Got Gamers? Get To GameStop For Deals on Black Friday and Beyond #ad

Here at ChiIL Mama, I have a tween and teen of my own, so I know how tough they can be to buy for. Thankfully GameStop is everywhere. They've become our go to source for the latest video games on the kids' must have lists.

Disclosure: We're happy to partner up with Game Stop for the 2nd holiday season now and we've been compensated for sharing their cool deals with our readers. As always, all opinions are our own.

In fact my 13 year old son was still up at 11:30pm the 21st, the night Pokemon Omega Ruby came out, pleading with us to GO TO the store for their midnight special release party, so he could have it ASAP. We didn't. Lessons in delayed gratification are important too. 

This kid was eagerly watching the count down clock for DAYS. Thanks a lot Pokemon! But ultimately he was just as happy & excited to get it after school the next day. GameStop even gave out double sided posters to everyone who did the advanced purchase option. 

Screen shot by Dugan Kenaz-Mara (13)

GameStop Deals Black Friday & Beyond:

It’s an exciting time for shoppers with various deals and new releases to keep gift-ers and gift-ees alike happy, such as:

· The big hit, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: $39.99

· WWE 2K15 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4: $59.99

· Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4: $59.99

· Family fave, Disney INFINITY Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 Edition Starter Pack:   $54.99 (reg. $74.99)

· Go next-gen with an Xbox One Limited Edition Call of Duty Advanced Warfare     Bundle: $449.99 (reg. $499.99)

· Upgrade-worthy, PlayStation TV System Bundle: $99.99 (reg. $139.99)

You can also easily find gifting guides, other holiday recommendations and the latest store information at GameStop’s Holiday Hub. As always, GameStop is accepting various payment methods, including trade-in value, to allow customers to shop with ease.

More than 4,000 GameStop stores nationwide will open at midnight on Friday, Nov. 28 (remaining stores will open at 5 a.m.), with top offers including:

· (Friday and Saturday only) Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Bundle: $329.99 (save $70) – includes digital copies of Assassin’s Creed Unity and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag

· PlayStation 4 Limited Edition Bundle: $399 (save $100) – includes Grand Theft Auto V and a digital copy of The Last of Us Remastered

· Super Mario 3D World Bundle for WiiU: $299.99 – includes the 32GB WiiU Deluxe Set, Super Mario 3D World and Nintendo Land video games

· Save $30 off popular PlayStation 4 and Xbox One titles, such as The Evil Within, Sleeping Dogs and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

· Free HTC Desire 510 4G LTE Smartphone with purchase of Cricket Wireless no contract service (after $75 mail-in rebate)

· $50 off ASUS 16GB Memo Pad HD 7 ($99.99) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 ($149.99)

You can find a complete list of this year’s Black Friday deals here. To help shoppers save even more, GameStop will accept a range of different currencies, including Power Up Rewards credits and trade-in values for Black Friday purchases. For customers who wish to shop from home, GameStop is offering free shipping on all online purchases. Also, for all things holiday, the Holiday Hub offers gift guides, additional deals, and more.

Disclosure: We're happy to partner up with Game Stop for the 2nd holiday season now and we've been compensated for sharing their cool deals with our readers. As always, all opinions are our own.

Labor Day Sale at Best Buy On Nintendo Tomodachi Life For 3DS And More #NintendoatBestBuy #Review

What We're Playing:

We dig gaming and Nintendo. In fact we're a Wii, 3DS, DS playing family and we have been for years. Luckily Best Buy is nearby, with all the latest and greatest releases. Summer road trips, cool fall days, and waits while siblings are in extracurriculars are all so much more pleasant when the kids are entertained!

This final week before school starts was full of doctors' appointments, check ups and endless waits in waiting rooms. Our DS and 3DS made the down time much more fun. Fill your waits with less whining and more winning with fun new Nintendo games from Best Buy.

Disclaimer:  ChiIL Mama is elated to be a Best Buy WOLF (Women's Leadership Forum) Blogger and we're happy to partner up and bring our readers tech news and reviews. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Here at ChiIL Mama, the tween, teen, my husband and I love to chill out with video games to relax and have fun. Thanks to our friends at Best Buy and our partnership with the Wolf Bloggers, we had a chance to score a review copy of Tomodachi Life for our 3DS. It's too much fun, and all of us have enjoyed seeing our personalized Mii characters populating the Tomodachi town and having virtual adventures. All our friends and family are there! This town rocks with magic shows, rock concerts staring your family members, conflicts and cooperation. You can even customize each character's exclamations (though the pronunciation may be a bit wonky unless you spell it phonetically).

Chill out with Hot Labor Day Weekend offers available at Best Buy:

Offer 1: 8/29/2014 – 9/1/2014 (4 Day Labor Day) - Online only Nintendo 2DS system - Save $30 (regularly $129.99 with savings only $99.99!).  

My kids both got DS systems years ago and we still have and use both, though we've added a 3DS as well. Check out Nintendo's latest, the 2DS, which plays all the great 3DS and DS games. Now you can take videos and pictures using your 2DS and they have a great entry price point of $129.99 into an expansive world of portable gaming.

Offer 2: 8/31/2014– Online only ––Save $5 on select 3DS games

Click here to get your Tomodachi Life from Best Buy and so many more great Nintendo games!

At first my Pokemon obsessed kids weren't sure Tomodachi Life looked that fun from the commercials they've seen, but once your friends and family populate your own personal island, hilarity ensues. The kids have been laughing lots and playing Tomodachi Life early and often. They've been entertained for hours making silly mash ups, creating clever shows, and exploring their own personalized Tomodachi Island. This is also a fun choice if you have kids of varying ages or a competitive one who gets moody about losing. It's non competitive, interactive, and as much fun to watch as it is to play. Help your friends and family problem solve in Tomodachi Life and watch the rewards roll in.

What can you do in Tomodachi Life?

•Make Music Videos – write songs and watch your Mii’s perform your creations…did we mention that they wear goofy outfits while on stage?

•Create Mii’s of your favorite celebrities – anyone can show up on your Tomodachi Life island

•Favorite/Least Favorite Foods – discover and feed your Mii’s what they love or what they hate…and watch the hilarious results

•Get Married and Have Kids – start a family in Tomodachi Life and experience your child growing up, walking for the first time, and maybe move off the island?!?!?!

•Personalities and Voices – not only can your create Mii’s that look like you and your friends, but you can also give them their own voice and personalities 

Disclaimer:  Once again, ChiIL Mama is elated to be a Best Buy WOLF (Women's Leadership Forum) Blogger and we're happy to partner up and bring our readers tech news and reviews. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

FLICK PICKS: The Croods #Dreamworks #thecroods #croodscountdown #gofobo

We can NOT wait to ChiIL out at the movies.   

The Croods are coming...this Friday in fact!  Just in case YOU have been living in a cave and missed all the pre-opening hype, The Croods is a 3D comedy/adventure from Dreamworks & 20th Century Fox that follows the world’s first modern family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always been their home is destroyed.

Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods are rocked by generational clashes and seismic shifts as they discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures – and their outlook is changed forever.

Star Power:

Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders and Randy Thom from writers and directors Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders. 

The Croods opens on March 22, 2013 and is rated PG.

Check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   Exciting video games are coming for Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, & 3DS featuring The Croods, and we'll be reviewing some of them.   Squee!   

In The Croods: Prehistoric Party! video game, you'll explore spectacular landscapes in a new world filled with never-before-seen creatures as you battle your friends and family with up to four-player multiplayer for Nintendo's Wii U and Wii system (single player for handheld systems).

We're excited to celebrate the upcoming release of The Croods: Prehistoric Party! on March 19!!