Dear Reader:
Online retail game deals - March 11th
Toys R Us
That's-a deal, Mario! Buy 1, Get 1 50% off all Mario video games and accessories
Online only, free video game with purchase: Free select video game ($19.99 value) with the purchase of a black Nintendo Wii system with New Super Mario Bros. Wii game and Galaxy soundtrack ($149.99, free S&H)
In-store: 50% off the cost of a DS Starter Kit with your purchase of a DS Lite system ($99.99, free S&H, available in Cobalt Black, Crimson Black)
Free stuff: Free sticker book with the purchase of PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond (Wii, $49.99)
Online only: 50% off the cost of a DS Starter Kit and a free Clean & Protect Kit with your purchase of a DS Lite system ($99.99, free S&H, available in Cobalt Black, Crimson Black)
In-store only: 50% off Skylander: Spyro's Adventure Starter Packs; Free $20 gift card with the purchase of a 3DS base system ($169.99); Free $20 gift card with the purchase of a black Wii system with New Super Mario Bros. Wii game and Galaxy soundtrack ($149.99); Free $10 gift card and sticker book with the purchase of PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond (Wii, $49.99)
Amazon (orders ship free or ship free with a combined order of $25 or more)
DS deals: Monster Tale (DS, $11.69, 42% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Chrono Trigger (DS, $19.99, free S&H), Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (DS, $14.99), Nostalgia (DS, $21.00, save $13.99), Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS, $14.60, 63% off)
3DS deals: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, $29.99, save $10.00, free S&H), Sonic Generations (3DS, $27.99, save $11.96, free S&H), Shinobi (3DS, $17.98, 55% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights (doh!, $19.96, save $10.03), Mario Kart 7 (3DS, $29.99, save $10.00, free S&H), Ridge Racer 3D (3DS, $14.99, 50% off)
Back in print: Mega Man: The Complete Works (softcover artbook, $26.39, save $13.60, free S&H, "Look Inside" content preview available)
Best Buy
Pre-owned games offer: Buy 2 pre-owned games, get a third free
Game deals: Wipeout 2 (Wii, $19.99, save $20.00, free S&H), LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Wii, $29.99, save $10.00, free S&H), Wipeout 2 (3DS, $9.99, save $20.00, in-store pickup only), Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii, $29.99, save $20.00, free S&H), Aliens: Infestation (DS, $19.99, free S&H)
Pre-order bonus: Free 3D Classics Kid Icarus downloadable game with your Kid Icarus: Uprising pre-order (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available March 23rd)
Other Offers
NewEgg: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS, $15.99, free S&H), Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (DS, $14.99, free S&H), Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS, $14.99)
Walmart bundles: Black Wii system with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Galaxy soundtrack, Just Dance 2, and Just Dance 3 bundle ($169.00), Free game and game case with 3DS base system purchase ($169.00) - game selection includes Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars, Rabbids in Time 3D, and more. Systems available in Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Pearl Pink, and Flame Red.
Walmart X-For-$ deals: 3 Nintendo 3DS games for $30, 4 Nintendo DS games for $20, 4 Nintendo Wii games for $20, 2 Nintendo Wii games for $30, 2 Nintendo DS games for $30
Nintendo.com: 3DS Circle Pad Pro accessory (3DS, $19.99), Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, $49.99, ships by end of April)
Gamestop pre-order offers: Free artbook with your Xenoblade Chronicles pre-order (Wii, $49.99, available April 6th), Free 3D Classics Kid Icarus downloadable game with your Kid Icarus: Uprising pre-order (3DS, $39.99, available March 23rd)
Target: $20 giftcard with select Nintendo Wii hardware bundles; Flame Red 3DS system with Super Mario 3D Land bundle ($179.99, save $20.00)