Long story short I wrapped up a few recordings tonight and got back to my e-mail...
I found this from Walmart:
Umm yeah...
So what we first see is a 4GB Xbox with Skylanders Spyro's Adventure that includes an exclusive character...
Yep...
GREEN GILL GRUNT has finally surfaced!
Why it took over a year and what they are doing trying to move a base console and last year's version of the game remains to be seen, but if you want the "Microsoft Exclusive Green Gill Grunt" this is your chance...
Now more importantly for the rest of us (and those not interested in buying a console just to get an exclusive figure (although I admit it is a good deal if you don't have an XBOX and don't have Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure), we have this little gem:
We finally have a solid shot of the anticipated GITD Sonic Boom. At least this is a Series 2 figure and not some rehash from late 2011. That said, the box art depicts the Walmart Exclusive logo so I would have to guess we will see as many of these as we did TRDS (Translucent Red Drill Sergeant).
And lastly, we have Toys'R'Us finally advertising the Blue Wii with Skylanders Giants and the highly sought after Gnarly Tree Rex!
I have to say this one is tempting...and here is why. The Blue Wii looks good, but when you factor in Giants costing roughly $75 that means you are getting the Wii for roughly $75, and it includes the Motion Plus Remote (roughly $40).
I don't need a Wii, but it might be nice to have a spare...I do like Blue...and Gnarly Tree Rex looks pretty cool. That said, since I'm about to spring over some hard earned cash for the brand new Wii U, this one probably won't come to fruition for me...Now if this had been an exclusive pre-order that included a Blue Wii U and Gnarly Tree Rex with the Giants Starter Pack I'd have jumped on it...
Oh, and lastly you might have caught that Walmart is selling their GITD Exclusive Starter Pack for $38.96. That is a heck of a deal! Good enough for me to go out and stand outside a store with a bunch of nuts...no, but a good deal nonetheless. If you are on a budget, or just really thrifty, this is a hot ticket.
Well it is now after 4 AM and I had better get to bed...
I caught Hot Head on Amazon tonight, had him in my cart and the total (saved another item) was $24.01...I needed $0.99 more for the Free Shipping. Well, by the time I found another CD and added it in the item was gone...maybe I'll get lucky tonight and find him.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
