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Retail deals of the week: June 25, 2014

This week, Australia's retailers are spruiking their little gaming bundles of joy -- including deals for Wii U fans -- and Dick Smith is cutting prices as tax time nears.

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Watch this: Retail deals of the week: June 25, 2014

JB Hi-Fi

Sony: Sony's High Performance Premium Extra Bass Headphones with built-in mic and in-line remote are half price, down to AU$99.50.

PlayStation: The Wi-Fi-enabled PS Vita 2000 is bundled with Borderlands 2 for AU$259.

Target

Nintendo: The Skylanders Swap Force Wii U Basic 8GB console is bundled with NintendoLand, Skylanders Swap Force, and three Skylanders figurines for AU$189 (down from $299).

Skylanders: Target is also offering half-price Skylanders figurines to pad out your collection.

EB Games

Nintendo: The Wii U Premium 32GB console is bundled with Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Bros. U Download and Disney Infinity Starter Pack for AU$429.

Xbox: The Xbox One is bundled with Dead Rising 3, Battlefield 4, Titanfall download, Forza 5 Download and Kinect for AU$598.

Dick Smith

Samsung: Samsung's 55-inch Full HD LED 3D Smart TV is 30 percent off, down to AU$2,029.

Asus: The 15.6" Asus Touch Screen Ultrabook with Intel Core i7, Windows 8.1, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD is $400 off, down to AU$999.

Logitech: Logitech's UE Boom speaker retails individually for AU$198, but Dick Smith is offering two for AU$299.

Tax Time: Dick Smith is also running an end of financial year sale, offering 20 percent off Toshiba and Asus notebooks over AU$500, 11 percent off the original price of Apple Macs, 10 percent off Samsung tablets and $50 off iPads worth AU$500 and over.