Preo-ordering games is a load of (s word). The only reason I can see myself pre-ordering a game would be if they had a super special deal that comes with the game if you pre-order (such as a free couple month suscribtion to a magazine etc..) but nothing else.I felt bad for the idiots who pre ordered Brawl at Best Buy, Toys R Us and those other big name stores. They were sold out within an hour (maybe less). I strolled myself down my local independant gamestore and bought Brawl a day early.Preordering puts a chain around your neck and virtually forces you to buy off whoever you pre ordered off of.I finally realized, you don't need to pr ...
Not really, you can always cancel it, which is what I'm going to do.
[QUOTE=''theweakbear'']Not really, you can always cancel it, which is what I'm going to do.[/QUOTE]Oh ok, well there's that too I guess but it's still bull. I hate waiting in lines.
I pre-ordered Brawl and I'm glad I did. I walked in the store, said ''I want to pick up a copy of Brawl'' they asked if I had a pre-order, I said yea, and they said ''good, because if you didn't you'd be out of luck. We only got 10 copies left, out of the 100 or so we got''. Sure I could have went around to other stores, but why chance it? I thought ''Heck, there'd be enough Wiis out there'' and I had to wait 2 weeks after launch to get mine. I pre-order games I want, I don't mind to spend the extra money. And if there's a good deal going on then I'll just move my money over to another pre-order and get the game at that store.
preorderd and got a ten dollar gift card :D
thank goodness for big box stores.all the independant stores only had a few copies reserved for pre-orders, and weren't very helpful for when they would get more. Then i strolled over to Bestbuy and they had too many copies to know what to do with, and they give you a free random hat.
well i live on Guam so that mean:1. theres only one gamestop near by (no walmarts,bestbuys, toysrus, or targets)2 supplies are limited3 some release dates are a few days lateso pre ordering for me is a good idea. its not like it costs extra money anyway
I don't really preorder any more because it's not like I can't wait a few days if a game really does sell out in my city. That's pretty rare though. I really doubt that Brawl is gonna sell out everywhere. I'll pick it up sometime this week or maybe even next week, I'm kinda busy.
I walked into Best Buy at 6:30 pm and saw a whole shelf of them... I wasn't to worried about getting a copy
I never pre-order. I usually have enough patience to wait a day or two before getting a game, no matter how hyped it is, and most times there are lots of places around me where I can just drop by and pick up a copy. Games are relatively easy to find; it's snagging a system that can bring you trouble.
[QUOTE=''bionicle_lover'']preorderd and got a ten dollar gift card :D[/QUOTE]ya that is the same reason why i preordered mine at circuit city. i only pre order games if they offer a deal with it.
well honestly it's good to receive a gift card but also bad in a way. Think about it. You can't use the gift card on your purchase only on another purchase which means you'll end up spending money in the future. And all of you guys are acting like you loose money when you pre-order. It's just a game you'll have a copy and you'll do just one trip. No need to waste gas driving around places. True however Brawl isn't a sellout game. When I was looking for Gears of War or even Halo i had a lot of trouble.
For those of you that don't know when you pre-order it deucts your final pay it doesn't add to the bill.
[QUOTE=''Arcanine_88'']I pre-ordered Brawl and I'm glad I did. I walked in the store, said ''I want to pick up a copy of Brawl'' they asked if I had a pre-order, I said yea, and they said ''good, because if you didn't you'd be out of luck. We only got 10 copies left, out of the 100 or so we got''. Sure I could have went around to other stores, but why chance it? I thought ''Heck, there'd be enough Wiis out there'' and I had to wait 2 weeks after launch to get mine. I pre-order games I want, I don't mind to spend the extra money. And if there's a good deal going on then I'll just move my money over to another pre-order and get the game at that store. [/QUOTE]I pre-order my games too, cuz there's no independent game shops in my region, only the big name retailers (EBGames, BestBuy...).But what you said about ''spend the extra money,'' it's not really true. You prepay a portion of the sale price of the game, and once the game arrives, that pre-paid amount is deducted from the total.
True and Sam's Club had it and other stores but I bought mine online.
I bought mine from Target. gift cards ftw. :)
Its good to pre-order when you know:
1. You're getting a pre-order goodie or goodies
2. You know the game will be in limited supply ( Zack %26 Wiki )
Other than that, there is no point.
The day Gears of War came out EVERY EB Games and Gamestop were sold out because of pre orders, so I went to my local Target and they had about 20 in stock..... same with SMG, and Halo 3 at K Mart they had like 60 on the shelf..... I never pre order, if you go to one of the ''non'' gaming stores they usually have them in stock, at least in my experience.
Pre-ordering is bull crap? Boy you dont know what your talking about. Pre-ordering a game isnt a commiment, you arent paying extra nor are you giving away your money. If you decided to cancel you can come in and get your money back. And pre-ordering isnt worthless, for some titles and in some areas it is a necessity.
My store recieved 190 copies, and guess how many pre-orders we recieved? 190. At open we were sold out to the general customer. By 2p(remember malls open at 12) The entire mall(walmart, toysru, hmv, etc) was sold out. I had people all day long coming in and asking for it. Were they **** outta luck, you betcha. Why because they either didnt pre-order or didnt get out of bed soon enough to get it
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