Super Mario Sunshine Preorder Deals

Kellehair · 07-27-02, 11:40 PM

I got an ad from Toys "R" Us today that says...

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Hurry in today to "R" Zone to reserve your copy of Super Mario Sunshine and get a "Free" beach towel. (While supplies last. Offer not available online.)

I'm not sure why Free is in quotations. Not a great deal but something is better than nothing.

Anyone hear of any other preoder deals? I figure since there's one deal there's gotta be several others.

Flay · 07-27-02, 11:52 PM

Canadians can preorder SMS online from Futureshop.ca and get a free copy of Luigi's Mansion.

http://www.futureshop.com/

zig · 07-28-02, 12:49 AM

A beach towel? WOOOO!!!

There's a deal on http://store.nintendo.com

* Super Mario Sunshine
* Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide
* Nintendo GameCube Memory Card 59
* $10 Off Coupon for Nintendo GameCube WaveBird Wireless Controller

For 70 bucks including 2-day shipping.

Mezzanine · 07-28-02, 02:23 AM

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Originally posted by zig
There's a deal on http://store.nintendo.com

* Super Mario Sunshine
* Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide
* Nintendo GameCube Memory Card 59
* $10 Off Coupon for Nintendo GameCube WaveBird Wireless Controller

For 70 bucks including 2-day shipping.

That also includes a year subscription to Nintendo Power magazine.

Feneant · 07-28-02, 08:08 AM

Oh, Flay had the same thing as me, did not notice.

Zodo · 07-28-02, 07:27 PM

Um, will Futureshop ship to the US?

Jeremy517 · 07-28-02, 07:54 PM

Unfortunately no.

Zodo · 07-28-02, 09:57 PM

I'm seriously thinking on getting in on that Nintendo 70 dollar deal...
Does anyone know what kind of beach towel they'll be giving away at Toys R Us? A Mario one perhaps?

If it's just a real lame white one, that'd be stupid.

Soybean · 07-29-02, 07:50 AM

I hope the towel has a gigantic shine star on it. If so, that thing is mine.

Kellehair · 07-29-02, 09:41 AM

Unfortunately the TRU ad doesn't have a picture of the towel.

That Nintendo deal is a good one. My only problem is...

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Shipments of the Super Mario Sunshine Bundle Paks will start on August 26, 2002 via 2-day air and may take 3 to 4 days for delivery.

Best Buy says they will have the game out on August 26th and TRU says they'll have it out on the 28th. I don't think I could bear to wait an extra second longer than I had to to own this game.

Zodo · 07-29-02, 04:54 PM

Ok, I went by TRU today to check out the towel.
They had one hanging up, and it looked pretty good.

It was a fairly large towel, and had "Super Mario Sunshine" on it (logo was about 3'X 1.5' or so). Then under that and to the right it says "Nintendo Gamecube".
I don't know...worth 5 bucks to me definitely, but I'm thinking other places may have better deals posted once Aug 26th comes around.

darkside · 07-29-02, 04:58 PM

I'm going for the Nintendo deal. I can survive a few extra days without the game and its a good excuse for me to get a Wavebird finally. You just can't beat a package like that for $70 and that's with shipping included.

Kellehair · 07-29-02, 05:19 PM

Thanks for the description Zodo. I'm surprised they had the towel out already. Do know if you get the towel when you preorder or when you get the game?

Josh H · 07-29-02, 10:30 PM

Anyone know if EB will be doing one of those trade 2 (or 3) games and get this one free deals for Mario Sunshine?

Homer Simpson · 07-31-02, 12:18 AM

I picked up the towel today. I get all my games from TRU as I have a TRU Visa and I get them for free

(lots of company expenses on the card). It's actually a much nicer quality towel than I expected, only complaint is Mario isn't on it.

Zodo · 07-31-02, 02:45 PM

The reason I didn't want to go ahead and order from TRU is b/c I'm afraid that another store will have a better deal.

Does anyone know if you'd be able to cancel the SMS pre-order at a later date, if you find that say Best Buy has a much better deal?

garrettg · 08-01-02, 02:06 PM

Does Costco accept manufacturers coupons?

They're selling the WaveBird for $24.99. With the coupon, that'd be a fantastic price!!

Garrett

Edison · 08-01-02, 05:14 PM

Seen today at Best Buy that they have $5.00 reserve and you get a "preview" cd-rom don't know what all it contains.

Get Me Coffee · 08-02-02, 10:33 AM

Here you go:

Kinda cool. Nothing great. I put my towel on ebay...lets see what happens.

Goldberg74 · 08-02-02, 04:05 PM

My son has been saving up for a game for the GCN, so I told him that I would pay the difference of what he's saved, and get the Nintendo deal... so that I can get another WaveBird and he can get the Magazine and his own memory card... he erased mine the other day... needless to say I was a little ticked...

... but what can I do he's only 4!

(... oh yeah... and he had around $40 in birthday money, so I'm just cough the dough up for the perks..., ain't I a nice dad!)

Get Me Coffee · 08-02-02, 04:09 PM

There something comical about that last post....don't know what it is....but it's there.

Kellehair · 08-03-02, 11:00 AM

[edit] Trade in 2 PS2, Xbox, or Cube games and get Mario Sunshine free. Check out this thread for all the details... http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=227079

Thanks for the correction.

Mattalos · 08-03-02, 03:35 PM

No, you read it wrong.

Trade in two games and get Mario Sunshine FREE. (GTA Vice is $15)

Great deal in my opinion.

Kellehair · 08-04-02, 12:27 PM

I just called my local EB. Unfortunately Super Monkey Ball isn't acceptable for their "Trade-in 2, Get Mario Free" deal. Hopefully I can find a cheap game at BB or CC today.

joltaddict · 08-04-02, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by White Knight

I think thats one of the coolest tie-ins ever. I have to have it.

07-27-02, 11:52 PM	#2
Flay Video Game Talk Editor Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Westchester, Los Angeles Posts: 4,008	Canadians can preorder SMS online from Futureshop.ca and get a free copy of Luigi's Mansion. http://www.futureshop.com/ __________________ Mike Flacy / Professional Cat Juggler Video Game Talk / Twitter Last edited by Flay; 07-28-02 at 08:15 AM.

07-29-02, 07:50 AM	#9
Soybean Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 275	I hope the towel has a gigantic shine star on it. If so, that thing is mine. __________________ "Suffer her heart and love her when your love goes unrequited." -The Smashing Pumpkins

07-29-02, 04:58 PM	#12
darkside DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio Posts: 19,418	I'm going for the Nintendo deal. I can survive a few extra days without the game and its a good excuse for me to get a Wavebird finally. You just can't beat a package like that for $70 and that's with shipping included. __________________ DVDAF/DVD Profiler/Games Wii Code: 6061 0636 6661 8088 PSN & XBL: aagstn

08-02-02, 10:33 AM	#19
Get Me Coffee DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC * See da name? Go get me some coffee... Posts: 4,665	Here you go: Kinda cool. Nothing great. I put my towel on ebay...lets see what happens. __________________ Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm.

08-02-02, 04:05 PM	#20
Goldberg74 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 12,557	My son has been saving up for a game for the GCN, so I told him that I would pay the difference of what he's saved, and get the Nintendo deal... so that I can get another WaveBird and he can get the Magazine and his own memory card... he erased mine the other day... needless to say I was a little ticked... ... but what can I do he's only 4! (... oh yeah... and he had around $40 in birthday money, so I'm just cough the dough up for the perks..., ain't I a nice dad!) __________________ "My apologies to this thread for assuming you all had eyes, ears, and a decent memory." - NiCK Crush Wii Code: 5525 6439 1664 4091 Mario Kart Wii Code: 1504-6291-6391 (Mikey)

07-28-02, 12:49 AM	#3
zig Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 810	A beach towel? WOOOO!!! There's a deal on http://store.nintendo.com * Super Mario Sunshine * Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide * Nintendo GameCube Memory Card 59 * $10 Off Coupon for Nintendo GameCube WaveBird Wireless Controller For 70 bucks including 2-day shipping.

07-28-02, 08:08 AM	#5
Feneant DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,534	Oh, Flay had the same thing as me, did not notice.

07-28-02, 07:27 PM	#6
Zodo DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 1,865	Um, will Futureshop ship to the US?

07-28-02, 07:54 PM	#7
Jeremy517 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 14,437	Unfortunately no.

07-28-02, 09:57 PM	#8
Zodo DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 1,865	I'm seriously thinking on getting in on that Nintendo 70 dollar deal... Does anyone know what kind of beach towel they'll be giving away at Toys R Us? A Mario one perhaps? If it's just a real lame white one, that'd be stupid.

07-29-02, 04:54 PM	#11
Zodo DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 1,865	Ok, I went by TRU today to check out the towel. They had one hanging up, and it looked pretty good. It was a fairly large towel, and had "Super Mario Sunshine" on it (logo was about 3'X 1.5' or so). Then under that and to the right it says "Nintendo Gamecube". I don't know...worth 5 bucks to me definitely, but I'm thinking other places may have better deals posted once Aug 26th comes around.

07-29-02, 05:19 PM	#13
Kellehair DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 1,543	Thanks for the description Zodo. I'm surprised they had the towel out already. Do know if you get the towel when you preorder or when you get the game?

07-29-02, 10:30 PM	#14
Josh H Retired Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 27,389	Anyone know if EB will be doing one of those trade 2 (or 3) games and get this one free deals for Mario Sunshine?

07-31-02, 12:18 AM	#15
Homer Simpson DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Springfield, USA Posts: 1,181	I picked up the towel today. I get all my games from TRU as I have a TRU Visa and I get them for free (lots of company expenses on the card). It's actually a much nicer quality towel than I expected, only complaint is Mario isn't on it.

07-31-02, 02:45 PM	#16
Zodo DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 1,865	The reason I didn't want to go ahead and order from TRU is b/c I'm afraid that another store will have a better deal. Does anyone know if you'd be able to cancel the SMS pre-order at a later date, if you find that say Best Buy has a much better deal?

08-01-02, 02:06 PM	#17
garrettg Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Olympia, WA, USA Posts: 159	Does Costco accept manufacturers coupons? They're selling the WaveBird for $24.99. With the coupon, that'd be a fantastic price!! Garrett

08-01-02, 05:14 PM	#18
Edison DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: KS Posts: 1,383	Seen today at Best Buy that they have $5.00 reserve and you get a "preview" cd-rom don't know what all it contains.

08-02-02, 04:09 PM	#21
Get Me Coffee DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC * See da name? Go get me some coffee... Posts: 4,665	There something comical about that last post....don't know what it is....but it's there. __________________ Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm.

08-03-02, 11:00 AM	#22
Kellehair DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 1,543	[edit] Trade in 2 PS2, Xbox, or Cube games and get Mario Sunshine free. Check out this thread for all the details... http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=227079 Thanks for the correction. Last edited by Kellehair; 08-03-02 at 05:14 PM.

08-03-02, 03:35 PM	#23
Mattalos Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 795	No, you read it wrong. Trade in two games and get Mario Sunshine FREE. (GTA Vice is $15) Great deal in my opinion. __________________ Matt Hilton Anime DVD Trade List -- Video Game Trade List -- DVD Collection

08-04-02, 12:27 PM	#24
Kellehair DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 1,543	I just called my local EB. Unfortunately Super Monkey Ball isn't acceptable for their "Trade-in 2, Get Mario Free" deal. Hopefully I can find a cheap game at BB or CC today.