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Delightful deal on bundles at Amazon

Posted Nov 12th 2008 11:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

If you're in the market for a new DS Lite for yourself or a lucky giftee, you may want to have a look at this Amazon deal. From now until November 15, if you purchase a DS Lite and one of a selection of games, the game's price will be knocked down to $4.99.

The eligible games include, among others, Millionheir, Flash Focus, Cooking Mama, Clubhouse Games, and both Brain Ages. It's clear that these selections were chosen with the "expanded audience" in mind, and consequently, this deal is a great way to get someone started with the DS.

Oh, and if you want a second $5 game, today's Deal of the Day is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Dragon Quest IV chosen as Deal of the Day

Posted Nov 10th 2008 1:06PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

Amazon is allowing us to bypass the infamous Square Enix Tax for one day, and pick up a fantastic RPG remake at the kind of prices normally reserved for wholesale merchants like Torneko Taloon. The game, of course, is Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, and the price is a powerfully tempting $19.98.

If you've wanted to try the beloved series, but feared the investment would be too much for an RPG that turned out to be too old-school, now is your chance. It might be worth $20 just to look at, and then kill, a bunch of adorable slimes!

Gallery: Dragon Quest IV


[Comic via Square Enix Members]

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin cheap on Amazon

Posted Oct 21st 2008 3:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Sales


Have you been holding out on Nintendo's most awesome and fun strategy game, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? Well, get with the program, muchaho! Today, the game is selling for the low price of $17.98 on Amazon. What kind of reason could you come up with as to why you won't be picking this up? It doesn't matter, none of them are valid.

If you pick it up and find it to your liking, then be sure to check out our feature suggesting similar games that should tickle your fancy!

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin


[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Amazon's Izuna posters delayed

Posted Jul 23rd 2008 9:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

Were you looking forward to getting a piece of Izuna with your copy of Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns from Amazon? You'll have to way a little bit longer, dearest fanboys; there's been a bit of a mix-up and the posters have gone missing. The folks at Atlus offered up profuse and unending apologies in today's newsletter, and promise that the posters will be in the mail soon.

So far as we know, this only affects the posters with the Amazon copies. If you were getting a poster from GameStop, we're guessing that'll still be included, and of course, you still get the reversible boxart.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sales

Posted Jul 21st 2008 2:45PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Sales

Not all of us are up to the challenge of a brutal roguelike, and that's okay. In fact, that's what roguelike-lights such as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon are for. Just because said games don't beat your spirit to a pulp, though, doesn't mean they're not enjoyable, especially for Pokémaniacs.

Today's a good time to become an explorer of time or darkness, as both Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness are being offered as Amazon's deal of the day. Each one is currently on sale for $22.99, and will be until 12:00am PDT. Yet, if you're not familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, you might want to check out our review of the game (well, games) first.

The Sale Ends with You [update 2]

Posted Jul 17th 2008 12:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Sales

E3 news is still trickling in, but we wouldn't be the DS Fanboy you know and love if we neglected to tell you how to buy cheap games.

The latest hot sale is something we've seen before -- The World Ends with You at Amazon for $29.99. Yet, that offer quickly went out of stock way back when, and many of you poor, unfortunate souls didn't get a chance to nab it at the time. In fact, from what we understand, the game is still hard to find at certain locations.

You can still get the title minus the "Square Enix tax," though, thanks to Amazon's revisiting of its previous sale price. This is a game that's actually worth all $40, too, so $30 is definitely a bargain.

[Update: Well that lasted a good ... half hour. Those of you who are set on the sale, it might be worth it to keep checking in at Amazon throughout the day. As of this moment, though, it seems that the price has gone back to $39.99.]

[Update 2: Well, what do you know, the price has gone back down to $29.99 again. That's one small step for man, and one giant "woot" from mankind. Once again tipped by supa_s -- we think he must have the magic touch.]


[Thanks, supa_s!]

Transformers: The Movie: The Game: The Sale

Posted Jul 11th 2008 2:45PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Sales

The Transformers DS games got good-to-great reviews, which is unusual for a licensed game. In fact, Activision's DS games could be considered better than the movie, because they actually have Transformers in them, unlike Michael Bay's awkward teenage comedy with occasional background robots.

In case you missed Amazon's Gold Box deal back in April, the retailer has put Transformers: Autobots back on sale for $10. After today, the listing will instantly transform back into a full-priced game, but for now it's in the shape of a pretty good deal!

Atlus lovers, head to Amazon

Posted Jul 8th 2008 8:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Sales



We've already established that having the Atlus name on the front of a box is usually A Very Good Thing, and look! Somebody at Amazon must clearly have been listening to us, as the uber-retailer has the following Atlus-published titles up for sale:
That's not all -- while we were scrounging though Amazon's bargain basement section, we found a couple of other potentially worthy additions to your DS library: You can also get Ping Pals for $4.29. But like that deserves a functioning link.

Gallery: Rondo of Swords (Atlus)

Amazon: $20 Advance Wars, $20 return on DS Lite

Posted Jul 3rd 2008 3:45AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Sales

Amazon is currently stuffed full of great stuff for DS fans. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is the latest Deal of the Day, though we're guessing that, with a $19.99 price tag, that one's gonna go fast. Or, if you happen to be in the market for a DS Lite, or a copy of Guitar Hero: On Tour, Advance Wars could be free. How? Amazon is currently offering a $20 gift card with the purchase of Guitar Hero or select Lite models. Not a bad deal for a couple of games and a peripheral, or a spankin' new DS Lite.

[Update: Reading comprehension suffers in the middle of the night. As a reader pointed out, the gift card deal is Guitar Hero: On Tour, plus a DS Lite, not one or the other. Less great deal, unless you were already looking for that combination! Thanks, Wiiboy!]

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Amazon Japan claims exclusivity to Korg DS-10

Posted Jul 2nd 2008 4:15PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News, Imports

Talk about an importer's nightmare.

Granted, those interested in Korg DS-10 will still be able to import this intense synthesizer/music-creation software, but being an Amazon Japan exclusive will make it that much more expensive (as if imports didn't already make our wallets bleed). As much as we love Amazon, the retailer doesn't ship outside of its respective country or region, meaning a direct purchase from the site is impossible.

Going through some of the normal channels (like NCS or Play-Asia) will still work, but since they have to pay extra for retail, taxes, and shipping, the cost of the software went up $14. Now, instead of paying $48.90 for the import, interested parties have to pony up $62.90 -- and that doesn't even include shipping costs. Our wallets are crying.

Of course, if you don't need the software this month, you can always wait for Korg DS-10 to release worldwide -- whenever that will be.

[Via Destructoid]

Rhythm Tengoku screenshots, boxart are Gold

Posted Jul 1st 2008 7:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Screens

It won't be long before you'll have to break open your piggy bank -- Rhythm Tengoku Gold will be out in Japan as soon as July 31st! If you never had a chance to play the original critically-acclaimed rhythm game for the GBA, consider it your mission to import this DS remake later this month.

Hit our gallery below for a handful of screenshots from Rhythm Tengoku Gold! They're mostly larger versions of the images shown on Nintendo's fact sheet, but they're still a good preview of how the touchscreen-enabled title will play on the system, book-style. Besides, as this upcoming release shows, the world needs more Rhythm Tengoku.

Gallery: Rhythm Tengoku Gold


[Thanks, Peter!]

Amazon casts a Magical Starsale

Posted Jun 28th 2008 12:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Sales

By now, you've likely forgotten all about Brownie Brown's Magical Starsign, one of the first Nintendo DS RPGs to make it stateside. Its rudimentary plot -- rescue your classmates after your magic school's fleet of space ships crash on a group of planets -- won't set anyone's heart on fire, but, from what we've heard, it's still an enjoyable game.

Amazon has Magical Starsign on sale for $8.99, the lowest we've ever seen for the game! If you're looking for a decent (and cheap) RPG to pass the summer with, or if you're just looking to fill out your DS library, pick it up before the day and the sale ends.

[Via CAG]

Amazon's Gold Box is full of DS treasures [update 5]

Posted Jun 27th 2008 9:50AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Sales

Hey, guess what? You can buy Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Amazon today (and today only) for $25.99!

What a minute -- why are we posting about a Brawl deal on DS Fanboy, of all places? Because, friends, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Amazon is offering up nine Nintendo deals today, which (if our guesses are correct) includes five DS games.

Since all of the said games are published by Nintendo you might own most of them already, but if not, they're games that are definitely worth getting for cheap. So, all you stingy folks that are able to order from Amazon.com should check past the break to see what Gold Box sales are in store for you today.

Continue reading Amazon's Gold Box is full of DS treasures [update 5]

Amazon busts out the Nintendo deals this Friday

Posted Jun 25th 2008 7:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Sales


Thrifty gamers, take note: Friday will see Amazon unleash a plethora of Nintendo-related sales. Starting at 12:01am PST, one deal will be revealed at a time, with a total of nine deals available over the course of the day.

As for what exactly will be on sale, we're forced to wait until Friday. That doesn't mean we can't do some snooping, though! Check out previous sales to get an idea for what Amazon will have to offer later this week.

[Thanks, sn1per!]

Let's Pilates cheaply, thanks to Amazon (and more!)

Posted Jun 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Sales

If Let's Pilates is as good as Let's Yoga, then it's a real steal at Amazon today at under $15. Looking for something a little less active? No problem -- tons of games are on sale, and accessories, too. We're not guaranteeing they're all great, but they do have one thing in common: they're cheap as hell.
  • Let's Pilates -- $14.28
  • Magical Starsign -- $14.18
  • Warhammer 40k: Squad Command -- $9.45
  • Avatar: Burning Earth -- $9.45
  • Brain Boost: Gamma Wave -- $9.45
  • The Golden Compass -- $9.45
  • Interactive Storybook DS -- $9.45
  • Elements of Destruction -- $9.45

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Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 Oct 14
FIFA Soccer 09 Oct 14
Populous Oct 14
Rock Revolution
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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
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Theresia
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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Oct 21
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
 Oct 21
Tornado
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Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
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What's Cooking? With Jamie Oliver Oct 21
MySims Kingdom
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Ninjatown Oct 28

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