Dear Reader:
Online retail game deals - Oct. 2nd
Wii U hardware pre-order offers: Target, Kmart, Gamestop, Toys R Us (basic only, retailer bundle with Batman: Arkham City and Scribblenauts Unlimited), Best Buy, Walmart (basic or deluxe, retailer bundle with controller and game), Walmart (basic), Walmart (deluxe), Frys (basic only)
Gamestop: Buy 2 select video games for $29 - selection includes Wii, DS, and other popular systems; 10% off and free S&H on over 200 select toys and collectibles (expires 10/10); 10% off and free S&H on Super Mario wall decals - use code SAVER (expires 10/10); Free value shipping on purchases of $24.99 or more, excluding consoles, handhelds and laptops. Use code SAVER (expires 11/1); Exclusive Aliens Unlockables in-game content plus two free digital songs with your Ben 10 Omniverse pre-order (Wii U available 11/20; Wii, DS or 3DS available 11/13); Gamestop exclusive Elrond LEGO mini-figure with your LEGO The Lords of the Rings pre-order (Wii, DS or 3DS, available 10/30); Gamestop exclusive Maxwell hat with your Scribblenauts Unlimited pre-order (Wii U, 3DS, available 11/18); Gamestop exclusive Scribblenauts Unlimited bundle (3DS, $54.99, available 11/18) - includes game, pencil themed stylus, Maxwell themed silicon hardware jacket, also qualifies for Maxwell hat pre-order bonus; Free Adventure Time lanyard with your Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?! pre-order (Collector's Edition 3DS or DS, Standard Edition 3DS or DS, available 11/20); Save $10 on the Ezio Auditore Gauntlet Replica with your Assassin's Creed III pre-order (Wii U, $59.99, available 11/13); Save $5 with your Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two pre-order (Wii, $44.99, available 11/18); Buy 2 pre-owned Gamecube games, get 2 free; Free artbook and CD soundtrack with your Code Of Princess pre-order (3DS, $39.99, available 10/9); Buy a new Nintendo 3DS or 3DS XL base system, get PilotWings Resort or Steel Diver free; Save $5 with your Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion pre-order (3DS, $34.99, available November 18th)
Best Buy: Buy 2 pre-owned games, get a third free (free S&H); Buy one Skylanders Character Pack, get a 2nd for free (free S&H); 100% trade-in bonus on video games (in-store only)
Target: Buy 2, get 1 free on select video games
Amazon: Sold and shipped directly from Amazon.com - Wii games for $30 or less, $20 or less, $10 or less; DS games for $20 or less, $10 or less; 3DS games for $20 or less, $10 or less
Amazon pre-order offers: The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (hardcover, $31.49, free S&H); Adventure Time Collector's Edition pre-order (DS, $39.95, free S&H, available November 20th), Adventure Time Collector's Edition pre-order (3DS, $39.95, free S&H, available November 20th); The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia pre-order (hardcover, $20.99, 40% off, available January 29th, 2013); Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia pre-order (softcover, $9.49, 44% off, available October 20th); $10.00 store credit with your LEGO Lord of the Rings pre-order (Wii/3DS/DS, $29.96-39.99, free S&H, available October 30th), Free artbook and CD soundtrack with your Code Of Princess pre-order (3DS, $39.96, free S&H, available October 9th), Bonus "Iron Mike Tyson" playable character with your WWE '13 pre-order (Wii, $49.96, free S&H, available October 30th), Save $5.00 with your Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion pre-order (3DS, $34.99, available November 18th)