Yeah, I picked up Fire Emblem, BotW, Smash, and Mario Kart for $40 or less. Kart was $0 as it came with the system. I also picked up Mario & Rabbids for $20 for the full gold package on the e-shop.
@Rock8man DekuDeals has been posted several times, and is the correct answer here. No they don’t drop and stay low, but there are not infrequent deals on even first party titles.
Marketing gobble speak talking about the technology. They are more efficient on a per pixel comparison. They are expotentially brighter which uses more power.
While OLED televisions provide a superior picture quality, they do consume more energy than their LED predecessors. On average, a 55" OLED television consumes roughly 98 watts per hour per day, while an LED TV of similar size consumes 57 watts per hour per day.Dec 23, 2020
So on a phone yes prolly longer battery life. For a gaming system I highly doubt unless it is an upgraded battery.
How would that work for someone who doesn’t own a Switch yet? Can I buy it and hang onto a code that will hopefully never expire? Or can I create a Nintendo account without one and apply the code without a Switch?
This. You don’t need a console to activate a code - in fact it’s kind of a PITA on the console, vs. logging into your account and pasting it in. Then, when you get a console, sign in with your Nintendo account and you’ll have access to your digital games.
If redeeming a download code for Nintendo Switch content, you must first access the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch using your Nintendo Account at least once.
So there it is.
Also, look at me, thinking $40 is a good enough deal to buy a game potentially years in advance in case it never sees that price again. How ridiculous is this?
Oh, I’m glad you caught this before you pulled the trigger (though thanks to Armando it sounds like the code is something you could just hang onto) - sorry about that, what a dumb thing. I should have known; Nintendo is super strange about digital distribution still. They’ve come a long ways, but they are no Steam or anything.
It’s a good deal even so - though if you are years from buying a Switch, it will likely be $40 again at some point, or maybe cheaper. But it’s an ever green title that is unlikely to ever really be “on the cheap” as well. It’s an absolutely excellent Mario game, however.
Luigi is OK, but gets repetitious and suffers from having a fixed camera angle. I was also disappointed you can’t play the main story coop. MP is a set of separate levels.