• 3May 09

  New York, New York!!!

  Yesterday I took a day trip to NYC. I hadn't been there since 2004 and since my Mom's job was hosting a bus trip my son and I went along for the ride.

  I spent the majority of my time in NYC around Times Square and Rockafeller Plaza. My son and I spent over an hour in the Time Square Toys r Us. We were both in awe since both of us had never been inside such a huge toys store. We took a ride on the ferris wheel inside and just had a blast. I checked out the video game section downstairs and ended up buying X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I guess you could call it an impulse buy. I downloaded the demo on Friday and I really did enjoy it but I was going to buy it when the price dropped. Instead of waiting I found myself at the cash registar with it....I'll blame that on the atmosphere, all the bright lights and loud music got to me.

  I wanted to check out the M&M store but unfortunetly I didn't get around to it. But I did spend some time at the Nintendo World Store. I walked away a little disappointed.

  I had never been to the Nintendo World store and I didn't really know what to expect. I thought that it was going to be this huge store filled with Nintendo goodness. Turns out the store isn't that big. The first floor of the store is mostly dedicated to Pokemon. There are cards, games and all types of Pokemon merchandise for sale. There is also a DS Bar where a few DSi's were set up and you just tell the person behind the bar what game you want to play and they get it for you. The final thing on the first floor is this DS sitting area where tournaments are held. It sat right in the middle of the floor and it was really comfy!!!

  Upstair is basically a bunch of flat screen TV's with Wii's hooked up to them. The entire store was so crowded and it was really hard to move through all of the craiziness going on upstairs. People were playing ExciteBots: Trick Racing and Wii Sports. There was a nice size section for shirts, sweatshirts, pajamas and hats. Another wall had Wii games galore. And there was also a wall dedicated to Nintendo plushies and figures. There wasn't a lot to chose from but I managed to find a few things that I thought were cute.

  

  The cash register area had a lot of different odds and ends like stickers, PEZ like dispensers, gummies, mints and stickers. I also had fun looking at the glass display of Nintendo things. There was a damaged original Gameboy from Desert Storm, some exclusive DS designs, a Famicom and other cool things.

  I had a good time....I always do whenever I head to NYC!!!

  • Posted May 3, 2009 3:47 pm PT
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• 26Apr 09

  Looking for a Bargain? Get to Best Buy ASAP!!!

  I've never realy had luck with sales. Whenever a really good sale comes around I never seem to know about it or I don't have the money to take advantage of it.

  For the past couple days I've been reading about this massive video game clearance sale that Best Buy was going to do but I wasn't quite sure if it was really going to happen. I woke up this morning and checked the Best Buy weekly ad to see if the sale was the real deal and once it was official I couldn't wait for the store to open at 11:00 am.

  The deal is pretty sweet since there is a big selection of games on sale for $9.99. Yes I did say $9.99!!!! If that price sounds good to you should check out the Best Buy website to see the list of games....or better just drive to your closest Best Buy to see for yourself.

  Here are the games I bought for $9.99:

  • 007 Quantum of Solace (boxset which comes with T-Shirt) (360)
  • Infinite Undiscovery (360)
  • Too Human (360)
  • Overlord Raising Hell (PS3)
  • Soul Caliber IV (360)

  I also managed to raid the clearance bin before I left I bought:

  • Zoo Keeper (NDS)
  • Luminues II (PSP)
  • Feel the Magic (NDS)
  • Guitar Hero On Tour Decades (NDS)
  • Unsolved Crimes (NDS)

  And since the didn't have any ExciteBots: Trick Racing games at Best Buy I drove over to Gamestop to pick the game up. I mad it clear to the clerk that I just wanted the game and not the bundle (game and steering wheel) but they still managed to ask me if I was sure.

  So I just wanted to share the sweet Best Buy deal with all of you and I hope you got to take advantage of it. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

  • Posted Apr 26, 2009 1:52 pm PT
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• 25Apr 09

  All about Bizness.....

  ....I'm actually not a business woman but my recent purchase is making feel mighty important (for some strange reason).

  

  My previous phone, LG EnV, clunked out on me and I was no longer to make phone calls or hear any sound from the phone at all. So I waited a couple weeks and finally I gave into temptation today, walked into the Sprint store and bought this Blackberry Curve 8330.

  I've had it for a couple hours and I have to be honest, I'm overwhelmed. There is just too much to do on this phone. I figured out the basics; making calls, text messaging, internet(facebook, twitter, email) but for the life of me I can't figure out how to change the ringtones or wallpaper. Maybe it's time for me to open up the manual.

  Other than that, nothing much has really been popping off for me. Same old same old. Still buying games and trying to find the time to play them. Right now I'm sitting down and watching the NFL Draft waiting patiently to see what team my cousin is going to. Hope it's the Ravens!!!

  Before I go I wanted to invite those of you that still read this blog to check me out on Twitter. Looking to tweet mostly on video games but you might get something random every now and then. If any of you have Twitter accounts post them so I can follow you. I'm fairly new to all of this.

  Check you all later!

  • Posted Apr 25, 2009 5:28 pm PT
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