Late last year Best Buy reduced eShop pre-paid cards by 20% in North America, tempting gamers to go the download option by essentially offering a discount across all games on the download stores. Shoppers had the chance to spend, for example, $40 to receive $50 of credit; as a promotion to encourage more to take the download plunge — it was a smart idea.
The offer is now live once again, with Nintendo of America taking the chance to promote the fact that the discounts are around until 1st March.
To break down what that means, below are the discount prices in U.S. dollars.
- $20 of eShop credit for $16
- $35 of eShop credit for $28
- $50 of eShop credit for $40
Are any of you Best Buy regulars tempted by these discounts and the chance to enjoy some eShop downloads for less? Let us know in the comments below.
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Cool.
... but is the offer good in Canada?...
Oh heck yeah! I am going to buy Smash Bros 3DS on digital download (so I can always have it with me), so this is a great way to save some money!!!
Yeeeesss, saving for shovel knight and all these upcoming indies. Think I might need a hard drive after this.
Bought a $50 card today. I'm gonna save up the cash for when games like Shovel Knight, Scram Kitty, Treasurenauts, Wooden Sen'SeY, and Q.U.B.E. drop on into the eShop.
There's a wave of indie games coming to Nintendo consoles, and I've gotta get prepared!
As far as I know, eShop cards are region-locked, so I'll have to pass.
No Best Buy where I live, so I'll have to pass.
Just ordered one online, seeing as they have free shipping on orders over $20 (apparently)
@Noboty - My post says it all, but free shipping if you buy a $35 or $50 one. Thought you might want to know
Does the promo include best buy at PR?
I should take advantage of this since I'm going to receive $50 today.
@SuperMarioBros3 If you find it in Canada, please let me know.
20% discount + 10% back (Deluxe Digital Promotion) +Club Nintendo coins back = waaay cheap games.
I'm thinking about it, but I still probably won't end up participating...
I would buy some if it happens in Canada
OT: If you buy DKCTP from ToysRUs you will save 40% off on additional Wii U and Wii games.
Ya I might as well
I want to get LttP, Earhtbound, Shovel Knight, and Child of Light from the eshop, so I might as well use this. As for full retail games, I will usually go for the physical version.
I love using this offer! With 20% off eshop card and 10% digital deluxe rebate, I am getting DKCTF for approximately $35 for a new release!
Thank you Nintendo!
Got my $50 card today with my Best Buy gift cards I had. Now I have to decide what to download.
Well, I was planning on picking up the digital release of Layton this Friday anyways, so I'll just pick up an eShop card and save some cash!
Is Best Buy also having a sale on external hard drives? This 32GB "deluxe" stuff. * quits before rant *
@King47 I agree. If you can go physical, buy the disc. But bring me shovel Knight to the eshop too!
Guess I'm going digital for Yoshi's New Island...
If Ninendo at least allowed this cards to be bought digitally
Just bought some earlier today! +__+ So many games coming to the eShop that I want, so it'll be better for me to take advantage of this instead of putting money in later. Lol.
This deal is for the USA only not North America. BestBuy Canada doesn't sell eShop cards. They're even bumping up prices for all new releases. No luck for Canadians.
I just bought a $50 card earlier. However, with the use of a coupon for being a reward's member, I was able to get it for $30!
Nintendo of Europe should do this. (In their interest anyway probably not in mine.)
Once I have credit of some sort on something I tend to spend it without thinking about it more than otherwise.
Nice. I bought 2 $50 cards last time. Maybe I'll get three this time. It's a great deal, especially with the deluxe digital discount on top if it.
@Dauntless i have no knowledge of the sale, but best buy absolutely sells eshop cards in canada, don't mislead people
If in my country this promo were avalible... *sigh...
Stocked up on 6 last time. Time to restock up somemore and just save them til needed. I still have 4 $5 DDP codes I have yet to redeem as well
@shigulicious - their web site has a link to clearance items for local stores. Got my 2TB HDD for $50 at the local Best Buy.
With Best Buy Rewards, I got $140 worth of eShop credit for $97 plus deluxe promotion means almost $15 more......I love these sales!
@unrandomsam - I stock up on lower priced cards, put them in a game case and only redeem them when I have something to buy.....that way I'm less tempted to blow the whole lot at once
Why can't this deal last longer?! I don't have time to do it only through March 1st!
I work at best buy and had someone buy 5000 dollars worth of eshop cards today. I was so jealous, he will probably just end up selling them and making a profit.
got two of the got one 50$ and one 10$ 30 for me 30 for my ladie already bought some games from eshop before this happened. So im just waiting on Moon chronicles, Shovle knight, Cult county, Iron Fall and some classics Cx
I'm no Best Buy regular...but this deal is enough to make me go there now and then. That said, I still have a good bit left on my account from the LAST time this deal ran...sad result of such slow releases. So I really don't NEED more right now anyway.
@SirQuincealot I'm not trying to mislead. I can't seem to find any listing for eShop cards on BestBuy.ca, but have no trouble finding it on BestBuy.com. Without an official listing on their Canadian web site its anyones guess which retail stores across the nation will actually have them.
@SirQuincealot Yes, I have seen eshop cards in store, they just don't advertise for some reason.
yay
@nf_2
Great idea, I just did the same.
Vile they should do this to Credit Card users too.
Got 1 post Xmas for the discount. Still got a little left from $30 free credit from FE:A and SMT, so I'll pass this time... but if you need eshop credit, just get the $50 gift card for $40 to hold you over for awhile!
I'm there
Why do the European retailers never do anything like this?
i checked the flyer for best buy canada and there is no mention of Nintendo e-shop cards. I think this is america only
Got a $50 and a $35 last night, one for DK and one for yoshi new Island down the line
Nintendo really need to do something similar for the UK market thats for sure.
I picked up a $50 card for forty bucks, then went home and downloaded SM3DW...paying the rest on a card and using $5 from Digital Deluxe Promotion.
@Plutonian I'm glad somebody noticed. This is a great deal, and people shouldn't pass up on this just because they aren't near a BB.
Picked up a $50 card yesterday and was able to download a few games from my wish list. Thanks Ninty & Best Buy!
I got a Best Buy gift card for Christmas, so I'll definitely be stopping by.
Just got $60 worth for only $48. Thanks for the heads up. Glad I just upgraded from an 8gb card to 32gb
Heads up for those without a BestBuy in your area. If you do have a Target store, they will price match anything in their store that is listed on BestBuy's website. So even if they don't have a competing BestBuy store in the area, they still price match what is on their website.
Not sure if this has already been brought up, but wanted to get the word out for those who said they don't have a BestBuy in their area, but may possibly be close to a Target store.
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