Just got this via email:

on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, the Amazon.com Gold Box will feature video game products for Wii gamers all day long.... Starting midnight Pacific tim, Tuesday, August 31st.

Sometimes they have very nice deals on games that are usually not discounted.

Edit: Forgot to add - this is for Amazon US.

thanks for the info !

Nice.. looks like I won't be doing much work at work on Tuesday.. ~_n

I'm going to have to keep an eye on this.

One BIG reason to keep an eye on this one is that its the same day as Metroid Other M releases. Coincidence? I hope not.

Now why didn't I think of that? Already pre-ordered, but at least I'll be getting the $20 coupon.

So, what do they do exactly? 

Cut the price? By how much? 

Sometimes they have real good deals on real good games, and sometimes meh deals and/or meh games... Basically there is one deal that is all day long, and one different game deal every few hours where they cut the price of some game. The percentage changes, but it's usually better than anything you could get for those games before that. The "hourly" deals are also limited quantity, so if for example they will do a good deal on Metroid, you can bet that the deal won't last the alloted time (unless it's the daily deal, which is not limited by quantity).

Seems mostly meh this time.  Here's what we have:

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Deal of the Day      
Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard Bundle for Wii, Xbox and PS for $39.99 . Possibly good deal, meh game.

Lightning Deals (these are hints, not game names):

6 AM PDT: "Dance your way to fit" (Update: was "Gold's Gym Dance Workout for Wii" - sold out).

9 AM: "Walk This Way" (Update: was "Walk It Out" - sold out)

12 PM: "No toy gets left behind" (this one is easy, it's Toy Story 3)

1 PM: "15 ways to have fun on your Wii" (a party game?)

3 PM: "Bring the Broadway musical experience right into your living room" (obviously Dance on Broadway)

4 PM: "The Wii on 480p." (my guess - Wii component cables)

6 PM: "Enjoy this massive fantasy epic." (Arc Rise Fantasia? Is it massive?)

8 PM: "Transform your Wii controller into sports equipment." (probably one of those plastic sports kits)

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Oh well.

I would like to have a word with whoever is responsible for the Wii Gold Box deals. Last time I looked at  PS3 or 360 gold box days, there were games like MW2, AC2 and other popular games (when they were still relatively hot property), but the choice when it comes to the Wii (at least this time around, and I think also last time) seems quite lackluster.