It's like X-COM (turn based strategy and produced by the co-creator of X-COM) but in Ghost Recon clothing. One of those that really flew under the radar because you assume it's just another terrible handheld port of a console game.
Its Not clearance, I saw these at Target as well and got Ghost Recon.
The OP is saying these items are repackaged former clearance items, not currently on clearance, and that they are on sale for a limited time. I know the games he is referring to - all Targets I've been to have them in the repackage with the stylus, I just wasn't aware they were currently on sale for $9.99.
I'm not 100% confident that ALL Targets had these over the holidays. I never noticed these in my store (Sioux Falls, SD) and was just in the gaming section scouring the new 3DS and PS3 clearance/overflow items this morning and did not see any, either. Perhaps this is somewhat a regional trend - who knows?
Usually in the 3DS aisle on the shelf at the bottom.
Actually I saw these well before December, like last Spring or earlier. And they occasionally go on sale - last time I remembered it being for $14.99. And like the person above me said, just check the bottom of the 3DS aise, and I've also seen them at the bottom of the Wii aisle and on an endcap.
I found them at mine back in electronics, on one of the endcaps facing the wall (where they usually have demo consoles set up). They were on the bottom of the endcap, almost hidden.
Given the age of the titles in the OP, I would believe that these repackages have been around for a while. However, I can say with certainty that they have not been available at either of the Target stores in my city (both of which get significant traffic, given the next-closest stores in the region) in recent memory. I do seem to recall seeing some Shinobi + stylus combos sometime in late 2012 or early 2013, but it was limited to just that title and they are long since gone.
Clearance games usually located at the extreme end of the video game section adjacent to the 3DS section/Vita handheld games where they have pc games, game guides, budget software. This is the typical layout of stores at least in Texas. Sometimes the clearance stuff is at the end of the aisle(s).
These are temporary price cuts though, and not clearance.
I have yet to see yoshi
Which game came with the Peach stylus? I got Tetris, Ghost Recon, and Shinobi; which only came with the Mario and Luigi Styluses.
Assuming it's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars you're talking about, I've only ever heard good things about it. It's supposed to be a strategy/tactics game, and the designer was the same guy who worked on the original X-COM game. Can't provide any first-hand opinions as mine is still in the backlog, but the positive word-of-mouth made me buy it for later.
They come with a stylus.
Not from what I've seen. My target had the peach stylus with Tetris Axis only in several packages.
Oh, well that sucks for me. I'm trying to collect them all, and the Tetris that I saw only came with Mario, the Shadow Wars only came with Mario, and the Shinobi came with the Luigi.
It's a movie tie-in and that there's no info online, says all you need to know if you want to know if it's any good.
LOL. That's what I thought. I watched the Classic Game Room review of Up for the Wii, which was pretty funny (the game looks so bad). I can only assume the DS version is worse. I'd pay at least $3 or $4 bucks for that red Luigi stylus alone, but I'm not sure if I can find a game worth $6 or $7 that I don't already have.It's a movie tie-in and that there's no info online, says all you need to know if you want to know if it's any good.
Jealous, there were tons at all the stores around me but they were all gone. Really wanted Shinobi with Luigi.
Keep in mind those new UPC stickers might be for the bundle itself. The game+stylus is probably its own separate item number from just the game, and typically bundles will have a different UPC sticker than the regular, individual item.
My understanding was the $10 deal was a sale that ended a week or two ago. The $20 price is regular price.
