Pre-Orders now available For Smash-Up

*Zachatello00* · 02-28-2009, 10:18 PM

Hey guys,
I don't know if anyone noticed this yet or not, but I've been checking my PC (at Gamestop) to see when we could start taking pre-orders for TMNT Smash up. And we finally just started. So, just throwin' it out there. GameStop is taking pre-orders for Smash up!

I've already paid mine off.

*Samhain* · 03-01-2009, 04:41 PM

any extras?

*Roseangelo* · 03-01-2009, 04:45 PM

Pre-ordering video games is the biggest scam in the business.

*CyberCubed* · 03-01-2009, 05:01 PM

Gamestop sucks. I buy my games at Target, Toys R Us, or Best Buy.

*Cipher* · 03-01-2009, 05:31 PM

The only times I pre-order is when there's a really good promotional item (ie. Zelda: Master Quest with Wind Waker pre-orders), or when the game has a tendency to actually be sold out (ie. new Pokemon RPGs). This game, not so much.

*Zachatello00* · 03-01-2009, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by samhain88

any extras?

Too early to tell. Although I'm hoping something will come with it. When the TMNT released a couple of years ago, we were giving away a re-issue of the first comic, which was kinda cool. Not that we don't all have a zillion iterations of it by now, but still...

I'd love to see them release a collectors edition or something, but I can't really think of any Wii exclusive games that have collectors editions.

*Samhain* · 03-02-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachatello00

Too early to tell. Although I'm hoping something will come with it. When the TMNT released a couple of years ago, we were giving away a re-issue of the first comic, which was kinda cool. Not that we don't all have a zillion iterations of it by now, but still...

I'd love to see them release a collectors edition or something, but I can't really think of any Wii exclusive games that have collectors editions.

yeah, a variant cover comic style would be cool. maybe done by laird.

*Kendamu* · 03-02-2009, 03:22 PM

If it's something besides the first issue, I'd be happy. If it is the first issue, I'll be indifferent.

*Zachatello00* · 03-02-2009, 09:58 PM

I know that we're doing some kind of comic with the Ghostbusters reservations, hopefully TMNT will get something cool, as they deserve.

*Ninjinister* · 03-03-2009, 04:19 PM

I'm definitely pre-ordering this shiz, but I think I'll wait until after we know a bit more about it. As it stands, nearly every new preview we get of this game reveals little-to-none.

Again, I'm pre-ordering no matter what. I'm just playing the waiting game.

Browncoat · 03-03-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Gamestop sucks. I buy my games at Target, Toys R Us, or Best Buy.

oh, you sadden me sir

no respectable gamer shops for their items at those places. Toys R Us maybe

*Roseangelo* · 03-03-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Browncoat

oh, you sadden me sir

no respectable gamer shops for their items at those places. Toys R Us maybe

Oh, puh-lease. A store is a store. Kudos to anyone who goes for where the best deal/easiest purchase is, which is NEVER going to be a "game store." I worked at GameStop for a while and that place is crap. Even while I worked there I'd go to other stores to buy new games because the first week price was lower than the full price at GameStop even with my discount.

The Terror of Death · 03-03-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Oh, puh-lease. A store is a store. Kudos to anyone who goes for where the best deal/easiest purchase is, which is NEVER going to be a "game store." I worked at GameStop for a while and that place is crap. Even while I worked there I'd go to other stores to buy new games because the first week price was lower than the full price at GameStop even with my discount.

Exactly. Places like Target, Walmart, and Best Buy almost always have dvds, games, and etc at a lower price than Gamestop, FYE, and the like. And they usually have better customer service to boot.

*Ninjinister* · 03-03-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Browncoat

oh, you sadden me sir

no respectable gamer shops for their items at those places. Toys R Us maybe

Hi... this is life... you might want to join us all.

Browncoat · 03-03-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Hi... this is life... you might want to join us all.

already got that membership card. you still in line?

*Ninjinister* · 03-04-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Browncoat

already got that membership card. you still in line?

Buddy, I work for the Guy handing out the cards.

~~AquaParade~~ · 03-04-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Pre-ordering video games is the biggest scam in the business.

Eh, pre-orders aren't that bad. Say you'll throw five bucks in advance and get a free t-shirt..sometimes. Seem's like a pretty fair deal to me...unless I'm confused. The original five dollars you put on does go towards the game right? What really gets me about is how it's common for gamestop employee's to try and fool you into thinking you have to absolutely reserve a game to get it, or acting like semi-jerks if you dont want to....I know, I know, I'm jumping on the "I hate Gamestop" bandwagon...but I've just encountered so many rude or mindless employees.

*Ninjinister* · 03-04-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

Eh, pre-orders aren't that bad. Say you'll throw five bucks in advance and get a free t-shirt..sometimes. Seem's like a pretty fair deal to me...unless I'm confused. The original five dollars you put on does go towards the game right? What really gets me about is how it's common for gamestop employee's to try and fool you into thinking you have to absolutely reserve a game to get it, or acting like semi-jerks if you dont want to....I know, I know, I'm jumping on the "I hate Gamestop" bandwagon...but I've just encountered so many rude or mindless employees.

Used to work at one. 87% of all GS employees I've encountered, including fellow co-workers, are indeed jerks or idiots. 'Course, I could say the same for other jobs I've had.

I normally pre-order via Amazon. It's not a matter of "Oh I have to get it on day one!" as much as it is just convenience. It'll come to my door within the week of release (depending on shipping options) and I don't have to go find it. It's more of a "throw money on it, sit back, and don't worry about it" thing.

NiNi · 03-04-2009, 02:17 PM

I'm surprised it's available for pre-order this early. But I probably won't do so unless there's some sort of bonus that comes with it or special edition so to speak; like different cover design, comes with a DVD of some sort - that sort of thing. Even if it doesn't come with anything special - I'll pre-order it anyway - I want to make sure that I actually get a copy like during the first week since the release date. xD

*Roseangelo* · 03-04-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

Eh, pre-orders aren't that bad. Say you'll throw five bucks in advance and get a free t-shirt..sometimes. Seem's like a pretty fair deal to me...unless I'm confused. The original five dollars you put on does go towards the game right?

It's a fair deal so long as you remember to come back and buy the game. If you don't, GameStop keeps your money. And unless they've updated their system since I worked there, you lose the proof that you pre-ordered, and GameStop keeps your money.

IMO a company shouldn't be taking your money unless they have the item on hand and they're handing it over to you at the same time.

If you need that T-shirt so desperately, you can pre-order from GameStop.com and, if it's advertised, get the same T-shirt and they won't take any of your money until they ship it to you. I've pre-ordered Pokemon games and the last TMNT game this way just to get the freebie.

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What really gets me about is how it's common for gamestop employee's to try and fool you into thinking you have to absolutely reserve a game to get it, or acting like semi-jerks if you dont want to....

The employees act like this because their jobs depend on it. If you don't reach a certain quota of pre-sales and magazine subscriptions each week, you've got a noose hanging over your head.

And the simple fact is that you DON'T need to pre-order a game to be able to get it. And in most cases it'll take you longer to get it from GameStop than it'd take you to go into WalMart and buy it off the shelf. At GameStop they have to look for their copy of the proof that you pre-ordered (hope that they didn't lose it), ring up the game, apply the amount you've already paid, and then finish the transaction. Not a big deal if you're the only person there, but for a big release like Halo or Madden? You're going to spend 30+ minutes in line for something you could have walked into a 24-hour WalMart, purchased, and been home within 20 minutes.

02-28-2009, 10:18 PM	#1
Zachatello00 On the beat! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hiding behind the phone booth Posts: 2,137	Pre-Orders now available For Smash-Up Hey guys, I don't know if anyone noticed this yet or not, but I've been checking my PC (at Gamestop) to see when we could start taking pre-orders for TMNT Smash up. And we finally just started. So, just throwin' it out there. GameStop is taking pre-orders for Smash up! I've already paid mine off. __________________ "You're still news!"

03-01-2009, 04:45 PM	#3
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,119	Pre-ordering video games is the biggest scam in the business. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

03-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#9
Zachatello00 On the beat! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hiding behind the phone booth Posts: 2,137	I know that we're doing some kind of comic with the Ghostbusters reservations, hopefully TMNT will get something cool, as they deserve. __________________ "You're still news!"

03-03-2009, 04:19 PM	#10
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I'm definitely pre-ordering this shiz, but I think I'll wait until after we know a bit more about it. As it stands, nearly every new preview we get of this game reveals little-to-none. Again, I'm pre-ordering no matter what. I'm just playing the waiting game. __________________

03-04-2009, 02:17 PM	#19
NiNi Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 369	I'm surprised it's available for pre-order this early. But I probably won't do so unless there's some sort of bonus that comes with it or special edition so to speak; like different cover design, comes with a DVD of some sort - that sort of thing. Even if it doesn't come with anything special - I'll pre-order it anyway - I want to make sure that I actually get a copy like during the first week since the release date. xD __________________ DeviantArt ~ FurAffinity

03-01-2009, 04:41 PM	#2
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	any extras?

03-01-2009, 05:01 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,873	Gamestop sucks. I buy my games at Target, Toys R Us, or Best Buy.

03-01-2009, 05:31 PM	#5
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	The only times I pre-order is when there's a really good promotional item (ie. Zelda: Master Quest with Wind Waker pre-orders), or when the game has a tendency to actually be sold out (ie. new Pokemon RPGs). This game, not so much.

03-02-2009, 03:22 PM	#8
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	If it's something besides the first issue, I'd be happy. If it is the first issue, I'll be indifferent.