I don't know if this is a terrible mistake or just an amazing deal on Wal-Mart's part, but I know I liked it enough to participate. As you can see from my checkout receipt above, Walmart.com is currently accepting preorders for Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii for the insanely low price of $19.82 - over $30 off of the retail price. Of course there is always the chance that this 'deal' will go away extremely quickly, or that all of us participating customers will receive a "We're Sorry" email in the near future, but for now - I'd hit it.
UPDATE: Now when you go to the page it lists the $19.82, only to jump to $49.82 when you click the purchase button. Now to see if they cancel my order.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii [Walmart.com Preorder Page - Thanks elsiluro!]










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No postponed release date on the Walmart site!
Too bad for me this deal is for Americanos only.
I first saw this on SickDeals.net
[slickdeals.net]
It lists 21 separate games, all in the "Coming Soon" section, which are on discount. So I'm guessing it's not a typo. Anyway, already ordered mine too.
The Kotaku Pointing Fish thwarts my attempt at stalking the elusive Fahey!
I hit it up, got SSBB for 20, Condemned 2 for 20, R6 Vegas 2 for 30, and Haze for 30. All in all, less than 120 bucks for 4 games, shipping & tax included. Crazy deal.
Grant, I found this in the Wal-Mart.com FAQ:
"Some situations that may result in your order being canceled include limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing information, or ......"
Darn, lucky Americans. We don't even have a release date. :'( *sniff*
SSBB is not the only game that is reduced greatly, in the coming soon section Devil May Cry 4(360 only) - $39.82, One Piece Unlimited Adventure Wii - $19.82, and Haze - $29.82 to name a few.
A helluva deal. Sounds too good to be true, but I pre-ordered it regardless...and I don't even have a Wii yet! Probably won't get one until June due to the workload at school -_-;
I'm the biggest cheapass ever, and I've never whipped out my credit card more quickly than I just did. And to Wal-Mart, no less.
I hit it up, got SSBB for 20, Condemnd 2 for 20, Haze for 30, and R6 Vegas 2 for 30. Less than 120 for 4 new games incl. shipping + tax. Helluva deal.
Too bad I found this in the Wal-Mart.com FAQ:
"Some situations that may result in your order being canceled include limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing information, or ......"
Here's hoping, anyway.
Dangit. Sorry for double-post. I refreshed 10 times and other people's comments showed up after I had posted, and a couple showed up, and mine never showed. So I typed it again. After I submitted it again, the original appeared in its place. Very strange.
Hella sweet. Wasn't going to get Brawl, but for 21$ with shipping? I can't resist.
@callahan09:
It happens. ;) No matter. No double, or even triple-postings could dampen my joy at $20 Brawl.
Mine's preordered too, now. I just pray this is real and Wal*Mart doesn't retract it.
I just did it. I was planning on buying the game any way, if it's a mistake then no biggie. If it's true, then hells yeah!
WalMart always seems to screw up in the price dept. I've walked out of the store with a free game not once but twice.
I went and bought MGS for the GameCube only to discover that once I got home and checked out my receipt there was no game listed anywhere on it. I remember the cashier passing the game over the scanner and security pad and putting it in the bag and I walked out with out the alarms going off.
FREE GAME!
This happened again when I bough Harvest Moon for the GameCube.
WalMart rocks! ^_^
I just did it also. Hope they honor it!!! :)
Crap, I need to get to the bank.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney DS
$69.82
Something is seriously effed up on this website.
Thanks for the update. I did the SSBB and R6V 2. Can't pass them up for those prices.
NOOOO. I just refreshed my cart and it went up to 49.95
FUCK WALMART
Why must the dot his to Puerto Rico :( They don't ship here and I was so into buying this...anyone willing to do a Puerto Rican a favor? I got pay pal xP
Man this really sucks...we are part to the USA...but some sites don't like shipping here *sigh*
I would laugh my ass off if Wal-Mart is ripping off Nintendo like every other one of their suppliers.
i think if i had just rang the ourchase through a min sooner instead of checking other deals I would have made it. Oh the sadness...
@txgb324:
Who saw it first from www.Cheapassgamer.com
Mine went through at $19.82 ... I hope they accept it from the people that got through :P
THANKS!!! Just ordered it, lets hope its not a mistake and they cancel it like Best Buy would. Bastards.
@twinsevens: LoL, same...that had to be the fastest online order I've ever done.
I got it through at the $20 price no problem. This is not unheard of. Years back, I got StarCraft the week after release for $20 in store!
I just bought mine... probably won't honor it, but eh.
But if they do, I love the fact that even if I don't like the game, I can resell it to Gamestop for a profit!
Just be careful with this. If they already have your preorder, they won't charge your CC until it ships usually. By then I'm sure they'll fix their 'mistake'.
I'm surprised this just got posted! I pre-ordered my copy of SSBB at 4:30 AM Central. Insomnia pays off!!
They have other deals going on right now. You can get Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $30, Condemned 2 for $20, and Dark Sector for $20. I went ahead and did Brawl and Condemned.
Here's hoping they honor it.
Whoa! They have Mobile Ops: The One Year War for reserve at $29.82 with a Feb 29 release! I've been wanting that one bad ... Gundam's mixed with Battlefield? I'm there!
i ordered it too. probably not gonna get it at that price but its worth a shot. oh, and i just checked and Melee is more expensive then Brawl.
Well, my order went through at $20. Let's wait and see if they retract it.
They've also got HAZE for 30 bucks! Get in quick before they fix this!
I hit it harder than I hit that McDonald's Cheeseburger.
I just preordered it and I don't even have a Wii yet! Just assuming I'll get one at some point :D
@kcham:
If they do, then I'll just fix my "mistake" of ordering through them, and cancel.
Honestly, at these prices, they'll be selling sooooo many copies. I wonder if the publishers or Wal-Mart will lose money on it though?
This is of course considering that they actually honor those prices.
Tried to fill it out, but it's US only. Went to the .ca site and it's not there. Actually, the whole wal-mart.ca is pretty piss poor.
Oh well. Good luck yanks.
@kcham: That would be highly illegal. They cannot do that by law. They can change the price and cancel your order, but they are not authorized to change the value on your credit card once processed.
I hit it.
Ordered one as well. here's to hoping they don't cancel it.
@Robotube: I'm glad someone else remembers that McDonalds banner. I put my order in after I saw it on CAG this morning, but there's no way this'll go through.
@callahan09:
I'm sure Wal-Mart is loosing the money on ever copy sold. But from their perspective, they're signing up new users, who might come back and purchase from them in the future. Plus, your name/address/purchasing info has value in and of itself to the corporation, or the data services they sell it to.
Sorry, went a little 1984 there at the end. lol
I tipped this in. I guess I was beaten. =(
Got Brawl, DMC4, and Dynasty Warriors 6 for a sum of $136. Very cool.
@Witzbold: I know! I've been after Fahey for...
Wait... is it banhammer Monday? No?
Yeah, I've been after him for awhile now. We'll leave it at that.
So I just preordered it as well. Here's to hoping it doesn't change!
Heh, I did this at Target too, when they had Metroid Prime up for $29.99... Should have grabbed Halo3 then too, but didn't.
The deal with Target was the banner said $30, but the page said $50... I'm more inclined to believe this is real, since it showed up on the payment page as $20. Hell, I was surprised Target gave me mine for $30, since I had to confirm the $50 purchase.
seems like someone swapped the DS/PSP prices with the PS3/360 prices! EPIC FAIL. For them anyway.
EPIC GET for all of us if it goes through.
The price is clearly an error. DS games like Tigerz and N+ pre-ordering for $59.82? Sorry, but you won't be getting a deal.
I ordered. If this legit, and they don't cancel.. it'll be one of the best deals I've ever gotten on a new game.
I love you, Kotaku. First Call of Duty for $40, and now Smash Brothers for only $20. It pays to be addicted to this site.