Over the last week, I believe I churned in well over 8000 words through Twitter and the round-up. As a result, there’s a bit of a numbing sensation on my finger tips and at one point, a tiny bit of pain. This has never happened to me before. Then again, I was never as punctual and comprehensive as I was with this year’s GameDealsCanada postings.
With that in mind, I’m going to keep today’s post short.
I’m playing Grand Theft Auto V and while I have Smash Bros. for Wii U on hand, that will be left on the back burner while I tackle Rockstar’s latest and greatest. And it is pretty great.
Apparently Black Friday festivities start two weeks before November 28th this year.
None of the deals have been jaw dropping and anything worthwhile was initiated by the manufacturer. It looks like retailers are simply branding the weekly sales with Black Friday labels in hopes to conjure up sales.
I don’t have a thing that I desperately want to buy during these sales but it would be nice to pick up Wolfenstein and/or Rayman: Legends for around $20.
I’m content just to see what deals pop up. Spending large sums of money during these sales is a bit of a risk for Canadians because things can drop in price during Boxing Day sales.
Black Friday is one of two days where running GameDealsCanada feels like a job. Gathering the deals and organizing them is helpful but it does take a fair bit of time. Over the past week, I was thinking of ways to improve that situation for myself and for the audience. I was considering a wiki or Google Spreadsheet but I didn’t think they would sufficiently supplant the current method.
I want to give users the ability to organize by price, retailer, platform or title. The spreadsheet immediately comes to mind but it’s not mobile friendly or particularly attractive. Hopefully I can think of something by the next time Black Friday rolls in.
As someone who follows gaming deals, it pleases me greatly to see previously U.S exclusive deals make their way north.
Target’s Canadian presence brought aggressive promotions like the recent “buy 2, get 1 free” video game sale. The only downsides to this deal are the limited store locations and the limited stock. It’s why I’m not a fan of posting retail deals like this; I don’t want to waste people’s time.
But Target’s efforts were not for naught. Big box stores like Target and Walmart make waves with their sales — so much so that Amazon.ca will likely match or mimic.
I say mimic because Amazon.ca’s take on these deals have either been slightly better or slightly worse. They also fail to clearly establish the terms and conditions from the get go and thus the sale will warp and confuse during the first couple of days.
The $69.99 MSRP sucks but regular sales like this helps dampen the sting of that price increase. It also highlights the fact that a little patience (emphasis on little) will pay off.
Dec 24 – 31
