Apple Announces Its Annual Four-Day Holiday Shopping Event

Apple has announced its annual four-day shopping event, which starts Friday and offers up to a US$150 Apple Store gift card with the purchase of select products between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S.

The Apple products that will include a $25 gift card are the Apple Watch Series 3, AirPods, and AirPods Pro. The iPhone SE, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, 13-inch MacBook Pro (non-M1), MacBook Air (non-M1), Apple TV (the set-top box) and five models of Beats headphones get a $50 card.

You can a $100 gift card for buying a 12-inch iPad Pro Or (non mini) HomePod. Fork out the moolah for a 16-inch MacBook Pro and 21.5-inch iMac, and you get a $150 gift card.

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch Bundle Is Back For Black Friday

Best Buy has revealed that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch bundle is back for the third year in a row and it now
includes an additional three month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online all for $299.99. Like previous year’s this bundle should be available at multiple retailers across North America. Black Friday 2020 takes place on Friday, November 27th.

Nintendo Reveals Its Black Friday 2018 Bundle Deals

Still deciding what to buy during this year’s Black Friday? Make sure to add some fun Nintendo items to the shopping list! Starting on Black Friday, Nintendo is offering deals on two awesome systems that would be great gifts for any person in your life – whether they are longtime video game fans or just getting started.

The first is a Nintendo Switch system with the hit Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as a full game download at a suggested retail price of only $299.99. That’s basically like getting a free game (which is a $60 value) with your purchase of Nintendo Switch! And to make driving in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe feel even more realistic, Nintendo is also offering a set of two white Joy-Con Wheel accessories at a suggested retail price of $14.99. Playing with the Joy-Con Wheel is as simple as placing a Joy-Con controller inside and turning the wheel left and right. And since Nintendo Switch comes with two Joy-Con controllers, you and another player can dive right in and start racing against each other right away.

The second bundle is a yellow-and-red Nintendo 2DS system with the Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS game (a $40 value) pre-installed at a suggested retail price of $79.99. In the Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS game, you get to put on your powered-up creator hat as you design your very own dream 2D Super Mario themed courses to share with friends and family. Using a variety of different items, obstacles and enemies from the Super Mario games, you can use intuitive touch controls and interactive tutorials to play and create a near-infinite amount of courses.

Details and participating retailers for both bundles can be found on the Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide at https://happyholidays.nintendo.com/deals/. The Black Friday deals are also highlighted in a new video starring Luigi, which can be viewed by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOJgr4Ic9pM&feature=youtu.be.

“For families still looking to pick up a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo 2DS system, these Black Friday deals offer great values for any holiday budget,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “With each boasting libraries of more than 1,000 games and counting, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 2DS have something for everyone.”

Here’s What PlayStation Is Bringing To The Table For Black Friday

Sony has announced its PlayStation 4 Black Friday week deals. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony confirmed its Black Friday sales will be running from November 18-26 in the U.S. and November 22-30 in Canada. 

A new Marvel's Spider-Man PlayStation 4 bundle will be sold for $199.99 USD ($259.99 CAN). The bundle includes a standard PlayStation 4 console and Spider-Man. Other deals include DualShock 4 wireless controllers available for $39.99 USD ($49.99 CAN), PlayStation 4 VR on sale for $199.99 USD ($249.99 CAN).

Sony will offer discounts on PlayStation Plus, which normally costs $59.99 USD for one year, $24.99 USD for three months, or $9.99 for one month, but didn’t clarify what those deals will be.

Sony Sees Best Black Friday Sales Ever For Black Friday 2017

Black Friday 2017 was a record breaker for Sony's console sales, as well as a strong defense for the state of consoles in today's gaming market.

In an interview with CNBC, Eric Lempel, vice president of marketing and head of PlayStation Network at Sony, says this year's Black Friday was the company's best to date, thanks in part to other offers which could be paired with console purchases. This year's deals included the PlayStation 4 Pro for $349.99 and the PS4 Slim model for $199.99, with a year-long subscription to PlayStation Plus for a discounted price of $39.99. 

"We sold more consoles than we ever have in our 22-year history, and Plus is a natural addition to that purchase," Lempel says. "We're having a phenomenal year. As you've said, we've sold more consoles this year than ever before and the console business is doing great."

Get A PlayStation 4 For $200 On Black Friday

Black Friday is quickly approaching and with that in mind, Sony has released its Black Friday deals for the PlayStation. This sale starts early and will run from November 19th through November 27th. If you're looking for a standard PlayStation 4, the 1 TB slim console will retail for $200. That's a discount of about $100 off. The PlayStation VR bundles will also be on sale. You can get the PlayStation VR Gran Turismo Sport bundle for $300, which is normally it's $400. You can also get the Skyrim VR bundle for $350, which is the regularly $450. If you need to stock up on DualShock 4 wireless controllers, those will start at $40. PlayStation Plus members will also be getting a deal as games will be on sale in the PlayStation Store for up to 40% off. If you're not a Plus member, you can take advantage of the discount a few days later. The sale will open to the general public on Tuesday, November 21st, and will run through the 28th.

Nintendo Announces Zelda Themed 2DS And Zelda Switch Explorers Edition For Black Friday 2017

With Black Friday quickly approaching, Nintendo is offering a variety of products to make holiday shopping a little bit easier and a lot more fun for everyone. These deals include two items that will make it easier for people of all ages and interests to get in on the fun and adventure of The Legend of Zelda series this holiday season.

The first is a Link green Nintendo 2DS system with bright orange buttons that comes pre-installed with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D game at a suggested retail price of only $79.99. This is ideal for young people who want to be introduced to one of the best games in The Legend of Zeldaseries on a durable and accessible portable system. The second is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Explorer’s Edition, a bundle that includes the critically acclaimed and award-winning Nintendo Switch game, a 100-page explorer’s guide and a two-sided map at a suggested retail price of $59.99.* The included guide and map are great for people new to the series, as well as people who haven’t yet had the opportunity to dive into the massive adventure.

But this isn’t all Nintendo is offering on Black Friday. In addition to these legendary deals, many other systems and bundles are currently in stores. These include a Nintendo Switch bundle that comes with the system, a download code for the Super Mario Odyssey game, Mario-themed red Joy-Con controllers and a special carrying case at a suggested retail price of $379.99.

“Between Nintendo Switch, Super NES Classic Edition, all the systems in the Nintendo 3DS family and all of the fun games available for these systems, shoppers will have multiple options for their wish lists this year,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Our Black Friday deals are a great value for people looking to pick up gifts for the Nintendo fans in their lives.”

Other systems and bundles that will be available in stores this holiday include:

• For fans of Mario: A white-and-red Nintendo 2DS system pre-loaded with the New Super Mario Bros. 2 game at a suggested retail price of $79.99 (now available).
• For fans of cool hardware: A white-and-orange New Nintendo 2DS XL system at a suggested retail price of $149.99 (now available).
• For fans of Pokémon: A Poké Ball Edition New Nintendo 2DS XL system at a suggested retail price of $159.99 (launches Nov. 3).
• For fans of exploration: A special edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 that includes a sound selection CD, a special metal game case and a 220-page hard-bound art book at a suggested retail price of $74.99. A Nintendo Switch Pro Controller themed around Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be available at a suggested retail price of $99.99 (both launch Dec. 1).

* The Expansion Pass, which is composed of The Master Trials and The Champion’s Ballad DLC, is not included as part of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Explorer’s Edition.

Nintendo Releasing Limited Edition New Nintendo 3DS On Black Friday For $99

Nintendo has announced it will release 2 limited edition “New” Nintendo 3DS consoles for Black Friday. The regular sized New Nintendo 3DS will retail for just $99 and will come with limited edition faceplates. You can check out the mushroom kingdom inspired designs below. 

Here’s The Black Friday 2016 Ad For Kohls

The Black Friday ad for Kohls has been leaked. It should also be noted that this will be the first time that Kohls is selling the Apple Watch. Here are the highlights:

• PS4 500 GB Uncharted 4 Bundle plus $75 Kohl's Cash - $249.99
• Xbox One S 500 GB Minecraft Bundle plus $75 Kohl's Cash - $249.99
• Microsoft Xbox One Wireless Controller - $49.99
• Sony DualShock 4 PS4 Wireless Controller - $39.99
• Apple Watch Series 2, 38mm Space Grey with black sport band plus $105 Kohl's Cash - $369
• Apple Watch Series 1, 38mm Rose Gold with pink sand sport band plus $75 Kohl's Cash - $269

GameStop Is Holding A Pre-Black Friday Event

With Black Friday only a few days away, GameStop has announced a pre-Black Friday sales event. Starting on November 24, GameStop will be offering a "Door buster" deals. One of the deals includes the Call of Duty: Black Ops III PS4 bundle with a free copy of Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition. You can also get a free console backpack with the purchase the Star Wars Battlefront PS4 system. Other offers include Dark Souls II for $20, and Until Dawn for $30. GameStop is also offering a buy 2, get 3 free deal on select Disney Infinity and Skylanders toys. Click here to see all of GameStops’s pre- Black Friday deals and Black Fridays deals. 

Here’s Target’s Black Friday Game Sales

Black Friday is just days away and Target has revealed there offering for video games and consoles. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware bundles starting at $300, the Xbox One comes with a $60 gift card to go along with a copy of Gears of War Ultimate Edition. The PS4 bundle will cost $300 and comes with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Some of the other deals includes a Wii U bundle that comes with copies of Super Smash Bros. and Splatoon for $250, and a New Nintendo 3DS XL for $180. You can also get new Xbox One and PS4 controllers for $45 and games like Battlefield Hardline and Bloodborne for $20 and Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will sell for $35. You can see  all of Target's Black Friday lineup at Bfads.net. Target stores open at 6 PM local time on Thanksgiving Day  and are good through November 28.

Get A PS4 Bundle For $299 At Sam’s Club On Black Friday

Sam's Club has revealed there Black Friday deals, and among the offers are PlayStation 4 and Xbox One bundles for $299. The PlayStation 4 bundle includes Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and the Xbox One bundle will include Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Sam's Club is also offering the Star Wars Battlefront PS4 system bundle with an extra controller for $390. 

You can se all of Sam’s Club Black Friday deals on Bfads.net. These deals start at 12:01 CST on Thanks giving Day on Sam's Club's website, while stores across the US will open on Black Friday at 7 AM local time. The offers are good through November 29.

The Xbox One Will Be At It’s Lowest Price For Black Friday

Microsoft will be slashing the prices on various Xbox One bundles from Thursday, November 26 through Monday, November 30, those looking to pick up an Xbox One console will be able to do so starting at $299. Here are all the bundles:

• Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Bundle
• Xbox One Elite Bundle

• Xbox One with Kinect Bundle
• Xbox One Fallout 4 Bundle
• Xbox One Limited Edition Forza Motorsport 6 Console
• Xbox One Madden NFL 16 Bundle
• Xbox One FIFA 16 1TB Bundle

• Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle
• Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle
• Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider Bundle
• Xbox One The Lego Movie Video Game Bundle
• Xbox One Special Edition Gears of War Bundle

Get A Samsung 40" TV With An Xbox One On Black Friday At Best Buy

Black Friday is fast approaching and Best Buy has an interesting lineup. One of the featured deals is a bundle that includes a new Xbox One and a Samsung 40" 1080p HDTV for $500 (In stores only). Some of Best Buy's other Black Friday deals include and Xbox One Gears of War Ultimate Edition and PS4 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection bundles which are both for $300. Other deals include games such as Grand Theft Auto V, Need for Speed, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for $35. Another featured deal is that you can save up to #125 on the iPad Air 2. You can check out Best Buy's complete Black Friday ad here. Best Buy stores across the US open on Thanksgiving Day at 5 PM local time. They close at 1 AM on Black Friday and then re-open at 8 AM. 

Xbox's Black Friday Sales Kicks Off This Week

Black Friday will so be upon us. While other retailers will start their sales on the day of Black Friday, Xbox has decided to push the the event up an entire week. The video below promotes what you can expect from Xbox’s Black Friday sales. More than 150 games will be on sale at discounts from 40 to 60%. Titles such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gears of War Ultimate Edition, and Batman: Arkham Knight are featured. A full list of games should come sometime soon. Black Friday falls on November 27 this year. But, Xbox Live Gold subscribers get access to the sale on November 20. Silver members have to wait until November 24. Whats games are you looking to get on Black Friday ? 

Walmart Has Some Pretty Good Black Friday Deals

A user on Neogaf has posted ads for what we can see from Walmart on Black Friday. Some note worthy deals include Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 and Gears of War Ultimate EditionXbox One bundles for $300 along with PS4 and Xbox One controllers for $40. You can also pick up a Wii U bundle with Super Smash Bros. and Splatoon for $250, while you can buy a New Nintendo 3DS XL in a bundle that includes Super Mario 3D Land for $130. I should also note that the Black Friday ads reveal that the Modern color Super Mario 30th Anniversary Amiibo will release on Black Friday and be a Walmart Exclusive.  Walmart’s Black Friday sale starts at 6 PM local time on Thanksgiving Day in stores and at 12:01 AM on Friday, November 27. You can see all the Black Friday deals below. See anything that catches you eye ?

Target Offering $100 Gift Card With Apple Watch On Black Friday

Apart of Target’s Black Friday deals, every purchase

of an Apple Watch during Black Friday will entitle you to a free $100 Target gift card. The deal will be available with any model of the smart watch. Aside from the Apple Watch, Target will also be offering Black Friday deals on certain iPad models. The retail chain will be giving out a $150 Target gift card with every purchase of the iPad Air 2 (starting at $499), a $100 Target gift card with the  iPad mini 4 (starting at $399), and a $80 Target gift card with the iPad mini 2 (starting at $269). Note that Target’s Black Friday deals will start early as stores are scheduled to open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

GameStops Wont Be Open On Thanksgiving

GameStop has announced that all of their stores will be closed on Thanksgiving in the United States . According to executive vice president and president of United States stores, Mike Buskey, the move is designed to give retail associates an opportunity to spend the holiday with family. “We know this is in stark contrast to what many other retailers are doing, but we are taking a stance to protect family time during this important holiday,” he says. GameStops online store and ThinkGeek will still be taking orders on Thanksgiving. GameStop stores will open again at 5 a.m. local time on Friday, November 27 (Black Friday). 

Xbox One And Xbox 360 Pre Black Friday Deals

Microsoft has launched there pre-Black Friday sales promotion, offering discounts on dozens of Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles. The discounts listed below are available now on Xbox Live through December 1.

Xbox One

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $24
• Angry Birds Star Wars - $12.50
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - $35
• Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition - $35
• Forza Motorsport 5 Game of the Year Edition - $30
• Forza Motorsport 5 Car Pass -$30
• Killer Instinct Ultra Edition Season 1 - $20
• Rayman Legends - $20
• Sniper Elite III - $30
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $7.50
• Warframe: 75 Platinum - $3.50
• Warframe: 170 Platinum - $6.50
• Warframe: 370 Platinum - $13.49
• Warframe: 1000 Platinum - $33.50
• Warframe: 2100 Platinum - $67
• Warframe: 3210 Platinum - $100

Xbox 360

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - $20
• Batman: Arkham City - $5
• Battleblock Theater - $7.50
• Borderlands - $5
• Borderlands 2 - $5
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - $4.94
• Bulletstorm - $3
• Bully Scholarship Edition - $3.74
• Burnout Paradise - $3
• Crysis - $3
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - $20
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z - $16
• Fight Night Champion - $3
• Gears of War - $4.94
• Gears of War 2 - $5
• Gears of War 3 - $5
• Hitman HD Pack - $5
• Hitman: Absolution - $5
• Injustice: Gods Among Us - $5
• Jeremy McGrath's Offroad - $3.30
• Just Cause 2 - $4.94
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - $3
• LA Noire - $7.50
• Magic 2015 - $5
• Max Payne 3 - $5
• Rockstar Pass (Max Payne 3) - $5
• Midnight Club LA - $3.74
• Mirror's Edge - $3
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - $3
• Persona 4 Arena - $15
• Prototype 2 - $10
• Red Dead Redemption - $7.50
• Skate - $3
• Skate 2- $3
• Skate 3 - $4
• Sniper Elite III - $24
• SoulCalibur V - $3.74
• State of Decay - $6.60
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $15
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - $10
• Titanfall: Season Pass - $6.24
• Trials Fusion - $10
• Ultra Street Fighter IV - $10
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $7.50

Target’s Pre-Black Friday Deals For Apple and Beats Products

Starting this Wednesday, Target guests can get a head start (both online and in retail stores) and enjoy early Black Friday deals on select must-have items, including the first generation iPad Air and Beats by Dre Solo HD headphones. iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi, $399.99, and a free $100 TargetGiftCard, Regularly for $399.99, iPad mini 3 16GB Wi-Fi, $399.99, and a free $100 TargetGiftCard, Regularly for $399.99, Beats by Dre Solo HD Headphones, $97.00, Regularly for $169.99. Earlier this month, Target announced Black Friday deal Promotions include receiving a free $140 gift card with the purchase of a $499 16GB iPad Air 2, or receiving a free $100 gift card with the purchase of a $399 16GB iPad Air.