Fable III is to release next Tuesday the 26th of October. While it is down to crunch time, there are still some stellar pre-order deals out there, but you’d better act fast!

And let me just tell you a brief synopsis of some of the deals out there… from Amazon’s stellar deal of a $20 video game credit for a future purchase, exclusive in-game content bonuses, and release-date shipping for only 99¢… all the way to the lowest of lows with Best Buy who offers absolutely no bonus what-so-ever. It is clear there are deals to be had.

Of all of the available pre-order options out there, we have broken down the stores so it will be easier for you to decided which deal best fits you:

UPDATE: Now that Black Ops has released, head over to our Call of Duty Tracker to see is available.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is about to rear its head come November 9th, 2010 the official release date. So, what are your pre-order options from the top retailers out there, and what kind of delivery options are there? Like we recently broke down for Medal of Honor Pre-orders, we will do the same thing for you with COD: Black Ops.

Amazon Pre-order Deal

Game Deal: At the time of this writing, the pre-order cost for Black Ops is only $54.44. This is a guaranteed price, so it will not go up from here and if it happens to drop even more over the next 3 weeks, you will get it at the lowest advertised price until the actual released date. For example, if you pre-ordered it already at Amazon for the $59.99 price, then you will be getting it for $54.44 since that is the price today. If you have yet to pre-order and the price goes back up, then you will have to hope the price drops again before the release date.

Shipping Deal: You also have the option to get Release-Date Delivery. Release-Date Delivery costs a mere 99¢! This guarantees you will receive the item on the day the game is released. This 99¢ release-date delivery is also good on the other two game options, Hardened Edition and Prestige Edition… regardless of which version you order, you can get release-date delivery for 99¢.

Amazon UPDATE 11/8/10: The price of the game went up to $59.99. As a result, if you order at this price, and the price drops later today, then you will get the lower price.

GameStop Pre-order Deal

Game Deal: At GameStop the deal changes slightly from Amazon. GameStop is offering pre-orders of Black Ops for $59.99. GameStop is also offering a promotion only those who pre-order Black Ops which will afford them a CHANCE at winning some other prizes. When you pre-order from GameStop, you will have a daily opportunity to participate in “Surprize Attack” with quite a few prizes ranging from a Jeep to a free appetizer from T.G.I. Fridays. If this is your thing, then by all means preorder from GameStop.

Shipping Deal: There are no real shipping deals at GameStop when pre-ordering games through them. The deal is, pre-order the game, and select overnight shipping and they guarantee delivery on release-date. Overnight shipping costs $9.99 plus $1.50 more for each $50 over $75.

Target Pre-order Deal

Game Deal: There is no real pre-order deal for Black Ops at Target, the game costs $59.99.

Shipping Deal: there is also no guarantee of any sort with regards to release-date delivery.

Walmart Pre-order Deal

Game Deal: Walmart is virtually on par with Amazon when it comes to pre-order deals for COD: Black Ops, but with a one exception: The pre-order game cost is currently $59.99 from Walmart, $5 more than Amazon. The other two editions, Hardened Edition and Prestige Edition are also available at their respective costs of $79.99 and $139.99.

Shipping Deal: Like Amazon, Walmart also guarantees release-date delivery and at the bargain price of 97¢. One stipulation is that you must have your order placed 3 days prior to actual release date in order for you to receive this release-date delivery guarantee.

Walmart UPDATE: Walmart dropped their pre-order price to $53.96! Remember, to get release-date shipping you need to order 3 days prior to release-date (Nov. 9th, 2010)

COD: Black Ops Pre-order Recap:

Recapping the pre-order options from the various retailers:

Amazon: game cost is $54.44 (Guaranteed Price), shipping 99¢ for release-date delivery- Pre-Order Now
GameStop: game cost is $59.99 & contest, shipping is $9.99 for release-date delivery- Pre-Order Now
Target: game cost is $59.99, no shipping guarantees- Pre-Order Now
Walmart: game cost is $53.96 (Updated price), shipping 97¢ for release-date delivery (must order 3 days prior to release-date) – Pre-Order Now

I just got finished updating the Xbox 360 Elite Tracker to include the latest release from Microsoft, the new 250GB Elite slimed-down version of the console. Nice to see that Microsoft finally added the Wi-Fi to the console as well. No more need to drop $100 in order to have a wireless enable Xbox 360! At any rate, if you are having trouble locating this new model, since the first shipments of stock seem to have been rapidly consumed, then make sure you create an account, and add this item to your alerts. You can visit the Xbox 360 Elite Tracker, register here, or add the alerts to your account.

I will also be adjusting the frequency of which this tracker refreshes according to the demand. So, the more users we get signed up for these alerts, the further the dial will be turned up, so SPREAD THE WORD!

Looking for the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition for the PS3 or Xbox 360 and coming up empty handed, check out the newly released Modern Warfare 2 In Stock Tracker. Sign up for a FREE account, add the MW 2 items to your account,  and we will email you as soon as we find the units in stock.

Just got done adding two new trackers to the site.

Band Hero, which releases tomorrow, has been added. Not sure if this one will sell out, but adding a small list just in case. I do not anticipate these going to fast. It seems like the whole musical instrument video game genre is coming to a head.

After a few people made requests, we also added the hot Intel SSD X25M in stock tracker to track these hard-ti-find hard drives . It appears that stock is up to par right now, however it may sell out at any time.

UPDATE: As soon as I made the post it appears that stock has already diminished. If you would like alerted when stock is available again, please register for a FREE account and add the alerts you want.

If you ever want us to track a product, please feel free to make a product suggestion.

Amazon just launched preorders for the upcoming game The Beatles: Rock Band. With the release date of September 9th, 2009, all you Beatles and Rock Band fans better get in line now to reserve your copy.

Amazon has preorders across the board for the Game Only version as well as the Limited Edition Premium Bundle. I wonder how Limited these units are? Given there are so many Beatles fans out there, will they become collectors items at some point? I guess only time will tell.

Get in line now and preorder The Beatles: Rock Band now!

Nintendo Wii – The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle – $249.99
Xbox 360 – The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle – $249.99
PS3 – The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle – $249.99

Nintendo Wii – The Beatles: Rock Band – Software Only – $59.99
Xbox 360 – The Beatles: Rock Band – Software Only – $59.99
PS3 – The Beatles: Rock Band – Software Only – $59.99

I do not see a version available right now for the PS2, I wonder if they are even going to release one. It seems the PS2 version of Rock Band and Rock Band 2 has always been a limited release itself, why should this one be any different.

If you want to just track The Beatles Rock Band to be notified when the unit actually releases, be sure to sign up for NowInStock.net’s FREE in stock alerts over at our Rock Band Tracker.

Update: I just read the official press release and sure enough there is not going to be a PS2 version. At least it is not mentioned within the press release. However, there will be a Guitar Bundle version which I have yet to find on Amazon, once I do, I will add it to the tracker.

After several requests being made to track the new Street Fighter IV (4) FightSticks, we now have a new tracker on the site. Prices on eBay are getting up there, well above the $149.99 price point for the Tournament Edition or $79.99 for the Standard Edition. If you want to avoid paying these over inflated prices, be sure to sign up for our FREE in stock alerts at the Street Fighter IV Fight Stick Tracker. We also have a RSS Feed available for those who wish not to sign up for alerts.

For those not aware, GameShark is the official distributor for MadCatz products, the manufacturer of the Fight Sticks, and will more than likely receive the unit before anyone else. I suggest that you sign up for alerts to GameShark as well as the other trusted retailers in the tracker.

Just released at a variety of stores, the Nintendo DSi which has sold record numbers in Japan, is now available for Preoder at Amazon. The unit is coming out in two different colors, Matte Black and Matte Blue with a price tag of $169.99. The unit is projected to be released on April 5th, 2009.

This release date is much closer than the earlier anticipated release of Summer or Fall of 2009 here in the US. I wander if Nintendo pushed up the release date to take advantage of the strong dollar? Makes sense to me that you would choose to do this when you can clearly make more per unit now.

If you want to see all the available preorder options for the DSi, please head over to the NowInStock.net DSi tracker.

Its been over a month since I last posted an update, so I have decided to give everyone a little insight into what has been happening with NowInStock.net and the market.

Wii Inventories Stabilized

It appears that Wii inventories have finally stabilized with Wii’s being in stock for some time now at a variety of online stores including Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, and even Radio Shack. The Wii has finally run its high-demand course!

As a result of the steady inventory stream, I have DISCONTINUED all TXT alerts for the Wii via Twitter. I suggest that all users stop “following” NowInStock within Twitter as I will begin using it for future site updates and no longer for Wii stock alerts. To unsubscribe from NowInStock on Twitter, login to your Twitter account and stop “Following” NowInStock.

Google Group NowInStockWiis subscribers will continue to receive Wii alerts, however, I have removed the sign up form from the web site as there is no longer a need to use this group.

Wii Fit Inventories Stabilizing

Just like the Wii, Wii Fit inventories also continue to be steady, but a little less so than the Wii. WiiFit Twitter alerts will continue through the Twitter account NISWiiFit. Also, the WiiFit Google Group will continue to receive email updates, but like the Wii the sign up has been removed from NowInStock. You still sign up for FREE alerts, the alerts will just be distributed via my NowInStock.net alert system.

Video Game Deals Tracker

What has been taking the majority of my time over the past few months is my effort to formulate a price tracker of sorts. The initial focus of these price trackers is to monitor Amazon for price flucutations and determining when “new lowest prices ever” are reached, when “all-time lows” are hit, when “new preorders” are available for preordering, and to “view all preorders” for each specific gaming system. I am tracking a series of video game systems with this new type of price tracker including Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, DS, PSP, PS2, PC, and Mac games. Also, I have a main video games deals page where one can see the deals found each day. As you will see on the this page there is also an RSS feed for each specific system so that you can use your RSS readers and have the deals delivered autmatically daily.

I will be working on add more features as time progresses, however right now I think this service is providing very valuable information. On each specific game system page you will find a complete list of all games I could find for each respective system along with price indicators and price details by clicking the icons in the info column for each game.

Please send over your thoughts or wishes for this deal tracker. I would love to hear your input. Also, rest assured that price alerts and inventory alerts are going to be included once I flush out the system to handle these.

That is all for now. I will continue to update every month with new developments.

~ Justin

I have just set up the Nintendo DSi preorder tracker. Sign up for the free alerts and as soon as my spiders find preorders available NowInStock.net will alert you. This is the first time I am trying to find preorders without product specific URLs so please understand it may be open to errors.

While the DSi is not expected to release until Summer or Fall of 2009 in the USA and Spring 2009 for UK & Europe, there is no reason why we can’t get a step up. If you would like to sign up for DSi preorder alerts, visit the Nintendo DSi Tracker or if you are in Europe & the UK, check out the UK Europe DSi Tracker.