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Get a cheap Personal Trainer: Walking without walking too far
If you hope to save all of your footsteps for entry into Personal Trainer: Walking -- really make them count by having them tabulated by a video game -- this Amazon deal is perfect for you. The game, with two Activity Meters, is Amazon's Deal of the Day for $29.98. You may have to do some uncounted walking to pick it up (trips to the mailbox or the front door, a small amount of day-to-day movement until it arrives), but at least you don't have to walk around a store to pick it up, dooming yourself to several steps that don't contribute to a running total on your DS.
Wolfenstein headlines Amazon day of game deals
The latest Wolfenstein is Amazon's "deal of the day" special, accompanied by more games offered during today's "lightning deals." A one-way trip to the spooky-Nazi locale of Wolfenstein will cost $40 for Xbox 360 and PS3, $30 on PC (while supplies last). Meanwhile, today's lightning deals are teased as: 9AM Eastern: Ghostbusters: Slimer Edition (Wii) 12PM Eastern: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) 4PM Eastern: "Pyramid Head welcomes you home." [Likely, Silent Hill Homecoming] 7PM Eastern: "Zombies eat brains." 10PM Eastern: "Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back." [Likely, Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Ghostbusters]
Deal: Resident Evil 5 CE for $45 at Newegg
Run, don't walk, over to NewEgg.com and check out their pretty awesome deal for the Resident Evil 5 collector's edition. At only $45, not only do you get the game itself for $15 under the RRP, but you also get all the extra bonus goodies found in the collector's edition at no extra cost. If you haven't picked up this game yet, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Probably best to do it quick -- at this price stock will probably shift quite swiftly.[Via Slickdeals.net]
Amazon offers $50 discount on PlayStation 3 today
Today's Amazon Deal of the Day takes a decent chunk off of the price of an 80GB PlayStation 3 console. If you've been hoping to pick up the console -- and you're not interested in playing MLB 09 The Show or watching Quantum of Solace -- you can get one from the online retailer for $349.99. Add one of those deeply discounted Rock Band or Guitar Hero games from GameStop and you've got -- well, that would still be a really expensive purchase, but not as expensive as it could have been.When Amazon offers a deal on a popular item like this, its stock doesn't last long, so forgive us if we channel Billy Mays to tell you that supplies are limited -- act now!
Amazon tactically cuts one third off Halo Wars price for today only
Amazon's daily deal features Ensemble Studios' Halo Wars, offering the game at the discounted price of $39.99 for the standard edition. It's a game that many on the Joystiq staff find to be "the tops," though others on the staff have found it to be "mildly satisfactory." It's caused a rift, one you need not bother involving yourself in because, hey, cheap game! And, should you decide to pick this up, you could always apply those saved duckets toward some of the new DLC. Just saying ...
Amazon has full Guitar Hero World Tour kit for $120 today
Yeah, yeah, it's a little late in the day to be mentioning Amazon's Deal of the Day, but the online retailer is currently vending the full Guitar Hero World Tour bundle on current-gen consoles for $120 -- that's $70 off. The pack includes the game, mic, guitar and drums. If you were considering picking up the GHWT drums as a standalone package, this might actually be a solid alternative deal, as the drums alone retail for $100 (with free shipping and likely tax free). If you have any questions about the game's peripherals working with your other rhythm titles, be sure to check out our Instrument Compatibility Matrix. [Via 1UP]%Gallery-23477%
Animal Crossing City Folk for thrifty folk
It's not too often that a major first-party Nintendo release gets a price drop. That makes today's Amazon deal of the day, Animal Crossing: City Folk, somewhat of a novelty. If you thought $50 was too high for what seemed like a minimal content upgrade over Wild World, how does $30 sound? We're guessing it's going to sound pretty good to a lot of people -- enough people that Amazon will run out of stock before the end of the day. As usual, the person who benefits most from this deal is Tom Nook. Sometime within the 5-8 day Free Super Saver Shipping period, Tom Nook is going to find himself with a veritable army of new indentured residents. %Gallery-27704%
Amazon.com selling Fallout 3 for $35
Our Pip-Boy 3000 has informed us that Fallout 3 is being sold on Amazon.com for only $34.98 as part of their Deal of the Day program. We couldn't think of a better day to exit The Vault to start one's post-apocalyptic journey.[Thanks, David B.]
Amazon assembles $20 Banjo: Nuts & Bolts deal
Today's Amazon.com video game Deal of the Day is none other than Rare's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, which has been reduced to $19.98. While some may see the reduction in price as a sign that Amazon.com wants to unload its unwanted Nuts and Bolts inventory, we're optimists in this situation. We predict the game has been such a success that most every 360 owner already has the title, so (to secure a few more game purchases) Rare partnered with Amazon to sell Banjo's latest adventure at a 50% discount. Hey, we never said we were logical optimists. [Via Aeropause]
Amazon makes most of Master of Illusion's price disappear
Amazon.com has pulled a Deal of the Day out of its hat, in the form of Nintendo's Master of Illusion. The magic trick sim, er, magic training game -- or whatever you want to call this weird software -- has had its price halved today, and today only, to an impulse-level $9.98. That's very cheap for a first-party Nintendo game -- or very expensive for a deck of cards, if you choose to look at it that way!Much like Clubhouse Games and WarioWare: Touched, Nintendo of Japan plans to break out individual tricks from Master of Illusion for sale as DSi downloads. We figure that if you're into e-magic, you might as well grab the whole thing now instead of waiting for the DSiWare version that may not even appear in North America!%Gallery-10368%
Amazon is Samba de Amigo's friend today
Amazon's Deal of the Day is one of those games we've wanted to try, but felt the investment was too risky: Samba de Amigo. Maybe you experienced similar trepidation: at $30 or even $20, it would be a terrible disappointment if the Wiimote/Nunchuk controls failed to accurately imitate the Dreamcast's maraca controllers. At $10, however, the risk is minimal and the potential reward -- a candy-colored world of super-happy cartoon monkeys and exciting music -- seems worth it. Besides, it is a music game that has Ulala in it, and is therefore by definition better than 90% of the world's music games.%Gallery-20601%
Deal of the Day: Spongebob Squarepants Edition
We really, really liked Drawn to Life, so we view Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition with both curiosity and trepidation. On the one hand, hey, more Drawn to Life! On the other hand, it's more Drawn to Life without the guiding hand of developer 5th Cell, and with a license we aren't young enough or high enough to appreciate.If we were going to take the plunge and just buy the thing to satisfy our curiosity, today would be a pretty good day for that. Amazon has marked Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition down to $17.98 for today only. And we wouldn't have to be seen in a GameStop buying a SpongeBob game. Or in a GameStop at all.
Deals: Call of Duty: WaW $35, 50% off Blu-ray discs
Didn't get what you really wanted for holidays? Like Nazi zombies? Not to worry, Call of Duty: World at War is on sale for today only (or until supplies run out) for $34.98.Did your girlfriend get you Sex and the City: The Movie on Blu-ray and claimed it was a present for you? Don't shed those manly tears, my friend -- there's a sale going on right now for all sorts of Blu-ray titles, some of which will surely resonate with your macho self. About 200 titles are on sale, including Band of Brothers for $37.49, so check out the selection here.For those of you with children or are just simply young at heart, you can buy The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2-disc edition) and Wall-E (2-disc edition) together for $29.98, just click here and then scroll down to "Best Value" and click "Add both to Cart". This discount is also available here (again, just scroll down) for the 3-disc editions of both movies for $39.98. Finally, if you don't mind waiting for it to come back in stock, The Chronicles of Narnia Blu-ray Bundle, which includes both movies in the franchise, is on sale for $31.99.Source -- Call of Duty: World at War for $34.98Source -- Save Up to 50% on Blu-ray Discs [via Cinematical and Slickdeals]
PS3 Amazon Gold Box event kicks off today
[Update: Slickdeals has uncovered yet another promotion: this offer allows you to select one game, one Blu-ray movie (as low as $12.99), and get a free Blu-ray disc remote for free. Make sure you enter the code PS3BDREM during checkout. The deal is right here.]Here comes another set of Amazon PS3 Gold Box deals. This time around the offering will be a mix of games and Blu-rays. Kicking things off is Motorstorm: Pacific Rift for $39.98 (deal is over -- replacing it is Fallout 3 for $49.98) They also have a deal where if you purchase the 160 GB Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Pack for $449.98, you'll get a free Blu-ray disc remote for free. Both offers are limited to one per household and only while supplies last.The nine remaining Lighting Deals are offered only for a couple of hours or until they are sold out. Hints at what each item will be are provided after the jump -- wanna try and guess what they'll be in the comments? The deals will go live at each corresponding time. We'll update this post throughout the day with the identity of each item and the price, so stay tuned: It's over!
Prince of Persia only $40 today on Amazon
The new Prince of Persia is Amazon's Deal of the Day, retailing at a $40 price that we could climb a wall and flip backwards over. The fine frugal folks at CheapAssGamer noticed the deal, which as the name implies, is only available today.Amazon also shows no favoritism, as the $40 price applies to both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the "magical" adventure.
Deal of the Day: LittleBigPlanet for $40, today only [Sold out]
[Update: Sold out -- at least for now, they usually restock later in the day, so we'll update you when/if that happens.]If you missed the Cyber Monday deal that lowered the price of LittleBigPlanet to 40 clams, here's your chance again. As part of their 15 Days, 15 Great Video Game deals event, Amazon is offering the PS3 exclusive platformer for $39.98. Shipping is free and the deal is for today only. At this price, you'd be heartless not to adopt Sackboy into your home. Check out our review if you are still on the fence. Take advantage of this offer here.[Thanks, Eli!]
Deal: James Bond Blu-ray six pack for $65
We don't need to say much for this deal. You are getting six classic James Bond films on Blu-ray: Die Another Day, Live and Let Die, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia with Love and Thunderball for $64.95 with free shipping. The original price for them is $179.96. This Amazon Goldbox deal is today only or while supplies last. Interested parties should head here for this incredible bargain.[Via Slickdeals]
Deals: $15 gift card with CoD: World at War, Valkyria Chronicles $45
We've uncovered some money-saving deals for our readers this fine Sunday. Call of Duty: World at War is $59.99 but comes with a $15 gift card over at Toys "R" Us. Valkyria Chronicles is $44.99 at Circuit City. Both offers are in-store only and valid till November 15th. Furthermore, both games were selected in our November Buyer's Guide -- you won't regret picking them up.Source -- Toys "R" UsSource -- Circuit City
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin cheap on Amazon
Have you been holding out on Nintendo's most awesome and fun strategy game, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? Well, get with the program, muchaho! Today, the game is selling for the low price of $17.98 on Amazon. What kind of reason could you come up with as to why you won't be picking this up? It doesn't matter, none of them are valid. If you pick it up and find it to your liking, then be sure to check out our feature suggesting similar games that should tickle your fancy!%Gallery-8563%[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Deal: PSP Limited Edition Madden NFL 09 bundle for $170
With the PSP Brite coming out today, it seems like retailers are ready to slash the prices of their old inventory. The Madden NFL 09 Entertainment Pack, which includes a cool blue limited edition PSP, is today's Amazon Goldbox deal. Originally retailing for $199.99, you can now purchase exactly one bundle (offer is limited to one per customer) at the discounted price of $169.98 with free shipping. Like all Goldbox deals, the discount disappears when the allotted number of the product has been sold. Take advantage of the deal here.What? You want to see an unboxing before you buy it? We've got the unboxing gallery for you below.[Thanks, David B.!]%Gallery-29520%
