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Nintendo Power Contest: Wii Wheel Cost Driven Down to $9.99
Your friends still aren't worth the cost of admission to your place for a game with Nintendo's Wii Wheel, but they're getting closer now that a Nintendo Power contest rules page lists the peripheral at $9.99. [GoNintendo]
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Wii Wheel Gets $14.99 Price Tag; Your Friends Aren't Worth it
Looks like the fellows at Gamestop let the pricing for Nintendo's Wii Wheel slip, and $14.99 is the price you'll be paying for each friend you have over on Mario Kart Wii day, (April 27th.) The game will retail at $49.99, which includes one Wii Wheel to boot, but for multiplayer mayhem, you're going to have to fork out that little bit more. Friends suck...not in a good way. Jump to see a blown up shot of the flier with the figures. [Gamestop; Thanks, David W]
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Wii Fit Priced at $89.99?
A fuzzy release list image has been floating around that shows the North American version of Wii Fit priced at $89.99 with a $10 deposit. The image supposedly originates from Gamestop—but as always, it is just a rumor until an official announcement is made. [Wiicast]
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GameStop Signals the Death of the 80GB PS3
Rumors about the impending doom of the 80GB PS3 have been going on for a while now, and it appears that Gamestop will not be recieving any more 80GB shipments from here on out. This news comes only weeks after rumors that Best Buy will also be dumping the higher-end model. The bottom line: if you want a PS3 with backward compatibility, you had better get one while you still can. [Kotaku]
Just a reminder, Gamestop's Wii Raincheck program is happening today. Who among you is crazy enough to stand in line in the middle of winter to spend $250 on a piece of paper?
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Unconfirmed: Xbox 360 Core Discontinued at GameStop
Kotaku reports that they've gotten tips from their GameStop employee readers that an email got sent out telling store managers to take down any signs relating to the Xbox 360 Core version (that's the gimped, hard-drive-less model). There haven't been any reports yet of the same thing going on in other retailers, but unless this is a GameStop-only thing, it seems like the Core is going to be discontinued this holiday season in favor of either only the Premium and the Elite, or a new Core-like bundle we've yet to see. [Kotaku]
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GameStop Makes a Grab at the Halo 3 Money Train With Limited Edition Accessories
Because bleeding Halo fanatics out of $130 for the Halo 3 Legendary Edition really only scratches the surface of their (parents') bank accounts, GameStop is stepping up to collect the remaining lunch money with a line of "limited edition" Halo 3 gear that drops Sept. 4: a pair of Spartan and Covenant 360 controllers and a wireless headset with a "uniquely Halo look." More »
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Halo 3 Zune Up For Pre-Order, Released June 15
Fans of the special edition Halo 3 Zune can head over to EBGames or Gamestop (they're the same thing) and pre-order one for the release on June 15. More »
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Trade Your Old Xbox for a 360 Elite
Looking for a cheap way to get your hands on a new Xbox 360 Elite system? The guys at Gamestop are giving out some pretty good discounts if you're willing to part with your old Xbox (and I don't see why you wouldn't). More »
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Retailers Wish is Granted, PSP Priced Dropped to $169
Remember a couple weeks ago when retailers were calling for a price drop on the PSP? Their wish was granted today when Gamestop/EB Games dropped the price of the core system to $169. More »
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Best Buy and Future Shop may have jacked up the price of a PS3 on our northern neighbors from C$659.99 to C$699.99, but it wasn't an ill-advised cash grab on Sony's part. An SCEC representative confirmed that Sony didn't nudge the price skywards; individual retailers made the choice to do so. I never thought I'd tell someone to buy anything at GameStop—who's maintaining the MSRP—but the PS3 makes us all do strange things.
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Rumor Smashed: Sony Did Not Raise PS3 Prices
Best Buy and Future Shop may have jacked up the price of a PS3 on our northern neighbors from C$659.99 to C$699.99, but it wasn't an ill-advised cash grab on Sony's part. An SCEC representative confirmed that Sony didn't nudge the price skywards; individual retailers made the choice to do so. I never thought I'd tell someone to buy anything at GameStop—who's maintaining the MSRP—but the PS3 makes us all do strange things.
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PS3 Grey Market Watch: Fraudulent PS3 Theft
Some teenaged GameStop employees decided it would be a great idea to report on the day before launch that the four PS3 consoles were stolen from them at gunpoint. More »
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Retail Jerkwatch: Console Edition
Apparently incredibly sexy tipster Elizabeth's Wii-difficulty at Best Buy aren't unique, nor are they limited to Best Buy. The combination of Black Friday and two massive console launches have brought out the worst behavior in some retail employees, and here are a few. More »
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GameStop Teases Wii Fans with Bundle Details
We're still days away from the official launch date, but the folks at GameStop are showing off their online Wii bundle for the lucky few who'll get to snag one come the 19th. The $694-dollar package will get you 6 games (Zelda: Twilight Princess, Trauma Center, Red Steel, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, etc), a 1GB SD Wii memory card, a second Wii controller, the console, and Wii Sports. It's not a bad deal in the long run, that is, if you pre-ordered on time. More »
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EBGames Firing Employees for eBaying PS3/Wii?
It's just a rumor for now, but it seems like EBGames/GameStop wants to stop a repeat of last year's Xbox 360 eBay fiasco by cutting off employees who auction off their consoles. More »
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Nintendo Wii Pre-orders Available at GameStop Tomorrow, October 13
We doubt it's necessary to pre-order a Wii now that there's going to be two million Wii units available on launch day, but if you live in Sweaty Crack, North Dakota, where there's only going to be five units, we suppose it's good to reserve one. More »
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Rumor: PS3 Pre-Orders Begin Tomorrow at Gamestop, EB Games
Our beloved, and crippled cohorts at Kotaku got word of PlayStation 3 pre-orders. According to a leaked memo, the pre-orders will begin tomorrow, October 10 at Gamestop and EB Games locations.On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, you will begin taking reservations on the Sony PS3 under SKU 020072 (PS3 Premium Edition) and SKU 020071 (PS3 Core Edition). YOU MAY NOT BEGIN TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR THE PS3 PRIOR TO October 10, 2006. Reservations are to be processed on a "first come, first serve" basis for your customers.
Jump to see the entire memo. You listening, eBayers? More »
