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Supermarket giant Morrisons has slashed the price of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games on Wii by over 50 per cent. The game, which hit shelves today, has an RRP of 39.99, yet Morrisons is selling the title for 18.99. The offer lasts until Sunday. Sainsbury’s is also …

US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has begun selling pre-owned games for the first time. The ASDA parent has previously installed trade-in kiosks in its stores – a move which has been followed by the likes of Best Buy and the UK’s very own GAME. Now, however, Wal-Mart has also launched a …

Despite its RRP of 49.99, consumers are currently able to pick up EA’s FIFA 10 – which is released today – for as little as 24.99 thanks to a fierce price war amongst the UK’s leading supermarkets. Tesco is currently offering the cheapest price in the UK at just 24.97. …

In what has become an annual ritual at UK retail, this Friday’s release of FIFA 10 looks likely to spark a fierce price war at the nation’s supermarkets. Though we’ve yet to receive final confirmation from any individual chain, reports are suggesting that Tesco will be selling the Xbox 360 …

Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda has slashed the price of Nintendo Wii to below 150, MCV can reveal. Asda is selling the console, Wii Remote, Nunchuk and Wii Sports for 145 in store, while Sainsbury’s is selling the same set for 149.97, although Sainsbury’s offer can also be found online. …

Ahead of the anticipated PS3 price cut (and/or the possible unveiling of a PS3 Slim) announcement at Sony’s Gamescom conference tomorrow, the discounting of PS3 hardware on the UK High Street has begun thanks to national supermarket Asda. As of today the retailer is offering what is described as a …

Asda’s market share has risen over the last three months, thanks to price cuts attracting more customers. Data from TNS Till Roll shows that the supermarket’s market share rose from 16.7 per cent to 17 per cent in the 12 weeks ending July 12th, according to The Retail Bulletin. Like-for-like …

Asda’s entertainment director Fergal Gara has questioned the publishing community’s recent decision to raise RRP of top triple-A software. As revealed by MCV, Activision and other publishers have pushed up the RRP of top upcoming games, including Modern Warfare 2. Gara (pictured) told MCV: It is a worry. We don’t …

Asda games buying boss Duncan Cross has hinted that the supermarket is ready to accommodate the sale of digital games – but said that any move into the space is not a priority’. With the digital-only PSPgo due to hit shelves this year and Amazon US selling points cards for …

Supermarket behemoth Asda has cut the price of Nintendo’s Wii to 145. The promotion is set to run from today (Wednesday May 20th) to Sunday May 24th, and includes the console, Wii Sports, and controllers. The console is also available from Asda Direct for the same price. Asda’s games buying …