Cheap Gaming for the Boys

I live with a geek. I admit it. He's a techno geek to the core, raised on computers and video games. And, as frugal as I am, when it comes to games, there are very few ways to remain frugal.

Thankfully, my husband, Nick, is in line with my way of thinking, and he does every little bit he can to keep the costs down for his video game splurges, as well.

He also runs a blog on games- he reviews systems & games, and he has recently done a post on frugal gaming!

So, if you have game geeks in the house, or little boys, (or heck, girls!), take a moment to check over his blog, Chalgyr's Game Room

Looking for an Xbox 360 for Christmas?

My husband is positively drooling over this, and I've been assured that it is indeed a fantastic deal (not that we'll take part!). This weekend on Saturday, Walmart is going to have a special sale on many items (including a more budget friendly $29 DVD player). The big item that has Nick drooling, though, is a $199 XBox 360. Ok, so that's the regular price, right?

Well, everyone who buys one will be receiving a $100 Walmart gift card, on the spot! That's basically a $99 popular video game system! There is a minimum of 10 units per store, but be warned- they'll likely go fast. The sale starts at 8am, but if you are going after something, get there early!

Happy Shopping!

Frugal Video Games: 6 WII Games for $30!

This was first posted on Gather, which referred to a blog, which referred to another blog.

Here's the deal-

WII Games are on sale this week at Target, Buy 2 games, get 1 FREE! Great deal, right? It gets better. For starters, there isn't a limit, so you can buy 6 or even more all at once, on 1 transaction.

To make the deal sweeter, there is a coupon on Target.com (which is useable ONLY in store, NOT online!) for buy 2 WII games, get $10 off.

http://sites.target.com/images/2009HolidayCoupons/holiday_coupons_print.html

So here's what you do- Pick out 6 games for $14.99, and print out 3 of the $10/2 coupons. The register will do the rest of the work.

6 Games@ $14.99 = $89.94
2 Games@ FREE= -$29.98
3 Coupons@ $10= -$30.00
Total = $29.96!

That's just under $5 per game, or a savings of $10 off per game! This can be done with any games, but obviously, the price will adjust depending on what games you find. There are even a few older titles for only $9.99, so you could probably shave the price down just a bit more.

This hasn't been tested by me, but has been tested by others. Hubby's already plotting how to get 6 cheap games. ;)

UPDATE:

I had to go to 2 different Target's before I found one that had a decent selection of the cheap games, still, but I found one!

I purchased 5 of the $14.99 games, and 1 of the $19.99 games. 2 of the $14.99 were free, and they accepted all 3 $10 off coupons! Now, to decide who gets what for Christmas...

Good luck!