I would like to give a big thanks to the folks over at www.bfads.net, as their hard work is what made this article possible.

It looks like a good chunk of the Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving) ads have been posted online at BF Ads, so I thought it would be a good time to pull the data and give a quick analysis for what we can expect in the video game world.

Traditionally, the day after Thanksgiving has been labeled Black Friday, as that is the day that most retailers get into the “black” (post a profit) for the year. Stores open as early as 5:00 a.m. (although a few are hosting midnight sales now) and usually don’t close until real late. The best deals traditionally have been in the so-called “Early Bird” time frame, usually from open to either 10:00 a.m. or Noon. However, the trend the last few years to combat the price wars and leaked ads has been to have deals starting early in the week, or even the week before.

I pulled the video game ad details from what was posted at www.bfads.net and have taken a look at them to find the best and most interesting info from Video Games, Video Game Hardware and Video Game Accessories.

The ads so far reveal over 160 Black Friday Video Game deals. The most prominent one appears to be the clearancing our of Guitar Hero II bundles for the Xbox 360 and PS2, as there are no less than seven deals out there right now, with $59.99 being the unanimous price. If you already have a guitar for the PS2, you can slide over to Best Buy and get the game only for $24.99. Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii is also a hot ad item, with several listing it for $49.99, but Circuit City has a scorching $39.99 price on it. And last, but not least are the various deals for buy-one-get-one, buy one-second for half price and the clearance games. CompUSA, Circuit City and Meijer seem





Video Games
Format
Price
Retailer


3-Pack Value Games
PS2
$8.99
Sears


Aircraft Collector`s Edition
PC
$9.99
Comp USA


Aircraft2 Powerpack (PC)
PC
$29.99
Comp USA