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Wii U 'Deluxe Digital' promotion offers eShop rebates

The $350 "Deluxe" version of the Wii U includes access to Nintendo's mysterious "Deluxe Digital" promotion. So, what does that actually entail?
Andrew Yoon
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The $350 "Deluxe" version of the Wii U includes access to Nintendo's mysterious "Deluxe Digital" promotion. So, what does that actually entail?

Members of the DDP will earn points on every digital purchase on Wii U, including downloadable games from the eShop and download codes sold at retail stores. Ten percent of the purchase price will be converted into points. For example, New Super Mario Bros. U will earn you 599 points based on its $59.99 price tag.

Every 500 points earned can be redeemed for $5 of eShop credit, which can be used to purchase Wii U or 3DS content. The Deluxe Digital promotion will cover all purchases from Wii U's November 18th launch to December 31, 2014.

"From day one, we want Wii U owners to experience the full breadth of great downloadable games and content available for the console," Nintendo of America's VP of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt said in the announcement.

Do note that the Deluxe version of Wii U only comes with 32GB of storage. One launch game (Tekken Tag Tournament 2) is already pegged at 17GB--meaning those that want to get the most out of the DDP will want to invest in some external storage solutions for their new Nintendo console.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    October 30, 2012 11:30 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Wii U 'Deluxe Digital' promotion offers eShop rebates.

    The $350 "Deluxe" version of the Wii U includes access to Nintendo's mysterious "Deluxe Digital" promotion. So, what does that actually entail?

    • snubble100 legacy 10 years
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      October 30, 2012 12:18 PM

      Not as straightforward as a flat 10% discount but it still works. Definitely part of the reason I want the black console.

      • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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        October 30, 2012 12:56 PM

        I am happy I got a black one, well I dislike hardcore the color white on any console so I did not really have a choice the Deluxe was the only way to go, better specs too.

        Pretty cool the money you will earn lets hope they have a lot of good games and I like the system and use the promotion.

        • Gwyndion legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 30, 2012 1:09 PM

          valcan_s, you must have a pretty healthy gaming fund. It sounds like you buy pretty much every game and every console which comes out. I don't know how you do it!

          • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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            October 30, 2012 1:26 PM

            No house, no kids, I rent, no GF atm, don't drink, don't do drugz, don't eat out, etc... you can do quiet easily :)

            Its a life style choice sure its not for everyone but I would not have it any other way \m/

            • Gwyndion legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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              October 30, 2012 2:10 PM

              Hah, ok, that explains it. I can't say it's the path for me... but there are definitely days when it sounds like the ideal life.

              Rock on \m/

    • Gwyndion legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 30, 2012 1:06 PM

      I kind of can't believe that a new console is launching in just a few weeks. It seems kind of quite. I hear more about Assassin's Creed III than I do Wii U. It seems like about this time before the Wii launched we were hearing about it on the news etc already. I wonder if a bigger media blitz is planned for the next couple weeks?

    • geedeck legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 30, 2012 1:11 PM

      That's a very clever way to encourage digital distribution. I like it.

    • Ocelot legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 30, 2012 1:27 PM

      Nintendo games/items tend to retain their value pretty well with some items even going up in value. I personally would prefer to own their physical product.

      • EnhancedInterrogator legacy 10 years
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        October 30, 2012 2:38 PM

        This isn't true at all.

        Gamecubes are about 10 bucks on craigslist, with Wii's running a whopping 50 to 70 usually.

        Most Nintendo-published NES to N64 era games usually run 10 to 20 bucks, with some exceptions.

        I don't think you can expect a lot of money for NSMBWU in 2020.

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