Animal Crossing – New Horizons game

Product: Animal Crossing – New Horizons game (Nintendo Switch)
Price: £39.99 (reduced from £49.99 for digital download)
Supplier: CDKeys
Rating: *****

This new game released on 20 March 2020 was a firm favourite with my son after he saw all the pre-release promos. He has been playing it for the last couple of days and he says it is very early days to review it properly. So I guess watch this space!

He has an SD card on his Switch which enables him to download games digitally. Given the current lock down situation with COVID-19 in the UK we thought it would be the best way to safely enjoy this game without unnecessarily involving packers, couriers etc delivering the physical product to our front door.

The Nintendo shop had this product priced at £49.99 but after doing a search on the web we were disappointed that most of the other suppliers (without naming any names) were charging this or more. However, after we were previously successful with the CDKeys website with his annual Nintendo Switch annual subscription we decided to explore this option to see if they were selling this title. To my surprise they were and £10 cheaper than anyone else but why did it not appear in a Google search?

I thought this was strange but was glad I had explored this option before relieving myself of £50 give or take a penny. I would urge you to do the same if you were thinking of spending some of your hard-earned cash (or your kid’s pocket money).

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Save on gaming service subscriptions

Product: 12 month Nintendo online service
Price: £14.79 (reduced from £17.99)
Supplier: CDKeys
Rating: *****

Both my sons utilise their Xbox and Switch consoles throughout the year but as most of you are all too aware, to get full use of their online experience (eg challenging people to games, saving game progress and talking with their friends etc) we have to buy some kind of subscription which appears to be a frustrating necessity these days.

In order to save money on these subscriptions rather than going to their respective online shops within the console menus and without going to the default alternative, Amazon (which is usually marginally cheaper, if at all), we have as a family repeatedly visited CDKeys.com to get our subscriptions via a digital code. These codes can then be redeemed on the appropriate online shop platform (eg Nintendo eshop, Xbox shop).

Once you have purchased your digital code from CDKeys they will provide you with a link via email. Once you have clicked on that link they will need a confirmation of your mobile phone number. They will then send a separate 4 digit code via text to verify it is you before they send you the code to use on whichever platform you have paid for. Very easy to use and the whole process typically takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Result is happy boys and a slightly happier dad who has managed to save a few pennies along the way. If you need to save even more pennies don’t forget to use the TopCashback site and click through to CDKeys from there!