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Target has dropped the price of Wii U Basic to $240, which is 20% off the normal $300 price of the 8GB system. The US retailer has followed suit along with Asda and Amazon UK, which marked the system down to £149 earlier this month. Other retailers in the US have yet to counter the markdown, but Amazon US is selling it for $280, which is $40 more than Target. Likely, the site will match the price eventually. A present, the 32GB Wii U Deluxe model will still run you $350 at Target. Thanks,
Gamespot.

Target has an exclusive PlayStation 3 bundle for US shoppers over the holiday season. The $300 package includes a 250GB Super Slim console, a copy of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, a DualShock controller, and a full PlayStation Move kit. The bundle is $120 below the total RRP of components purchased separately.

Thanks, Polygon.

Target has released its Black Friday sales planner, and those who decide to bust down the doors will find titles such as the original Modern Warfare for $10 and new titles like Assassin’s Creed 3 for $59.99 – but with a $20 gift card.

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Major specialist retail chains have responded to isolated street date breaks with a mass release of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.

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Target’s the next retailer to drop the price of 3DS earlier than Nintendo plans, according to a report on Joystiq. A employee of the box store told the site: “There is a message board out to every store that the price changes are active today. Price changes must be activated by corporate.” This is more than likely in response to Walmart doing the exact same thing yesterday. The Nintendo sanctioned 3DS drop is slated for August 12, and early adopters are automatically part of the Ambassador’s Program, allowing for the download of 20 free games provided they register through the eShop before August 11. So, if you plans on getting one on the cheap and claim to be an early adopter, you will need to do it by the end of today. The same thing is going on the UK too, apparently.

US retailer Target may have just outed an E3 surprise from Microsoft: a $100 price-cut on the 250Gb Xbox 360 Kinect bundle.

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US retailers have said they’re happy with the recent launch of Nintendo 3DS, but stores have confirmed they haven’t sold out.

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US retailer Target’s holding a massive buy-two-get-one-free sale on most new games. Just think: Fable III or Medal of Honor for nada. That could be you.

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Blizzard hasn’t dated its World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm yet, but retailer Amazon seems to think it will be released in January.

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Live in the US? Have a game? Wanna sell it? Don’t feel like making the trek to one of the five million GameStops on your street?

Well then, just head across the street to one of your five million local Targets.

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A supposed Target ad for the week of September 27 has surfaced and features a sale on Wii for $199.

This is a $50 price drop just like the one rumored for Toys R Us in the US.

Nintendo has commented that the price cuts are retailer decisions only, and not an official one sanctioned or implemented by the company.

More through Joystiq.

Engadget’s running a couple of shots of “next week’s” Target ad, which shows the Xbox 360 60Gb Pro listed at $250, as well as the 120Gb Elite at $300.

This is now looking certain to happen this week. Back-stage chatter in the UK is backing all this up, so keep those peepers peeled.

Pearl Jam’s latest album, Backspacer, will be made available for download on Rock Band the day it lands at Target, according to Billboard.

Scheduled for September 20, the band’s ninth offering will also come via a special edition at the box-retailer with codes to download tracks for PS3 and Xbox 360. This is a precursor to a Pearl Jam-centric RB game that is rumored to arrive sometime next year.

Although MTV and Harmonix passed on providing details, over on the band’s official website fans are determining which live versions from the guys will be included on the game disc.

Ten was released for Rock Band back in March, and has been downloaded over 850,000 times.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Target announced today a new reservation program beginning April 19, where for only one dollar you can pre-order games using a collectible reservation card.

Upon returning to the store within seven days of the game’s release, you will get back your collectible card along with a $5 gift card to use towards a future purchase.

“We’ve created a reservation guarantee that ensures guests will get their hands on popular games the day they are released, and a $5 GiftCard upon purchase adds even more value,” said Target VP Mark Schindele.

“We are constantly striving to make sure our guests find everything they need to work, live and play all in one convenient and simplified shopping experience.”

The program ushers in the release of Punch Out!, EA Sports Active, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and UFC 2009 Undisputed.

Full press release below.

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Target stores will be getting a new PS3 bundle on March 29 according to a source over on Joystiq.

The new SKU shown in a photo over there appears to be an 80Gb console and Greatest Hits versions of MotorStorm and Resistance.

Expected to retail for $399, it is not known if it’s a Target thing only.

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According to this Joystiq piece, US retailer Target may already be selling 60Gb Xbox 360s.

There’s photo evidence and everything. All unconfirmed, of course, but it wouldn’t be the daftest thing in the world.

More through the link.