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#1 jono

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:16 PM

I just got back from pre-ordering the Wii U deluxe edition along with Rayman Legends and I learned quite a bit. First off, if you have a powerup card, Gamestop is the place to pre-order. you can place pre-orders for only 25 dollars, and reserve all games for only five bucks. It's awesome.

Now, the first thing I learned was about the pre-order numbers. Gamestop has evidently been really pushing pushing Wii U pre-orders, and they've been getting them. According to the clerk (one of the best employees I've ever met BTW) they've gotten TONS in just the first few hours, I saw two people getting pre-orders as I went in (both getting at least a half dozen games). Since this is just one store, and if this is happening at all Gamestops (heyheyharold's status seems to further prove this), That's a lot of pre-orders. And it's just for the first day. Seems extremely promising to me.

The second bit of news is about Smash bros. A guy in front of me asked about it and the clerk said that Gamestop had it listed under a classification that GS only uses for titles that will have info released about them very soon. This obviously is nothing concrete, but.... it's hope.

Anyways, who else went to pre-order the Wii u at gamestop today?

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:19 PM

I'll be pre-ordering mine on the 28th.

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:26 PM

I went at 6, pre orders started at 11 I think? I was 38th! I know because I asked if I was first and they said, no, at 12 o'clock they had a line of like 20 people!
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:26 PM

The pre-order bit is quite interesting.

The people who are pre-ordering today are obviously fans, so add those sales to casual gamer sales. A lot of sales, am I correct?

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:29 PM

Bah I can't pre order till Saturday... I hope they don't have cut offs
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:32 PM

Bah I can't pre order till Saturday... I hope they don't have cut offs


I can't pre-order till the 25th.

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:33 PM

They also tried to make me pre-order 2? Lol
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:35 PM

They also tried to make me pre-order 2? Lol

Lol Yeah..That's funny. Me and Sushi are both preordering so we will have 2 in one house lol
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:38 PM

Who's sushi?
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:00 PM

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:21 PM

Prordered it, put $150 down on the Deluxe edition. When they answer the phone their greeting is "Thank you for calling GameStop where you can now pre-order the awesome Wii U!"
And I also learned that it is $25 to pre-order IF you already have a GameStop account, otherwise it is 50. And also, at my GameStop at least, they said that since I pre-ordered first day I'm GUARANTEED a Day 1 Console. :D
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:22 PM

I wish the best for you all who are pre-ordering later on, but I think Nintendo knows the demand for this, especially if they plan on releasing for Black Friday in the US for the sales.

But yeah, I pre-ordered mine on Gamestop.com. Wanted to go ahead and get my order in there. I actually cannot wait for this console to release.

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:27 PM

I can't wait to get mine! I'm getting three! One for me, one for my brother, and one for my mom! Nintendo is in the blood!

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:37 PM

Prordered it, put $150 down on the Deluxe edition. When they answer the phone their greeting is "Thank you for calling GameStop where you can now pre-order the awesome Wii U!"
And I also learned that it is $25 to pre-order IF you already have a GameStop account, otherwise it is 50. And also, at my GameStop at least, they said that since I pre-ordered first day I'm GUARANTEED a Day 1 Console. :D


But aren't all per-orders day one guaranteed?

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:40 PM

I'm pre-ordering tomorrow after school. I'll share anything interesting I manage to hear. :)

But aren't all per-orders day one guaranteed?

If there's too many pre-orders, they may exceed the number actually shipped to the store. Thus, not all pre-orders are guaranteed day one.
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:43 PM

I'm pre-ordering tomorrow after school. I'll share anything interesting I manage to hear. :)


If there's too many pre-orders, they may exceed the number actually shipped to the store. Thus, not all pre-orders are guaranteed day one.


Well, I'd hope they'd let you know beforehand, so you can go elsewhere.

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:47 PM

But aren't all per-orders day one guaranteed?


Not if they have too many, then it's first come first serve. I had to wait 2 months even after preordering the Wii.
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 07:27 PM

Today was awesome for me, right after I finished watching the US Nintendo direct video, I got a call from my local gamestop asking if I was going to pre-order. it made me feel like a VIP
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Posted 13 September 2012 - 07:33 PM

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 07:45 PM

I'm not pre ordering, won't be getting mine until the 17th of December, but I'll have more money and it'll give more time for things to come out, like the e'shop and stuff :D
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