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

[Razor Ramon]

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

Sorry, I don't own any GTA games.

[Cowutopia]

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chronoso 74 (2:17:40 AM): the ikea and the toys r us and such in elizabeth are in the zone
chronoso 74 (2:17:42 AM): that's nice"
Huh. Might go there instead of just driving up my street to the Ikea here next time I need bookshelves.

[Yoshi]

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

That's the best euphamism for ghetto ever.

[DougDaBroadcasta]

It's fake guys. Guaranteed.

[Dipstick]

It's fake guys. Guaranteed.

Not quite. From GoNintendo:

Here’s the deal with the “trade $50 worth of stuff for a pre-order deposit” rumor. This rumor is true…however there is a catch. As of right now, Gamestop is doing a test run of this “offer” in the state of Hawaii and the island of Guam ONLY.All the details you posted last night are correct, but as of right now, this is only going to take place in the aforementioned regions (Hawaii & Guam).

The second call was to Software Etc. #1366 (which is owned by Gamestop) in Honolulu at (808) 947-1164. He gave me the entire set of details (mentioned above) and said that he had received numerous complaints about the programs since it was announced yesterday. He said they expect a large crowd on Monday when the “trade your entire game collection for a Wii/PS3 pre-order” program begins.

So the program is real, but they're giving it a 'test run' in the fringes of America first. It seems to be generating a lot of complaints but they also expect a lot of business... so who knows if this gets beyond the trial phase.

[dakidski]

The prices they give are fucking terrible. They are basically a monopoly, they set the price they give and the price they sell it at. And they don't give you what its worth or even close to it (if they can sell a used version of a game that sells for $40 for $36, the price they give you for it, like $15, is not fair by definition).

Yeah, that does unfair. I guess it doesn't bother me much coz I mostly stay clear of the brand new expensive titles. The games I buy are in the 20$ price range, which they usually buy back for around 15$. I guess it varies locally how cheap they are. Last time I used them, they gave me 205$ for 8 mediocre GC games. I felt that was very fair.

[Diff-chan]

Yeah, that does unfair. I guess it doesn't bother me much coz I mostly stay clear of the brand new expensive titles. The games I buy are in the 20$ price range, which they usually buy back for around 15$. I guess it varies locally how cheap they are. Last time I used them, they gave me 205$ for 8 mediocre GC games. I felt that was very fair.

Umm.. they give about $4 or $5 for games that are $20 new here.

[ChaoofNee]

Fine. But the first person to say 'XBOX 360 SUX LOL KEKEKE' (or the real life equivalent) gets a stylus right in the fucking eye.

It's fairly hilarious, honestly. Most of the people there really are just that sad.

Although, taking out a PSP at the front of the line to see Miyamoto was suicide. According to a friend, they almost killed someone.

[Joust Williams]

Yeah, mediocre GC games would definitely not get you 25 dollars here.

[Port]

It's fairly hilarious, honestly. Most of the people there really are just that sad.

Although, taking out a PSP at the front of the line to see Miyamoto was suicide. According to a friend, they almost killed someone.

That's what I'm talking about. Sad is definitely the keyword. Although I'd like to wait outside the store for Miyamoto next time he swings by, I don't think I'd be able to take such idiotic bullshit.