Target taking used games for credit

Every week Target shows their focus on the gaming industry with targeted sales. Earlier in the year, Target re-designed their stores to expand their consumer electronics area. Today we learn that Target has launched their Electronics Trade-In program. In the program, guests’ used items are “either refurbished and resold to a secondary market or properly recycled”. This makes sense for consumer electronics like digital music players, cameras, and phones. But for games as well? Guests will get credit toward any Target purchase when they turn in their new or used video games, mobile phones and iPods. “Our goal is to create the best and easiest shopping experience for our guests. As we continue to grow and enhance our consumer electronics business, we designed 1-877-myTGTtech to assist guests with any questions and technical support on their electronics purchases,” said Mark Schindele, senior vice president, Target. “Target Electronics Trade-In offers our guests

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Target Celebrates Their New Gaming Area

Target is celebrating their brand new interactive gaming area. To celebrate, guests can receive a free $20 giftcard with purchase of two games or accessories. Making it easy to catch up on games you may have missed.

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Target’s Deals for Your Dad – Geeky Goodies Edition

It’s almost time for Father’s Day, and really – who wants to buy another boring tie for your pops? If you’re looking to get him gaming with you, give these gifts a shot, since Target’s running a sale on them anyway (starting Sunday). Free $50 Target GiftCard with purchase of Xbox 360 Elite 120GB game system ($299.99) Free $10 Target GiftCard with purchase of either Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle ($49.99) or Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 ($59.99, available Tuesday) Select video games on sale for $47 each, including: Prince of Persia, Bioshock 2, Just Cause 2, Skate 3 and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Of course, gaming might not be your dad’s thing for whatever reason. In that case, don’t worry, there are lots of other geeky goodies on sale! Vizio 22″ Class 60Hz 1080p LED Wi-Fi enabled HDTV on sale for $319 (save over

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Expect More, Pay Less…Get Final Fantasy XIII

If you haven’t pre-ordered, it’s time to start planning your Tuesday shopping trip. Target is offering up a limited amount of “free” $10 GiftCards when you buy a copy of Final Fantasy XIII for PS3 or Xbox 360. This starts as soon as the game is out and Target is open at 8 a.m. on March 9th. Yeah, you’ll probably want to be in line for that one. Also, note that you can’t use the GiftCard immediately, so the game is still the same price. They also have the $399.99 Final Fantasy Xbox 360 bundles available that day, but no GiftCard with that. (Sorry!)

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Target deals for gamers

Target has sent over their current and upcoming game sales to get you excited about deals that will help you save on gamer gifts for others or for you. Currently Target has $10 off on 20 top video game titles including Uncharted 2 (PS3), Madden 2010 (Xbox 360 and PS3), WWE 2010 Smackdown V. Raw (Xbox 360 and PS3) and many more. Starting Sunday, December 13, Target guests can save up to 50 off of hot holiday games and gadgets. Here is a sampling of some of the sales: Great Deals on Gaming Gifts · Get a free $30 Target GiftCard® when you purchase a Nintendo Wii game console ($199.99). · Get a free $10 Target GiftCard when you purchase a Nintendo DSi handheld gaming system ($169.99). · The season’s hottest video game bundles are on sale for just $88 this week at Target and Target.com (regularly $119.99-159.99 each), including:

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Where you can save money this week

Twenty-six new games out this week and more than half of them are recycled ideas we’ve seen before. Not sure how many times someone can take care of a baby or pretend to cook. But it seems game companies are still willing to put it out there. Sales are at the end of the article but remember what will save you the most this week if you are buying Wii games is Target’s Wii Sale. Games out this week: Rabbids Go Home (DS, Wii) Need for Speed: Nitro (DS,Wii) Style Savvy (DS) Sushi Academy (DS) My Baby First Steps (DS,Wii) Rock Band: LEGO (DS,PS3,360,Wii) Band Hero (Wii,PS3) Imagine: Babyz Fashion (DS) Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad (PSP) Dora the Explorer: Dora Puppy Playtime (DS) Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP,PS2) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year’s Celebration (DS) Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (Wii) Dragon Age Origins

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Domo Qees at Target

More awesome Domo news for my fellow Domo-holics! Dark Horse and Toy2R will be releasing new blister packaging for the Domo Qees that were most recently launched. There are four new colours for collectors to find in the new blind box packages: solid yellow & orange, and translucent blue and black. “We have tried to introduce the ‘mystery box’ genre to a more casual consumer, with an equally weighted ratio of four different colors packed in a blind box and paired with a visible brown Domo Qee,” said Dark Horse’s vice president of product development, David Scroggy. “The customer has an equal shot at one of four possible surprise colors. The blister-carded package for the single Domo Qee choices are something new for both Toy2R and Dark Horse. None of these colors is a part of our regular mystery-box assortment, so we hope this will be of interest to collectors

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Target doesn’t care about Blogger’s Opinions

A blogger for ShapingYouth.org wrote Target about her concern about a Target Ad. This ad showed a women with a bullseye target between her legs. Not a huge offense, but Target’s reaction has caused them to receive alot of attention. “Unfortunately we are unable to respond to your inquiry because Target does not participate with nontraditional media outlets,” a public relations person wrote to ShapingYouth. “This practice,” the public relations person added, “is in place to allow us to focus on publications that reach our core guest,” as Target refers to its shoppers. Of course word has spread through the blogsphere and now plenty of writers are discussing Target’s dismissal. “We do not work with bloggers currently,” said a company spokeswoman, Amy von Walter, who agreed to speak with New York Times. “But we have made exceptions,” Ms. von Walter said. “And we are reviewing the policy and may adjust

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