Fry's Ads 9/3-7

[fidodido]

Here's the video game software listings from the DFW, LA, SJ, and WA Fry's Ad(s). These prices are valid only for the dates listed in the subject line.

The items listed below are as they appear in the Fry's Ads. If an item is listed as "SJ only", for example, it could still be on sale at other locations (i.e. - San Diego, Sacremento, Austin, Houston, NV, AZ, OR, IL, GA), but it only appeared in the SJ ad. We have noticed that the Dallas Morning News and SJ Mercury News often run very similar ads. Also, the Chicago ads are often similar to the LA Times ads. However, since these ads are not available online, I cannot confirm them.

If anyone knows of a website to view any further ads, please let me know.

Unless otherwise indicated, items below are listed in all four (DFW, LA, SJ, and WA) ads.

Ad updates:
DFW, LA, WA: Fri-Mon, Weds
SJ: Everyday

NOTE! - Sorry, everybody, I was delayed in getting back, so I've returned...but after the Labor Day Sale ended.

NEW! - Added Renton, WA store ads - tagged as WA!

GBA

$23.99 (9/5)
Pokemon: Leaf Green (Avail. Thurs. by 4 pm)
Pokemon: Fire Red (Avail. Thurs. by 4 pm)

$69.99 (DFW and WA) / $77 (LA and SJ) (9/5)
GBA SP Console

GameCube

$12.99 (SJ only) (9/5)
Def Jam: Vendetta
Medal of Honor: Frontline

$39.99
Pikmin 2
WWE: Day of Reckoning

PS2

$12.99
Def Jam: Vendetta (SJ only) (9/5)
Enter the Matrix (DFW only) (9/4)
Medal of Honor: Frontline (SJ only) (9/5)

$13.99
ESPN NFL 2K5
ESPN NHL 2K5

$19.99
Hip Gear Wireless Controller
PS2 Network Adapter (Bare Bone Unit)

$24.99
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection

$29.99
Driv3r (Labor Day only) (9/6)
The Guy Game (DFW, LA, and SJ)
Madden NFL 2005 (Labor Day only) (9/6)
Silent Hill 4: The Room (Avail. Thurs.) (SJ only) (9/5)
Spy Fiction (DFW, LA, and SJ)

$34.99
Burnout 3 (Avail. Thurs.) (SJ only) (9/5)
Nascar 2005: Chase for the Cup
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate

$39.99
Phantom Brave: Special Edition
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

XBox

$9.99 (SJ only) (9/4)
Broken Sword

$12.99 (SJ only) (9/5)
Medal of Honor: Frontline

$13.99
ESPN NFL 2K5
ESPN NHL 2K5
Wings of War

$19.99
Hip Gear Wireless Controller

$29.99
Driv3r (Labor Day only) (9/6)
The Guy Game
Madden NFL 2005 (Labor Day only) (9/6)
Silent Hill 4: The Room (Avail. Thurs.) (SJ only) (9/5)

$34.99
Burnout 3 (Avail. Thurs.) (SJ only) (9/5)
Nascar 2005: Chase for the Cup
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate

PC

$12.99
Command & Conquer: Generals (SJ only) (9/4)
The Need for Speed Collection (SJ only) (9/5)
Omar Sharif Bridge II (SJ only) (9/7)
World Poker Championship (9/5)

$19.99
Anarchy Online: Alien Invasion
Call of Duty (LA, SJ, and WA) (9/4)
Far Cry
Silent Hill 4: The Room (Avail. Thurs.) (SJ only) (9/5)

$37.99 DFW, LA, and SJ)
Doom 3

[v00d00ppl]

oops we posted the same time....ignore my previous post

stay refined body and mind

[shrike4242]

Some damn nice deals.

Wish I had a Fry's nearby, closest one is down in Dallas.

[Josef]

Great deals on Pikmin 2 and Phantom Brave Special Edition. Once again, I wish we had a Fry's in my area :(

[Deku Tree]

Can someone tell me how Frys is able to sell brand new games for $10-$15 dollars less than everybody else and still stay in business? That has got to be more than the retailer's mark up...

[slidecage]

man there goes me selling my nascar used for 35 ship down the drain lol

[RisingZan]

Can someone tell me how Frys is able to sell brand new games for $10-$15 dollars less than everybody else and still stay in business? That has got to be more than the retailer's mark up...

One word: Volume.

Guess you've never been to a Fry's eh? :wink:

[Deku Tree]

Guess you've never been to a Fry's eh? :wink:

Unfortunately, no. There isn't one within 5 states of me in any direction.... but your saying they actually pay less than $39.99 for the games from the distributor? I didn't realize retailer markup was more than $10 per game.

[slidecage]

they will probally take a hit on the game hoping you will spend more money in the store


just like walmart gas stations they sell gas cheaper cause they think u will shop at walmart

[coolcps]

they will probally take a hit on the game hoping you will spend more money in the store


just like walmart gas stations they sell gas cheaper cause they think u will shop at walmart

I usually just pricematch somewhere else because it takes bout 20 minutes to get to my frys, but when I do go out there I can never just buy one thing, i always get around 5 games.

[HOTSHIET]

Phantom brave is so tempting......must resist.....

[eldad9]

I'm looking at the ad, which just says "Phantom Brave". Does your ad actually say "special edition"?

[msdmoney]

Does this ad appear in the Friday paper. Think I am going to try and pricematch Far Cry at CC, and add the PC Gamer $10 off coupon.

[doraemonkerpal]

wow, great prices this week! nhl, phantom brave, star ocean, far cry, and for the people who wanted it (the names escape me at the moment), the guygame. :P

[redline]

I'm looking at the ad, which just says "Phantom Brave". Does your ad actually say "special edition"?

My ad says Phantom Brave Special Edition (Dallas).

[FriskyTanuki]

Hopefully these prices apply to my Fry's, too. I'll check them out since they're across the street from my school.

[TheRock88]

I'm looking at the ad, which just says "Phantom Brave". Does your ad actually say "special edition"?

Mine does say special edition (San Jose)

[fidodido]

I'm looking at the ad, which just says "Phantom Brave". Does your ad actually say "special edition"?

I can't answer for San Diego. However, of the ads I checked, LA Times lists Phantom Brave, but OC Register, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and San Jose Mercury News all list Special Edition.

From what I've seen, most places don't seem to increase the price for the Special Edition. So, I just assumed that Fry's either doesn't care or has priced them both the same.

[Yeahman]

I know that Phantom Brave: LE comes with a soundtrack, but I could have sworn I saw something about an art book to.

Is there one?

[Josef]

I know that Phantom Brave: LE comes with a soundtrack, but I could have sworn I saw something about an art book to.

Is there one?

As far as I know, only Gamestop was offering the free mini art book. It's nothing special. When they say mini, they mean really, really small (it's basically a promotion for the full price strategy guide).

[sj41]

I can't believe they are only selling the SP for $3 less. I was hoping for it to be around $70. Down goes my dreams.

[v00d00ppl]

Can someone tell me how Frys is able to sell brand new games for $10-$15 dollars less than everybody else and still stay in business? That has got to be more than the retailer's mark up...

Simple. In business those games/items are called loss leaders. Loss leaders are nice since they get the customer in the store for that item and having all other items especially high margin items will really help boost profits. If anyone has ever bought a $49 game for $29 on release date it can bring a slight bliss to your head, so what happens? You decide to buy something else since you've saved a bundle anyways and for most part you will be spending $10-20 on top of #49 because you feel that you received a good value while fry's gets more money from sellling those almond roca candy bars with a 200% profit margin.

wordlife

[Sulaco22]

Does anyone know if these prices are good in IL? I went to my local Fry's for the NHL 2K5 deal durring the 2 day sale and it was $19.99. I'm tempted to go back again to see if it is on sale but I hate to keep driving back and forth as they will not give out prices over the phone at my store.

[Luckychunk]

Does anyone know if these prices are good in IL? I went to my local Fry's for the NHL 2K5 deal durring the 2 day sale and it was $19.99. I'm tempted to go back again to see if it is on sale but I hate to keep driving back and forth as they will not give out prices over the phone at my store.

If you purchase today's Chicago Sun-Times, there is a pull-out Fry's ad. The Sun-Times regularly runs the IL Fry's ads all the time. I believe that it is one of the few Chicago-based papers that does this.

And yes, ESPN NHL2K5, NHL2K5 (both PS2 & Xbox) and Wings of War are listed as 13.99, limit one per customer.

The rest:
PS2
Star Ocean 39.99
Phantom Brave 39.99
Street Fighter Ann. 24.99
Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires 24.99
OEM PS2 Network Adapter 19.99

Gamecube
WWE Day of Reckoning (low price)
Pikmin 2 39.99

PC
DOOM 3 37.99
Far Cry 19.99
Anarchy Online 19.99

PS2/Xbox
Wireless controllers 19.99
Nascar 2005 (low price)
SRS Racing 34.99

GBA SP -- IN-STORE SPECIAL

[hiccupleftovers]

Wow thanks for the deals again fidodo, $24.99
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection I might pick those up (since I have saved up) but since my Fry's is particularily far away from me, I might just PM at BB and then use one of my GGCs with it.

[fidodido]

Saturday additions:

$9.99 (SJ): Broken Sword (XBox)

$12.99: Command & Conquer: Generals (SJ-PC), Enter the Matrix (DFW-PS2)

$19.99 (LA and SJ): Call of Duty (PC)

Sunday Preview for DFW:

$12.99 (PC): World Poker Championship

$23.99 (GBA): Pokemon: Leaf Green, Pokemon: Fire Red

$69.99: GBA SP Console

[HOTSHIET]

Has anyone tried those wireless controllers? Do they warrant a $20 price tag?

[greyzieoriental]

does frys take competitor coupons like CC does?

[sj41]

Saturday additions:

$9.99 (SJ): Broken Sword (XBox)

$12.99: Command & Conquer: Generals (SJ-PC), Enter the Matrix (DFW-PS2)

$19.99 (LA and SJ): Call of Duty (PC)

Sunday Preview for DFW:

$12.99 (PC): World Poker Championship

$23.99 (GBA): Pokemon: Leaf Green, Pokemon: Fire Red

$69.99: GBA SP ConsoleI can wait one more day to get $10 off of the GBA SP. :wink: I'm getting one for sure now.

[valkyriesound]

Am I right does the LA Frys price on Dynasty Warriors good until Monday or is that price good until Tuesday the 7th?

Just checking... thanks!

[ViolentLee]

Went out to Fry's for the first time (Manhattan Beach location). That place is CRAZY!!! I had so many games in my hand, but thankfully held out to buying the two I came there for: Phantom Brave and FarCry. Had SF Anniversary in my hand, as well as a $20 Panzer Dragoon Orta (already own one) and $18 Toejam III. Even pondered the Neo Geo Pocket Color w/6 games for $70, but put it all back ::whew::

Phantom Brave says "Special Edition" on the back of the case, but that could just be art. No mention about the soundtrack, and I'm not opening it until I'm ready to play it. Anybody know if the cover art is different for SE? I have a feeling all Phantom Braves released are the same.

As for FarCry, I run a GeForce 4 MX (2.6 gig, 512 meg, etc.). Am I going to be able to run the game? If not, I guess I'll have to upgrade soon or return the game. Same happened with DX: Invisible War, where my card didn't have the required vertex shaders. Would some kind CAGer please let me know, a PM would be preferred. Thanks.

[GHardin]

Phantom Brave says "Special Edition" on the back of the case, but that could just be art. No mention about the soundtrack, and I'm not opening it until I'm ready to play it. Anybody know if the cover art is different for SE? I have a feeling all Phantom Braves released are the same.


No, there is a difference - the "Special Edition" on the back does indeed signify that it is the SE. The regular edition does not have that on the backside, so there is a very small difference between the two. The case should feel heavier than a normal PS2 game anyway, since the CD is in the inside. :D

[ViolentLee]

You're right, GHardin. Surfed around and found that out. Tough to tell weights when the game is in one of those cryogenically-sealed plastic cannisters, though. ;)

[Wario64]

From San Jose ad

Pokemon = $23.99

http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865163.gif.gif
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865164.gif.gif

Silent Hill 4 = $29.99 (PC VERSION = $19.99)
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865239.gif.gif

Burnout 3, Street Racing Syndicate = $34.99

http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865240.gif.gif



Also a couple more games but those are the deals for the new games

[GHardin]

You're right, GHardin. Surfed around and found that out. Tough to tell weights when the game is in one of those cryogenically-sealed plastic cannisters, though. ;)

You do make a good point there - those cases do make the darn thing heavier! :wink:

[KingDox]

From San Jose ad

Pokemon = $23.99

http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865163.gif.gif
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865164.gif.gif

Silent Hill 4 = $29.99 (PC VERSION = $19.99)
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865239.gif.gif

Burnout 3, Street Racing Syndicate = $34.99

http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/p2_images/39%5CROP%5CROPAdSubregions%5C4865240.gif.gif



Also a couple more games but those are the deals for the new games

Good lord, they are going to sell Burnout 3 for only 35 bucks ? That kicks ass, I was afraid I was going to have to wait a long time before I got a decent deal on that game. Besided the ESPN 2k5 games I haven't got a game at realease in like a year.

[pfunkpearl]

hopefully that'll be the same prices for dfw frys!

[v00d00ppl]

is thursday the new release date for games?

[ChronoBreak]

Wow @ those Pokemon and Burnout 3 deals! Need to buy school books but soooo very tempted.... :D

[pinballwiz2004d]

Burnout 3 for 35 dollars! good deal!! But maybe you can take that add flyer and price match it at a nearby Circuit City for 110% off = $33.50! even better!

[DX]

DAMMIT!I didnt see any mention of Burnout 3 in the Houston Fry's ad.

Anyone know if or when it will be added?

[fidodido]

Once again, I apologize. But I was delayed in getting back. Here's the updates (the Labor Day ones being a little pointless, but included for the sake of completion).

Sunday update:

$12.99: Def Jam: Vendetta (SJ-Cube/PS2), Medal of Honor: Frontline (SJ-Cube/PS2/XBox), Need for Speed Collection (SJ-PC), World Poker Championship (PC)

$19.99 (SJ-PC): Silent Hill 4: The Room

$23.99 (GBA): Pokemon: Leaf Green, Pokemon: Fire Red

$29.99 (SJ-PS2/XBox): Silent Hill 4: The Room

$34.99 (SJ-PS2/XBox): Burnout 3

$69.99 (DFW): GBA SP Console

Labor Day 1-Day Sale

$29.99 (PS2/XBox): Driv3r, Madden NFL 2005

[DX]

Why is the Houston Fry's ad all alone? :evil:

90%of the time though the ads are the same but why is it there are even differences?

[fidodido]

Tuesday update for SJ:

$12.99 (PC): Omar Sharif Bridge II

[fidodido]

Woohoo. I can now start including Renton, WA ads in my postings now.

[JunkyardGod]

went there today and picked up a PS2 broadband adaptor for $20. too bad today was the last day for this deal.

[mst3k_stud]

that silent hill price is messing with my mind :(