Over the weekend, Amazon and Gamestop dropped the price of Majesco's Blast Works to $20, which we thought was going to be the best Wii game deal we'd hear for a while. Then Best Buy stepped in and showed just how little money you can charge for Blast Works. They're selling it online and in-store for $10, but it's currently sold-out online. It should be in stores for a bit longer, since that requires some prospective buyers to go to a place.This is a very sad development for one of the best games of 2008, but it's really good news for people who have ten bucks to spend right now.
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7-28-2008 @ 1:46PM
Ben said...
I saw that this game got pretty solid reviews. Is this just another casualty of poor marketing?
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7-28-2008 @ 1:49PM
Feba said...
And if you don't have $10 to spend, buy it, and then just don't eat for the next week. It is that worth it.
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7-28-2008 @ 2:04PM
samfish said...
I bought it online this morning and am going to pick it up in-store when I get off work.
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7-28-2008 @ 2:55PM
Rocketboy said...
Nintendo really needs to make sure that the rental shops are picking up Wii games. Too many games like this never hit as a rental, which hurts sales.
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7-28-2008 @ 3:11PM
jesus torres said...
It's $19.99 on BestBuy.com
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8835353&st=blast+works&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1209165388672
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7-28-2008 @ 4:30PM
Jason Zagar said...
Yes, it DID say 9.99 before going out of stock. I wonder if they were changing the price and made a typo.
7-28-2008 @ 3:49PM
ejamer said...
Wow... the game has been worth every penny of the $40 launch price I spent a few weeks ago, but this is incredible news.
Anyone interested in user-generated content or just shooters in general should really grab this fast. In fact, grab one for you and one for a gift - because trading is half the fun!
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7-28-2008 @ 4:59PM
Jeremy said...
I just stopped at my local Best Buy, and bought it off the shelf for $9.99. And I had a reward certificate. Best deal ever!
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7-28-2008 @ 5:34PM
Comstock said...
I push very few games on my fellow gamers, but Blast Works is my favorite Wii game and I think more people should buy it. Anyone even remotely interested in shooters should get it. The level editor and online trading are amazing. I love Blast Works Depot!
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7-28-2008 @ 5:42PM
WhatIsThatThing said...
Poor Majesco; doomed to make critically good, bad selling games forevermore.
See also: Psychonauts, Advent Rising
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7-28-2008 @ 6:10PM
amandar said...
Thanks! I just picked mine up. The display price still said 39.99, but sure enough it rang up at 9.99.
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7-28-2008 @ 6:14PM
Russ Carroll said...
Stopped by and picked one up as well. It was marked as $39.99, but rang up as $9.99. Very excited to check it out, but it will have to wait until tomorrow :).
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7-28-2008 @ 10:04PM
James said...
Still waiting for a release in the UK. I'm in Japan right now but when I get back I have a lot of games to play. I was hoping this would be one of them.
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7-29-2008 @ 10:31AM
Eric Smoger said...
Got this at Gamestop for 20 bucks the other day and it's really fun. I'm only playing through on rookie at the moment, and campaign 5 is ridiculous! bullets everywhere... but it feels soooooo good every time you get a little further
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7-29-2008 @ 12:26PM
Tesche said...
FYI...just went by local BB to pick this up, and it was listed as 39.99, but rang up as 19.99....some of you may shoot (blast) me, but I went in there to buy a 9.99 game and left without buying the 19.99 game....
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7-29-2008 @ 1:28PM
Michael Sliczniak said...
I went to BB after work and they had a whole bunch. I bought two at $10 each and gave a copy to my cousins. Why? Because the fun is to build and trade stuff apparently.
Also I am betting that a ton of people got the game yesterday. In the evening I was unable to sign-up for the account, at around 11PM there was no problem :)
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7-29-2008 @ 4:13PM
dangdong said...
I just got my cheap copy today, but it appears I was lucky to. It rang up as 19.99, but they gave it to me at 9.99 because there were two tags by the game - one for 19.99 and one for 9.99 and now the website also has it listed for 19.99. Seems it was a temporary sale.
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8-02-2008 @ 5:32PM
Luke said...
I just rushed over, and it looks like I got lucky as well. The game rang up for $19.99, but the tag still said $9.99, so that's the price I paid.
The past couple weeks have been great, with this and the TRU Zack and Wiki sale. Part of me is worried because it's not a good sign for third parties, but with $60 price points becoming standard for PS3 and 360 games, I love owning a Wii and getting deals like this.
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