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GrubberGamer's Nintendo deals and discounts for October 31st 2012
Target: Wii U basic and deluxe system bundles available for pre-order; Buy 2 video games, get 1 free - for Wii, 3DS, DS and other popular systems; 3DS base systems for $145 (save $24.99); Wii system with Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resort ($119, save $10.00, available in-store)
Best Buy: Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (DS, $11.99, save $23.00, free S&H); Buy 1 select video game, get a second for 50% off (free S&H); Save $10 on 3DS base systems (free S&H); 100% trade-in bonus when you trade in any video game (in-store only); Best Buy exclusive Launch Loot bonus with your Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack or Portal Owner's Pack purchase (free S&H) - includes wristband, stickers, drawstring backpack, poster, and decorative carabiner; Free WWE: D-Generation X One Last Stand DVD with your WWE '13 purchase (Wii, $49.99, free S&H)
Walmart: Walmart exclusive Glow-In-The-Dark Skylanders Giants Starter Pack ($74.96; for Wii, Wii U, 3DS and other popular systems); Skylanders Giants Ultimate Figure Bundle - includes all non-exclusive first wave single-character packs ($168.00, free site-to-store shipping); 3 DS games for $20; 3 Wii games for $20; Frogger 3D (3DS, $13.65, free site-to-store shipping); Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS, $10.15, free site-to-store shipping); Walmart exclusive Chase McCain Lego figure with your Lego City: Undercover pre-order (Wii U, $59.96, available November 18th), Resident Evil Revelations (3DS, $19.96, free site-to-store S&H); Kirby's Dream Collection ($39.96, free site-to-store S&H); Code of Princess with artbook and soundtrack (3DS, $39.96, free site-to-store shipping)
Gamefly: Pre-Owned Game Sale - for Wii, 3DS, DS and other popular systems. Purchases are guaranteed and include original game case, manual and any included codes.
Toys R Us: Toys R Us exclusive Skylanders Giants Legendary Bouncer Character Pack ($14.99); Toys R Us exclusive Skylanders Giants Legendary 3-Character Pack ($24.99); Buy 2 select video game accessories, get 1 free (for 3DS and DS, online only offer); Free $20 gift card with the purchase of a 3DS or 3DS XL system (in-store only); Free Skylanders Giants Castle Display Case and Wham-Shell character pack with your combined Skylanders purchase of $100 or more (expires 11/21); 2-For-$25 on all Wii and DS "R Super Buy" marked games (in-store only, expires 11/21); Buy 1, Get 1 40% off all Skylanders plush toys (expires 11/21); Buy 1, Get 1 40% off all Skylanders Mega Blok construction sets (expires 11/21)
Kmart: Mario Party 9 (Wii, $39.99, save $10.00), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword with music CD (Wii, $34.99, save $15.00, in-store), New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, $39.99, save $10.00, in-store)
Amazon, Castlevania and friends: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS, $18.84, order fulfilled by Amazon), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate pre-order (3DS, $39.99, free S&H), Aliens Infestation (DS, $10.30, 66% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS, $26.70, order fulfilled by Amazon), Monster Tale (DS, $17.99, order fulfilled by Amazon), Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS, $19.28, order fulfilled by Amazon), Cave Story 3D (3DS, $29.99, free S&H)
Amazon: Thor: God of Thunder (DS, $6.10, 69% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Thor: God of Thunder (3DS, $9.47, 68% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Capcom Classics Mini Mix (GBA, $9.39, order fulfilled by Amazon), Viewtiful Joe 2 (GC, $9.95, order fulfilled by Amazon), Bangai-O Spirits (DS, $9.99, 50% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Wii, $9.99), Cursed Mountain Limited Edition (Wii, $8.42, 72% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-order (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available November 11th), The History of Sonic the Hedgehog pre-order (hardcover, $31.49, free S&H); The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia pre-order (hardcover, $20.04, 43% off, available January 29th, 2013); $10.00 store credit with your LEGO Lord of the Rings pre-order (Wii, $38.99, free S&H, available 11/13), Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (DS, $9.59, 52% off), Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (DS, $12.00, 40% off), Scooby-Doo! First Frights (DS, $12.04, 40% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS, $16.22, 46% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS, $11.64, 67% off, order fulfilled by Amazon), Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (3DS, $19.99, 50% off), Shinobi (3DS, $10.34, 65% off, order fulfilled by Amazon)
Gamestop exclusives: Skylanders Giants Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack ($24.99); Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, $44.99 pre-owned); 3DS Circle Pad Pro accessory (3DS, $19.99 new); Crush 3D (3DS, $14.99 new); Gamestop exclusive Scribblenauts Unlimited bundle (3DS, $54.99, available 11/18) - includes game, pencil themed stylus, Maxwell themed silicon hardware jacket, includes Maxwell hat bonus with pre-order; May's Mystery: Forbidden Memories (DS, $14.99 new)
Gamestop: Save $5 and receive a free Oswald Ears hat with your Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two pre-order (for Wii, Wii U, and other systems, available 11/18, hat must be picked up in-store); Save $5 and receive a free Oswald Ears hat with your Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (3DS, $34.99, available 11/18, hat must be picked up in-store); 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, $39.99, available 11/13); Gamestop exclusive Maxwell hat with your Scribblenauts Unlimited pre-order (Wii U, 3DS, available 11/18); 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); Free Yak plush with your Harvest Moon 3D: New Beginnings pre-order (3DS, $39.99, available 11/6); Free value shipping on purchases of $24.99 or more, excluding consoles, handhelds and laptops. Use code SAVER (expires 11/1); Buy a new Nintendo 3DS or 3DS XL base system, get Steel Diver free; $10 off Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Starter Packs ($59.99 each); Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Single Character Packs for $4.99 each with the purchase of 3 or more; 30% extra in-store credit when you trade any item toward a new copy of select games (expires 12/16); Get 50% extra in-store credit when you trade any items toward a new 3DS or 3DS XL system (expires 11/4); Double in-store credit when you trade any system (expires 10/28); Buy 2 pre-owned Gamecube games, get 2 free