Comments on: Why Pre-Order?

By: grim_d

grim_d — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:54:40 +0000

I pre-order consoles in the hope i can get one on release, they usually sell out around here. Although ive been burned twice online from this, but at least they gave me advanced warning. I wont be pre-ordering consoles online ever again.

I just today pre-ordered a wii from a store today. but i have faith in the store, im a regular.

I pre-order games online because it’s cheaper and i get them a day early if i do so.

By: throwingks

throwingks — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:11:52 +0000

I always wondered why it was reffed to as a pre-order anyway, Besides that, I never order anything before its release and I never will, There is no point. At least no positive point. You can brag about it, and with gaming it seems that is what a lot of people game for. Bragging rights. We got gamerscores, people that own all 3 next gen systems. umpteen accessories, and they never just sit and play. It is there so their friends will be impressed. I guess it is just easier to buy the good games than it is to be good at the games.

/tangent – I love 2d gaming, but it has gone by the wayside because it isn’t brag worthy to say I have a 2d game. Shenanigans, money spent (by developer or end user) does not correlate to a quality gaming experience.

By: twistedsymphony

twistedsymphony — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:12:09 +0000

UPDATE: Best Buy had sold out of the Collector’s Edition when I got there (big surprise). though they were kind enough to give me my $5 back so at least I got a free T-Shirt and game case out of it. I went to Target, Circuit City, Sears, EB Games, FYE, and Sam’s Club before I finally found one at Walmart.