EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: christmas
El33tonline is wrapping up 2011 today with the last Pre-W33kend Post of the year!
One thing I realised a few years back about this time of year in the US, and in particular New York City, was just how crazy the country’s specials were. If you ever needed a kick-start to your buying addiction then the Christmas season practically injects a mega-vial of shop-a-holic tendencies right into your jugular. The best part of it is if you somehow miss out on these great season specials you can still find (sometimes even better) clearance sales at the end of it all.
Either way, Black Friday (and now also Cyber Monday) is the precursor to the Christmas rush and if you want to hook some decent deals, now’s the time!
Continue reading El33tonline’s editorial: Videogame Bargain Hunters: The pre-season season is open and online!
According to eBucks in South Africa, gadgets and “cool tech products” are expected to be the most popular gifts in the country this festive season, and in amongst the most requested items, eBucks believes, will be the PlayStation 3’s motion controller, the PlayStation Move.
Operations Executive at eBucks, Adrienne Bewsher reckons:
“Christmas is a time to spoil your loved ones with that special gift you know they have been waiting for the whole year. eBucks has consistently found gadgets to be very popular gifts during the festive season, and we suspect the same will apply this year.
“The wide range of ‘cool tech products’ recently released in South Africa and available through the eBucks shop, will more than likely make an appearance on one of your loved ones ’ Christmas wish lists.”
This year, and according to eBucks, the following gadgets will be the most popular items for Christmas shopping:
So, you’re thinking about getting a Wii, or perhaps you have one already and are wondering what to buy for it now that you’ve worn out your Wii Sports disc. We’ve put together a list of games available locally that we can recommend. Without Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 Corruption and Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition out in South Africa, this list is mainly populated with multiplayer minigame collections, but that’s just what’s needed for the holiday season - the Wii is the perfect family console.
Read our Wii shopping list here
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