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General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: scott on February 04, 2013, 06:38:37 pm
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Looks like Amazon has it listed as out of stock again. And the reseller assholes are trying to jack the price up on it again. Total bullshit. This is one thing I hate about gaming culture currently.
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I got my copy last week, HA!
Weird that US stores would be having trouble getting the game in...
It is quite bullshit that people are jacking the price up just because retailers are late on getting it in stock.
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My estimated delivery date is still Feb 6th from Amazon. But I think I'll be one of the ones getting it pushed back. No big deal though. I'm currently playing 2 different RPGs and a SHMUP.
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I just stopped by Gamestop and had my fears confirmed re: why I never got a text message from them to pick up my preorder - they haven't received their batch either. They said it might not arrive until the 8th...? I'm in the same boat as Scott, though - no time to play the game right now anyway.
If anything, I went ahead and preordered the 3DS bundle... It's just so pretty, and I figure I can leave it sealed and sell it if I need to.
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Ya. I don't really care either. I could use it being a little late. Since I'm pretty broke anyway and this year's snowboarding trip is painful on the 'ol wallet. So if it doesn't come for a week, even, I'd still be ok w/ it.
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I just stopped by Gamestop and had my fears confirmed re: why I never got a text message from them to pick up my preorder - they haven't received their batch either. They said it might not arrive until the 8th...?
That seems to be the same story everywhere
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This is what I get for not reading my Twitter feed for the last two weeks...
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This is what I get for not reading my Twitter feed for the last two weeks...
No one really knew until today.
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I saw the "shipping delay" notice on Amazon for the last week or two, but assumed maybe it was just for their shipper, not necessarily almost all US shipments. But ah well. There were some mentions of it in news articles yesterday, too, apparently.
I'm fine with the delay as long as I get my two artbooks :P
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Instead of pre-ordering from a local Gamestop store (as I'd do ~90% of the time); possibly just out of laziness :P
I just pre-ordered on-line from GS...when I checked my e-mails this morning - there was a shipping confirmation for my 2 copies (+2 art books) / here's to more, future laziness ;)
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Ya. I have Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate on pre-order via their online store. Mainly because I didn't want to worry about if some putz clerk would forget to give me my bonus. ha
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Ya. I have Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate on pre-order via their online store. Mainly because I didn't want to worry about if some putz clerk would forget to give me my bonus. ha
Yeah - I'm seriously considering turning my 'exception' (of ordering from 'em on-line instead of at the store)...into my *rule*!
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... it's happened before. :\
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I preordered one copy in store and the other online but *shipped* to the store (so I don't have to pay shipping costs). Here's hoping that I get both artbooks!
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I preordered one copy in store and the other online but *shipped* to the store (so I don't have to pay shipping costs). Here's hoping that I get both artbooks!
That's not a bad way to do things, either :)
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Artbook and game get!
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8447778321_2531020be3_z.jpg)
The manager said their shipment included less than the number of preorders they actually took. So he only let me have one of my two preorders :\
Hopefully I'll still get a book for the second order.
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That's a load of crap.
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That's a load of crap.
Right? Maybe in the future I'll have a friend preorder under their name...
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That's a load of crap.
Right? Maybe in the future I'll have a friend preorder under their name...
Maybe in the future, you'll stop buying from GameStop and start pre-ordering on Amazon instead. ;)
Honestly, that's where 99% of my preorders go now. Only the VERY RARE cases do I still go back to GS. Mainly because of the douchebaggery involved w/ them constantly begging you got magazine subs and preorders. ha
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That's a load of crap.
Right? Maybe in the future I'll have a friend preorder under their name...
Maybe in the future, you'll stop buying from GameStop and start pre-ordering on Amazon instead. ;)
Honestly, that's where 99% of my preorders go now. Only the VERY RARE cases do I still go back to GS. Mainly because of the douchebaggery involved w/ them constantly begging you got magazine subs and preorders. ha
Ha, I never preordered with them before really, but when they started offering GS-exclusive swag, well... Did the Amazon ones come with an artbook too?
I probably should've had GS just send me the online order, but I didn't want to pay $5 and find that it didn't come with an artbook either.
Not a huge problem if I end up without the other artbook. I was going to return the second copy of the game anyway :P
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Ha ya it did.
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Ha ya it did.
Nice. Well, lesson learned :) I usually try to see if Amazon will have the preorder as well and go through them if so. I've already preordered Soul Hackers and EOIV with them..
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What? I don't even
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Fire-Emblem-Awakening-Nintendo-3DS-Bonus-Art-Book-US-Version-/170983151583?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14295%26meid%3D5416372079372645456%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1095%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D261159600906%26
Is it really so hard to find? The book is only going for about $10 or so on eBay, so I don't imagine why some people have already paid over $100 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fire-Emblem-Awakening-Nintendo-3DS-PRE-ORDER-BONUS-/261159600906?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cce53430a&nma=true&si=RZcLbQGoRx9Y1iqVWNvquqcYAUY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557) on the bundle.
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Just went by my local GS to bug them about my second copy of FE:A, artbook, and the 3DS bundle.
The clerk said the bundle will be in this Friday, but there are less being shipped than preordered (I might've been the slacker preorder as I only asked for it on the 4th).
He also said that there will not be a second shipment of physical copies of the game coming to them until the first week of March.
March.
I asked him why, and he said that they wanted to push the eShop version of the game. He and I commiserated that this was unfair to both the store and the fans as we knew that fans of the series would really want the physical version of the game. The fact that a good amount of people preordered and that the store was provided less copies than were reserved just leaves everyone disappointed.
What's the point of preordering if it's a gamble that you'll even get the game on launch?
At least I got a second artbook out of the whole thing - never hurts to ask.
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Amazon sent me a notice that my copy shipped late last night. So I guess I could see mine within the next couple days. No idea if I'm still getting the artbook or not until I open the package...
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My copy is out for delivery! And yet this morning i get a notice in the email that Amazon:
"Dear Amazon.com Customer,
Your purchase of "Fire Emblem: Awakening" for the Nintendo 3DS is experiencing further shipping delays from the manufacturer. Amazon apologizes for this inconvenience with your order.
Sincerely,
The Amazon Video Games Team"
Maybe they'll ship me a second one "on accident"! haha
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My copy is out for delivery! And yet this morning i get a notice in the email that Amazon:
"Dear Amazon.com Customer,
Your purchase of "Fire Emblem: Awakening" for the Nintendo 3DS is experiencing further shipping delays from the manufacturer. Amazon apologizes for this inconvenience with your order.
Sincerely,
The Amazon Video Games Team"
Maybe they'll ship me a second one "on accident"! haha
That seems really...strange ???
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My only guess is they sent me a notice because they send it to all people who had it on pre order. And since I have this and Soul Hackers on order together it still counted my order as open? Idk
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My only guess is they sent me a notice because they send it to all people who had it on pre order. And since I have this and Soul Hackers on order together it still counted my order as open? Idk
Yeah, I guess that would explain it better & make some more sense.
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Still don't even have an estimated ship date from Amazon on my copy. Not too pleased over here :/
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Still don't even have an estimated ship date from Amazon on my copy. Not too pleased over here :/
That sucks :(
This is probably the 1st time, that I can say (well, w/ a straight face, at least) that I feel *Lucky* for pre-ordering from Gamestop :o
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This is probably the 1st time, that I can say (well, w/ a straight face, at least) that I feel *Lucky* for pre-ordering from Gamestop :o
Yeah, I'd have jumped on it a LOT sooner if I'd seen news about the artbook beforehand, and if I'd known Nintendo was going to completely drop the ball every step of the way on supply. Ah well... at least I've got Radiant Dawn?
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Nintendo seems to have slipped a little bit on their releases lately. I know this and Pokemon Conquest both seemed to be poorly prepared for retail. I'm not sure on any others off the top of my head at the moment.
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Ooh, I might've spoken too soon... still no date on Amazon, but there's a pending charge for it that apparently hit my bank account yesterday.
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Oh nice. *crosses fingers*
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I'm really hoping they didn't drop the ball further and I have an artbook sitting in the box w/ my game. I won't know until I get home from work though. But I'll post an update either way. I'm leaning toward "it's totally in there", but I can't help but feel "meh, it's prolly not in there" too.
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I'm really hoping they didn't drop the ball further and I have an artbook sitting in the box w/ my game. I won't know until I get home from work though. But I'll post an update either way. I'm leaning toward "it's totally in there", but I can't help but feel "meh, it's prolly not in there" too.
*Crosses Fingers*...
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Disappointment.
I hold in my hand, Fire Emblem: Awakening. Without an art book. That's saddening. I guess my pessimistic attitude was well placed.
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From the chat I had with a GS employee, I have a feeling that it was less "dropping the ball" and more "Nintendo thinks people will buy from the eShop anyway." I want retail copies of my games, but I know all the big companies are hoping we'll do the legwork and download the games ourselves. It saves them so much more money that way.
The rumors of Microsoft's next console banning used games doesn't help...
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Well, no artbook for me, but looks like that checking account charge was accurate - my copy shipped from Amazon about an hour or two ago :)
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That's cool, glad it's on the way! I played a little bit of it last night and it's really fun, I can't wait to put some more play into it. But not sure when I'll be able to. It did make me kick myself, for never getting into the series sooner...
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That's cool, glad it's on the way! I played a little bit of it last night and it's really fun, I can't wait to put some more play into it. But not sure when I'll be able to. It did make me kick myself, for never getting into the series sooner...
I have the same regret. I didn't have a GBA, and didn't buy a GameCube until after it was pretty much done with, so I missed out on Path of Radiance when it was still reasonably priced. Ever since, I've adopted a policy with Nintendo that I would start buying games before I buy the system, since they seem to discontinue games far more quickly than MS and Sony.
I picked up a used Wii only a few months ago, but snatched up stuff like Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn several months before that. Same deal with the 3DS, though I'm thinking I'll pick one up next month instead of waiting until it's a dead platform :p
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Ok, I'm a little pissed, but I also feel like my FE 3DS is prettier. So there.
http://operationrainfall.com/fire-emblem-3dsxl-available-to-pre-order/
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Ya the reg 3DS is a lot better looking.
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Ok, I'm a little pissed, but I also feel like my FE 3DS is prettier. So there.
http://operationrainfall.com/fire-emblem-3dsxl-available-to-pre-order/
"Re-assurance" topic? :o
J/k Deso & Scott :)
I'll agree that, while the DS *IS* prettier...I'd also be slightly pissed...and trade-in my pretty 3-DS for a bigger-screened 3-DS-XL in a second :-\
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You guys all prefer the standard 3DS to the XL? I'm curious, because I really like my DSi XL compared to the smaller one, but the dimensions on the 3DS XL seem almost too big.
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I like portability. In that aspect, I don't think I'd take an XL anywhere. Actually, I also prefer my GBA Micro vs the GBA SP. I think the XLs are kinda fugly too, and prefer the shell of the regular 3DS and think it looks pretty sweet.
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I wouldn't mind having a 3DS XL, but comparing the Fire Emblem 3DS to the 3DS XL, I would still pick the 3DS version. It's just a lot slicker looking. I really don't care for the exterior of the current 3DS XLs... they look kinda cheesy somehow. I guess it reminds me of Nerf (3)DS cases?
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You guys all prefer the standard 3DS to the XL? I'm curious, because I really like my DSi XL compared to the smaller one, but the dimensions on the 3DS XL seem almost too big.
Personally, I only prefer the Special-Edition Fire Emblem 3-DS over the standard looking 3-DS-XL.
When it comes to handheld gaming, though:
(1). I'll taking a bigger screen/better functionality over looks every time, and
(2). I wish *EVERY* handheld would follow the PSP's "TV-Out" option - I guess it might be hard for Ninty due to its double screens, though...
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2). I wish *EVERY* handheld would follow the PSP's "TV-Out" option - I guess it might be hard for Ninty due to its double screens, though...
They could prolly pull it off by outputting the top screen and still using the bottom touch screen. Kinda like how Final fantasy Crystal Chronicles worked with a GBA as a controller and utility screen. Wouldn't be optimal for games that use both for a play field tho.
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I wouldn't mind having a 3DS XL, but comparing the Fire Emblem 3DS to the 3DS XL, I would still pick the 3DS version. It's just a lot slicker looking. I really don't care for the exterior of the current 3DS XLs... they look kinda cheesy somehow. I guess it reminds me of Nerf (3)DS cases?
I like the basic design of the XL, but I get the sense that it's just MASSIVE looking. I don't really understand why they felt they needed to make it larger than the DSi XL, or why they made the top screen larger than the bottom one.
Knowing me, it'll probably come down to price and color. Part of the reason I wanted my DSi XL so bad in the first was that it was blue :p
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A second wave came by my local GS. Does anyone need a copy of FE:A?
Scott, I also got another artbook with this one in case you still need one. They have a whole drawer full of them... I wish I could've asked for more, but I really don't want to come off as greedy(er).
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A second wave came by my local GS. Does anyone need a copy of FE:A?
Scott, I also got another artbook with this one in case you still need one. They have a whole drawer full of them... I wish I could've asked for more, but I really don't want to come off as greedy(er).
Got my copy of FE:A, and a very nicely discounted blue/black XL ($169.99 was too good to pass up!), but if you happen to get another artbook, let me know :p
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A second wave came by my local GS. Does anyone need a copy of FE:A?
Scott, I also got another artbook with this one in case you still need one. They have a whole drawer full of them... I wish I could've asked for more, but I really don't want to come off as greedy(er).
Got my copy of FE:A, and a very nicely discounted blue/black XL ($169.99 was too good to pass up!), but if you happen to get another artbook, let me know :p
Sure thing! You're third in line after Scott and another friend. Also, I might bug them in a few weeks about the artbooks if they still have any around...
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That would be very cool of you, thanks :)
(especially considering we don't know each other, lol)
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That would be very cool of you, thanks :)
(especially considering we don't know each other, lol)
Ah, it's your lucky day! I dropped by GS today after you and the others suggested preordering Project X Zone yesterday, and the clerk asked me to let any friends know if they still need FE:A since they can now start ordering them again easily without restrictions.
I said I'd ask around but that I'd definitely be asking them again about the artbooks if they're still around after some time.
He said they just had one copy of the game left in-house but had three artbooks still, so he gave me the extra two!
So that means I have 3 extras, and since you're number 3 on the list, looks like your "dibs" worked out :)
PM me your address, and I'll send it out the next time I'm by the post office.
I have to thank all the members of VGC who've encouraged me to go the route of "can't hurt to ask" with the GS employees...
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Got myself an art book thanks to a friend of mine! Plus we got to talk a bit and catch up since I haven't seen him in a long time.
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He said they just had one copy of the game left in-house but had three artbooks still, so he gave me the extra two!
So that means I have 3 extras, and since you're number 3 on the list, looks like your "dibs" worked out :)
PM me your address, and I'll send it out the next time I'm by the post office.
I have to thank all the members of VGC who've encouraged me to go the route of "can't hurt to ask" with the GS employees...
Hell yeah! Nicely done on working the GS mojo :)
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Anyone get the free DLC yet? I think the last chance to download it is this week.
I'm curious if the DLC stays even between game slots; I assume so, but thought I'd see if anyone's tested this yet or heard anything. Also, does DLC get registered to the Nintendo account or...?
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I'm working on playing up to that point... so I can download it, it ends on the 6th.
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I keep seeing 5th and 6th, so I'm going to try to do it as soon as I can. I assume it's registered to your account, like other eShop items, to be redownloaded if necessary.
http://fireemblem.nintendo.com/connect/index.html#/com4/ says "free until 3/5." I'm guessing it disappears on the 6th. Also, the discount for the 3-pack will go away then, too.
Darn you, Nintendo! *shakes fist* I need mah moneys.
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For those of you with the retail box, I thought this was pretty cool. I might try it for my copy:
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7c3d3e71f901877ed30337163dfe3b5/tumblr_mhk8hnuu9N1qefp03o2_r1_500.jpg)
http://mitsukootsuki.tumblr.com/post/42044643394/i-was-watching-some-unboxing-videos-of-fire-emblem
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Oh.. I'm gonna do that!
May have to do something similar to EOIV to dress it up a little too. :(
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Oh.. I'm gonna do that!
May have to do something similar to EOIV to dress it up a little too. :(
Yeah, I like the idea a lot for those "green" cases. I hate how flimsy they are, but if I can make them colorful inside (especially if they don't even have a manual *ahem*EOIV) that'd help a lot.
For games with lots of playable characters like FE:A and EOIV, I think it'd be easy to design something quickly.
If you do do something with EOIV, lemme know! I'd love to see.
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Nice avatar! Ha
And will do, I may throw something together tonight.
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Nice avatar! Ha
Haha, I wish it were a little bigger, honestly, but I know you know what it looks like at fullscale.