Brace your wallets: GameStop's Black Friday catalog released

by Griffin McElroy on Nov 20th 2010 1:30PM

Okay, gang. We've seen what the other, non-video game-oriented retailers will have to offer next week during the holiday shopocalypse known as Black Friday -- now let's see what the big dog has to show. GameStop's catalog of doorbusters and all-day deals recently arrived online, detailing the post-Thanksgiving bundles, discounts and freebies being offered by the ludological retailer.

There's a lot to soak in, but here's some highlights. Check out a scan of GameStop's full list of offers in the gallery below!

Black Friday

Buy any two used games or accessories, get one used game or accessory of equal or lesser value free
4GB Xbox 360 console bundle ($199) -- includes a free copy of Madden 11 or Medal of Honor
Wii console bundle ($199) -- includes Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Just Dance
Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Wii bundle ($199) -- includes Wii Sports and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
160GB PS3 console bundle ($299) -- includes God of War Collection and God of War III
Pre-owned Xbox 360 classic model for $99.99
Pre-owned Wii for $99.99
PSP-3000 Holiday bundle ($129) -- includes LittleBigPlanet and The Karate Kid on UMD
inFamous, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time or Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for $14.99
Fallout: New Vegas (360), Fable 3 or Halo: Reach for $39.99
Buy World of Warcraft for $4.99, get a free $5 gift card (wait, what?)

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

GameStop 2010 Black Friday Catalog

Source: BlackFriday.info

Tags: black-friday, black-friday-2010, ds, gamestop, microsoft, nintendo, playstation, ps3, psp, sony, wii, xbox

Reader Comments (85)

These deals suck.

@Ellimem
Amen. Amazon's prelude sale often beats these "deals". They change every day to boot so you get a good variety. I also look forward to their actual Black Friday, Cyber Monday stuff.

@Mmmmz

Couldn't agree more. Honestly, this year's general Black Friday ads look overall disappointing. Unless you are in the market for a new television or related home audio/video hardware, I'd say it's safe to skip out this year.

Anyone else find it funny that some of the newer releases are only mentioned in the ad as "guaranteed to be in stock" but aren't actually discounted in any way, shape, or form!?

@Ellimem Are they deals?

@Ellimem

*Ass*

@Ellimem I love how Killzone 2 is new for $15, and on the next page they show it for $25 used.

I also hate how they try and make these "deals" look good by saying "$90 value!" on bundles that are not even exclusive to BF, and that you can go pick up for the same price right now at ANY store (Wii Bundle).

@Mrguy you know that guy
nou

@Ellimem QFT

@supersonic124

http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/266/original/no_u_for_knowyourmeme.jpg?1242666889

@Ellimem
Like someone else said, Amazon and Walmart's deals eaaasily eclipse GameStop's poor excuse for a sale.

@Ellimem
A crack in time for 15 bucks is kind of a sweet deal...

but yeah, not the kind of deals you expect for black friday.

@Mrguy you know that guy
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/d/d1/NO_U_cycle.gif/180px-NO_U_cycle.gif

@Ellimem

Wait, are you serious?
A Wii or 360 for $99 "sucks"?

How much do consoles cost over there!?

@Esposch

Their second hand consoles.

@anderfreak, No BOOM BOOM, soul brother

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

So? That's still bloody cheap, and they work the same.
Is second-hand stuff worthless over there or something?

@Esposch Used shit is worthless everywhere.

@Ellimem

Not in Australia.
I often sell games I don't really like and get back what I paid for them new. Plus, we would save pobably only $50 buying a console 2nd hand, or maybe $30 off of a $200 processor.

Second-hand stuff is only cheap if it's outdated.

@Ellimem

I agree. easily the worst video game BF deal this year...and they are a GAME STORE -_-;;

@Ellimem

Agree wholeheartedly. Absolutely worst BF sale ever.

Some of the worst deals, maybe of all time.

If more people took time to research the better deals out there (Like K-Mart for starters) Gamestop wouldn't be able to get away with this type of crap and would be forced to compete.

@FINALBOSS since when has gamestop ever been forced to compete? they already absorbed their main competition.

@Flapjackal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9tHJ-cm338

love the "guaranteed in stock" deal for new games

Doesn't seem to be much better than target, walmart or bestbuy

@Barkley610

It's worse actually. Walmart's deals:

Games for $10 (only includes those mentioned in the ad, over 80 available in-store)
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
* inFamous (PS3)
* God of War Collection (PS3)
* Killzone 2 (PS3)
* Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)

That's not even 1/10 of the total $10 games, and already they've got better prices.

@Barkley610

God of war collection for $10? Ohmygod that's a terrific deal...

Gamestop....

I am disappoint.

@Captain Worcestershire ...but totally not surprised!

Lamestop, where lame deals are our specialty and ignorance is our lifestyle.

The GameStop I work at opens at midnight because that's what time stupid Walmart is opening...but I think our doorbuster deals don't actually start until like 5:00. At least that's what one of our managers said. It doesn't make any sense, but whatever. I haven't really been impressed by anyone's deals this year anyway.

Wow. I still don't want it.

Half of the deals are "BUY USED CRAP! GET MORE USED CRAP!"

Knowing GameStop, I am surprised the entire deal isn't for used stuff. "Buy used stuff, get 10% more money when you sell used stuff to us! Then buy more used stuff, and get 10% off!"

I work for GameStop too. I was hoping to set aside a few good deals for myself but not with these ads! Kmart, Walmart and Target blow these out of the water. Only good one I see is Fallout Vegas $20 off.

I wish there was a Gamestop face to punch.

Not like an employee but like one person that is all Gamestops combined into one.

PSP deal would be preeeetty tempting if it came with a game I actually wanted; I guess I'm just destined to never own one

That's it. I can't take it anymore. I'm getting a PS3.

damn it i want a deal on a 120 gig xbox! screw this 4 gig shit.

also i laugh cuz my girlfriend went and bought some stuff for me for christmas, and she bought a game and a harddrive (for 1st gen xbox) then my xbox red ringed and the guy at the store said the game wouldnt work in the new xbox. (she doesnt play at all so didnt understand) so so so lame

@monkeyontherun4 you can take the hdd from out of the casing on the RROD 360 and fit it into the Slim 360:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW-ow2GHjvc

Nothing I care for here.

Let's be honest, basically all of these Black Friday deals are junk, unless you do not already own a console.

The only place I have ever seen OMG-GAMEZ! deals was on Steam.

@Heston

I agree. Already own all of the consoles. So where exactly does my consumer interest come in for these deals?

We don't appreciate that kind of talk around here, Gamestop.

The deals don't seem THAT bad. Just not as good as a lot of other retailers.

Either way, my Christmas Shopping has already been done, and I have a $60 GameStop giftcard to spend on myself. I was planning on getting Fable 3, and two used DS games at around $20 a piece, since it's Buy-One-Get-One-Free for used. Seems like the best combination of deals under $80.

I second that "wait, what?" on the "buy World of Warcraft for $4.99, get a free $5 gift card" thing.

@dgonchild Its a rebate set up by Blizzard. Counts as a sale but they make no money. They just want the monthly sub anyway the cost of packaging makes no difference.

Plus you buy the game then you are likely to buy the new expansion.

@dgonchild
I'm tempted to buy it and never play it.

Heavy Rain for $60?! That's heavy...on my wallet. The Ghost of Black Friday gently weeps.

Consider my wallet braced.... for better deals at places not called GameStop.

These "deals" are probably the worst black friday deals EVER. Gamestop has ran better promos on a random given WEEK. Where I work we are already selling the 25th anniversary Red Wii's for $199, we had a 1 day sale 2 weeks after new vegas was released and were selling it for $39.99, and it seems every other week we always put our videogame accessories 20% off. Also the WoW is just a way to suck people into the profit making monopoly MMORPG world.

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