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Mario Kart Wii Price Round-Up UPDATED

Written by Anthony

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Mario Kart Wii comes out tomorrow and for those of you who have not preordered take a look at JB Hi-Fi's trade in deal as it is the best value. If you have preordered insist on a price match with the cheapest price you can get.

Mario Kart Wii also coincides with the launch of Club Nintendo for Australia which has reward schemes we might begin to report if they are any good.

Reduced Prices:

Toys 'R' Us: $74.99
Big W: $76.84
Kmart: $77
JB Hi-Fi: $79
Target: $79.95

Trade in Deals

JB Hi-Fi: Trade in 2 Wii games and get it free (exclusions apply)
EB Games: Trade in 3 Wii games and get it free (exclusions apply)

Get Mario Kart Wii for $50:

This is a some what risky and unethical approach, but Rayman: Raving Rabbids and Surf's Up are both a part of EB Games' 2 for $50 sale but not JB Hi-Fi's exclusion list. So it might be possible to buy those two for $50 at EB and then trade them for Mario Kart Wii at JB. It is risky though because JBs exclusion list quotes "This list is subject to change at any time at JB Hi-Fi's discretion" and they may have already anticipated the abuse.

I suggest you be honest and tell them exactly what you intend to do. Ask the game specialist at JB if you can definitely do the trade in BEFORE you buy the games. That way you won't wind up with two games you do not want.

Spotted Bargains

JB Lonsdale St - $14 Parapper 2 (PS2), Jump Superstars $19 (DS) both preowned

1 copy of Skate (360) at Harvey Norman Nunawading for $29.95

TRU Garden City - Picross DS $20

Star Wars Force Unleashed Wii, PS3 and 360 Pre Order Special $69.95 Gametraders Marion and Woodcroft

Mass Effect for 360 $35 from cdwow.com.au

HN QV $15 games for PC. Timeshift available (1 Copy). Ninja Turtles for Wii $15. Heaps of DS games available.

WOW Sight and sound website Halo 3 $50, GTA 4 $70 360 Vers

HN Bargin Bin has decent cheap PC games, WIC CE, Jericho and GRAW 2 $15

Guilty Gear DS is $20 at Kmart

Kmart has alot of DS games reduced, varies titles

EB Melb Central - 2GB Sony Memory Stick Sony headphones $49.95. Also there was a preowned bundle for $100 including Ratchet & Clank ToD, Motorstorm, NBA 2K7 and a free Edge Card (all PS3 games)

Toys R Us Northland - $30 Rouge Galaxy (PS2) $25 Starfox Command (DS) $40 Socom Fireteam Bravo w/headset (PSP) plus heaps more

EB Swanston Strete - Buy Madden 09 for PS2 ($49.95) and recieve $25 off another EA Sports 09 game

HN Melbourne QV has some bargains: 360 timeshift turok 15 each

Stranglehold for PS3 $39.95 at Toys R Us

Xbox 360 camera $29 at JBHiFi

$79.98 for Wii remote plus nunchick at Toys R Us

Free Sonic Chronicles case when you preorder at EB Games

Free de Blob figurine when you preorder it at EB Games for $80

At EB Games Swanston Street - Wii points card half price when you purchase Smash Bros Brawl

No More Heroes - Wii for $69 at DSE

Knox City Myer has Excite Truck and Spiderman 3 on Wii for $25

Batallion Wars 2 still priced at $30 at KMart Blackburn, Vic.