A "Global Testfire" for the Wii U title Splatoon takes place this weekend, and to celebrate the event Nintendo UK is offering a 10 percent discount for those who download the demo and take part.
That means you'll be able to download the full game on May 29th for just £31.49 - a neat saving over the full cost of £34.99.
The offer starts on 29th May and lasts until 4th June, and - as obvious as it may seem - you'll need to have downloaded the Global Testfire demo on the same Wii U console before making your purchase in order to qualify.
Splatoon for just over 30 quid - that's better than a poke in the eye, if you ask us. What about you?
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I'll do this if it's offered in NA. Has it been made clear if the demo is playable outside of those scheduled times?
I hope the demo has a single player mode. I wanna play the game but I don't like multiplayer online games.
Still says $59.99 in the US eShop, I'm staring at it right now - demo is up BTW .
I may cut off my nose to spite my face and not but it if it stays $60, VAT and currency conversion shouldnt make itdouble in the US.
"That means you'll be able to download the full game on May 29th for just £31.49 - a neat saving of £-6.49 over the full cost of £25 you'll pay if you buy from anywhere but the eshop. Because why would you buy from the eshop?"
Digital all the way! It'll be 36€ on the rest of Europe. How about US? Is it still 60$?
Oh look, we can even pay $59.99 RIGHT NOW to play it in 3 weeks.
Where's @get2sammyb when I need him?
Hopefully there is a similar deal here in the states, as I am buying digitally. )':
@outburst - yes, still $59.99 even if we pay it right now and charge our credit card right now.
@rjejr
Strange. I wonder why it's cheaper in Europe.
Digital all the way for me,a game like this needs to be.I'll be buying the digital code from CDKEYS though as it'll likely be around 28 pounds on there.
Haha. I'll try the demo but got a pre-order of £22.95 by ordering from TGC when they had a 10% code over Easter. Will be here a day early too!
£31.49 for the digital version which doesn't have the Inkling squid Amiibo?
I'm only paying £37.86 for the physical version with the squid Amiibo. It's OK I'll play the demo but keep to my current purchase plans. Plus some are selling the physical media (No Amiibo) for about £33. I do low how it's always a higher price for digital.
The worst curse Nintendo could wish on Sony and Microsoft, would be to wish their console owners and fans adopt the same purchasing habits as Nintendo fans...
I wish this was for NA too... It's $70 retail and download in Canada. I could get this on my Japanese Wii U for almost $10 less! (Only thing holding me back is I would need another hard drive, although that would push me to get Xenoblade X too)
$60 on Amazon so I will be downloading it. I don't want to wait a single day to get it anyway. I wonder when the predownload will be available.
@rjejr: You should be thankful that Nintendo has given you the opportunity to preorder a bare bones digital copy of Splatoon at MSRP 3 weeks in advance. Now run along and watch some more XBX videos.
Hope we get this discount in Australia too! I'm going to download Splatoon from the eShop either way.
Nice idea. Would be great if it was for all regions.
No single player on the demo, that sucks. Oh well, I'll have to wait until saturday to play this.
@sinalefa it is available now for me (Canada)
69,99$ in canada?!? As much as I want this game, I am NOT paying 70$ for it, or for any game. This is ridiculous!
@yokokazuo
Thanks, I will check it when I get the demo today.
@Ryno - I'm going to buy a Wii Mini instead. I'll even pick up 1 for you, though last time I was in Target a few days ago they only had 1 left, still no clearance sticker either, just the black anti-theft device, which the $300 Wii U boxes next to it don't have.
Boxed copy for £25 from Gameseek. Boom.
If you download the Japanese version before the 10th, you get a code for 500 yen too.
£25 from Gameseek also, although I already preordered this game a few weeks ago now.
I think I'll do without an amiibo for now though.
@outburst It's been marketed as a budget title since pretty much the beginning, so I'm wondering why NoA are charging full price for it.
Just like how Captain Toad was a budget title going for £30-35, Splatoon is no different really. Just more expensive if you want the special edition with the green amiibo.
@Sanicranfast
I got one preorder for 45€ (40€ + 5€ shipping). I'm selling the disc for 30€ and keeping the squid and buying it digitally.
Hope we get this in Austalia... If the discount was on the preorder that would be helpful too. There's no squid included with the retail copy here so I'll definitely be buying digital.
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