Best Buy cans restocking fees
Brick-and-mortar electronics powerhouse Best Buy has done away with their restocking fee. As of December 18th the retailer will no longer charge the 10% or 15% (depending on the product) fee on...
View ArticleJapanese retailers believe Nintendo has stopped manufacturing the DSi
If you go into a games retail store today to buy a Nintendo handheld, you will likely be offered two choices: the DSi or the larger DSi XL. But that doesn’t look set […]
View ArticleIs Sony planning a PSP UMD game trade-in program?
One of the downfalls of the PSPgo was the fact that gamers who had invested heavily in UMD games for the PSP, had no way of transferring them over to digital copies. It […]
View ArticleSony confirms PS Vita games will be cheaper on PSN than in store
This month sees Sony release the follow-up and replacement for the PSP. This time around Sony has decided to support both physical and digital PS Vita game sales from the offset by promising […]
View Article3DS download games more expensive than packaged versions
Nintendo has finally decided to start offering download versions of its major game releases on the 3DS. One of the first titles to be offered in both download and packaged form is New […]
View ArticleTarget copies Best Buy, will match online prices
Last week Best Buy made the surprising announcement that it was set to match pricing in its stores with online retailers. The promotion is set to last through the holiday season and is […]
View ArticleConversions API: Google’s answer to tracking you offline
Unless you take measures to block it, you are going to be tracked while using a web browser, typically through the use of cookies. Google is one company that does this across its […]
View ArticlePay with a credit card? Expect a surcharge in 40 US states
Starting this week, you may get a bit of a shock when you go to pay for goods in stores across 40 of the US states. That’s because it’s now possible for retailers […]
View ArticleWii U sales so poor retailers considering scaling back support
We’ve known for months now that sales of the Wii U have been pretty terrible. Figures for US sales in January totaled just 59,000 units. February saw that figure improve only slightly to […]
View ArticleRockstar asks retailers not to ship GTA V until September 16
Rockstar has posed a bit of a problem for gamers who want a launch copy of GTA V to play on September 17. That problem being there’s a good chance it may not […]
View ArticleUK retailer GAME charges customers 7x for Super Mario Maker pre-orders
Super Mario Maker launches for the Wii U across Europe and North America this Friday, September 11. It’s one of the hottest games to hit the Wii U this year, and a limited […]
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