Topic: Buying New Release Nintendo games online: Is it worth it?

[BlackNMild2k1]

Walmarts is for anything they sell online (if I remember correctly), but it would be nice if they sent me an actual $20 GC to go use in the store.

[TJ Spyke]

You remembered correctly, I looked it up after UncleBob mentioned them. You get a $20 Walmart eCard, good for anything on their website (although I guess you can buy it online and have it shipped to a local store, although I know that is not the same).

Best Buy frequently has these deals where you can get 500 Reward Zone points (the equivalent of a $10 gift card) for pre-ordering or buying certain games, nothing for Super Mario Galaxy 2 though.

[noname2200]

As to your overall question, 40% off is totally worth it,

Technically the game isn't 40% off, as the $20 must be applied to a future purchase.

True, but in light of the upcoming release schedule for just the Wii, I'm confident that $20 credit will find itself a good home soon!

[mincamat]

Dealing with credits is a pain. Gamefly ftw (whenever possible of course). I don't like owning very many games. Play, beat, move on...

[Mop it up]

Yeah, the credit should be good on anything in the general "Video Games" category.

[Stratos]

If you search for 'videogames' and something comes up I'm pretty sure you can spend the credit on it at Amazon.

[vudu]

You remembered correctly, I looked it up after UncleBob mentioned them. You get a $20 Walmart eCard, good for anything on their website (although I guess you can buy it online and have it shipped to a local store, although I know that is not the same).

That's what I did--got me the second Professor Layton game for $5.