I called Toys R Us yesterday morning to see if they had heard of Super Smash Bros Brawl.
They had indeed. The front desk had no idea, but the R'Zone guy assured me that they would have Brawl for sale Sunday morning. I can't get let down after that, right? I mean, that's direct from the R'Zone.
I was also informed that select Wii titles will be 50% off on Sunday, although the only game he could mention was Mario and Sonic (I assumed the Olympic game). After thanking the clerk, I headed to Cheap Ass Gamer.com to see if they knew about this, and perhaps had already posted a list of the games. No dice. I'm like Bob Woodward here.
About an hour ago, I asked my lovely wife if she could find this weekend's Toys R Us sales flyer. This may seem like an impossible request to you, with your lack of time machines, but Rhonda is tapped into a network of bargain shoppers who somehow get ahold of all the weekend deals before the Sunday circulars are circulated.
And she found it. Now, this may not be reputable. Rhon immediately disclaimed this site as not one of her trusted sources. But it jibes with the scant clues revealed by my local store, so I'm duping it here...
Mario and Sonic at the olympic games
BEE movie
Zack and Wiki
Rayman Raving Rabbits 2
Spiderwick Chronicals
My Sims
Super Smash Brothers Brawl Guide (Book)
The key info is that you have to buy Brawl to get the half off. Now, that list is absolute shit, with the exception of Zack & Wiki, which is Holiday 2007's game everyone said was fantastic yet no one actually purchased. Zack & Wiki was recently busted down to a mere $30, so I'll be grabbing it for a merer $15. Would I have preferred No More Heroes? Sure.
This makes up for me sticking with TRU and not walking over to Circuit City, where you get a $10 gift card with your Brawl preorder. But it's not as great as TRU's classy Mario Galaxy deal, where you scored a $25 gift card. Nevertheless, I'm glad that TRU stepped up with a last minute deal in the face of Circuit City's offer.
Also noteworthy: the ad supposedly indicates Wiis back in stock this Sunday along with the Brawl release.
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