Gamestop PS3 and Wii Preorder: 1 week only, $50 payable ONLY in trade-ins?

[James]

If that's true I'll buy a used copy just to do it with.

James

[Cowdisease]

What? All sales tax in NJ is 7 percent. I was going to visit my DE buddies and get one for NO sales tax, but whatever. Not as much DS love down there.

I live in an Urban Enterprise Zone. Hence the 3.5%.

[Tommy Tallarico]

If that's true I'll buy a used copy just to do it with.

James

Saying that you'll find a used copy of Madden 07 is like saying you'll get around that triple bypass by picking up a used heart.

Some things are more valuable than money.

[Rated E]

Yeah I don't know what they were thinking with that one...only trade ins? I just thought that was the stupidest thing when I first heard about it, even if I'm not pre-ordering. Theres plenty of other places you can pre-order without having to deal with that bogus crap.

[avatar]

So whats the best way to make sure you get one on launch day. Am I going to have to camp out?

[GohanX]

So whats the best way to make sure you get one on launch day. Am I going to have to camp out?

Do you feel lucky?

You could preorder, and as long as you are high up on the list, you SHOULD be able to get one at launch. However, you run the risk that Nintendo can't get enough systems out and having a 360-esque shortage, and/or the store having some "You have to buy $100 of shitty accessories" crap.

Or, you can go the camping route, only to find out that five minutes before you got to the local Walmart/Bestbuy/whatever there were 50 people in line and the store only got 50.

Personally, I plan on going to EB and putting down $50 (and ONLY $50) on the preorder, assuming the 50 trade in only thing is bullshit. The week before launch, I will get the guys to check to make sure that I am high enough on the list to get a system at launch, since they should know how many systems they have by then. Keep in mind, if launch is on a Sunday, they SHOULD actually have the systems by Thursday or Friday.

If something happens and I am able to get one from them, I will cancel the preorder, and move the credit to one of the games instead. They won't give you money back, which is why you don't use more than $50. Then, go camping at walmart/Best Buy/whatever.

Honestly though, Nintendo is generally much better at this kind of thing than Sony or Microsoft. I would imagine that it shouldn't be too difficult to get the Wii, preorder or not. If I remember correctly, you could walk in and buy a Gamecube or DS at launch. The original Gameboy Advance was slightly harder, but if one store was sold out the store right next to them had some in stock.

[Geen]

Gamecube I remember being a mix bag. Places were selling out, but you could still find places with them.
GBA I remember selling pretty quickly.
I was walking into DSes on the launch Sunday in 2004, but then it seemed like it disappeared after the inital launch.
For all the "crazy mad sales" the DS Lite has been having I still saw that system everywhere since it came out.

I have some credit between two Gamestops right now, but once I use that credit I'm through with them. I'm sick of their attutide, I'm sick of having used shit thrown in my face, and I'm sick of stupid shit like this (Which I do believe is real because I can see them doing shit like this).
I've hated EB for years, though, so this is nothing new on my part. November 19th camping at Target! Woot!

[Razor Ramon]

Union City, NJ Sales Tax - 3.5%
New York City Sales Tax - 8.something%

Thanks, but no thanks.

You live in Union City? Hai2u, I boxed at the shit gym on 9th and Palisades. Wanna meet up, do stuff, and tell TNL about it?

[Cowdisease]

You live in Union City? Hai2u, I boxed at the shit gym on 9th and Palisades. Wanna meet up, do stuff, and tell TNL about it?

Only if mayhem, explosions, and a police chase are involved.

[Videodrone]

According to Neo GAF, trading in Madden 07 gets you the 50 dollars needed for the preorder and a free copy of Zelda.

I'm sure EB/GS will drop the the values of many higher trade-ins Monday morning.