Bargain Moose

Best Buy Canada has a new bundle up for the XBOX 360 250 GB. It comes with a game card – with Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Alan Wake, Fable III, and Halo Wars on it. It is listed at $299.99 but “A $30 discount will be applied to shopping cart automatically for all online orders. In-store pick-up orders will be charged $299.99 and receive the $30 gift card in store.”

• Get this great XBOX pack from Best Buy

So online it will cost you only $269.99 (and you get free shipping) but in store it will cost you $299.99 but you get a free $30 gift card. You will need an internet connection to download the games using the game card.

Thanks to Mooser Zuzanak for posting this on the community forums.

If you go out and buy games for around $50 – $80 a pop, only to be disappointed… check out Game Access. This is a Canada only website that offers a monthly membership to rent out the games you want. They carry over 3000 titles and shipping is included in your membership.

• Check out Game Access Canada

I have a few coupons for them:

• Discount: Extra 5 days free trial (15 days in total)
• Coupon Code: RMN15DAY

• Discount: 2 months free Reserve a Game upgrade (worth $5.98)
• Coupon Code: RMN2MRESERVE

• Discount:2 games out package for the price of one for the 1st month (worth $5)
• Coupon Code:RMN2FOR1

• Expiry: ?

Some of the cool features: There are different account levels, where you can have 1, 2, 3 or 4 games out at a time. These packages start at $9.95 for the first month, but for a base account you are looking at $17.95 a month (includes all shipping fees and returns). You can also get a 10 day free trial (or 15 with our coupon).

Some cool extras: for a little extra you can get a ‘fast return’ feature where they don’t wait for your game to arrive back, but they send you out a new one upon notification you mailed the other. You can also get a VIP reservation option (with coupon get this free for 2 months).

If you find you love a game you can also buy it from them, and get special discounts:

• Member for 3-6 months: Free standard shipping on games.
• Member for 6-12 months: Free standard shipping on games and 10% off used games.
• Member for 12 months: Free standard shipping on games and 20% off used games.

There is no commitment, you can cancel anytime and there are no late fees. Take your gaming to a whole new level!

Gamestop Canada is now offering the Nintendo Wii Bundle of a Nintendo Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk Controller for only $99.99 (save $80). Also they are having a Power Sale, which great discounts on a load of games for the Wii, xbox and PS3.

• Check out the Power Sale

There are no Wii bundles as mentioned for $99.99 available online that I can find, so I am guessing this is an in store offer, I suggest you check out a store near you and get one fast if you want it.

• Check out the Gamestop Canada store locator

The game deals are not bad: anywhere from $14.99 – $49.99. They have some good trade in deals as well for extra credit, and extra discounts on buying used consoles. The Power Sale goes through July 24th, 2011.

This deal is for students only! When you buy select HP Windows 7 laptops of $599 or more at Future Shop Canada or Best Buy Canada, you’ll get a free  Xbox 360 console ($199 value).

• Click here to shop at Future Shop Canada

• Click here to shop Best Buy Canada

• Discount: Free Xbox 360 4GB console
• Coupon Code: STUDENT

After you add a select participating laptop (Future Shop) or participating laptop (Best Buy) to your cart, add this Xbox 360 console (Future Shop) to your cart or this Xbox 360 (Best Buy) and then add the coupon code at checkout to get the discount.

A note from Future Shop/Best Buy:

By entering this promo code, you have verified that you are a student in Canada and are eligible for this offer. Further verification may be required in the form of a valid student ID at a later date.

Click here for all details of this promotion

I didn’t see anywhere that this deal applies to post-secondary students only, just that you have to have a valid student ID.

(Unknown Expiry)

Dell is offering the VERY popular Xbox 360 bundle with a 4GB Xbox, Kinect, and the games Kinect Adventures and Kinectimals for only $299.99, $50 off the retail price of $349.99. This deal is on Jan 31st and Feb 1 only, so if you fancy some no controller game playing, check it out. Not bad deal really, nearly 15% off.

• Click here to connect with your new Kinect

I watched one of these being played in Best Buy a couple months ago and it is really cool. You need a room big enough to do so, but it is just so cool how it detects your body and then whatever you do with your body shows up on the screen. You raise your arms.. so does the character on the screen, balance on one leg.. so does it.. etc. The ultimate in freedom. I think this is the way of gaming in the future.

Best Buy is offering Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for the Xbox 360 for only $9.99. It is out of stock right now but you can still order and they will ship when available.

• Click here to order your copy of Prince of Persia

I price checked this all over and here is what I found it for on other sites:

• Future Shop: $19.99
• Amazon.ca: $19.52
• The Source: $54.96
• Gamestop.ca: $19.99

Just looking at the competitors above, you know you are getting a good deal from Best Buy. Free shipping on orders of $20 or more, so maybe see what else they have lying around.

One of ebay’s big deals worth mentioning is this Blue Dragon Xbox game. It is only $9.99 with free shipping! The game is brand new, sealed.. etc.

• Click here to buy Blue Dragon on ebay

I did a price comparison with amazon.ca and it costs $34.99 on there, and the cheapest in the marketplace was $18 with shipping.

This game is RPG style and here is a little bio on it:

Famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker game studio and developer Artoon present the highly anticipated Xbox 360-exclusive Blue Dragon. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama (who designed Dragon Ball Z) and music by Nobuo Uematsu (the composer for Final Fantasy), Blue Dragon is an epic RPG centered on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends. These unlikely heroes possess miraculous strength and magical power to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of their masters.

Shu and company must use their shadows as weapons as they battle the evil forces and an antiquated human race of people who command a magical power thought to have perished long ago. Shu and friends must wield their skills to save their world from impending doom. Encountering various people on a planet with numerous ancient ruins, the characters and their shadows travel through a world full of mysteries and illusions, where the slightest touch can cause reactions of unparalleled magnitude.

Sounds cool. Wish it was for PS3!

For all you XBOX 360 players and Halo lovers, I found this snazzy little coupon for you to use at Future Shop. You can get $5 off your pre-order of Halo Reach with it!

• Discount: $5 off your pre-order of Halo Reach
• Coupon Code: FSHaloReach17
• Expires: ??

I tested this baby out on the Halo: Reach (XBOX 360) – English Only. I added it to my cart, entered the code and it reduced the price from $59.99 to $54.99. So to pre-order, go through the link above.

Btw: Future Shop ships anything over $39 for free.

Also: When you Pre-Order your game through Future Shop you will get a FREE T-Shirt.

Want to know more about this game? Here is what they say:

In this stunning prequel, you’ll take a trip back in time to explore the events leading up to the Halo trilogy. Halo: Reach sends you to the planet Reach to discover the critical events that transpired there. Go deeper into the world of the Halo saga and explore elements you’ve never before encountered in this blockbuster series.

Test out you and your friends’ movie knowledge with Scene it? Box Office Smash on XBOX for only $19.99.

• Click here to buy and for more info on the game

Up to four teams can challenge each other through trivia, puzzles, and challenges. Using XBOX live, you and your friends can play each other in the comforts of your own homes. Scene it? is a great party game whether online or in person. This is a great price and value of any who loves a little friendly competition between friends and family.

Me and my friends have played many versions of Scene it? We find the special edition ones to specific for everyone to enjoy, General movies and television editions are best to include everyone in the game. Have fun!

Great deal for those of you with an Xbox 360! For a mere $20, you can order Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for your Xbox 360 from Amazon Canada!!

• Click here to order the Xbox 360 game from Amazon Canada

If you collect games for the kids to pass away their idle hours, this would be perfect. It’s a nice little family game that doesn’t break the bank. IGN give this game a rating of 6.5/10. They call that “passable” but it’s not astonishing.

I’ve never played any in the Banjo Kazooie series – have you or your kids?

Remember to use the Jungleninja free shipping tool if you are trying to find a filler item to bring your order total up to the $39 free shipping threshold!