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Be a Guitar Hero for $59 this Black Friday

Posted Nov 25th 2008 1:45PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Sales


If you're still deciding where to take your sleeping bag and flask of cocoa for this Black Friday's queues, Target's deal on the Guitar Hero: World Tour Guitar Kit may sway you. The store will be offering the SKU, which includes the game and a wireless guitar, for a mouth-watering $59, a generous saving on the original MSRP of $99.99. It certainly beats paying close to three hundred big ones for the full band experience.

Gallery: Guitar Hero World Tour

Nice idea, terrible value: the Multiplayer Controller Set

Posted Nov 12th 2008 5:21PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Peripherals


A Go Nintendo reader spotted this on the shelves of his local Target: a "Multi-Player Controller Set" containing a Wii Remote, a Nunchuk, and a Wii Wheel. This kind of thing obviously makes sense to Nintendo as Christmas approaches (the season where Wii excels, some would say), and we could really get behind the idea of a good value bundle of second/third/fourth peripherals (still need a fourth Wiimote and Nunchuk at Casa de Greenhough!).

It's just a shame that the price is such a sham: $74.99?! All three of these peripherals are available separately at Amazon for a total of $63.91 (which qualifies for free shipping), but here's the real laugh: you can buy an individual Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Wii Wheel for $74.97 at Target itself. D'oh! Knock at least fifteen bones off this and you've got our attention.

Gallery: The Evolution of the Wii Wheel


[Thanks, Sonic_13!]

Wii Warm Up: Taking advantage of a sale

Posted Oct 14th 2008 8:00AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

Recently, there's been a lot of sales for Wii games and accessories. That's a very good thing, because we love games and new hardware almost as much as we love saving money. What we want to know is have you taken advantage of one of the many sales recently and what have you picked up? Grabbed yourself a new game? Picked up a new peripheral? What was the last thing you picked up for your Wii?

Target to sell exclusive version of Shaun White Snowboarding

Posted Oct 8th 2008 3:29PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News



For those of you interested in Ubisoft's upcoming snowboarding game, Shaun White Snowboarding, know that retailer Target will be offering exclusive versions of the games for sale, with added content. What kind of content? Well, for one, the game will have Target Mountain included, which we imagine is a new mountain to snowboard down chock full of Target ads.

Other than that, the game will include the Target Chalet, which is "the real-life mountainside home where Shaun and his fellow Target athletes hang out with friends and family at the annual Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado" Uh, cool? Finally, the Target edition of the game will feature "exclusive jibs, additional scenes and more characters."

There's no word on if this edition will be more expensive, but if it tickles your fancy, head on down to your local Target and pick up a $5 pre-sell card, which is basically your proof of pre-ordering it.

Gallery: Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip


[Via press release]

You might find a $25 GameCube at Target

Posted May 31st 2008 9:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Sales

Before you read this, keep in mind that Target sales are often labeled as "your mileage may vary," meaning that they're not universal to all Target stores. Now that that's out of the way, Aeropause is reporting that the retailer has marked down new GameCubes to a mere $25 in order to liquidate their stock. Since that's less than the cost of a standard DS game, it's definitely a great deal.

Of course, as we're assuming that most of you have Wiis, there is the tiny problem of not really needing a GameCube. If you get creative, though, you could always use it to make a fun case-mod, and we'll even make a joke about duct taping two together to make a Wii, just so that you don't.

Wii's Sunday bargain bin

Posted May 18th 2008 4:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Sales

We love Sundays, as there are always new game sales to look forward to. Luckily, this week there are some sweet deals on a few Wii titles. Scouring through the ad listings at Cheap Ass Gamer, the ones we found of interest include:
  • Okami for $29.99 at Best Buy
  • Boom Blox with a free $10 gift card at Circuit City and Target
  • Speed Racer for $29.99 at Target
Keep in mind that while Circuit City offers its deals online, Best Buy and Target's are brick and mortar only. Also, Target deals vary by region, so the ones above may or may not apply to stores near you.

[Via CAG]

Read: Best Buy ad with Okami for $29.99
Read: Boom Blox with free $10 gift card at Circuit City

He's a demon on USB

Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Fan stuff, Tech stuff

Are you likely to be spending some money at Target in the near future? Then you might as well head on over there sometime soon and pick up this Speed Racer-themed gift card (which you can use later to buy what you actually wanted in the first place). Even if you're not interested at all in the upcoming game (or movie), you'll still land yourself the free mini USB 2.0 Flash drive that comes with it. The drive only holds 62.8 MB worth of stuff, but should that bother you, you're missing the key word here -- free.

Initially, 51.6 MB will be taken up by promotional Speed Racer goodies, but that stuff can always be deleted. Those of you who are looking forward to seeing the Mach 5 in action soon enough, though, might enjoy some of the extras provided. According to GamerTell, the drive includes:
  • Five coloring book-style pages featuring the Mach 5 and Racer X's car (PDF file)
  • A coupon for $1 off a Speed Racer Powerburst racer and $3 off a Speed Racer Powerburst figure-8 track set (PDF file)
  • Two Speed Racer desktop wallpapers
  • A Speed Racer family movie (MOV and WMV files)
  • A special code for the Wii version of the video game (we wonder what that will do/unlock?)
Due to the nature of the internet, we're sure you'll be able to find the game code without buying the Flash drive-bundled gift card. Still, we recommend getting one of these pseudo-free sticks if Target is one of your regular stomping grounds.

Goo up your torso for a couple bucks at Target

Posted Mar 27th 2008 10:35PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff


Gaming apparel. It's often only attainable through various specialty websites or other, more dastardly means. It appears that things are about to change, at least regarding indie games, as retailer Target is now carrying gaming apparel. Even better, each shirt only costs $12 and comes with a full version of the game. As you can see in the above picture, we think World of Goo is awesome. Also, you can see other gaming-related shirts.

As for whether your local Target is supporting this, unless you live in California, we can't tell you. Target has, for some reason, only included a list of CA stores carrying the merch. For that list, head past the break.

Gallery: World of Goo

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Get your Shopping Squad together for possible Ghost Squad deal

Posted Dec 28th 2007 2:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Rumors

A few NeoGAFfers are reporting that their local Target stores have started clearing out the excellent Ghost Squad for around ten bucks. That's terrible news for Sega, and awesome news for you. To put it bluntly: holy crap go buy the game. You can use the (ridiculous) savings to build your own Zapper/Perfect Shot/shark gun bundle.

A word of warning, though: Target's clearances are rather tricky. Not all stores participate, and sometimes it's quite a battle to actually convince the employees that the game is on sale. Sometimes their clearanced games are removed from the system, meaning that you have to convince the employees that it's an item Target sells.

Expect SMG, RRR2, and more; pay less

Posted Dec 26th 2007 12:45PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Sales

Starting today until this Saturday, Target will have six of its Wii games for sale for only $37.00! As you can see from the list below, they're not all crap, either!
Most of these titles are already out of stock on Target's online shop, but you should still be able to pick them up at a brick and mortar location. If you've been putting off on buying Super Mario Galaxy to accommodate your Christmas budget, with the holiday now behind us and this great deal, you can make this long overdue purchase without having to feel guilty about it!

[Thanks, Tofufa!]

Rumor: Manhunt 2 being pulled from Target stores

Posted Nov 4th 2007 8:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Rumors


This has yet to be confirmed, but some Target insiders are claiming that the retailer will not be selling copies of Manhunt 2, the controversial Rockstar game. The rumor was started by a Target employee at the Evil Avatar forums, and was later supported at GoNintendo by an electronics specialist at the retail chain.

Adding further basis to the rumor, Target's website states that the PSP version of Manhunt 2 is not available in stores, although it can be purchased online. The PS2 and Wii versions are not even listed on the site.

If this rumor turns out to be true, it won't be good news for Rockstar, especially if other retailers follow suit. As of now, though, these rumblings apply to Target stores only.

Target ad says Wiis in stores today or Tuesday? [update 1]

Posted May 27th 2007 12:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

To get the most enjoyment out of Wii Fanboy, well, you need a Wii. Really, the site's a lot better when you can care about the screenshots and game announcements. Now, we realize the Wii can be hard to find, so we understand why some of you haven't been enjoying the site in its fullest.

A Wii Fanboy friend just reported that his Target in Edmond, Oklahoma was advertising Wii consoles for sale Tuesday. We don't know how many, or if this applies to all Target stores. But, just in case, wait until Tuesday morning to go buy toothpaste, and check for Wiis while you're there. If you're the type of roguish loner who doesn't need an excuse to go somewhere, just go there Tuesday.

Anyone else see Wii announcements in their Targets? The weekly ad has a listing for the Wii, but no indication of whether or not it'll be in stores.

[Update: The ad might actually have been referring to today, in which case they're all gone! Might as well go check, we suppose. A couple of readers found them in stores today. Thanks to the readers who pointed this out.]

[Thanks, Zack!]

Rumor: Target and Toys R Us hoarding Wiis for Sunday

Posted Mar 2nd 2007 10:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Rumors


We are a little wary of Internet rumors, but if they help someone get a Wii, we think it's at least worth giving you the heads-up. According to tipsters working at Target and Toys R Us, both of those chains have been receiving shipments of Wiis to be shelved this Sunday, March 4th. Apparently the Wii availability will be featured in the weekly ad circulars for these retailers.

If you go to check these rumors out and find a Wii, or especially if you don't, please adhere to the following protocol:
  1. No fighting
  2. No looting
  3. No making deals with employees to buy stuff off of the truck

We should all try to avoid anything that would support the negative stereotypes associated with our hobby, and acting like the Tickle-Me Elmo mobs won't help. If in doubt, remember this simple mantra: "Don't do anything that will make TV news."

[Thanks to HexiJosh! for the TRU info!]

Gamecube for Wii credit, and tomorrow's chaos

Posted Jan 20th 2007 7:00PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: News

Sweet deal?
Perhaps some of you are reading this article via your smartphone, waiting in bitter cold weather because you're sick and tired of not having a precious Nintendo Wii. We understand. Tomorrow's deluge of Wii's, which should be occurring at many nation-wide outlets (Best Buy, Target, and Circuit City all seem to be proper candidates), may make many people quite happy. It may make many people really, really pissed off.

While you might be willing to spend whatever it takes, we have a bit of thrifty advice. First off, EB Games is taking your soon-to-be-completely-worthless Gamecube as fifty dollars of trade-in credit for a Wii. Normally, they only give twenty-five. While EBG and Gamestop have not been officially confirmed as having units available for tomorrow, it's worth a phone call (why would they advertise such a deal if it were impossible to use?). Also, it seems Tower Records is having a massive sale, with 25% off of pretty much everything, including games. Pick 'em up cheap! And good luck, troopers.

[Thanks, Dave and Vincent!]

Wii demonstration kiosks now at Target

Posted Nov 16th 2006 9:30AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News


One of our readers was recently in Target and saw the above Wii demonstration kiosk. It is very much like other, non-playable kiosks we have seen in various retail outlets such as Wal-Mart where, instead of game demos, there is a constant video loop playing that describes the Wii and shows one how to play its games. Undoubtedly designed to get those who might otherwise be uninterested or in the dark about the console looking its way, we've personally seen a few people stopping to check it out.

[Thanks Author X!]

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