Nintendo has decided to give children and adults alike a chance to put off their first days of homework to relax and enjoy some of their games at a reduced price starting August 16th through September 9th. A collection of games, systems and amiibo bundles were reduced for the upcoming end-of-summer days, and just in time for some last minute multiplayer sessions with family and friends alike.
“These back-to-school deals are some of the best and most varied we have ever offered,” said Pierre-Paul Trepanier, Nintendo of Canada’s General Manager and Senior Director. “Now is clearly the best time to get started on your essential Nintendo game collection.”
This means that everybody can finally fill the holes in their collections without inversely burning a hole in their wallets, and I sure know that I’ll be taking the opportunity when it arises.
First off, a new Mario-themed New Nintendo 3DS was announced for release on August 16th with Super Mario 3D Land preinstalled. The 3DS also comes with two interchangeable face plates: one featuring Mario striking a pose, and another with a collection of 8-bit classic Nintendo characters. This time, the New 3DS bundle is $40 dollars cheaper than it would normally be at $199.99 CAD or 149.99 USD.
August 26th starts the second wave of sales featuring popular 3DS and Wii U titles joining the “Nintendo Selects” collection. These select games will be sold for a suggested price of $29.99 CAD or $19.99 USD and are listed as follows:
3DS
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
- Tomodachi Life
- LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins
Wii U
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
- Nintendo Land
- Lego® City Undercover
Don’t forget about the dozens of other Nintendo Selects if you’re on the hunt for a good deal, which already include titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U.
If you’re a fan of Amiibo on the side for your Wii U games, then oh boy does Nintendo have the games for you starting September 9th! Yoshi’s Woolly World, Mario Party 10 and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker are being paired with Amiibo from their respective games in bundles priced at $49.99 CAD and $39.99 USD
Yoshi’s Woolly World
Amiibo Character:Light Blue Yarn Yoshi
Functionality:Activates “Double Yoshi” in single-player mode, allows players to save favorite collected patterns to the amiibo figure
Yoshi’s Woolly World
Amiibo Character: Pink Yarn Yoshi
Functionality:Activates “Double Yoshi” in single-player mode, allows players to save favorite collected patterns to the amiibo figure
Mario Party 10
Amiibo Character:Peach
Functionality:Play with and customize the amiibo in Party Mode
Mario Party 10
Amiibo Character:Bowser
Functionality:Play with and customize the amiibo in Party Mode
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Amiibo Character:Toad
Functionality:Unlocks a hide-and-seek challenge
For those who want a taste of the action right away, the Nintendo 2DS and Mario Kart 7 are available for only $109.99 CAD or $79.99 USD. Take this, along with the various other Nintendo select Nintendo 3DS games, and you have yourself a full few weeks of summer game fun before sweater weather kicks in!
This article was written by a past writer, Stefie Simms.
