I just received the below email from Costco

Dear Costco Member,

You requested to be notified when the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle is available for purchase at Costco Wholesale. This item will be available for purchase on costco.com on Friday, November 17, 2006 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The item will be prominently displayed on the homepage of costco.com until it is sold out.

Due to an extremely limited supply, we can accept orders from current Costco members only on a first come, first served basis, with a limit of one unit per household. The Costco warehouses do not have units available at this time.

Orders for the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle will be shipped via UPS by Monday, November 20, 2006. Tracking information will be available on costco.com.

We hope to receive additional quantities in our warehouses and on costco.com prior to Christmas, but we do not have an estimated arrival date, or approximate quantity at this time. We apologize in advance if you are unable to purchase this item from Costco Wholesale.

97 cent Shipping on Top Toys at Walmart.com

Wal-Mart corporate says, “We currently have plans for a Thursday, Nov. 16 midnight event to launch PS3. In addition, Wal-Mart store #890 in Orlando, FL will host the Playstation Patrol truck Friday-Sunday.” As for the Wii, Wal-Mart corporate says they are currently not accepting online pre-orders due to the popular demand, but are evaluating options for additional pre-orders before the official launch on Nov. 19. The Wii pre-order is online only, not in stores. They will let Joystiq know when a decision is made regarding the pre-order. Although the “Wal-Mart Wire” speaks directly to a midnight launch for the Wii, as does the poster above, details and confirmation can not be given at this time.

Full Story: Official Wal-Mart launch details - Joystiq

Parenting Magazine Toys of the Year

Alex
$25
www.alextoys.com

Kushies Zolo Multisensory Activity Book
Kushies Baby
$23
www.kushies.com

Peek ’n’ Play Discovery Dome
Playskool
$50
www.hasbro.com

Dragonstone Castle With Inhabitants
HABA
$35
www.oompa.com

Polar Bear Touch And Stack Blocks
Small World Toys
$25
www.smallworldtoys.com

On-the-Go Vehicle Blocks
Sassy
$17
www.sassybaby.com

Wood Creations Farm
MegaBloks
$25
www.megabloks.com

Pirate Ship
International Playthings
$40
www.intplay.com

Cuddle Doll
Manhattan Toy
$20
www.manhattantoy.com

Lacing Quilt
Manhattan Toy
$15
www.manhattantoy.com

Secret Agent Pens
Wild Planet
$10 for a double pack
Manhattan Toy
$20
www.wildplanet.com

Spy Video Car
Wild Planet
$10 for a double pack
Manhattan Toy
$100
www.wildplanet.com

Wow….

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UltimateRollercoaster.com is giving away an xBox and a copy of Lucas Arts new game “Thrillville”. Sign up at UltimateRollercoaster.com for a chance to win.

Online auction giant eBay launched eBay Pop beta last week.  According to eBay.com “eBay Pop is intended to capture some of the excitement of shopping on eBay in a fun, informative and creative way – with a twist of pop culture and current events. Your feedback and comments on eBay Pop are welcome – please email us. Enjoy the site!”   Check it out here.

Following disappoint sales figures last week, www.walmart.com announced that it will be arming itself with low prices as it seeks to become the retailer of choice for the upcoming holiday season. In addition to the price cuts on a number of toys made last month by www.walmart.com , the retail giant will cut prices on a wide range of electronics to help lure in shoppers.

Best Buy’s website accidentally posted a link to PS3 Preorders yesterday.  Those who thought they lucked into the opportunity to avoid a wait outside a brick and mortar store on the 17th had their hopes of  a warm nights sleep dashed when Best Buy sent out “our bad, we didn’t mean to that” messages.  Those who tried to preorder will receive a $10 coupon from the retailer.

This past Wednesday, www.walmart.com offered a Nintendo Wii bundle on its website. The bundle included the Wii Console (which includes one remote, one nunchuck, the Wii Sports Game Disk, a power cord, sensor bar and a standard AV composite cable) an additional controller, a nunchuk controller, a Nintendo Points Card, and a choice of four games. The bundle, which should for $553 sold out before the days end.