Checked out some of the latest catalogs I got delivered this morning.

The Target catalog had a bunch of "gaming specials" on the back page.

The most interesting was this:

360 Core System (no other extras or details) - for $349AU.

That is incredibly cheap IMO. The Wii still retails for $399 base (or $420 with a game).

For comparison, the 40Gig PS3 (no BC) will retail for $699 - with no games, and maybe a BluRay disc.

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Other deals listed were a PS2 + Singstar (+ mike) for $249

PSP + 2 games for $299

(EDIT - now seriously tempted to grab it. People can whinge about no hard disk or other features - but its all I need to play Mass Effect and other games. Probably won't though, trying to save money for other things... maybe next year!).

to bad core sucks monkey balls

Why does it suck?

It can play the games I want to? I can upgrade it later by buying a hard disk?

I can also grab XBOX games for real cheap (plus borrow 360 games from friends) and play for cheap?

wow that is cheap, i also am considering getting it now, how much is the hard drive?

In my freaking contry the Wii has a retail price of $420-450, is expensive, more expensive than the Premiun version of the 360... $399 :P

hmmm. I wonder if Nintendo will match or lower?

Why bother? They can't keep the damned things in stock anyway. 

I think the wii will lower it's price, or at least maybe just match it..... I live in Argentina and you will go nuts if I tell you how much american dollars they are selling it here......

lol was kinda a joke and kinda not

it doesnt suck in the terms you put it

it sucks because it doesnt sell that well, and if you want upgraded stuff costs more

The Wii has had *some* form of price drop here. It can be picked up for $349 - just not everywhere. This core deal might be a clearance or special deal, not really sure.

I'm more worried about them being reconditioned units :P