How quickly do video game prices drop?

[frannn]

I'm thinking of getting Toy Story Mania for DD7 for Xmas. Only thing is, even with the current sales, it is still going to cost about 42 shipped. If the price will drop decently (even used) before Xmas, I'll wait. She's not asking for it or anything, but it would be fun as a "secondary" gift. Should I hold out for a better sale?

 

[LilyWDW]

EH, I have not been noticing too much of a price decrease in new games, especially for big name titles. Even used prices are not that great of a difference, usually only $5-$10 less. For that I would rather just get a new copy and be sure of what I am getting.

Unless TSM ends up having less then steller sales, I don't know how much the price will go down for the holidays, if at all.

 

[fostrmom2mny]

I agree. I doubt that it will go down in price much. I went ahead and sucked it up to buy my copy, as I believe it will be harder to find, the closer to Christmas. I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that TSM will be a hot game for Wii.
Gerri

 

[mrudman]

I agree... don't think that one will be dropping in price at all before Christmas... dh and I were at Target last week, and they had it in stock, so went ahead and splurged on it for dd's for Christmas. Figure it'll be fun playing it all together.

 

[TxRabbit]

I would recommend watching Target prices. I think it was last year that they had a before Thanksgiving 4-day sale. Sunday thru Wednesday maybe? They had chosen some very popular video games and discounted them deeply. If I remember right, the games were originally $39.99 and they were on sale for $19.99. Good titles too. I remember Madden NFL 09 and the new Star Wars one, Unleashed or something? Not cheap titles. Whatever you do, keep your receipt and know your return policies!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

ToysRUs runs ads a lot for buy something get something off. (not usually buy one get one free, more like buy 2 get one free) If you need more than one game you could wait for one of these ads.

 

[secretpantssam]

I was actually just thinking about getting Toy Story Mania as well and when I checked on Amazon, they have a deal if you order $80 worth of games, you get a $40 credit. So that's a pretty good deal if you wanted to get it now.

 

[luvmy3]

I was actually just thinking about getting Toy Story Mania as well and when I checked on Amazon, they have a deal if you order $80 worth of games, you get a $40 credit. So that's a pretty good deal if you wanted to get it now.

Is it a $40 credit to use on only video games or can it be used on any merchandise from Amazon? TIA

 

[wtrmlnlabs]

Is it a $40 credit to use on only video games or can it be used on any merchandise from Amazon? TIA

This is what I found on Amazon:

Spend $80 on select games and receive a $40 promotional claim code usable towards a future Wii, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game purchase.

Bummer, would have done it if it was for any Amazon purchase