Pricefall

Pricefall

This week’s Pricefall begins with some news on incoming price changes on hardware. First, the Xbox One will soon be sold without Kinect for $399.99, the same price as a PS4. Speaking of Sony, there are rumors going around that there could be a new retail price for the PlayStation Vita of $179.99, based off a contest that lists the Vita at that number for “average retail value.” None of this is confirmed of course. In other news, Target is offering triple trade-in value for select video games. This is limited to games in their trade-in catalog (though reports indicate most current/last-gen games are accepted), and trade-ins must include the case and manual. Beyond that, we have a number of sales for you this week, and have rounded up the various pre-order bonuses available for Mario Kart.

New Sales

Mario Kart 8
$59.99 – pre-order with $5 gift card at Newegg
Best Buy is still offering their pre-order deal of $10 free gas cash.
Wal Mart has also entered the fray and is offering an exclusive racing wheel.
GameStop meanwhile is offering this spiffy poster with the pre-order.

PlayStation 3 250GB Slim (refurbished)
$179.99 – 55% off at Groupon

Xbox One
$399.99 – Xbox One without Kinect at Amazon

Demon’s Souls
$10.99 – low price at Amazon (PS3 download)

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
$24.72 – 18% off at Amazon
This is also $19.99 on the eShop

The Stanley Parable
$7.49 – 50% off on Steam

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
$24.99 – low price on PSN

Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
$19.97 – 50% off at Bandai Namco’s online store

Tales of Xillia
$19.97 – 50% off at Bandai Namco’s online store

Tales of the Abyss
$14.97 – 50% off at Bandai Namco’s online store

Tales of Vesperia
$19.97 – 50% off at Bandai Namco’s online store

Tales of Graces f
$19.97 – 50% off at Bandai Namco’s online store

Sonic Generations
$7.49 – 75% off on Steam

The Last of Us
$30.05 – 20% off at Amazon

Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition
$19.99 – 33% off at Amazon

Titanfall
$40.88 – 32% off at Amazon (PC, Xbox One)

GOG.com is holding the May Myriad of Games weekend sale. Save on classic games including Duke Nukem 1+2, Ittle Dew, and Time Gentlemen, Please! + Ben There, Dan That!

4 days remain for The Humble Platforming Weekly Bundle. Pay what you want for acclaimed indie platformers, including BIT.TRIP Presents… Runnder2 when you pay $6 or more. Meanwhile, the Humble Daily Bundle continues with a new pay-what-you-want bundle every day, and the Humble Store is in the midst of their spring sale.

Digital Sales

PSN

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness $9.99
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII $24.99
Odin Sphere $4.99
Class of Heroes $4.99
Crimson Gem Saga $4.99
Growlanser Wayfarer of Time $4.99
GUNGNIR $4.99
Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble $4.99
Knights in the Nightmare $4.99
Riviera: The Promised Land $4.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona $4.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin $4.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable  $4.99
 Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God $24.99
 Strikers 1945 Plus $2.99
 Yggdra Union $4.99
 Soul Sacrifice Delta Limited Edition Bundle $35.99
 Tales of Graces f + Tales of Xillia – Combo Pack $59.99
 Time and Eternity  $19.99

3DS eshop

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl $19.99
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan $19.99
Speed X 3D $1.99

Wii U eshop

Trine 2: Director’s Cut $9.99

Old Sales

Alpha Protocol
$6.79 – 66% off at Amazon (PC)

Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster 
$29.99 – 25% off on Amazon

Shin Megami Tensei IV
$29.99 – 25% off

Super Mario 3D World
$49.88 – 17% off at Amazon

Nintendo Wii U Deluxe Set (Refurbished)
$200.00 – low price at Nintendo’s online store

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
$39.99 – 20% off at Amazon

The Wonderful 101
$23.99 – 60% off at Amazon.com

Deus Ex Human Revolution: Director’s Cut
$19.78 – 51% off at Amazon (Wii U)

Nintendo 3DS XL Starter Bundle
$169.00 – 21% off at Wal Mart with free game

Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition
FREE – 100% off on Origin

Mario Golf: World Tour
$29.99 – 25% off at Amazon

Deception IV: Blood Ties
$51.87 – 14% off at Amazon

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
$22.10 – 45% off at Amazon

ZombiU
$13.99 – 53% off at Amazon

Mass Effect Trilogy
$29.99 – 25% off at Amazon

Tales of the Abyss
$26.90 – 33% off at Amazon

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team
$28.19 – 30% off at Amazon

AquaPazza
$19.60 – 35% off at Amazon

Persona 4 Golden
$19.99—33% off at Amazon.com

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
$15.65—22% off at Amazon.com

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
$17.45—42% off at Amazon.com

Valkyria Chronicles
$19.70—34% off at Amazon.com

Previously Reported

15% Off Release Day Discount for Insanity’s Blade Announced
Atlus Holding a Sale on PSN This Week
Nintendo Download – May 15, 2014 (North America)
Nintendo Download: Week of May 12th (Europe)
PSN Weekly: Week of May 13th (North America)

Pre-Orders

Drakengard 3 $49.99
Mind Zero $39.99
Mario Kart 8 $59.99
Murdered Soul Suspect $59.96
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (Vita) $39.99
Xblaze Code:Embryo $39.99
AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed $39.99
Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited $39.99
Ultra Street Fighter IV $39.96
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair $39.99
Tales of Xillia 2 $59.96
Tales of Xillia 2: Collector’s Edition $129.99
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition $59.99
NAtURAL DOCtRINE $49.99
Fairy Fencer F $49.99
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax $59.99
Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! $39.99
Bayonetta 2 $59.96
Super Smash Brothers $59.96
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX $59.99
Kingdom Hearts III $59.99
Final Fantasy XV $59.96
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call $39.99
The Last Guardian $59.99

Take advantage of these discounts? Find sales that we didn’t? Want us to look for low prices on a game you really want? Let us know in the comments below, or check out the Pricefall thread on the oprainfall forums.

SOURCES
Cheap Ass Gamer
GamerDeals
Steam
Amazon.com
eBay.com
Play-Asia

Raymond Dwyer
Former Contributor--Raymond is an architect in Chicago who has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. For all that the city offers, he mostly prefers sitting down to a good game when he can spare the time. Buildings look better rendered than they do in real life anyway.
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