Summer vacation will soon come to an end up children and adults nationwide, but Nintendo is going to give folks once last bit of fun before returning to school. The company announced today that starting on Aug. 26, Nintendo will drop the price of several popular Wii U and Nintendo 3DS titles to $19.99 as part of the Nintendo Selects line, as well as offer new 3DS hardware bundle at a discounted price alongside Wii U game and amiibo bundles. Some of the notable titles being discounted during this sale are: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
If you have not purchased a 3DS and are looking to secure yourself a New Nintendo 3DS, then this is the perfect bundle for you as it comes with one of the best Super Mario games ever made. On Aug. 26, Nintendo will release a New Nintendo 3DS bundle that includes the system, a pre-installed copy of Super Mario 3D Land, and two extra Mario¬-themed cover plates. This bundle will be available exclusively at Walmart and Target stores for the affordable price of $149.99.
“These back-to-school deals are some of the best and most varied we have ever offered,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Now is clearly the best time to get started on your essential Nintendo game collection.”
Nintendo will also release a new set of games to join their Nintendo Selects lineup. Offering up some of the best and most popular Wii U and 3DS games for just $19.99, this is a roster of software any Nintendo fan shouldn’t look past. The new titles joining the Nintendo Selects collection are the following:
•Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo 3DS
•Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – Nintendo 3DS
•Tomodachi Life – Nintendo 3DS
•nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends – Nintendo 3DS
•LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo 3DS
•The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Wii U
•Nintendo Land – Wii U
•LEGO City Undercover – Wii U
The roll-out of Nintendo bundles continues on Sept. 9 when the company will release a new set of bundles for Wii U games that make use of amiibo. The new Wii U Games + amiibo bundles will be available for $39.99. The Wii U Games + amiibo Bundle will be the following:
•Yoshi’s Woolly World/Pink Yarn Yoshi – Activates “Double Yoshi” in single-player mode, allows players to save favorite collected patterns to the amiibo figure
•Yoshi’s Woolly World/Light Blue Yarn Yoshi – Activates “Double Yoshi” in single-player mode, allows players to save favorite collected patterns to the amiibo figure
•Mario Party 10/Peach – Play with and customize the amiibo in Party Mode
•Mario Party 10/Bowser – Play with and customize the amiibo in Party Mode
•Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker/Toad – Unlocks a hide-and-seek challenge