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Toys"R"Us Leaks Doorbusters for Next Week's Black Friday Sale

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:54:00 GMT

If you're holding out for the perfect deal on a new PS2, you might want to wait until next Friday. As part of Toys"R"Us' mammoth Black Friday "Doorbusters" event, you can score 6 free games, a free 21 DVD and a free PS2 DVD Remote when you buy the core system shown here.

Of course, this is just one of the 150 Doorbusters Toys"R"Us has planned for Black Friday -- and that's not counting the 50-plus unadvertised "Mystery Doorbusters" the truly hardcore shoppers among us will discover at midnight on Nov. 26.

From Toys"R"Us' recent press release, here's a sampling of the Doorbusters available during the regular Black Friday sale -- make sure you're an early riser, though, 'cause these are only valid while supplies last from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28:

   * FREE Play Station 2 Deal – 6 FREE Games, FREE “21” DVD and FREE Play Station 2 DVD Remote with the purchase of the Play Station 2 System
   * FREE $50 Toys“R”Us Gift Card with the purchase of a Black 16GB iPod nano^®
   * FREE Nintendo^® DS^™ accessory with the purchase of Nintendo^® DS^™ Brain Age Bundle or Nintendo^® DS^™ Super Mario Bros. Bundle
   * More than 80% off Xbox 360 Wired Guitar Hero Game Controller
   * 60% off TOYMAX EyeClops^® from JAKKS Pacific^®
   * 60% off Disney^®High School Musical 2 Figures 3-Pack
   * More than 50% off Littlest Pet Shop VIP Plush Pets from Hasbro^®
   * Up to 50% off Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle for Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360
   * 50% off Little Tikes^® Diggers
   * 50% off Jumbo Talking Elmo from Fisher-Price^®
   * 50% off Huffy^® Scooters (Power Rangers and Cinderella, sold separately)
   * 33% off V-Tech^® Learning Laptop
   * More than 30% off Thomas & Friends^®Train Sets (Thomas & Percy Wooden Starter Set and Great Race Take Along Set, sold separately)
   * $60 off iHome^® Portable iPod^® Docking Station (iPod^® sold separately)
   * $50 off Sony^®7.2MP Pink Cybershot Digital Camera

If you'd rather sleep in, Toys"R"Us is also having a ton of sales Friday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, during which more than 150 additional items will be added to the list of bargains. From the same press release, here's just a sample of those deals:

   * FREE Smart Animals 2-Pack with the purchase of Smart Animals Scanopedia from Discovery Kids^®
   * FREE Spiral Train Set with the purchase of Arch Train Table from Imaginarium^®
   * More than 70% off Nick^®Scene It? and Pirates of the Caribbean Scene It?
   * More than 65% off Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game and Twister^®DVD Game
   * Up to 55% off Select Hasbro^® Games
   * 50% off Star Wars 10” Transformers Millennium Falcon from Hasbro^®
   * 50% off Barbie^®Princess 2-Pack Dolls from Mattel^®
   * 50% off Infrared Mini R/C Helicopter from Fast Lane
   * 50% off iPod^® Dock & Clock Radio (iPod^® sold separately)
   * $9.99 Sale on ALL Skateboards, Helmet & Pads from Channel One^®
   * $20 off Disney^®High School Musical Alarm Clock with iPod^® Dock (iPod^® sold separately)
   * More than $40 off Electric Guitar Pack from First Act^®
   * $70 off Woodland Climber from Step 2^®
   * $80 off Picnic on the Patio Playhouse from Little Tikes^®
   * $500 off Easton 7-foot 2-in-1 Swivel Combo Table

[BusinessWire via Gizmodo]

Guide to Tonight's Star Wars Midnight-Madness Sales

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:27:00 GMT

You won't need to travel to a galaxy far, far away (groan), but you may need to sacrifice some precious sleep tonight if you want to be among the first in line to snag Hasbro's spankin'-new toys from the upcoming animated flick and eventual Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Heck, keep the kids awake and make a party of it -- you can sleep in while they play tomorrow.

If money's no object and collector fever has you in its death grip, you're in luck, because depending on which major retailer you hit tonight, there are multiple exclusive items to be claimed in addition to the action figures, vehicles, battle packs and other doo-dads, such as exclusive first-day-of-issue foil packages. (Oh, the nerdiness...)

Here we've got a complete roundup -- courtesy of the droolworthy Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Hasbro Handbook (cover pictured above), available for download at starwars.hasbro.com:

Toys"R"Us: Select stores nationwide will open at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, with exclusive Star Wars: The Clone Wars products (including the STAP Attack Battle Pack and T.I.E. Fighter with T.I.E. Pilot Figure), giveaways, and special midnight-madness items. In Toys"R"Us' case, said item is an exclusive General Grievous figure that comes free with any action-figure or role-play purchase of $30 and above (one per customer while supplies last).

Wal-Mart: Head to your nearest 24-hour Super Center starting 12:01 a.m. on July 26 for exclusive items such as the Clone Trooper 501st Legion Join-Up Figure, the Lando Calrissian & Stormtrooper Comic 2-Pack, and the blue version of the Clone Trooper Voice Changer Helmet.

Target: Get your sleep and hit up Target stores the morning of July 26 for more exclusives, in this case the Yoda & Coruscant Guard Battle Pack, the Commander Fox Figure, and the red version of the Clone Trooper Voice Changer Helmet.

Hasbro notes that not all of these exclusives may be available on July 26, so if you get to the endcap and can't find that TIE Fighter you had your heart set on, keep checking back. The movie opens Aug. 15, and we're guessing these are just the beginning of the toy tie-ins.

Toys"R"Us Previewing Guitar Hero On Tour in Stores This Saturday

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:04:00 GMT

We tipped you off to Guitar Hero On Tour, the upcoming portable Guitar Hero entry for Nintendo DS, a few months back, but if the kids are feeling restless this Saturday and you're looking for a way to kill some time, head to your local Toys"R"Us for a free, hands-on sneak preview of the game.

From noon to 4 p.m. local time on June 14, gamers will get to rock out with the new Guitar Hero On Tour a week in advance of the game's June 22 ship date. A refresher, for those who missed our earlier post: Unlike the console versions of the game, the fully portable, all-in-one On Tour features a unique grip controller that plugs into your DS to allow you to fret virtually, as well as a pick-style stylus for your strumming (because after all, outside of Sonic Youth, who strums a guitar with a pen?).

Besides a jones for the new controller, gamers who try out Guitar Hero On Tour during the preview will walk away with some freebies (a Guitar Hero sticker, dog tag and temporary tattoo, while supplies last), while those who preorder the game during the event will also get a limited-edition Guitar Hero pick-stylus. If you can't make it out to Toys"R"Us, no need to worry: Just hit up the preorder link to secure your own (regular-edition-stylus) copy of the game.