It's almost here, the day that gift card retailers and flower sellers dream of every year, hoping that love in the air will sell enough roses to buy that new car they always wanted. Valentine's Day is coming, giving couples a chance to buy each other gifts and show extra romance, while those that are single bemoan the fact it's even an occasion — there's no escape.
Nintendo, for its part, is using the occasion to persuade particularly generous couples to lavish new gaming machines upon each other, with the official Nintendo UK store launching a "Love Nintendo" campaign, advertising a variety of systems of the pink and white varieties. The main deals, 'For Him' and 'For Her' are below.
Though Nintendo has tweeted referring to "offers", the Luigi system is still its original price of £179.99 — it is exclusive to the Nintendo UK store outside of Japan, however. The pink 3DS XL is £199.99 and comes with a copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf and also a CD with music from the game.
Not mind-blowing offers, but more a reminder of the store's various 3DS models and options for UK gamers. Are any of you, wherever you are in the world, lavishing such a pricey gift on your loved one this Valentine's Day?
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[source store.nintendo.co.uk]
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No Wii U offers? How are they going to sell systems?
All I'm going to say is I would marry any girl who'd buy me a pink 3DS with Animal Crossing.
@Lance168 - Nice job getting that up there so fast.
It's Valentin'es Day, it's all about couples. Shouldn't they advertise a multiplayer system instead of a handheld? Wii U has "Spin the Bottle" fer cryin' out loud.
Nice weege ds.
Man, I want to import that Luigi 3DS.
So there we have it Animal Crossing is and always has been a girl's game.
Mehhhh. I'm not big on the casual sexism that comes through in offers like these.
@lividd3ad And so it begins...
Pish posh, those 3ds xl offers are for everybody regardless of gender.
Squeeee! That Animal Crossing one is so cute!
This deal is too cool to come to lame ol' NoA though... ;______;
This week Target U.S. is selling 3DS XL including the Mario and Luigi Limited Edition for $175 USD. Yes, we've seen a much lower price of $150 USD at Target. Personally, I will wait for the next 3DS XL Limited Edition. Hopefully, the WeeGee Limited Edition will eventually hit our shore.
Uh, I have the pink/white XL and am very much a man. I also play a considerable amount Animal Crossing. Stereotypes are for the birds.
@TimLatshaw My wife asked me to buy her a pink 3DS with animal crossing after she played it a bit in bestbuy....Close enough I guess....
@Kawaii_Neko At least we have the midnight purple.....
@Stu13 They must be something in them or Nintendo themselves would be playing politically correct here instead of blatantly stereotypical.
I did it guys, I totally used the hashtag xD my post on FB: "To all you chicks out there about to send off my valentine's card: scrap it, that's right. didn't you know? I don't need a card to know you love me just a new 3DS #LoveNintendo"
@Stu13 I suppose by "the birds" you do of course mean the men! Begone stereotypes!
You wouldn`t lose that pink 3DS in the dark...
@TimLatshaw What if I bought it for you? stares intensely
@Stu13 hehehe... Animal xing... "For the birds" that was great! I like how you did that....
After my experience of dealing with the nintendo UK store I wont be going back to them in a hurry, or at all if I can help it, I'll stick with amazon.
Well my girlfriend already gave me a 3ds. The zelda 3dsxl... Man, I'm gonna marry that girl.
@Reala It is not surprising it is run by The Hut Group.
@MegaWatts: If you buy it for me then I will marry you for sure!
@Discipledoctor ...what does that even mean?
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