This week, Kirby's Return to Dream Land arrived for the Wii. And the reviews are decidedly... lukewarm. Fortunately for you, there's a superior Kirby game for Wii - and we're giving it away this week!
Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of the best reviewed games on the Wii, and the top Kirby game ever. And it has YARN. C'mon, you know you want to play it. You know, with your kids. Yeah, they'll eat it up. And you can just... watch. Riiight.
Whatever your motivation, here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:
- Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
- Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Kirby's Epic Yarn at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/thTjXc #bgnfsf
- Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
- Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!
If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.
If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!
You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:
Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.
NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!
You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)
Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, November 2 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.
We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).
Want Epic Yarn SO BAD!
Also tweeted it up under the same name.
Thank you kindly.
Always looking for a win so why not.
Also tweeted as PuppetMasterXB
thanks for the contest
retweeted as @dwb6
http://twitter.com/#!/dwb6/status/129835549866467328
Definitely want this! Retweeted as @wheredabiscuits
tweeted @iscariotx13
thanks for the chance
Thanks for the giveaway!
@Jragon274
Tweeted as @NathanOfLight
Thanks for these contests!
Sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway.
@Gram_Cracker
I'm in and I'm not embarrassed to say it's for me!
Twitter: @al3xgo
Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/al3xgo/status/129921877782175744
Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for the contest.
Thanks!
@yewdee
Kirby FTW!
@doubleD215
http://twitter.com/#!/doubleD215/statuses/129967259014791169
I never got to this game, and I would dust off my Wii for this one. Thanks for the contest!
tweeted as @TimBledsoe
I have never played a Kirby game before..is that bad :X..I was actually thinking of picking up the new one but with so many games coming out,I'm hesitant.But I would love to win this and see why people are in love with the lil pink guy :P
Twitter:Hestar69 http://twitter.com/#!/Hestar69/status/129981066084749312
I-tunes:Hestar
It will be mine. oh yes it will be mine!
@UltimoRey
Thanks!
@xenoea
I was mad at myself for missing the awesome game last week but I wont miss this week thats for sure.
tweeted @anthrodude1
Love Kirby, thanks again.
Tweeted as @ropes
Forgot to put my twitter
@IgnoredAccount
Thanks for the chance :D
Retweeted @hbluft
Woooooo! Kirby! Yeah!
AWESOME Thanks for the chance
@Nikibaby219
I'm in! @staulcub
Kirby! Thanks for this !
@_Ludono_
I'd love to have this game for my sister and I to play through together. :D
http://twitter.com/#!/FridgeBeard/status/129998506265034753
Good luck everyone
I retweeted @BeatVega85
I'm in. Thanks for the giveaway!
Tweeted as MCBebop.
Free games are always welcomed. :)
My how fast time passes. I remember just playing this, then Kirby Mass Attack, and just yesterday Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Thanks BGN, this will make a great gift.
Enter me! Thanks. Tweeted @dittotweeto.
http://twitter.com/#!/manasteel88/status/130026889191489536
Tweeted, so please match me up!
@manasteel88
I think that my fiance would love to play this...yeah and me too! I also tweeted it under the same twitter name: http://twitter.com/#!/djnealb/status/130028413091188736
I've never played a Kirby Game. I 've read that they are really good.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
Count me in!
Thanks for the giveaway! :D
I would really love to play this game :). Thanks.
I want some yarn! I feel like knitting!
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/BrianIMdiesel/status/130051316432117760
Best of luck to all!
@GohanEgret
Postin' for the win, thanks for the giveaway!
good luck everyone! :)
I love kirby! it would be awesome to win this game!!! Thanks for the chance!
Woo was a little reluctant to pick this up, hopefully waiting for a good deal will finally pay off! Thanks for the opportunity.
I love me some Kirby and don't have this one, so here goes nothin
Awesome i still have not played kirby yet.
I forgot about this game :D
@Darklurkr23 Rtd
I love the games art direction
retweet @norbody cares
Thanks for the opportunity! Kirby is awesome :)
would be cool to win!
@starkeee
This reminds me of an n64 yoshi storybook game. I remember loving it!
I know I just won BlazBlue....BUT KIRBY IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE VIDEO GAME CHARACTER. OF ALL TIME. IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Anyway, this gives me a good excuse to dust off my good ol' Wii. I also tweeted on Twitter about it from @drpixl, thanks guys! ^_^
Definitely count me in! Thanks for the chance!
Love me some Kirby!
tweeted under Nanaya name as well
Retweeted @AkariK. Thanks for the giveaway!
wow a great prize i hope i can win it
@aznxchunky
Thank you for the giveaway! Here's to hoping.
Thanks for another awesome contest! RT'd as @secretclean and linked the RT in my URL field.
Retweeted as 'SlappyBag9'
Thanks for this, and good luck everyone :D
I love kirby games. i would love to play this one, thanks!
twitter: @daknickerbocker
http://twitter.com/#!/FrozenCard
Thanks for the contest! Good luck :)
Thanks for the contest!
I played this game at a friend's house and fell in love with it.
Twitter: @tejan55
I love me some kirby!!!
twitter: @3DMOli
I love this game but my older brother lost it. My little sister is so sad it was lost and I said I would get her a new copy.
twitter: @larson_rick
Thanks for the awesome contest!
I tweeted it too
@bearquat3
In for the Win!
Awesome contest!
I retweeted as @WesWarlord and reviewed the podcast as WesWarlord.
The winner is: 36. BIPPLE!
Congrats!
Big things coming once I hit and maintain 1500 followers (about 8 or so to go).