Best Amazon Video Game Deals and Sales

Walmart offers preorders of Sonic Mania: Collector's Edition for PS4 for $58.37. Order via in-store pickup to drop the price to $42.69. (Amazon charges a buck more.) That's the lowest price we could find by $26 . It includes a SEGA Genesis-style collector's box, 12" Sonic statue, and a SEGA cartridge cast with golden ring

Walmart also offers preorders of Sonic Mania: Collector's Edition for Xbox One for $60.71 $60.41. Order via in-store pickup to drop the price to $43.07 $42.77. (Amazon charges a buck more.) That's the lowest price we could find by $27. Both games are due for release on August 15.

For Prime members only, Amazon offers the Microsoft Kinect Sensor for Xbox One for $58.99 with free shipping. (Best Buy has it for the same price.) That's a buck under our mention from last week, the best deal now by $29, and the lowest price we've seen for a new standalone Kinect sensor.

Update: It's expected to ship in one to two months.

For its Prime members only, Amazon offers preorders of Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch for $59.99. At final checkout, the price drops to $47.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from three weeks ago and the best price we could find by $12, outside of the deal below.

Note: My Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked members can get it from Best Buy bundled with $10 in Best Buy Rewards for $47.99. (A 2-year membership costs $30.) It is expected to be released December 29 October 27.

Microsoft Store offers downloads of Need for Speed: Deluxe Edition for Xbox One for $7.50. That's $14 under the lowest price we could find for a physical copy.

Update: Amazon now charges the same.

Exclusively for Prime members, Amazon offers preorders of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for Playstation 4 for $33.5 with free shipping. That's the lowest price we could find by $16.

Note: It's expected to be available on July 11.

Update: The price has dropped to $32.01.

Delca Electronics via Amazon offers the Cooler Master MasterPulse Over-Ear Gaming Headset for $26.71 with free shipping. That's the lowest price we could find by $8. They feature 44mm drivers, a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz, and inline remote.

Amazon offers the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset for Windows bundled with the Oculus Rift Touch Wireless Controllers, seven games, and a $100 Oculus Rift Store Credit for $599.98 with free shipping. (You'll receive an email on how to redeem the store credit two days after shipment.) Assuming you'll use the credit, that's the best deal we could find by at least $98 (not including the value of the games) and the lowest price we've seen for a headset and controllers bundle. The headset features a 1080x1200 display resolution per eye, integrated VR audio system, positional tracking sensor, 110-degree field of view, Xbox One Wireless Controller, and Oculus Remote. The wireless controllers feature hand tracking and gesture recognition. Games include Lucky's Tale, Medium, Toybox, Quill, Dead and Buried, Dragon Front, and Robo Recall.

Note: According to the Oculus Rift blog, select participating retail locations, such as Best Buy and Newegg, will also offer the $100 credit with this bundle. (The offers are not currently advertised online at these stores.)

For Prime members only, Amazon offers the CTA Digital Wii Grand Slam Sports Pack in White for $7.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest price we could find by $6. It includes a tennis racket, baseball bat, golf club, steering wheel, clear cover, and wrist strap.

Amazon offers preorders of Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch for $59.99. Even better Prime members can get it for $47.99. (This price will show at checkout.) With free shipping, that's $12 off and the only offer we could find for this game.

Note: It's scheduled to be released on December 29, 2018.

For Prime members only, Amazon offers preorders of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Nintendo Switch for $47.99 with free shipping. (The price will drop at checkout.) That's the lowest price we could find by $12. It's scheduled for release on August 29.

Amazon offers Prime members Watch Dogs 2 for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for $24.99 with free shipping. That's tied with yesterday's mention of a PS4 download (still live) as the lowest price we've seen on either system. (It's also a current low by $11, although most stores charge $50 or more.)

Walmart offers the Nintendo Pokémon Go Plus Bracelet for $29.47. Choose in-store pickup to drop it to $28.33. That's $7 under our February mention and the lowest price we've seen. (It's the best deal now by $6, outside of the mention below.) For use with Pokémon Go, it connects to a smartphone and alerts when a Pokémon is close by or when nearing a PokéStop.

A close price: Amazon has it for $29.47 with free shipping.

Update: The price with pickup at Walmart has dropped to $27.76. Amazon is matching this price.

Amazon offers preorders of Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 for $59.99. Even better, Prime members can add it to cart to drop that to $47.99. (You'll see this price during checkout.) With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find for any platform by $12. This game is expected to be released on December 29.

Amazon offers the Valve Steam Controller for $34.99 with free shipping. (GameStop charges the same with free in-store pickup.) That's tied with our mention from last December (although that included a carrying case) and the lowest price we could find today by $15. It's compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and Steam OS.

Amazon offers Prime members Bioshock: The Collection for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for $24.99 with free shipping. (Target charges the same for PS4 and Xbox One.) That's $5 under last month's mention and the lowest price we've seen. (It's also the best deal now by $5.) It includes remastered HD versions of BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock: Infinite, each with all single player DLC.

Note: The PS4 version at Amazon is expected to ship within two to four weeks.

For Prime members only, Amazon offers preorders of Assassin's Creed Origins for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from $47.99 with free shipping, as listed below. (The discount applies at checkout.) The deals:

• Preorder Assassin's Creed Origins for PS4 or Xbox One for $47.99 (pictured, low by $12)
• preorder Assassin's Creed Origins Deluxe Edition for PS4 or Xbox One for $55.99 (low by $14)
• preorder Assassin's Creed Origins SteelBook Gold Edition for PS4 or Xbox One for $87.99 (low by $22)

Note: All three versions are scheduled to be released October 27.

Amazon offers preorders of the Retro Fighters Power Bank and Stand for Nintendo Switch for $38.99 with free shipping. Although that's list price, it's currently the only merchant taking preorders. It allows you to charge and play at the same time and features a 10,000-mAh capacity.

Note: This item is temporarily out of stock, but can still be ordered at this price for delivery when available.

Amazon offers preorders of South Park: The Fractured But Whole SteelBook Gold Edition for PlayStation 4 with preorder bonuses including a download of South Park: The Stick of Truth for PlayStation 4 and the exclusive Towelie: Your Gaming Bud In-Game Assistant for $78.97 with free shipping. That's the lowest price we could find by $21. This edition includes the base game, Season Pass DLC, a SteelBook case, a set of lithographic prints from South Park Studios, and a set of in-game costumes and other perks.

Note: The game is expected to be released October 17. The Stick of Truth download code will be packaged in the game box.

For Prime members only, Amazon offers the Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey for PlayStation 4 for $29.99 with free shipping. (GameStop charges the same.) That's $10 under our April mention and the lowest price we could find by $30.

Microsoft Store offers downloads of Unravel for Xbox One for $5. That's $2 under our mention from April and the lowest price we've seen. (It's also the best deal we could find today by $15.)

Note: If you're an EA Access member, you can get this game for free.

Update: Amazon now charges the same price.