zoink Games, bringing some of your favourite characters to life. The cards also contain character bios and unlock codes to help complete your full collection of cards inside the game itself.

“We are honoured to work in continued partnership with such an esteemed and award-winning creative force as Zoink Games”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director at Rising Star Games. “Being able to bring Zoink’s wild imagination and vision of Flipping Death to players in physical boxed form with additional items in the box enables Rising Star Games to serve the community as well as nurture new Zoink fans.”

The events of Flipping Death take place in Flatwood Peaks, a small whimsical town with a problem - Death is on vacation. Play as Penny and help the trapped ghosts with your trusted scythe. Flip the entire world around to solve puzzles on both the living and the dead sides and slowly uncover the mystery surrounding your own demise.

Flipping Death key features:
Unique mix of adventure and platforming set in a twisted, rich and colourful world
Flip the entire world with the press of a single button
Possess the living and use them to solve puzzles
Innovative physics combined with an immersive story told over several different chapters
Spiritual successor to Zoink’s previous smash hit game Stick It To The Man

Flipping Death, developed by Zoink Games and published at physical retail by Rising Star Games, will be available for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch at selected retailers across the USA, Europe and beyond in Spring 2018. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

Source: PR email

@SLIGEACH_EIRE How does that work when EA publishes Fe?

@YummyHappyPills I don't know, but it says a lot that a company the size of EA can't be bothered to do it. I see now there's a more relevant thread for Switch games getting a physical release.

@YummyHappyPills Whataboutism. I'd like to remind you that this was a thing: https://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/club_nintendo1.jpg

It's better than nothing, but it's not what it used to be. Whatever, if it saves me 5 quid a year on digital purchases, it's something, right?

@YummyHappyPills Actually, scratch what I said about Fe. I think I misread something.

@Octane Well i dont remember that. Club Nintendo in the UK didnt have aspects that other regions did.

Sadly is it ideal? No.

Will I take it over a US only program that doesnt count retroactive purchases (trophies) and only awardsthe discountat a threshold? Yep.

@YummyHappyPills You didn't have Club Nintendo? The rest of Europe had Club Nintendo.

The amount of random collectibles and digital games I hoarded through Club Nintendo is pretty insane. I even got a working Game & Watch replica at a certain point. And The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition for the GameCube.

@Octane We did have Club Nintendo.

It was more limited than MyNintendo. You got Wii Shop points and very rarely something else, like a free VC title for your points.

Sound familiar?

@YummyHappyPills It was way better than My Nintendo because of the physical rewards, especially in the Wii U era. Sure it was pretty useless if all you wanted was digital rewards but the physical rewards automatically makes it much better than My Nintendo.

@Grumblevolcano Im talking about UK Club Nintendo here.

I know the US had Platinum users and all these cool physical rewards.

We got a pittance of that, never had Platinum to mh knowledge, and it was mainly there for Wii Points Cards.

Weirdly we did startgetting collectible stuff...in the last year or so. It was all notebooks and stickers prior.

This week's Nintendo of Europe eShop downloads.

Switch Retail

Dragon Quest Builders – €49.99 (available February 9)

Switch Download

Aegis Defenders – €19.99
ACA NeoGeo 2020 Super Baseball – €6.99
Arcade Archives Crazy Climber – €6.99
ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun – €7.99
Black Hole – €5.99
Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition – €19.99
Dandara – €14.99
The Darkside Detective – €12.99
Disc Jam – €14.99
Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2 – €6.99
Mercenaries Saga Chronicles – €14.99
Mercenary Kings – €15.99
Millie – €4.99 until February 8; regularly €4.99
Premium Pool Arena – €9.99

Switch DLC

Aegis Defenders: All Skins Pack – €2.99
Aegis Defenders: Barista Clu Skin + Egg Kobo Skin – €0.99
Aegis Defenders: Kickstarter Turret Skin – €0.99
Aegis Defenders: Foodie Items Skins – €0.99
Aegis Defenders: Patisasier Bart Skin – €0.99
Disc Jam – 4,000 Jamoleons – €0.99
Disc Jam – 25,000 Jamoleons – €4.99
Disc Jam – 60,000 Jamoleons – €9.99
Disc Jam – 130,000 Jamoleons – €19.99

Switch Pre-Order

Aqua Kitty UDX – €7.49
Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf – €12.74 until February 15; regularly €14.99
Old Man’s Journey – €9.99
Payday 2 – €49.99

Switch Demo

Violett

3DS Demo

Link-a-Pix-Color

3DS Themes

Maggie, Bianca and the MoonBoards – €1.99
Joy and Grandpa LeFrog – €1.99
HIP HOP – €1.99
Pop Music – €1.99
Ballerina – €1.99
I LOVE MUSIC – €1.99
DJ SET – €1.99
Electronic Music – €1.99
K-POP – €1.99
Sweet Music – €1.99
YOU ROCK – €1.99
Music Trio – €3.99
GIRLS PACK – €3.99

Wii U Download

Aperion Cyberstorm – €11.25 until February 15; regularly €12.50

Share the Joy Sale – until February 15

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition – €54.99 (was €74.99)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – €39.99 (was €59.99)
FIFA 18 – €29.99 (was €59.99)
Just Dance 2017 – €29.99 (was €59.99)
Just Dance 2018 – €39.99 (was €59.99)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – €44.99 (was €59.99)
Monopoly – €29.99 (was €39.99)
Puyo Puyo Tetris – €27.99 (was €39.99)
Rayman Legends: Defeinitive Edition – €29.99 (was €39.99)
Ultra Street Fighter II – €27.99 (was €39.99)
De Mambo – €5.49 (was €10.99)
Enter the Gungeon – €11.24 (was €14.99)
FAST RMX – €14.99 (was €19.99)
Floor Kids – €13.49 (was €16.99)
Hammerwatch – €7.99 (was €9.99)
Human: Fall Flat – €11.99 (was €14.99)
Infinite Minigolf – €7.49 (was €14.99)
Mantis Burn Racing – €12.74 (was €15.99)
NeuroVoider – €10.99 (was €13.99)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – €9.37 (was €13.99)
Overcooked Special Edition – €15.99 (was €19.99)
Party Golf – €9.99 (was €14.99)
RIVE: Ultimate Edition – €11.24 (was €14.99)
Rocket Fist – €7.99 (was €9.99)
Strikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe – €12.99 (was €19.99)
Super Beat Sports – €11.99 (was €14.99)
The Next Penelope – €10.39 (was €12.99)
UNO – €6.99 (was €9.99)
Uurnog Uurnlimited – €11.99 (was €14.99)
Worms W.M.D – €23.99 (was €29.99)
Wulverblade – €11.89 (was €16.99)
Rocket League – Chaos Run DLC Pack – €2.99 (was €3.99)
Rocket League – Supersonic Fury DLC Pack – €2.99 (was €3.99)
Rocket League – Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack – €2.99 (was €3.99)
Rocket League – The Fate of the Furious Ice Charger – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Back to the Future Car Pack – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Car Pack – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Aftershock – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Esper – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Marauder – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Masamune – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Proteus – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Triton – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Vulcan – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Hot Wheels Bone Shaker – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Hot Wheels Twin Mill III – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Fast & Furious ’70 Dodge Charger R/T – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Fast & Furious ’99 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 – €1.49 (was €1.99)
Rocket League – Fast & Furious DLC Bundle – €3.16 (was €4.22)

eShop Sales

Switch

Astro Bears Party – €3.99 until March 4; regularly €4.99
Mecho Tales – €6.79 until February 15; regularly €8.49
Neon Chrome – €10.49 until February 14; regularly €14.99
Plague Road – €10.00 until February 15; regularly €12.50
Robonauts – €11.99 until March 4; regularly €14.99
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 – €17.59 until February 22; regularly €21.99
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL – €11.04 until February 22; regularly €12.99
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – €24.99 until February 26; regularly €39.99
Let’s Sing 2018 – €29.99 until February 15; regularly €39.99
Monster Jam: Crush It – €24.99 until February 26; regularly €39.99
Gear.Club Unlimited – €44.99 until February 24; regularly €49.99
Syberia – €24.99 until February 24; regularly €29.99
Syberia 2 – €24.99 until February 24; regularly €29.99

New 3DS

36 Fragments of Midngiht – €2.39 until February 22; regularly €29.99

3DS

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley – €19.99 until February 15; regularly €39.99
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village – €19.99 until February 15; regularly €39.99
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €9.99 until February 15; regularly €19.99
Hometown Story – €7.49 until February 15; regularly €29.99
Harvest Moon GBC – €2.49 until February 15; regularly €4.99
Cube Creator 3D – €4.99 until March 8; regularly €7.50
Coaster Creator 3D – €4.82 until March 8; regularly €7.25
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D – €4.99 until February 15; regularly €9.99
The Legend of Dark Witch 3 – €7.99 until February 22; regularly €9.99

Wii U

Breakout Defense 2 – €4.89 until March 8; regularly €6.99
Inside My Radio – €299 until March 1; regularly €14.99
Midnight 2 – €1.59 until February 22; regularly €1.99

Permanent Price Drop

Vesta – €9.99 (was €14.99)

Permanent Conditional Discount

Millie – €2.49 for owners of Frederic 2, Sparkle 2 EVO, Violett, or Frederic; regularly €4.99

Source: Nintendo PR

And for the 28th country that doesnt use euros?

@YummyHappyPills Well, maybe that was just the UK, in the rest of Europe physical rewards for Club Nintendo were a thing.

By the way, if you want to convert the price to GBP, take the price in euro, think a bit less that and slap a pound sign in front of it.

Club Nintendo did have physical rewards in the UK. My girlfriend got a few cool things over the years - ranging from a handy 3DS cart case to sweet little plushie toys...they had physical rewards for as long as I can remember - and right up until the day it closed down.

@YummyHappyPills You don't understand. Fe is "beneath them." It doesn't warrant physical because only incomplete games with a total spend through of $200 a unit get physical. They just do the indie publishing thing for the good PR.

Unravel is the best game from EA in 2 years.