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BobO'Link

^Good song!

funkyryno

I'm hoping I can score Dark edition from Amazon for around that price. I purchased both Giants and Swap Force for roughly $35 each last year from amazon.

BobO'Link

So far *none* of the major retailers have the Dark edition listed. WM seems to be the current price leader at $37 each for the regular starters. I'm fairly confident Amazon will PM that price at some point so it now turns into a "sit at the computer all freaking weekend" *again*...

SunMonkey

Looks like there will be a Holiday Bundle starter set that includes a standard release Triple Pack, Mini 2-Pack, and Trap. No price yet on Amazon.

Amazon has had Dark Editions in their Warehouse deals here and there. Got one for the Wii for $75 (free with store credit), which is still high, but it was the one the boy wanted.

Gizmo

$37 at Walmart-Mart and still $50 at Best Buy. Hoping BB matches and tosses in the free Volcanic toy.

Decker

$50 at Best Buy = $40 with GCU. Since we get a free Volcanic Eruptot, that's the way I'm going.

They'd Price Match Wal Mart, but no GCU discount and no bonus Eruptor.

Gizmo

The figure isn't showing up as free though. Only getting the 20% off. I'll Wait a bit longer to see if they match.

Decker

Yeah, in the Preview sale they aren't. But they are included in the Best Buy BF ad. I'm waiting for that.

BobO'Link

I'm hoping Amazon does a PM for the $37 WM price. With WM now matching Amazon prices I suspect Amazon'll be more aggressive towards them as well.

Gizmo

Nope, still $50.

I already got the Wii U Download code off a friend, so maybe I'll grab the Wii version and sell the code (and Wii disc).

BobO'Link

Amazon didn't PM WM (or not yet) and a $15 coupon for the Wii version expired sometime mid-morning - of course just before I decided that the $35 w/coupon was a good enough price! So I went by WM and picked up a copy - $40.33 out the door. At least if Amazon *does* do a lower price I can easily return the WM purchase.

Gizmo

Grabbed a Wii copy at Best Buy. Only got one extra figure and one trap....for now.

BobO'Link

Sometime overnight Amazon had a "deal" on Trap Team but it was *never* on the calendar or as a "upcoming deal" on the Gold Box page - at least not when I checked. It shows as "missed" on the "calendar" (and a poor excuse for what's been used in the past) but not on the LD section. If this is how they're running "lightning deals" this year it looks like BF will be a total bust - both in store and online...

**EDIT**
It looks like the "deal" may have been the Tablet Version deal that ended. Still... the calendar this year is horrible!

funkyryno

Last year it was pretty easy to plan BF deals on video games at Amazon. That's unfortunate if that's not the case this year.

BobO'Link

We've been checking out the TRU Exclusive "Legendary" traps with the comic, etc. Their site, and others, have very little info on these. Do they work differently than other traps? Do they come with a villian already inside? Basically, are these just cool looking repaints or do they actually have benefit? I couldn't care less about mini-comic reprints, posters, or a standee (seriously?) so I'll only bite on these if they do something a "normal" trap can not do.

SunMonkey

If anyone is looking for the Winterfest Lob-Star, which IMO looks pretty good for a holiday variant, Amazon has it up right now.

SunMonkey

From what I could tell in-store, only a new paint job and the extras, no special trapped villain. The Target exclusive trap at least has a villian (looks like the same one as their pre-order bonus).

BobO'Link

Thanks for the heads-up! I just snagged a couple!
Thank you! That's pretty much what it looked like to me as well.

When I told my grandson that if you're using a trap and defeat a villain you can trap the new one and the one in the trap goes to the "trap store" (not sure of the real name) and can be swapped in later if desired. He told me he watched a Trap Team video being played and they *lost* the exclusive villain when they used the trap to snag a in-game one. That doesn't seem right and I think he misunderstood (or the guys in the video did). Has anyone else seen or heard of such a snafu?

dsa_shea

I grabbed a Winterfest Lob-Star as well. Thanks for the heads up! However, I don't see myself grabbing the rest of the new waves until way later on. I guess I am just Skylandered out at this point. My spending has had to change due to the high cost of formula and other childcare. Anyways, I love my little Gator Tot (Ireland Shea) so it is all worth it.

fujishig

Is Winterfest an in-game change as well, or like the Pumpkin Eye Brawl and just a physical change?

BobO'Link

Based on this blurb from skylanders.wikia.com it sounds like a in-game variant:

**EDIT**
And Amazon has in-game screen shots. He's a in-game variant for sure.

SunMonkey

Best Buy has the Chaos trap up for those looking.

Edison

Walmart has their second "Exclusive Buddy Pack" out, this one is Small Fry & Hog Wild Fryno.

BobO'Link

The Kaos Trap is only available for store pickup and there are non in "my area' (within 100 miles of me).

I also tried my son's zip (pan-handle of TX) and there are no stores in his area with it in stock either.

Good luck to the rest of you! Eventually one will show up here...

I picked up the Hog Wild Fryno "Buddy Pack" a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty cool looking. It was also $1 less expensive ($14.96 vs. $15.96) in the store than on their site.

I also looked up some in-game stats for the "buddies" and found they are pretty weak. I can't see using them much unless they have a pretty good/unique attack method.