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Nintendo

Wii Price Cut Takes Effect In US

The rumoured price drop for the Wii, which many take as a pre-E3 move signaling Nintendo’s announcement of a Wii successor, has taken effect. The black console bundle is $US169.99 at Best Buy. Target is expected to follow suit Monday. [GenGame]

April 15, 2011
News

Best Buy Is Getting Its Own Video Game Clerks

Retail giant Best Buy revealed yesterday that it’s looking to establish dedicated sales counters and staff just to manage the video games it sells.

March 28, 2011
Nintendo

Triforce Johnson Was First In Line After All

Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson, the Power Glove-wearing superfan whose attempts to start the 3DS launch line as early as Tuesday were thwarted by zealous security and suspicious cops, was in fact the first person in North America to be sold a Nintendo 3DS. Here he is receiving it at Best Buy’s 3DS launch event in Union Square, New York City, from Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, and Michael Vitelli, president, Americas, for Best Buy.

March 25, 2011
News

Cops Called On The Only Man Camping Out For 3DS Launch

This guy has been waiting outside a New York City Best Buy since Tuesday, a one-man campout line waiting for the Nintendo 3DS. That is, until store security called the cops to shoo him off. Look, I don’t mean to stir the pot, but we know what’s going on here: It’s because store security is white and this man wears a Power Glove in public.

March 23, 2011
In Real Life

So, Some Guy Is Already Lining Up For A 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS is not released in the United States until Saturday. So lining up on the street outside a Manhattan Best Buy seems… smart? No, that’s not the word we’re looking for…

December 28, 2010
News

Lost In Shadow Demo Can Be Found At Best Buy

Lost in Shadow’s innovative shadow play gameplay must be played to be fully appreciated. Luckily Best Buy is hosting demos of the game this week, in plenty of time to get a taste before its January 4 release.

November 22, 2010

Green, Orange DSi Consoles To Go On Sale This Week

Interest in the Nintendo DS is drying up as people await the arrival of the new 3DS. Which means Nintendo has to resort to an old trick to keep shifting units: release handhelds in new colours.

October 22, 2010
News

The Hart Of Pro Wrestling Is Yours In Smackdown Vs Raw

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Michael Jordan isn’t the only greatest-ever performer highlighting his sport’s video game this year. Bret Hart and his inimitable Sharpshooter submission hold are playable with a bonus code you get for preordering THQ’s Smackdown vs Raw 2011 from Best Buy.

October 12, 2010
News

Free Lil Wayne With Def Jam Rapstar

Pick up a copy of Def Jam Rapstar for any platform between October 12 and October 19 at Best Buy, and you’ll help Lil Wayne prove that he is not a human being.

October 6, 2010
News

Seriously. This Should Be Illegal. Part II.

I don’t want to tell you how to spend your money, but don’t ever spend 30 bucks of it paying someone else to upgrade the firmware on your PlayStation 3. (I’ll show you how to do it for free!)

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