Take advantage of deals on Disney Infinity, Nintendo products,
tablets & more
Celebrate the Launch of Super Smash Bros WiiU & Pokemon with midnight
launch events
PowerUp Rewards Pro members to receive $25 off any pre-owned tablet
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2014--
Today, GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most
popular technologies affordable and simple, announced that it will be
hosting its first-ever pre-Black Friday weekend event for parents and
gift-givers looking to purchase new or pre-owned video games,
accessories or electronic gifts for the gamer this holiday season.
“Holiday shopping can be quite expensive for parents and gift-givers,”
said Frank Hamlin, chief marketing officer at GameStop. “To help
parents, or any gift-giver stretch their holiday shopping budgets,
GameStop is happy to offer a special weekend full of great savings
before the Black Friday and Cyber Monday rush.”
Beginning on November 21 and running through November 23, all U.S.
GameStop store locations will be offering various special deals and
discounts on select items to allow moms and dads, aunts and uncles,
grandparents, or any gift-giver the chance to beat the Black Friday rush
during GameStop’s pre-Black Friday Family Weekend. Customers can take
advantage of deals on Disney Infinity and Nintendo products, trade in
their video game & consumer electronics to receive currency that can be
used to purchase holiday gifts, and receive double PowerUp Rewards®
points all weekend long when using the GameStop® PowerUp Rewards™ credit
card.
Discounts include:
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$20 off all Disney Infinity Marvel Starter Packs ($54.99, Reg.
$74.99)
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$15 off Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition: Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man,
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s The Avengers ($24.99,
Reg. $39.99)
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Purchase a new Disney Infinity PS3 bundle to receive a $25GameStop
gift card
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$50 off Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 ($149.99, Reg. $199.99)
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$70 off Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 ($199.99, Reg. $269.99)
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$100 off Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 ($249.99, Reg. $349.99)
In addition to these pre-Black Friday deals, GameStop always has more
than 2,500 pre-owned video games under $20.00 and a wide selection of
new and pre-owned kid-friendly titles such as Little Big Planet 3,
Disney’s Fantasia: Music Evolved and Skylanders Trap Team.
Parents searching for a certain Skylanders or Disney Infinity collector
figure are in luck. GameStop is now selling pre-owned Skylanders and
Disney Infinity figures at prices that cannot be beat. If a figure is
not available in a store, GameStop can locate figures through its
Web-in-Store service and have it shipped to any address for free, or
pick it up at any GameStop store location at the earliest convenience.
To make the weekend offer even better for Nintendo fans, GameStop will
host midnight launch events at more than 2,500 GameStop store locations
to celebrate the launch of Super Smash Bros WiiU, Pokemon
Omega Ruby, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, and amiibo characters on
November 21. Customers can head out to stores on the evening of November
20 where they can participate in various activities in select locations
such as tournaments, giveaways, and more.
For more information about GameStop’s pre-Black Friday Family Weekend or
which stores will be hosting a Super Smash Bros, Pokemon Omega
Ruby, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, and amiibo midnight launch,
visit a local GameStop store location or www.GameStop.com/events.
About GameStop Corp.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company
headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel video game,
consumer electronics and wireless services retailer. GameStop operates
more than 6,600 stores across 15 countries. The company’s consumer
product network also includes www.gamestop.com;
www.Kongregate.com,
a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the world’s
leading print and digital video game publication; and www.buymytronics.com,
an online consumer electronics trade-in platform. In addition, our
Technology Brands segment includes our Simply Mac, Spring Mobile and
Cricket stores. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com,
operates 33 stores, selling the full line of Apple products, including
laptops, tablets, smartphones and offering Apple certified warranty and
repair services. Spring Mobile, http://springmobile.com,
sells post-paid AT&T services and wireless products through its 298 AT&T
branded stores. Cricket Wireless, www.cricketwireless.com,
offers pre-paid wireless services, devices and related accessories. We
operate 48 Cricket stores in select markets throughout the United States.
General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's
corporate website http://news.gamestop.com/.
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Source: GameStop Corp.
Kyle Stephenson
GameStop – Public Relations
817-722-7735
kylestephenson@gamestop.com
