JB Hifi has just started an offer where you can trade one 3DS game from a select number of titles and get Pokemon Black or White 2 for free. Simple as that.
The list of accepted 3DS games is:
Well the expressions 'buy one get one free', or 'trade 2 games get another free' seem to be used 'freely' enough. This is a trade 1 get one 'free'. Linguistic quibbles aside, it seems like a good deal to me.
Well, no, this is trade one for Pokemon Black/White 2. You are literally paying for the game with another game. There's nothing free about it. Whereas in the buy one get one free scenario, you are getting something extra as part of a deal. It is not paid for by anything.
Maybe the expression should be 'buy one get one extra' instead of 'buy one get one free', because it's certainly not 'free' if you're paying money to obtain it. If anything, this is more 'free' because I paid a grand total of $0.00 for my game today, it was a straight trade.
Not convinced huh? Look, it if makes you happier, here are a few other options:
Or my personal favourite:
If you're going to split hairs over semantics then you probably need a better hobby.
technically… splitting hairs over semantics isn't a hobby…
I have an extra used copy of Ocarina of Time for 3DS that I bought for $20 (thanks GAME :P). Going to go to JB Hi-Fi tomorrow and get me a new pokemans!
Theatrhythm is rather cheap in zavvi. and like 28 bucks in ozgameshop.
Not sure if JB would take europe copies tho.
Then there's the risk of the deal ending before your copy arrives
So will this game still not take the full screen of the 3DS if I was to buy it?
If you play the game on the 3DS, you have the option of upscaling (it will fill the whole screen, but look a little fuzzy), or playing the game in its native resolution, which will look clear but won't fill the whole screen.
How do you upscale? I know you can press select + start for native resolution.
You upscale by not pressing select + start.
Charmeleon, Wartortle, Mewtwo, Tentacruel, Aerodactyl. Parasite, Slowbro, Pidgeot, Arbok, That's all folks!
Parasite? Omanyte!
Ooh, I got Kingdom Hearts for $20 when I upgraded to a 3DS XL.
Guess I better hurry up and finish it!
Any word on how long this is available for? Nothing obvious on the JB site.
Went in today and and traded my second hand copy of Mario Tennis and Zelda: OOT for Black 2 and White 2. My girlfriend now loves me :D
Isn't really Free is it…