Pricefall: Finding Deals for Niche Games and More – May 18

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

3DS eshop

Wii U eshop

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