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Went to grab a copy in Lockport, IL and was surprised to see the lower price.[attachment=32775:IMG_20190920_015029.jpg]
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It's been like that for a few months. I think someone calculated it to be 18% off most if not all switch games. But it's only in-store and doesn't show online. Probably to avoid price matching elsewhere and get more foot traffic in store.I actually just got back from my local Walmart and all the new Switch titles were $50. Nothing was $60.
Strange.
I doubt that would fly. Best bet is to use Walmart app, select the Walmart listing, and check the local store pickup. For me, the local prices flash briefly.Anyone had luck price matching at, say, Best Buy with a pic of the tag?
*some* games show up lower online, and for pre-order, as well.It's been like that for a few months. I think someone calculated it to be 18% off most if not all switch games. But it's only in-store and doesn't show online. Probably to avoid price matching elsewhere and get more foot traffic in store.
yes it was when I was there.Anyone notice if Borderlands 3 was $50 as well? I heard it was on launch day but I don’t feel like driving to Walmart to find out
Walmart doesn’t want foot traffic?It's been like that for a few months. I think someone calculated it to be 18% off most if not all switch games. But it's only in-store and doesn't show online. Probably to avoid price matching elsewhere and get more foot traffic in store.
It probably looked incorrect, I meant they only put the prices in store and not online so people can not price match and have to go into the store to give them more foot traffic.Walmart doesn’t want foot traffic?
Watch some gameplay, it’s not that bad. Noticeable but doesn’t effect gameplay. From 60fps to 30fps for a very brief second. It’s not like it’s going to 1-2fps..This is a nice surprise! I want to pick it up today lol, but wondering if it's better to wait a few months for a performance patch (apparently has some memory leak issues)
Maybe if this was a Ubisoft game. Nintendo titles do not go half off within a couple months. Even seeing deals at $20 off is rare for them, and they shoot back up to MSRP immediately after.I'm waiting for a price drop as I feel this one will probably end up at $30 in a couple months.
Another thing that gamexplain discovered is that it has a better framerate running on internal memory than the cart (or sd card).Loving it so far but WOW they need to patch this ASAP!!! The framerate is absolutely horrible, it dips constantly to the point where if I'm playing on my TV it makes me queasy. I haven't tried handheld yet but hopefully that's a bit better.
Hmm, oh well decided to buy a physical copy since it's was a pretty big release for me. Not sure why that would be the case though, either way it shouldn't be this bad at all. I mean I'm completely shocked a first party Nintendo game would be released that is this bad.Another thing that gamexplain discovered is that it has a better framerate running on internal memory than the cart (or sd card).
That's not a memory leak, it is a side effect of using double buffering as opposed to triple buffering (Digital Foundry glossed over it, but did point it out). If you miss a frame, even slightly you have to wait until the next refresh before you can clear the frame buffer and start another frame even if you can finish the next frame prior to the update. Triple buffering lets you work ahead a little bit more and "catch up" when you barely miss a window allowing less severe drops. With double buffering when you reach a point where it take more than 1/60 of a second to generate a frame it typically lasts longer than a single frame, and every time you do it leaves you waiting for buffer space because you can only start a new frame every other frame (in other words, 30 fps).It’s a memory leak, happens in both docked and handheld. Handheld actually performs better with it..
“Quite jarring”? That’s the first time I’ve heard that about it.. everyone is saying the same thing, it’s not bad.. noticeable but not in anyway impacting the game.
again if you watch gameplay, you have to pay attention sometimes to notice it. And it’s never in combat, just transitions.
And btw it’s a Nintendo published Zelda game. A. It will be patched. B. It will rarely drop in price, at least not anytime soon.
I opted for a physical copy for the same reason- although I think it's unfortunate that we are being "penalized" by getting the physical instead of the digital release.Hmm, oh well decided to buy a physical copy since it's was a pretty big release for me. Not sure why that would be the case though, either way it shouldn't be this bad at all. I mean I'm completely shocked a first party Nintendo game would be released that is this bad.
It's not the symptoms of a memory leak. That's when you don't clean up memory you allocate completely, something gets forgotten. It results in running out of memory slowly (or sometimes fast if it is in a highly used area!) and results in good performance that slowly degrades over time as available memory starts to run dry and more and more swapping (paging) has to take place. It may be "fixed" or reset temporarily by loading screen or certain events that clean up.Didn’t watch the digital foundry video, I got the memory leak from another YouTuber that had the game early. Austin John I think?
Do tell!I got it because it was cheaper and it was the worst experience I’ve had at retail in a while
the store I went to for some reason couldn’t figure out why their machine wasn’t running credit cards. Like it wasn’t giving an option to select credit, wasn’t working with any known method of bypassing the pin for credit cards. And the rep would make zero eye contact (which is fine) because they kept looking at their phone in between every thing they said. 3 managers couldn’t figure out why 3 different registers wouldn’t run a credit card as normal.Do tell!
It's usually the everyday price nowadays for their games, so I am sure the price is still active. BS or their app should confirm this.so is this still an active price? I try not and go to places that make me feel sad about humanity when I leave, but $10 savings is tempting. I typically have a $5 rule........I avoid walmart if the savings are under $5......if its over $5 then I am in a real predicament
Hmmm....alright thanks. I have this $40 off of $100 at target for getting their credit card, so maybe I will try my luck at a price match.....that would be awesome.It's usually the everyday price nowadays for their games, so I am sure the price is still active. BS or their app should confirm this.
Best Buy: We're cancelling GCU because 20% off games is too much.Works for me. Just means I'll be getting new games at Walmart going forward.
I had no issue price matching at Target, the In Store prices were actually showing when you clicked Pick Up in Store in the app. Got Zelda for $42.xx after Team Member discount (my sis works there) and 5% redcard. I love Target!Hmmm....alright thanks. I have this $40 off of $100 at target for getting their credit card, so maybe I will try my luck at a price match.....that would be awesome.
Awesome....good to know, thank you!! I'll give it shotI had no issue price matching at Target, the In Store prices were actually showing when you clicked Pick Up in Store in the app. Got Zelda for $42.xx after Team Member discount (my sis works there) and 5% redcard. I love Target!