Games Resident Evil 5 $59.99 at Zellers, FarCry2 29.99, some other decent deals [Archive]

Jagmit

Mar 6th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Resident Evil 5 is listed at $59.99 (coming soon). Also they have Halo Wars for $59.99. EB, FS, and BB are all selling these for $69.99. Maybe EB and other stores will lower the price upon release like they did with SFIV. There are also other decent deals, like Far Cry 2 for 29.99.
Link to Online flyer:

http://hbc.ca.flyerservices.com/cached_Banner_pages/publication.aspx

Games Page in Flyer:
http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss91/Jagmeister101/123.jpg

the_fm

Mar 6th, 2009, 06:09 PM

i'm more interested in Naruto. i didn't know it had a price drop

Exas

Mar 6th, 2009, 06:23 PM

Regular price

XShadowX

Mar 6th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Regular price

FS & BB is $69.99

Noobzilla

Mar 6th, 2009, 06:50 PM

$53.99 at amazon.ca

Jagmit

Mar 6th, 2009, 07:59 PM

$53.99 at amazon.ca

Still, if Zellers of all people can sell at that price, why don't other retailers like BS, FS, and EB set the same price?

the_fm

Mar 6th, 2009, 08:09 PM

Still, if Zellers of all people can sell at that price, why don't other retailers like BS, FS, and EB set the same price?

it's Zellers. they have the weirdest pricing ever! NHL 08 is still $60 :lol:

neksus

Mar 6th, 2009, 08:35 PM

FS/BB have been selling huge games (and especially games with hardware) with a $10 premium over all other retailers...Rock Band, GH, Wii Fit, etc, have all been without fail more expensive at FS. They say it's the economy, but why isn't it National? It's just a gouge...

ngaiden

Mar 6th, 2009, 08:37 PM

In the flyer it's $59.99 for the 360 version, let me guess... it'll be $69.99 for the PS3 lol.

redbimmer

Mar 6th, 2009, 09:09 PM

Still, if Zellers of all people can sell at that price, why don't other retailers like BS, FS, and EB set the same price?

$53.99 at amazon.ca

FS/BB have been selling huge games (and especially games with hardware) with a $10 premium over all other retailers...Rock Band, GH, Wii Fit, etc, have all been without fail more expensive at FS. They say it's the economy, but why isn't it National? It's just a gouge...

If you think back more than a couple years ago, games in Canada were inevitably priced $10-15 more than the customary US$60 MSRP to account for our traditionally weaker dollar. Then our dollar spiked and everyone started screaming for price parity, and we got it- games sold for $60 on both sides of the border. Then our dollar starting tanking again, but because of the economy, retailers said they would hold off increasing prices until after the 2008 holiday rush. Well, it's March 2009, and retailers aren't biting the bullet anymore, so we're back to a $10 premium. That being said, if Amazon can still charge $59.99 for new releases, offer a 10% pre-order discount, AND throw in free shipping, there's no reason why the big box retailers can't as well. IMO they're simply riding the new release hype and gouging us, which is why I don't buy video games there. Amazon FTW!

neksus

Mar 6th, 2009, 09:49 PM

Well, it's March 2009, and retailers aren't biting the bullet anymore, so we're back to a $10 premium.

If every other retailer can charge MSRP, FS/BB are gouging.

iamgosu

Mar 6th, 2009, 10:10 PM

That being said, if Amazon can still charge $59.99 for new releases, offer a 10% pre-order discount, AND throw in free shipping, there's no reason why the big box retailers can't as well. IMO they're simply riding the new release hype and gouging us, which is why I don't buy video games there. Amazon FTW!

Well Amazon doesn't need a store-front with rent, and also doesn't need to hire a buncha generally totally un-knowledgable employees =P

Yeah I got RE5 off amazon for 49 after tax!!

Long live the 10$ coupon!!

obernewtyn

Mar 6th, 2009, 10:22 PM

too bad I was too lazy to preorder it the $10 amazon coupon when it was still up. 53.99 with free shipping still beats this deal.

Jagmit

Mar 6th, 2009, 10:42 PM

too bad I was too lazy to preorder it the $10 amazon coupon when it was still up. 53.99 with free shipping still beats this deal.

yea, but in terms of retail stores this deal is the best i've seen (however most Zellers never seem to have new releases) and a lot of people don't really shop online or on amazon.

urs74

Mar 6th, 2009, 10:46 PM

The Zellers in London had a notice saying they were out of stock and wont honour a raincheck for it.

Jagmit

Mar 6th, 2009, 11:16 PM

The Zellers in London had a notice saying they were out of stock and wont honour a raincheck for it.

lol maybe thats because its not out yet?

jett01

Mar 6th, 2009, 11:27 PM

lol maybe thats because its not out yet?

or maybe cause they put this on the website? :lol:

CORRECTION NOTICE
Xbox 360™ Halo Wars, Resident Evil 5, Fear 2: Project Origin
This item is currently unavailable. No rain checks will be issued.

duckdown

Mar 6th, 2009, 11:57 PM

Any reviews of RE 5 yet? I know it's been downloadable for a while now

sg2386

Mar 7th, 2009, 01:21 AM

Any reviews of RE 5 yet? I know it's been downloadable for a while now

IGN gave it a 9

boba_fett300

Mar 7th, 2009, 07:34 PM

Which version of the game would be better? Cause I got PS3 and 360, just not sure which system to get it for. Any difference?

United11

Mar 7th, 2009, 07:39 PM

I wanted to get Far Cry 2 for PS3, but only the 360 version is $29.99.

neksus

Mar 7th, 2009, 07:47 PM

Which version of the game would be better? Cause I got PS3 and 360, just not sure which system to get it for. Any difference?

Do you collect achievements or trophies? :razz:

sg2386

Mar 7th, 2009, 08:54 PM

Do you collect achievements or trophies? :razz:

I think the achievements and trophies are the same for both systems.

CFRTim

Mar 7th, 2009, 09:28 PM

Which version of the game would be better? Cause I got PS3 and 360, just not sure which system to get it for. Any difference?

Based on the demo, the 360 had a slightly superior look. So far this generation, all the Capcom games have looked better on the 360, including DMC4 and SFIV is the latest example.
Having said that, go for you favorite controler and best price when choosing multiplatform games.

neksus

Mar 7th, 2009, 09:35 PM

I think the achievements and trophies are the same for both systems.

Yeah, but if you specifically go for achievements then I'd buy the 360 version and vice versa.

kleptodathief

Mar 7th, 2009, 10:13 PM

wats with u guys and trophies and gamerscore pts??? im guessing bigger ePeen??? :cheesygri

QuadESL63

Mar 7th, 2009, 10:49 PM

The Zellers in London had a notice saying they were out of stock and wont honour a raincheck for it.

It is not out yet :D

Shouldn't be hard to price match FS/BB since it is only a $10 difference... so go early on release day before they started making up reason(s) to stop honoring it :lol:

cocaholic

Mar 7th, 2009, 11:07 PM

Having said that, go for you favorite controler and best price when choosing multiplatform games.

if its available for both platforms, go for whichever is cheaper. PS3 games seem to hold their TIV higher than 360 games and for longer, but if you're not planning on trading then that's nothing to worry about.

JL2002

Mar 8th, 2009, 03:52 AM

I hope they fix the "walk+shoot" thing before they release this... lots of people complaining that u can't shoot and walk at the same time...that really blows...

TheAWDkiD

Mar 8th, 2009, 07:01 AM

I hope they fix the "walk+shoot" thing before they release this... lots of people complaining that u can't shoot and walk at the same time...that really blows...

get used to it
this is resident evil, not gears of war

ngaiden

Mar 8th, 2009, 09:07 AM

It's been years since I've last played a resident evil game! Correct me if i'm wrong, but from what I remember in the past was that you couldn't walk + shoot either.

Liko

Mar 8th, 2009, 09:55 AM

It's been years since I've last played a resident evil game! Correct me if i'm wrong, but from what I remember in the past was that you couldn't walk + shoot either.

Your correct. People who have played other Resident Evil games will be familiar with the game play. People who aren't, are use to Gears of War or other first person shooters and have extremely high expectations. This game isn't supposed to be a shooting fest. It's a survival horror game. The controls are an important aspect of the suspense in the game, changing it would be changing the game.

JL2002

Mar 8th, 2009, 11:15 AM

get used to it
this is resident evil, not gears of war

Well, if you all ever played RE4, you can actually walk+shoot. RE5, being a similar game to RE4 and not the traditional "birds eye view" game, for some reason, they took out the walk+shoot function....

chinaboy1021

Mar 8th, 2009, 11:19 AM

Japanese people do not make EASY games that you beat through in 1 day.

SAN66

Mar 8th, 2009, 11:41 AM

I once spoke to the buyer for the electronics section at Zellers when I was looking for Fallout 3. I turned in my air miles for HBC gift cards specifically to buy that game.

He told me that Zellers won't carry an xbox game unless they can get a good enough deal to sell it for less than $60.

I don't necessarily trust what he said, but from what I can recall I've never seen an xbox game at Zellers for more than $60 unless it was a special game like GH.

Noobzilla

Mar 8th, 2009, 11:45 AM

Well, if you all ever played RE4, you can actually walk+shoot. RE5, being a similar game to RE4 and not the traditional "birds eye view" game, for some reason, they took out the walk+shoot function....

Well you weren't playing RE4. I think Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 was the only RE game to do that, and the game sucked.

Jagmit

Mar 8th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Has anyone ever bought a new release game at zellers? do they ever have it on release date or a day or two after?

boba_fett300

Mar 8th, 2009, 02:16 PM

Do you collect achievements or trophies? :razz:

I collect achievements more than trophies. But the thing is, I played RE4 on ps2 so I might get used to the controller. I download the demo on 360 and the controls was kinda weird for me and haven't download it on ps3 to test out the controls.

Qwest905

Mar 8th, 2009, 02:21 PM

EB doesn't price match do they?

the_fm

Mar 8th, 2009, 02:38 PM

EB doesn't price match do they?

nope

i went to 2 Zellers, one was out of MS points and didn't have Naruto. the second one, they had a notice about MS points (price error...) and no Naruto either :|

the_fm

Mar 8th, 2009, 02:41 PM

TheAWDkiD

Mar 8th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Well, if you all ever played RE4, you can actually walk+shoot. RE5, being a similar game to RE4 and not the traditional "birds eye view" game, for some reason, they took out the walk+shoot function....

the resident evil you played obviously isnt resident evil4
there was never walk+shoot

specs_bv

Mar 8th, 2009, 09:49 PM

kleptodathief

Mar 8th, 2009, 10:22 PM

please tell me QUAKE WARS is NOT 59.99 here at Z??? :confused:

urs74

Mar 9th, 2009, 12:05 AM

please tell me QUAKE WARS is NOT 59.99 here at Z??? :confused:

If your talking about the scan from the OP that is Halo Wars, box art looks similar to Quake Wars.

jett01

Mar 9th, 2009, 01:55 AM

please tell me QUAKE WARS is NOT 59.99 here at Z??? :confused:

it is halo wars. thats why is says halo wars.
they had a great idea unfortunately they reconsidered after the flyer had already gone to press. thats probably because it is too low a price and someone got reamed out at headquarters when they saw all the corrections they had to print. :lol:

in my time here at RFD i cant help but notice that Zellers really doesnt have a lot of quality control going on with their flyers/promo ideas.

nhui06

Mar 9th, 2009, 02:39 PM

I played the demo this weekend and apparently you can't walk and slash with your knife either, which REALLY sucks. I don't mind the Stop to Shoot Mechanism since I got use to it in RE4, and that is still one of my fav games. I was scared to about that concept before RE4, but you get use to it fast. Hope they let us slash though while walking in the real thing.

sxz

Mar 9th, 2009, 02:42 PM

turgore

Mar 9th, 2009, 04:47 PM

both Far Cry 2 and Brothers in arms have excellent prices.

the_fm

Mar 9th, 2009, 06:44 PM

please tell me QUAKE WARS is NOT 59.99 here at Z??? :confused:

actually, it is $65.. :lol:

i just got back from Zellers. finally found Naruto and i was quite surprised by Quake's price

kleptodathief

Mar 9th, 2009, 08:54 PM

^ ill feelbad if go up to CSR and say ,,i gotthis as a gift,can i return it here.? or ebay it off

funkymankevx

Mar 10th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Well, if you all ever played RE4, you can actually walk+shoot. RE5, being a similar game to RE4 and not the traditional "birds eye view" game, for some reason, they took out the walk+shoot function....

I actually think you can walk and shoot in the Wii version of RE4, but not the past gen. versions.

turgore

Mar 10th, 2009, 04:38 PM

when does it expire ?

Jagmit

Mar 10th, 2009, 07:29 PM

when does it expire ?

u mean the deal? well i think it doesn't expire its just the regular price at zellers. we'll knwo for sure when they get the games in stock/when the release. :cheesygri

funkymankevx

Mar 11th, 2009, 03:40 PM

Does anyone know if Walmart will PM a print-out of that? I have credit at Walmart I want to use up.

Jagmit

Mar 11th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Does anyone know if Walmart will PM a print-out of that? I have credit at Walmart I want to use up.

yea they should, definatly when this weeks flyer comes out because in the one on this thread it says "coming soon" so ymmv for now.

funkymankevx

Mar 11th, 2009, 06:05 PM

What day does their flyer come out, Thursday?

Jagmit

Mar 11th, 2009, 06:36 PM

What day does their flyer come out, Thursday?

maybe thursday night but i believe they regularly release it on friday.

funkymankevx

Mar 11th, 2009, 06:49 PM

Ok, thanks.

turgore

Mar 12th, 2009, 08:24 PM

is far cry 2 still 30 bucks ?

Jagmit

Mar 12th, 2009, 08:54 PM

is far cry 2 still 30 bucks ?

should be, i got it for $30 used at bbv a while back. wasn't my type of game, traded it in 3 weeks later. u should rent it first or something.

Porumy

Mar 12th, 2009, 09:44 PM

I hardly ever shop at Zellers, but I'm going to assume they hardly ever have big releases such as RE 5 on the first day?

United11

Mar 12th, 2009, 10:19 PM

I hardly ever shop at Zellers, but I'm going to assume they hardly ever have big releases such as RE 5 on the first day?

I would think they wouldnt. They still don't have Killzone or SF4, however I did see HAWX today???

ericdraven

Mar 13th, 2009, 11:11 AM

Someone got to PM RE5 @ Wallmart and got it for $39.99 or something like that...

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=712821&page=2

He got lucky!!!

appleb

Mar 13th, 2009, 11:16 AM

I would think they wouldnt. They still don't have Killzone or SF4, however I did see HAWX today???

HAWX was released last week though.

ericdraven

Mar 13th, 2009, 11:20 AM

HAWX was released last week though.

I bought HAWX when there was a special @ HMV where they gave you End War for free with the purchase of HAWX...

I should had trusted the reviews... TIV @ Microplay was $28.50

I wouldn't recommend the game but that's my opinion...