Morning Tech Deals Highlights

• Videogames – For some reason Wal-Mart is letting you pre-order a bunch of games for Wii, 360, and PS3 for well under the MSRP, including Super Smash Bros. Brawl for $20. [Slickdeals]

• Flash Memory Cards – Newegg has tons of SD, MicroSD, SDHC, microSDHC, and Compact Flash cards on sale. [Slickdeals]

• Cake, Lies – If you have an Nvidia videocard in your PC or laptop you can get a demo of Portal. [SteamPowered.com]

• Computer – Refurbished HP Pavilion AMD 2.8GHz 5600+ Desktop Computer for $485. [Woot!]

[#1 posted by krosebud84 , January 11, 2008 6:21 AM]

Super Smash Brothers for $20 woot woot.

[#2 posted by A New Challenger , January 11, 2008 6:27 AM]

Signs point to the Wal-Mart thing being a massive computer (or human) fuckup (see: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for DS for $70.) Mass cancellations are likely.

Didn't stop me from placing an order for Brawl. Worth a shot!

[#3 posted by strider_mt2k , January 11, 2008 6:28 AM]

Portal demo?

I just read about it on Wiki and fell in love with the song.
I was on the fence but this might kick me over if Steam doesn't piss me off somehow.

-Thanks!

[#4 posted by A New Challenger , January 11, 2008 6:48 AM]

I wish that Portal demo had been up before I bought the damn Orange Box and found out it wouldn't run on my machine. Damn you, Valve.

Also, Smash Bros. is back up to $50.

[#5 posted by PhiCancri , January 11, 2008 7:15 AM]

@ A New Challenger:

Smash Bros. came up for me at $19.82 ($23.38 after shipping and taxes). Like was mentioned before, it's probably a fudge up, but worth a shot!

[#6 posted by Brian Copeland , January 11, 2008 8:18 AM]

Brawl still selling strong at 11am est. I'm thinking it is a loss leader to get more Walmart Online accounts set up. I've certainly never shopped on there before.

[#7 posted by akbar56 , January 11, 2008 8:30 AM]

That walmart.com page also lists a Katamari game for the Wii. I thought Konami wasn't doing one. Anyone have more info on that?

[#8 posted by PhiCancri , January 11, 2008 9:25 AM]

@ Akbar56

It's still listed at TBA.

http://tinyurl.com/2zflk2

[#9 posted by LostInTX , January 11, 2008 7:22 PM]

My order for Super Smash was canceled. I'll email and inquire. Guess there's no such thing as a cheap lunch, eh?

[#10 posted by A New Challenger , January 12, 2008 1:55 AM]

Yep, my Brawl order was canceled as well. What's funny/annoying is there was what I can only assume is an automatic e-mail informing me that "my request" to cancel the order had been received.

[#11 posted by RacingChikin , January 12, 2008 2:40 PM]

My SmashBros order was also canceled. How disappointing!