Boxing Day Deals

Every year after Christmas, here in the Great White North, in order to get rid of a lot of stock, stores put on huge sales on almost everything from DVDs and games to big name appliances.  It is Canada's version of Black Friday, but instead of rabid people almost killing each other for great deals, most Canadians are a little more polite.  You will still get rude and inconsiderate people in Canada, they are just a little more dispersed than in the US.  With Boxing Day comes big sales on some of the biggest games of the year.  Making it the best time for gamers to run to their nearest mall, big box store or game store for some huge sales on games they could not afford earlier this year.

A lot of the big deals on video game consoles are the same across every store you go to.  The 4 GB model of the Xbox 360 Slim is 130 dollars, the 160 GB model of the PS3 Slim is 200 dollars, the Nintendo 3DS is 140 dollars and the PlayStation 3D Display is 300 dollars (200 dollars cheaper than it originally came out) at any store you go to.  If you are looking for just games themselves, stick to EB Games as they have the best deals.  The two huge sales are Assassin's Creed: Revelation for only 20 dollars (40 dollars in savings) and Saint's Row: The Third and Rage for 30 dollars (30 dollars in savings).  These deals are for just today only so if you want them, make sure you beat the crowds or you will have to wait in long lines.  That is not all because the other games are dropping in price from Rayman Origins to Mortal Kombat.  EB also has great deals on used games and systems with savings of 10% off all the way up to 50% off depending on the amount of used games you buy.

If you plan on going out at all today, make sure you know what you are looking for because no matter where you go it will be very very busy.  Easiest thing will be to check online to find the deals you are looking for and mark them down so you remember what to get.  It will be one insane day.  Hope you enjoyed my little Boxing Day Deals primer and have a good day shopping or avoiding shopping.