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Target Offers Golden Opportunity At A Magikarp That Does NOT Cost $500!

by Matt Rodriguez

Do you like Magikarps and the Pokémon Trading Card Game?  Well you’re in luck!

Target will be celebrating Pokemon’s 20th anniversary its own way on March 19, by offering all shoppers in the toy department a free promo Shiny Magikarp TCG card and Pikachu visor!  This variant of Magikarp is brand new so many people will probably by trying to get their hands on it (hint: show up early)!

There will also be a photo booth available, along with a Pokémon product sale that details a buy two get one free on all Pokémon TCG and 3DS Pokémon games.

New Charizard EX and other TCG tins will also be available for purchase.

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I’m always looking for more opportunities to celebrate Pokémon, so this will be no exception!  Will you all be getting your free card as well?

Source: Pokebeach and Jason Inquires (twitter), via Nintendo Inquirer

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Available on DVD/Blu Ray This April! Check Out These Retailer Exclusives

by J.C. Marquez

After raking in over 2 billion dollars world wide, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be available on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on April 1, and comes home to Blu-ray/DVD on April 5. According to StarWars.com, the Blu-ray/DVD set will include  a number of extras including deleted scenes, table read sessions, a behind the scenes look on the design and construction of BB-8, a feature on John Williams, and a slew of other specials highlighting the creatures, fight sequences, and special effects from the film.

Additionally, a number of major retailers will offer exclusive editions, but what will they come with and how much will they go for? Fear not, because we are here to break down all four exclusive editions from Best Buy, Disney Store, Target and Walmart in order to find the best one for you. Let’s get started!

Best Buy

It makes perfect sense that the store which specializes in high-quality television sets offer an exclusive set from one of the most visually stunning films from last year, but their incentives may leave many feeling underwhelmed. Best Buy will be the only place where fans can get the film in an exclusive SteelBook packaging featuring Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and the gorgeous shot of the Millenium Falcon and the First Order TIE Fighters flying over the sand dunes of Jakku.

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At $29.99, this exclusive is the priciest of the bunch. There are lower priced options from other retailers, but if the SteelBook packaging is to your liking, it is available to preorder here.

Target

Target’s exclusive is the only version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to contain on-disc content not available from any other retailer. Aside from their exclusive box art featuring Kylo Ren, Rey, BB-8, Finn, Han Solo, and General Organa, the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital set also contains over 20 minutes of bonus content featuring interviews with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega and a feature on the film’s weapons and costumes (take note, cosplayers!). It is also $5 less than Best Buy’s offering.

 

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Target’s exclusive Star Wars: The Force Awakens set is the only collection featuring the bonus interviews and weapon/costume featurette.

This set is currently listed at $24.99 and is available for preorder here.

Walmart

Fans came away loving BB-8, and Walmart’s exclusive clearly has those fans in mind when it comes to the lovable droid.  This particular edition has two great things going for it. At $19.96, the Walmart exclusive is currently the best priced option among all retailers. Secondly, I mean–just look at the box art! BB-8, in all his glory, graces the cover of the Blu-ray/DVD set. There are no other bonuses in terms of lithographs, on-disc content, or SteelBook casing, but at such a low price and everyone’s favorite new droid featured on the cover, Walmart’s exclusive may be the one fans may go after first.forceawakens-bluray-combo-walmart-768x913

The set is currently priced at $19.96 and is available for preorder here.

Disney Store

For those who want more physical bonuses with their Star Wars: The Force Awakens set, the Disney Store offers a great incentive. Those who preorder will get four limited edition lithographs featuring Rey and BB-8, Kylo Ren, Han Solo and Chewbacca, and the gorgeous Apocalypse Now-inspired First Order TIE Fighter shot. Not only that, but the Disney Store is throwing in a $10 off coupon on a future purchase of $40 or more.

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At $24.99, it is a difficult deal to pass up. Those wanting to preorder can do so here.

I am opting for the Disney Store exclusive, due in part for the lithographs; they are going to look great hanging in my classroom and possibly earn me some geek cred among my students. What set will you be picking up? Sound off in the comments below and check out the lithograph set offered from the Disney Store.

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Disney Store’s exclusive lithograph (1 of 4)
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Amiibo Alert! Wave 4 Date Confirmed, With Two More Waves On The Horizion!

by Josh Jackson

Amiibo hunters! It’s time to prep the tents and hover your mouse over the refresh button, because new figures are incoming!

Releasing on May 29th, the long since announced Wave 4 figures finally have a solid release date, with a few new surprises thrown in. In addition to the previously revealed Robin, Lucina, Charizard, Wario, Pac-Man and Ness, the latest wave will also round out the Pokemon roster, throwing in Greninja and Jigglypuff for good measure.

The bad news? Those last three are store exclusive, with Ness going to GameStop, Jigglypuff heading to Target, and Greninja getting the $1 privilege tax at Toys R Us. Their pre order schedule is as follows:

GameStop: Ness and the rest of wave 4 to go on pre-order at 2PM CST, (that’s Noon Pacific and 3PM Eastern.)

Toys R Us: Greninja and possibly the rest of wave 4 go up on 4/3/2015 with no time announced, so be at those stores or get your coffee ready for an all-night refresh binge.

Target and every other games retailer: Nothing announced yet, although the exclusive Jigglypuff went on sale for a whole four minutes before selling out.

And by the way, if you were expecting a break, Nintendo isn’t going to be so kind. In July, the Kid Icarus Uprising collection will be complete, adding Dark Pit and Palutena to the mix. Lastly, in September, the Mario and Zelda crew will all be accounted for, when Ganondorf, Dr. Mario and Bowser Jr. all get the Amiibo treatment alongside Zero Suit Samus and Olimar. This leaves out R.O.B., Duck Hunt, Mr. Game And Watch, and Falco Amiibo, but something tells me they might either be added to July’s bare wave, or in the case of Falco, might be added to September to match up with a potential Star Fox Wii U launch.

How many of you are already in line? Are you only getting a few, or all of them? We’re in too deep now, man!

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RUMOR: Rosalina And Luma Amiibo WILL NOT Be Restocked According To Leaked Target Memo

by Josh Jackson

No one said the Amiibo Hunter life was easy.

Destructoid has reported, (and later confirmed,) that a leaked Target memo suggests that outside of Sunday’s release of the store exclusive Rosalina and Luma Amiibo, stock of the much sought after character would “not be replenished.” In other words, if your life wasn’t empty enough to line up outside of a store at 5:30 AM on a Sunday morning for a princess toy like myself, then you might be out of luck.

Even more surprisingly however, was the memo revealing that certain wave 3 characters wouldn’t see store shelves, instead opting to sell them online only. While it’s a given that characters like King Dedede and Ike would be harder to find considering their niche status, the fact that Sonic and Mega Man were specifically named is shocking. It’s one thing to underestimate the consumer’s need to own a Wii Fit Trainer or Marth, but Sonic is almost as big of an icon as Mario, and the company initially sold Smash 4 on Mega Man being included, (who aside from being an icon in his own right, has a starved fanbase who would buy ANYTHING with the Blue Bomber’s likeness on it.) How tone deaf can you be, Nintendo?

The news follows months of customer frustration, as Nintendo has went from seemingly not anticipating demand to not caring whether or not demand was met, creating an environment that encourages imports and scalpers over throwing our money straight at the source. Does it matter in the end, since this craze has forced some of us to begrudgingly buy all of them out of fear that they’ll never be seen again? Or is the ill will that’s building up going to eventually alienate a loyal fanbase who were essentially the only ones buying their products?

It’s too early to tell, but for now, the Amiibogeddon will continue. Were you able to snag a Rosalina figure, or have you long since exited the Amiibo hunt?

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The Rosalina & Luma Amiibo Is No Longer Target Exclusive In Canada

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Amiibo hunters and completionists (myself included) were distraught two weeks ago when Target Canada announced that they were shutting down every single store and pulling out of the country barely two weeks ago.

Target, of course, was set to be the exclusive retailer for the Rosalina and Luma Amiibo in North America. Since the announcement, both Nintendo of Canada and Target Canada have been absolutely silent about the exclusivity agreement, until just a few hours ago.

The original report came from Marios-Hat, which stated that “The Rosalina amiibo will be available soon in limited quantities at the following retailers in Canada: Best Buy, Future Shop, Wal-Mart, EB Games, Toys ‘R’ Us and Amazon.ca. Please see your local retailer for more information on timing and availability.”

Now, this particular report wasn’t sourced, but Future Shop soon confirmed via twitter that, yes, the figure was on its way:

Based on the very short notice of the announcement, I’m doubting that we’ll see the character in time for her February 1st release, but it’s simply nice to hear that she’s coming. I’m wondering what stock will be like however, seeing that the stock that was meant for 131 Target stores is now likely being split between Best Buy, Future Shop, Wal-Mart, EB Games, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Amazon. Maybe we’ll get lucky and the big N will just send more.

Are you hunting for Wave 3? What have you locked down so far? Sound out below!

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