Heads up: TRU After-Christmas markdown (Portable Goodness)

bokmeow · Dec 23, 2006

I trust this is not news to anyone else who is a member to CheapassGamer.com, so this is for the benefit to those who aren't --- major markdown on 26 December 2006 at Toys R Us, lots of GBA, DS, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox360, Gamecube games marked down to as low as $9.99, which is the vast majority of them. 'Cos this be the handheld systems section, I be posting only the list relevant to handheld, all others follow the link to CheapassGamer.com:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121200

CheapassGamer.com said:
The list is probably incomplete but this is all I have for now. I also don't know if these prices will be good online but they technically go into effect on Monday so it might be worth checking out.

GBA
9.98
Board Game Classics Chess/ Checkers/ Backgammon
Drill Dozer
F-18 Hornet
Gunstar Super Heroes
Klax/Marble Madness
Lilo & Stitch
Lizzie Maguire 2
Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin King
Pinball Tycoon
Rocket Power Zero Gravity
Rugrats Go Wild
Shrek 2
Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom &Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy 2pk
Sudoku Fever
Tony Hawk American Sk8teland
Top Spin 2
Tower
WarioWare Twisted
Winnie the Pooh Rumbly Tumbly
XMen Official Game
YuGiOh Championship 06
YuGiOh Destiny Board
YuGiOh RoD/SC Double Pack
YuGiOh GX Duel Academy
Zelda Minish Cap

19.98
Tales of Phantasia

DS
9.98
Advance Wars DS
Castlevania DoS
Deep Labyrinth
Metroid Pinball
Resident Evil DS
Rub Rabbits
Trace Memory

19.98
Lost Magic
Pokemon Dash

PSP
9.98
Capcom Classics Remix
Coded Arms
The Con
FIFA 06
Gradius Collection
Mercury
Metal Gear Acid 2
Samurai Warriors State of War
Viewtiful Joe RHR
XMen Legends 2

19.98
Ape Escape Academy
Go!Sudoku
Megaman Maverick Hunter X
Megaman Powered Up
Neopets PetPet Adv
Winning Eleven 9
World Champ Poker 2
Ys Ark of Napishtim

wizkid007 · Dec 23, 2006

Avail to canadians? I dont have a CAG user name.

eek · Dec 23, 2006

wizkid007 said:
Avail to canadians? I dont have a CAG user name.

Searched that thread, no match for canada or canadian, so I guess try going on the 26th and cross your fingers.

I saw that thread on CAG a few days ago, doh, just bought Advance Wars DS from broken. Then again, I haven't seen that game in any shops in a while, so it's ok. Will pick up Trace Memory, Viewtiful Joe RHR, Metal Gear Acid 2, and maybe Capcom Classics Remix.

bokmeow · Dec 23, 2006

wizkid007 said:
Avail to canadians? I dont have a CAG user name.

Don't know if the sale is available to Canadians mate, but yeah, definitely go check it out, maybe the deal is all of North America. I don't want to be left feeling like a chump when I get there on Tuesday, so I've already bought Odama, Atelier Iris 2, and The Tower SP, I would have picked up some others --- Zelda Minish Cap, Metroid Prime Pinball, etc. --- but they didn't have it

The plan is to go back after 3 days and do the price adjustment at Customer Service.

BioMotor_Unitron · Dec 24, 2006

Will these prices be reflected on their website? No B&M TRU within a few hundred miles of where I am.

bokmeow · Dec 24, 2006

BioMotor_Unitron said:
Will these prices be reflected on their website? No B&M TRU within a few hundred miles of where I am.

I would say maybe, there's a good chance, if past sales are any indication. Cream of the crop stuffs though, you may want to find a member who can pick them up for you.

bokmeow · Dec 24, 2006

There's been an update, the following are the additions:

Cheapassgamer.com said:
GBA
9.98
Lemony Snicket
Pokemon Leaf Green w/wireless adapter
Rebelstar

14.98
DBZ GT Transformation

DS
4.98
Feel the Magic*
Polarium*

9.98
Point Blank*
YuGiOh Nightmare Troubador*

PSP
19.98
Valkyrie Lenneth*

dakingofzumunda · Dec 25, 2006

Called all my local Toys R' Us stores around here, to see if they have any copies of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow in stock. Unfortunately, none of them don't.

If someone could pick-up an extra copy for $9.98 in their area, please PM me as I would like to buy one.

I should have double checked if they have any Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth in stock too.

bokmeow · Dec 25, 2006

dakingofzumunda said:
Called all my local Toys R' Us stores around here, to see if they have any copies of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow in stock. Unfortunately, none of them don't.

If someone could pick-up an extra copy for $9.98 in their area, please PM me as I would like to buy one.

I should have double checked if they have any Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth in stock too.

I'll head back to Toys 'R' Us on Tuesday to make the price adjustments. If I see Castlevania and Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, I'll try to pick 'em up for you.

GregN · Dec 25, 2006

Will we know what the price of everything is without having to print out an Internet list? (Will they be marked/put in a separate area from regularly priced games?)

dakingofzumunda · Dec 25, 2006

bokmeow said:
I'll head back to Toys 'R' Us on Tuesday to make the price adjustments. If I see Castlevania and Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, I'll try to pick 'em up for you.

That would be so awesome of you, if you could find an extra copy of Castlevania: DoS and VP: Lenneth for me. Good looking out bro!

GeoStigma · Dec 25, 2006

My Toys R Us doesn't have any copies of Castlevania: DoS, but if anyone could pick me up the game without marking it up, I would be eternally grateful (or I could check my toys r us for any games that you want that the one near you doesn't have). Drop me a PM if you can/are interested.

bokmeow · Dec 25, 2006

GregN. said:
Will we know what the price of everything is without having to print out an Internet list? (Will they be marked/put in a separate area from regularly priced games?)

I would say it depends. Some Toys 'R' Us stores are very diligent about setting it out for clearance, others, not so much, so the beauty of the thing is, if you know about this clearance list in advance, as we do, chances are very good that there will actually be games left on the shelves for you to pick up, unlike Best Buy or Circuit City.

GregN · Dec 25, 2006

bokmeow said:
I would say it depends. Some Toys 'R' Us stores are very diligent about setting it out for clearance, others, not so much, so the beauty of the thing is, if you know about this clearance list in advance, as we do, chances are very good that there will actually be games left on the shelves for you to pick up, unlike Best Buy or Circuit City.

I'll print out a list just in case. Did I read somewhere that Steambot Chronicles is $9.98?

I'll go there tomorrow and keep a look out for Castlevania and other stuff for you guys.

How do you tards know if they have it in stock? Surely it wasn't open today, and their bloated ass slow loading site doesn't have inventory #s.

dakingofzumunda · Dec 26, 2006

just got back from Toys R' Us' After X'mas sale

Went first thing this morning, hoping i would grab: Valkyrie Profile, Capcom Classics Remix and the Gradius Collection. Wasn't the case when i got there. All the titles i mentioned were out of stock.

Only came out with Gunstar Super Heroes for the GBA. Oh well, hopefully someone snagged an extra copy of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Bokmeow, how'd the treasure(game) hunting go?

Nesagwa · Dec 26, 2006

Im going to try heading up there in a little bit just to check out what they have.

Hopefully something good for DS or Gamecube is still left.

bokmeow · Dec 26, 2006

dakingofzumunda said:
Went first thing this morning, hoping i would grab: Valkyrie Profile, Capcom Classics Remix and the Gradius Collection. Wasn't the case when i got there. All the titles i mentioned were out of stock.

Only came out with Gunstar Super Heroes for the GBA. Oh well, hopefully someone snagged an extra copy of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Bokmeow, how'd the treasure(game) hunting go?

The last Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth was all sold out at the closer Toys 'R' Us, so I went to the one close to Woodbridge center just to see what titles they had there. Asked the clerk about some games and she said, 'someone came in and bought a load of [name of game here].' :emb:

Yup, some opportunist came in to buy up the games and probably will sell the games at eBay or some flea market now --- that's where a lot of the Circuit City games ended up at, I saw 'em when I went to the Columbus Farmer Market... even had the price tags that said 'Circuit City' still on 'em. So to make a long story short, yes, I was able to pick up Valkyrie Profile, along with:

.Hack//GU (1 copy only)
Metroid Prime Pinball
Rub Rabbits
Feel the Magic
Tower SP
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Odama
Drill Dozer
Trace Memory
Warioware Twisted
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth
Ys Ark of Naphistim PSP

And then I price adjusted the Tower SP, Atelier Iris 2, and Odama I picked up the other day. The clerk was shocked at the difference.

There were a few Drill Dozer, Gunstar Super Heroes, lots of Trace Memory left, along with many other games that I didn't care much about. If there's a game someone wants, mention it and I'll try to pick 'em up if I get a large enough list going.

dakingofzumunda · Dec 26, 2006

bokmeow said:
The last Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth was all sold out at the closer Toys 'R' Us, so I went to the one close to Woodbridge center just to see what titles they had there. Asked the clerk about some games and she said, 'someone came in and bought a load of [name of game here].' Yup, some opportunist came in to buy up the games and probably will sell the games at eBay or some flea market now --- that's where a lot of the Circuit City games ended up at, I saw 'em when I went to the Columbus Farmer Market... even had the price tags that said 'Circuit City' still on 'em. So to make a long story short, yes, I was able to pick up Valkyrie Profile, along with:

.Hack//GU (1 copy only)
Metroid Prime Pinball
Rub Rabbits
Feel the Magic
Tower SP
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Odama
Drill Dozer
Trace Memory
Warioware Twisted
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth

And then I price adjusted the Tower SP, Atelier Iris 2, and Odama I picked up the other day. The clerk was shocked at the difference.

There were a few Drill Dozer, Gunstar Super Heroes, lots of Trace Memory left, along with many other games that I didn't care much about. If there's a game someone wants, mention it and I'll try to pick 'em up if I get a large enough list going.

Quite a bit of traveling you did there dude. Awesome job on finding a lot of stuff. Is it possible to buy one of those Castlevania: DoS copies from you? VP: Lenneth would be nice too.

bokmeow · Dec 26, 2006

dakingofzumunda said:
Quite a bit of traveling you did there dude. Awesome job on finding a lot of stuff. Is it possible to buy one of those Castlevania: DoS copies from you? VP: Lenneth would be nice too.

Ya, BioMotor_Unitron had dibs on 1, and it looks like you're the next in line, so that would make all the Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow I picked up. I would have gotten more, but someone else beat me to the punch, that'll teach me to fill up on a tank of gas before I get to Toys 'R' Us :emb:

oh well, other people need to get their portable gaming fill too.

PM me your zip code and your payment method dude so that I may calculate the total cost of sending the package to California --- that's where you're going to school at the moment, right?

redrum666 · Dec 26, 2006

went picked up samurai champloo and the con the TRU i live by had a lot of games on the list that i allready had or did not care about i was looking for zelda minish cap and point blank did not see it i may go to 2nd TRU tomorrow see what they have

bokmeow · Dec 26, 2006

redrum666 said:
went picked up samurai champloo and the con the TRU i live by had a lot of games on the list that i allready had or did not care about i was looking for zelda minish cap and point blank did not see it i may go to 2nd TRU tomorrow see what they have

I was reluctant to pick up Point Blank, 'cos I was really turned off by the ugly ass cover art. It's from Taito though, is it a decent game? What do the reviews say?

Forgot I picked up Ys Ark of Naphistim PSP as well. I have no idea if anyone wants the game. I picked up a lot just to make the gas worth it, 'cos like, the Toys 'R' Us close to me is a pain to get to, shittiest entrance evar, where the confluence of traffic flow just makes it an accident waiting to happen, and gas prices going up 'n all.

UPDATE: Seems like some people have not had much luck in locating certain games he wanted to pick up. Listed below are the games that I was able to pick up (in bold), or games that were available (in italics), so if you want me to do the legwork, send me a PM and I'll see what I can do. The catch of course is, the games listed in italic may not be there tomorrow. As is the nature of charity work, I will try to keep the shipping estimate as low as possible, I don't need any extra money for my effort unless it is offered to me, the only thing I expect the buyer to pay for is the price of the game after NJ sales tax, the shipping cost, the delivery confirmation, and PayPal fee (only applies if you pay through PayPal).

GBA
9.98
Drill Dozer
Gunstar Super Heroes
Shrek 2
Tower
WarioWare Twisted
XMen Official Game
YuGiOh Championship 06
YuGiOh Destiny Board
YuGiOh RoD/SC Double Pack
YuGiOh GX Duel Academy

DS
9.98
Deep Labyrinth
Metroid Pinball
Rub Rabbits
Trace Memory

PSP
9.98
Capcom Classics Remix
Metal Gear Acid 2
Viewtiful Joe RHR

19.98
Go!Sudoku
World Champ Poker 2
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Ys Ark of Napishtim

redrum666 · Dec 26, 2006

bokmeow said:
I was reluctant to pick up Point Blank, 'cos I was really turned off by the ugly ass cover art. It's from Taito though, is it a decent game? What do the reviews say?

Forgot I picked up Ys Ark of Naphistim PSP as well. I have no idea if anyone wants the game. I picked up a lot just to make the gas worth it, 'cos like, the Toys 'R' Us close to me is a pain to get to, shittiest entrance evar, where the confluence of traffic flow just makes it an accident waiting to happen, and gas prices going up 'n all.

7.0 from IGN
http://ds.ign.com/objects/819/819433.html

7.0 from gamespot
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/pointblank/index.html?q=Point Blank

Tacitus · Dec 26, 2006

Heh.. I went there today, nothing was marked down.

bulletnyourass · Dec 26, 2006

If someone could snag me 1 of each of the following I'd appreciate it. Of course, I will pay for them.

PSP Capcom Classics Remix
GBA Gunstar Super Heroes

Let me know.

Phillip

GregN · Dec 26, 2006

All I saw was Capcom Classic Remix, Metal Gear Ac!d 2, Con, Metroid Pinball, Drill Dozer. I noticed another guy got Gradius collection and Gunstar and some other stuff. I didn't pick up anything because I wasn't interested in any of those and didn't think anybody else would be either.

I went to Kmart today and saw Gunstar Super Heroes for $10. I know Costco has it for $13 too.

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