should give a fw extra sales to the 360, still wont reach ps3 levels but nothing microsoft do can do that!

I found it kinda odd they would have deal like this so close to Black Friday. Then again that's probably the reason why they did it. Most people will probably save the gift card for Black Friday thus increasing sales for the day.

150k in a Day ? *Facepalm* People getting to worked up Over console wars.

If this is the big offer before Black Friday, what could be an even bigger BF one? $100 gift card with every Wii on stock? Buy a 40+" Full HD TV and get a free Wii? Buy a Wii and get a free Balance Board?

Good, so the general consensus is that this offer will generate sales, but where will they come from? Let's try to group the buyers and list them in a condescension order.

This is my suggestion:
- People who were planning to buy a 360 this week elsewhere will get it at Walmart*
- Some of those which were planning to get a 360 later will get one now
- Those on the fence about which console might be persuaded by this offer
- The offer will also have impulse buyers, who didn't come with the intention to buy a 360
- ...
- A few people see this as a way to get rich quick

*There exist odd people(one born every minute) who'd rather pay more than go to Walmart

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Quick thought:
Though MS isn't behind this/these deals, Amazon and Walmart must have struck favourable deals on the Arcade shipments, or else they could have included the $100 gift certificates with all 360 models and perhaps even competing consoles.
Does this mean that the Arcade is cheap enough for similar offers in the future or could it be a test balloon from MS to see how the market would respond?

"Good, so the general consensus is that this offer will generate sales, but where will they come from? Let's try to group the buyers and list them in a condescension order."


generates sales .... but how many ?

let's wait a little will you

This in fact may be a test bed for Microsoft.  They may keep the 360 at $199 and just cut deals for other stores to have the $100 gift card as well.  

Well, let's save the baby seals : http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=pd_ts_zgc_vg_video_games_display_on_website_more?pf_rd_p=475985451&pf_rd_s=right-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=468642&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0GASMN42WPP34B0CWMD3

Xbox360 is now second place at amanzon.

It will probably fall farther down, unless of course they do another deal to counter walmart.