[Canada] EB Games Gamedays July 3rd-August 01st [Mobile/Archive] - Page 4

MindKry

07-28-2009, 02:02 PM

I remember before the EB.ca website I had a huge blow out with management at several EB game in Brampton because Chibi Robo for the Gamecube was going for 10 dollars in America but was selling for 54.99 here.

I only went by the American website and looked for comparable prices in Canadian dollars because there was no EB.ca.

Two months later after calling several EB's and even the EB corporate head office they came out with a Canadian website to cut down on price confusion. I still don't understand why there was over a 30 dollar discrepancy in prices across the boarder to this day.

The only replies I ever got were, "Well that's the American price", or "I don't know why it's more expensive here, that price was determined by the American head office".

To this day I try to avoid EB unless they actually have something comparable to a DEAL.

mk

j940651

07-28-2009, 04:45 PM

The only replies I ever got were, "Well that's the American price", or "I don't know why it's more expensive here, that price was determined by the American head office".

To this day I try to avoid EB unless they actually have something comparable to a DEAL.

mk

do you also refuse to buy gas, food, clothes, shoes, alcohol, furniture, dvds, computers, cameras, .....?

that "discrepancy" is on those and other items.
always been that way. it's been getting better now since we've been hovering around the dollar parity mark.

Grease_Bits

07-28-2009, 05:40 PM

Edit: My bad.

Bencherstyle

07-28-2009, 06:16 PM

Quoted from the ebgames.ca website: "We're working hard to bring online shopping to our website. In the meantime please visit one of our many retail outlets to purchase this item."

I would NOT want ebgames.com to lower the price of shipping instead of opening up an online store on ebgames.ca. I'd way rather have a Canadian site with NO duty/handling/brokerage/customs fees and shorter shipping times. Both? Sure! ...US site only w/ lower shipping fees? No (but it would be better than nothing)!

yea, lets hope they do...

but that quote has been on the website... since....:drool:

CHW

07-28-2009, 06:37 PM

EB:
Tiger Woods 05 DS - 4.00
Brain Age DS - 7.50

360
Splinter Cell: Double Agent - 7.50
Army of Two - 7.50
RB6:V2 - 12 (Didn't trade)
Dead Space - 12
Too Human - 8
Huh? Are these TIVs? In this thread? :lol:

Jouvert

07-28-2009, 06:56 PM

Huh? Are these TIVs? In this thread? :lol:

I guess he was really excited that he got NHL 10 for cheap. :)

ducksoda7

07-29-2009, 02:32 PM

Ugh, Pirates of the Caribbean today.

strife18

07-29-2009, 02:43 PM

Lol, Sweet! Cause I've heard so many good things about those Pirates of the Caribbean games.
Umm..no..not quite.
This is clearly to try to get rid of them because they will be collecting dust for years to come if they don't.

ducksoda7

07-29-2009, 04:30 PM

ducksoda7

07-29-2009, 04:38 PM

EDIT: Double post.

ducksoda7

07-30-2009, 01:21 PM

Another worthless one. Tony Hawk Proving Ground for $10. 360 version only.

zeze

07-30-2009, 02:11 PM

Tony Hawk Proving Ground was a doorcrasher (DOTD) last year. I picked it up last year but traded it in and have been looking for it to drop to $10 again. Will be picking this up later today.

onemorechanc

07-30-2009, 02:12 PM

Any confirmation on Friday's deal? I think somebody said it was "Tom Clancy's End War" with the wireless headset, but I haven't heard about the price yet.

Lone_Prodigy

07-30-2009, 04:01 PM

The price isn't confirmed until the day of the sale.

Placebo

07-30-2009, 05:22 PM

It is going to End War w/ headset for 360, don't know how much probably between $35-40. Any less would be a sin. (Headsets are $69.99 by themselves). Might actually have to make the trip today for the Proving Ground, I'll make some calls to see who still has some.

ComixZone

07-30-2009, 07:10 PM

AS OF JULY 29:

Uncharted Drake's Fortune(ps3): 25.00
NCAA 10(360): 35.00
Resistance 2 (ps3): 37.00
Little Big Planet (ps3): 35.00
COD 4 (360): 25.00
Left 4 Dead (360): 25.00
NHL 2k9 (360): 7.00
NHL 09 (360): 15.00
Rock Band 2 (game): 24.00
UFC Undisputed (360): 40.00
Bionic Commando (360): 30.00
Punch Out (wii): 37.00
LoZ: Twighlight Princess (wii): 27.00
Red Faction (360): 35.00
Godfather 2 (360): 28.00
CoD: World At War (360): 30.00
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters (psp): 7.00
MGS Portal Ops Plus (psp): 6.00
Pursuit Force 2 (psp): 5.00
Patapon (psp): 7.00
Resistance Retribution (psp): 7.00
NHL 2007 (psp): 5.00
MLB The Show 08 (psp): 6.00
Killzone Liberation (psp): 7.50

Additional games that qualified for T3G1:
NHL 09 (already listed i know), God of War (psp), The Conduit (wii), Legends of Wrestlemania (360), MLB 2k9 (360). Too Human(360), GTA ChinaTown (ds), FF7 Crisis Core (psp), Amped 3 (360).

...just did it as a one shop stop to clean out my shelves, maybe not the best values available to me, but convenience had a lot to do with it for me. I now have CoD MW2 (hardened), Batman, NHL 10, Halo ODST (collectors), Dragon Age (collectors), Champions Online (pc) all completely prepaid...and still have 216.53.

Nukkus

07-30-2009, 07:26 PM

crappest gamedays ever.

thegamecubist

07-30-2009, 07:31 PM

crappest gamedays ever.

What about the one a couple months ago? Compared to that, this one was excellent xD

Jouvert

07-30-2009, 07:31 PM

AS OF JULY 29:

Uncharted Drake's Fortune(ps3): 25.00
....

Heh. This is the second time someone's accidentally posted TIVs in here.

ComixZone

07-30-2009, 09:05 PM

holy crap, how did I manage this?....sorry guys

Princess Zelda

07-31-2009, 10:05 AM

The End War LE is 39.99 today. I called a store to confirm the deal of the day.

game_fanatic

07-31-2009, 10:09 AM

Thank you madam!

edit: Man how early do stores open in ottawa?? I'd have to wait till 10am!

addone

07-31-2009, 11:04 AM

Thank you madam!

edit: Man how early do stores open in ottawa?? I'd have to wait till 10am!

I, too, have to wait til' the tenth hour of thy Eastern Daylight Timezone.

Afrodiziak

07-31-2009, 11:14 AM

Lol I thought comix was posting price drops. I was about to get excited

Princess Zelda

07-31-2009, 11:18 AM

Funny thing is I only remembered this morning that one of the EB's open at 9 because they are in a mall. I'll have to remember this for next time. The rest in Ottawa open at 9:30-10.

strife18

07-31-2009, 12:01 PM

There were a couple of decent deals. I jumped on the MGS4 CE for $10 and the Fallout 3 CE for $30. Couple that with the FS Infamous for $30...I'd say this summer has been fairly good to me for sales.

pacer24

07-31-2009, 12:19 PM

Just came back from Eb Games, Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. They had about 10-15 left and the LE Endwar was 39.89.

I asked the guy if today was the last day and he said we should have a deal on Saturday and Sunday. I asked him if the deals were going to be good but he didn't know what they were going to be.

TripleQ

07-31-2009, 12:19 PM

Picked up EndWar LE today, $40 for $24 BBV credit and a wireless headset isn't too bad. The CSR said tomorrow would be the last day for the doorcrashers, but who knows really.

game_fanatic

07-31-2009, 12:48 PM

I was at Yorkdale today as well, they had what seemed to look like 4-5 copies on the top shelf behind the cash, but they may have had more in the back. I think I may finally keep this copy of EndWar lol

djblue

07-31-2009, 05:26 PM

this was totally worth it for the headset, bought it for 45 with tax then traded the game at BB for 25 bucks.

telepathy

07-31-2009, 10:57 PM

so, what should we maybe expect for tomorrow's deal? it sounds like a secret since it hasnt already been spoiled yet by any inside sources. any guesses?

djsaiyan

07-31-2009, 11:07 PM

Is there even a deal tomorrow?

Ranzo

08-01-2009, 03:51 AM

wario shack it and dragon quest for the wii, also dragon quest for the ds.
3 games for the final day

cashinstinct

08-01-2009, 04:10 AM

wario shack it and dragon quest for the wii, also dragon quest for the ds.
3 games for the final day

Thanks for sharing, hope they are $10!

Fuzzy

08-01-2009, 04:24 AM

wario shack it and dragon quest for the wii, also dragon quest for the ds.
3 games for the final day
I was just about to use a bunch of Amazon.ca gift cards for Wario Land but I guess I'll save them for something else. Do you know which DQ for DS? I'm guessing IV.

game_fanatic

08-01-2009, 07:58 AM

Annd the game days end with not a cry, but only a whisper (in my case, anyways)

musdy

08-01-2009, 12:03 PM

I wonder which Dragon Quest it is.

Blair77

08-01-2009, 12:07 PM

Yeah, already have DQ4 but DQ5 would be a great deal.

musdy

08-01-2009, 12:25 PM

It's Dragon Quest: Monsters for $19.89.

thelaughingman

08-01-2009, 12:25 PM

19.99 Wario Shake It! Wii

Blair77

08-01-2009, 12:33 PM

It's Dragon Quest: Monsters for $19.89.

For the DS? They had that for $5 last year as a Gamedays deal. Unless there's a Wii one that I'm unaware of

Bencherstyle

08-01-2009, 12:37 PM

well... it was fun while it lasted :)

although any of the dragon Quest for the Ds i would have picked up.... if it wasn't monsters ...

thegamecubist

08-01-2009, 12:59 PM

Both Dragon Quests (Swords and DQM) are $19.89. Wario Land: Shake It! is $24.99.

I left the store empty handed.

djsaiyan

08-01-2009, 01:16 PM

Weeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaak

Fuzzy

08-01-2009, 01:21 PM

Both Dragon Quests (Swords and DQM) are $19.89. Wario Land: Shake It! is $24.99.

I left the store empty handed.
I picked up Wario since it's $50 everywhere else ($40 at amazon.ca) and I've wanted it for a long time.

thegamecubist

08-01-2009, 01:44 PM

I was sorta looking forward to Wario Land - it's one of those games for me where I know I want it, but I'm always like "eh, later". $25 is a bit too rich for me right now though.

I was hoping it was DQV that was on sale!

thelaughingman

08-01-2009, 01:59 PM

Both Dragon Quests (Swords and DQM) are $19.89. Wario Land: Shake It! is $24.99.

I left the store empty handed.

hmm i guess ebgames lied to me when i called. sorry for anyone who read my post and thought it was 19.99 like i did!

1_blue_pixel

08-01-2009, 02:11 PM

I picked up Wario since it's $50 everywhere else ($40 at amazon.ca) and I've wanted it for a long time.

Yeah, me too. Both Game Days this year were pretty bad for me. 1 game each sale.... hmm, and I'm not even sure that the game I bought last Game Days was part of their promotion...

ducksoda7

08-01-2009, 02:16 PM

Yeah, me too. Both Game Days this year were pretty bad for me. 1 game each sale.... hmm, and I'm not even sure that the game I bought last Game Days was part of their promotion...
Better than what I picked up from both. Nothing. The only game I was even remotely interested in, that I didn't already have, and I was in New York at the time. :bomb:

kento951

08-01-2009, 04:18 PM

Jouvert

08-01-2009, 06:26 PM

MaddogMonty

08-01-2009, 06:44 PM

Did you try charging it overnight? Apparently the headset doesn't turn on right away.

This is false. I too had a headset that would not turn on so I let it charge overnight. Nothing. I exchanged it and my new one turned on instantly.

ragnar14

08-01-2009, 06:46 PM

If anybody is actually considering Dragon Quest Swords, I believe Wal-mart has had it for $18.9x for like 6 months now...

Lone_Prodigy

08-01-2009, 07:26 PM

Too little too late for Wii owners. >_>

Cthulhu8u

08-01-2009, 07:54 PM

Lolz, I picked up endwar yesterday and the mic does not work... Whats gonna happen when I return it? I bought the last copy yesterday and I just want the headset because I already have endwar... any help appreacitated

Well, I assume they'll try it for themselves, but you should definitely charge as it it says in the manual, then at least you can truthfully say you tried.
What headset is it? If it's something they sell in store, maybe suggest giving you one new in package?

Dragon52

08-01-2009, 09:17 PM

Picked up Wario Land, I got it from a TRU sale last year, but sold it.

EB Games to Sony: "PSP, what PSP?"

Super wishful thinking, but I had hoped for bomba priced RockBand Unplugged (I would have bit at $25), or cheaper prices of GH games. Instead, nothing.

ikariwarriors

08-02-2009, 01:31 AM

I was disappointed that Wario Shake and DQ: Swords were more than 10 bucks. I would have picked up either one for that price, but not for 20-25.

Didn't even see the DS game at my EB, heh

Fuzzy

08-02-2009, 02:07 AM

I only picked up two games during this sale, PoP (PS3) on the first day and Wario (Wii) on the last day.

ducksoda7

08-02-2009, 02:28 AM

Ugh. JUST picked up a used Wario from Rogers' 2 for $40 the day before. Also, it was scratched.

TripleQ

08-02-2009, 04:04 PM

My endwar headset didn't work (didn't charge at all), so I took it back and they just exchanged it with a normal wireless headset.

kento951

08-02-2009, 06:01 PM

My endwar headset didn't work (didn't charge at all), so I took it back and they just exchanged it with a normal wireless headset.
LOLZ! I did the exact same thing...

kgroat

08-02-2009, 07:01 PM

I currently trying to charge mine and I think my headset will need to go back to the store too

Dragon52

08-02-2009, 07:51 PM

Good old Ubisoft picking the cream of the crap in terms of build quality since before I was born!

From this I only hit Wario Land: Shake It!, and Animal Crossing: City Folk with Wii Speak.

Teddite

08-02-2009, 07:58 PM

I'm not sure how people complain about a sale not being good enough. It was still a sale that you benefited from, be happy they had it to begin with.
I came out with a $10 copy of Prince of Persia. I probably won't play it for a few months, but I'm happy that I had the opportunity to grab a cheap copy.