New Zealand’s biggest price and product comparison site, PriceSpy, has revealed that Mighty Ape has been crowned Shop of the Year for 2020.

Liisa Matinvesi-Bassett, New Zealand country manager for PriceSpy, says: “For a third consecutive year, Mighty Ape has been crowned Shop of the Year by the dedicated and loyal users of PriceSpy.”

Voted for by PriceSpy users, Shop of the Year is the people’s choice award – and one retailers should be extremely proud to receive.

Gracie MacKinlay, Chief Sales and Marketing Gorilla at Mighty Ape, says: “We are very humbled to be voted PriceSpy Shop of the Year 2020 for a third year in a row.  

“It’s been a turbulent year for many, so we are grateful to be in a business that has allowed us to continue to serve our customers. We’re very thankful to our customers who have trusted us to deliver throughout this time.

“Customers are always at the heart of all the decisions we make and we’re constantly looking for ways to be the best that we can be. 

“This award is an awesome recognition of our efforts by the public and we want to continue to wow and delight our customers.”

To help end this crazy year on a high and to celebrate this huge win, PriceSpy has teamed up with Mighty Ape and 8-Bit Island to give away a Mighty Ape voucher, worth $100.  To enter, jump on this link!

Make sure you download the PriceSpy app here as well to get all your price comparison needs in one app.

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Want a free headset?

I’m sure you do, well our friends at SADES have hooked us up with 2 SNUKs to giveaway to 2 of our lucky readers.

Click HERE to enter now!

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Don’t pretend it’s actually July, we all know 2020 is a living nightmare.

8-Bit Island has teamed up with New Zealand’s biggest impartial price and product comparison site, PriceSpy, to give away two of the most clicked-on games from May to make things feel all the sweeter now that we’re back to (almost) normal.

Liisa Matinvesi-Bassett, New Zealand country manager for PriceSpy, says: “According to our historical click data for the month of May, gamers seem to be going all out for Nintendo, with the top two most-clicked on games for the month being Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch).

Liisa continues: “Dropping two places in the popularity rankings this month was Final Fantasy VII – Remake (PS4) – and the old favourite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS4), which originally launched in September 2019, placed an impressive number four eight months after it first released.

“The Last of Us: Part II (PS4) was found to be the fifth most clicked-on games for May, one month before it’s release, indicating it’s already going to be a bit of a winner!

Certainly Blair thought so in his review. And in his second, spoiler-filled review.

When looking to buy any games, whether it be a brand new release or an old favourite that stands the test of time, PriceSpy strongly recommend gamers do important pricing research before they buy, as this important step can help save hundreds if not thousands of dollars in the long run.

That’s money that could be put towards a new game or console… like, hmmm, a PS5 or XBox OneX?

Catch Up and Win!

If you’ve not yet managed to play any of the top games, the good news is PriceSpy has teamed up with 8-Bit Island to give away two of the top two games for May.

To stand a chance of winning, enter our giveaway below and remember, you can download the PriceSpy app here.

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It’s game on between Nintendo and Sony PlayStation

New insights from the fully impartial price and product comparison site, PriceSpy, reveals Nintendo has pipped Sony PlayStation to the post this month, as Pokemon Sword claims the top spot as most popular* game for January.

Liisa Matinvesi-Bassett, New Zealand country manager for PriceSpy, says: “Based on our historical click data, even though four out of the five most popular games for January were found to be from PlayStation, the overall most popular game was Pokemon Sword for Nintendo Switch.

“Pokemon Sword launched in November 2019 with an RRP of $99.  Normally, after two to three months after a game has launched, we would expect to see it drop significantly in price, so help it appear more competitively priced against other new releases and to encourage further sales to occur.

“However, according to our historical pricing insights, despite Pokemon Sword being almost three months old in January, the price point remained fairly static, dropping just 12 per cent compared to the RRP price at launch.

“The same cannot be said for the other top four games from PlayStation.  For example, even though Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order launched around the same time as Pokemon Sword, our historical pricing data in January revealed it dropped in price by almost 40 per cent (39 per cent) compared to its RRP at launch.

“Similarly the third most popular game in, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, also offered gamers a rather attractive 39 per cent off its original RRP in January.”

Pokemon all the way to the bank

Liisa concludes: “Based on these findings, consumer demand for Pokemon Sword still remains to be fairly high, without the need for Nintendo to discount the product to entice consumers back in.  PlayStation on the other hand seem to be using a different tactic, offering gamers the opportunity to pick up a relatively new game at a bargain price a few months after release.”

“Interestingly, when you look at today’s pricing insights for all top five games in January, 80 per cent have increased in price, highlighting the need for gamers to always carry out important price research before they actually buy.”

“Using a website or app like PriceSpy can help shoppers save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in the long run.”

Win with PriceSpy and 8-Bit Island

If you’ve not yet managed to play any of the top games, the good news is PriceSpy has teamed up with 8-Bit Island to give away two of the top two games for January.

To stand a chance of winning, enter our giveaway below and remember, you can download the PriceSpy app here.

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To celebrate the release of Blood and Truth on PlayStation VR, CultureJam has an amazing prize for all you budding crime lords, courtesy of our friends at PlayStation NZ.

This prize pack includes a copy of Blood and Truth (which is pretty bloody good), a PSVR Starter Pack, and a couple of Move controllers to help you navigate the underbelly of London with grace and gusto.

To enter, let us know where you’d like PSVR to take you after you get back from Blood and Truth’s gritty London. Lisbon? Los Angeles? The literal Moon? Nothing’s impossible.

Competition closes at 12 noon NZT on Friday, June 21. Find images of this amazing prize pack below.

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