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iRyahn August 28th, 2013 3:43 PM

Pre-order or eShop?
 
Just a small question I've been having on whether or not I should pre-order Pokémon X/Y or buy it from the Eshop.

I've never done either so I am not familiar with how exactly it works, but I guess they are both self explanatory. My only worries about pre-ordering is that it will take a few extra days to deliver to my town, and seeing as I am impatient I would like to play the game on the 12th. Where as the Eshop I would get it ASAP (I am assuming.) On the other hand if I buy from the Eshop I wouldn't have a physical copy of the game. What do you guys propose is the best solution?

And just so this thread stays relevant, how are you guys getting the games? And when as well I s'pose.

DamienHelvian August 28th, 2013 3:51 PM

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Originally Posted by iRyahn (Post 7807811)
Just a small question I've been having on whether or not I should pre-order Pokémon X/Y or buy it from the Eshop.

I've never done either so I am not familiar with how exactly it works, but I guess they are both self explanatory. My only worries about pre-ordering is that it will take a few extra days to deliver to my town, and seeing as I am impatient I would like to play the game on the 12th. Where as the Eshop I would get it ASAP (I am assuming.) On the other hand if I buy from the Eshop I wouldn't have a physical copy of the game. What do you guys propose is the best solution?

And just so this thread stays relevant, how are you guys getting the games? And when as well I s'pose.

(Sorry if there is already a thread for this. I couldn't find any.)

Actually, with Preorders, it shouldn't take a few days to get to your town. It should be there on the day, or even the day before the release. Gamestop will most likely even have a Midnight Release event for it, because of how big the games are. The point of Pre-orders is so they know how many copies to have on the day of release.

E-Shop does mean you don't have to worry about a game, but the 3DS has save data backups and the ability to make a game you already own, a digital copy, so you really don't have to worry about it.
Pre-order has the added Pre-Order Bonus, which for the U.S. is a nice Poster, (the u.k. got lucky, and gets cool Pokeball Game Cartridge holders)
I already pre-ordered my copy through Gamestop.

Iceshadow3317 August 28th, 2013 3:52 PM

All you do with pre order is go to a place where you want to buy it (Wal-Mart/Gamestop, ect.) and put a payment on it usually it is 5 or 10 dollars or you can pay for it and full. The day of release you go and show them the receipt they give you and they will give you the game after you finish paying for it.

The Eshop you have to use a credit card such as VISA and it will come out of the bank account and you will have to download it to you 3DS. I don't know exactly how it works, but I would get the game at a store so you will always have it and say if your 3DS breaks or is stolen, you will not lose all your memory. You will have to re download it to the new system if this happens. I am not sure if you have to pay for it again. However, there is probably a type of back up so this will not happen. I would still get a copy of the game and not a digital. I always hated the idea of digital copies.

DamienHelvian August 28th, 2013 3:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman3317 (Post 7807822)
The Eshop you have to use a credit card such as VISA and it will come out of the bank account and you will have to download it to you 3DS. I don't know exactly how it works, but I would get the game at a store so you will always have it and say if your 3DS breaks or is stolen, you will not lose all your memory. You will have to re download it to the new system if this happens. I am not sure if you have to pay for it again.

Downloaded games are registered to an account, as long as you can access the count you can redownload it for no charge. And you can also backup saves to the account as well, so any memory lost can be recovered....I think.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire August 28th, 2013 4:22 PM

Damien is right, if the memory is lost or even if you lose or change a SD card you can download it again free of charge if you bought it in your account. I did this this month upon getting a new SD card with Fire Emblem Awakening. It also works for the DLC btw ;).

Hiatus August 28th, 2013 4:26 PM

I think it would be better if you just pre-order the game, haha. Where I live, I get my games delivered as soon as they're released if I pre-order online. You may get the same results, but I'm not exactly sure. You could download this game from the eShop if you like, but you're going to need a large memory card to hold all of that data. D:

Entermaid August 28th, 2013 4:59 PM

Quick question: Has anyone pre-ordered a game from Amazon? If so, do they usually get shipped the day of release, and therefore, arrive a couple days afterward. Or, do they send the games out a day or so early?

Sabrewulf238 August 29th, 2013 1:33 AM

Personally I feel more comfortable buying physical copies but I don't have a huge problem with downloading when it's the only option.

I think the main issue with downloaded content is that you're not as in control of it as a physical copy. As long as you take care of a physical copy it will last a long time, whereas if nintendo suddenly decide they don't want to offer save transfers when the 3ds successor comes out, that's the end of the road. I'm not saying that's likely, just that we don't know.

I was thinking a potential benefit of having a downloaded copy might be that if they don't have an app for migrating pokemon and it turns out that you need two 3ds to do it...having a download copy would free up the cartridge spot for a 5th gen game so you'd only need one 3ds to migrate. Just a theory though.

As for preordering, I'm picking up my preorder on the 14th after. I don't get them delivered but depending on the place I hear you can get the game a bit early.

DamienHelvian August 29th, 2013 1:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabrewulf238 (Post 7808238)
Personally I feel more comfortable buying physical copies but I don't have a huge problem with downloading when it's the only option.

I think the main issue with downloaded content is that you're not as in control of it as a physical copy. As long as you take care of a physical copy it will last a long time, whereas if nintendo suddenly decide they don't want to offer save transfers when the 3ds successor comes out, that's the end of the road. I'm not saying that's likely, just that we don't know.

As for preordering, I'm picking up my preorder on the 14th after. I don't get them delivered but depending on the place I hear you can get the game a bit early.

Like I said in a previous post, For those that preorder from gamestop
I can almost guarantee they will have a Midnight Release event, just because of the sheer popularity of the games.
The delivery thing is mostly for those that preorder from the internet, like from Amazon.

blue August 29th, 2013 2:08 AM

Well they both have pros and cons really some which you already stated, pre-ordering would mean you would have the physically copy but it might not arrive on release date which can be a little grueling when others are playing whilst you're waiting. The digital version you can guarantee that you'll have it on 12th assuming it is released simultaneously with the physical copy, however it does require a lot of blocks and an excessive amount of space (14,000 Blocks / 1.7 GB to be exact) but it's upto you.

With mine I pre-ordered a few months ago from GAME in which I gave a £5 deposit and in exchange they gave me a receipt confirming my pre-order and on the 12th October 2013 which is the release date, so I can go in and pick up my copy which they will keep safe for me on that day. Not sure if they do that in your city but you could try that? If not then just get the eShop version if you can't wait.

jellotime91 August 29th, 2013 5:53 AM

I pre-ordered both X & Y way back in February.

I wouldn't use a digital copy for Pokemon for a few reasons:

- If I had both downloaded to one 3DS, I couldn't trade between them.

- I really do not trust Nintendo's "accounts" system on the 3DS eShop at all, so I am wary of purchasing games on there. It's fine when you do a system transfer (I did one between 3DS & XL and it worked well), but if I lost my 3DS I don't know how that would work at all.

Also as somone else mentioned the save files may not be backed up with the game to prevent duplication. I can't risk losing a Pokemon save file!

- They take up a lot of space on the SD Card.

Aaand I just like having the physical copy. Just feels good.

Entermaid August 29th, 2013 5:58 AM

I hate to sound like a broken record...but how does online shopping, Amazon for instance, factor into pre-order arrivals to home?

Do orders usually arrive to the home on the day of release, or do they usually get shipped on the release date?

ilias_ August 29th, 2013 7:43 AM

I think getting a physical copy is more worthy, you know, if they had lower prices on the eShop then yes but since the price is actually the same with the copy you will buy in stores it is not worthy at all.

SaniOKh August 29th, 2013 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Fenneking (Post 7808486)
I hate to sound like a broken record...but how does online shopping, Amazon for instance, factor into pre-order arrivals to home?

Do orders usually arrive to the home on the day of release, or do they usually get shipped on the release date?

I don't know about other places, but the e-mail Amazon sent me a few days ago explicitly said that the games will arrive to my home on October 12th.

Oh, and yes, I preordered both games in physical form. Since I'm getting another 3DS, I like to be able to play any of the two games on any of the two consoles, which isn't possible with 3DS digital releases.

Aeroblast August 29th, 2013 1:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fenneking (Post 7808486)
I hate to sound like a broken record...but how does online shopping, Amazon for instance, factor into pre-order arrivals to home?

Do orders usually arrive to the home on the day of release, or do they usually get shipped on the release date?

They ship at an earlier date so the product arrives on the release date.

Entermaid August 29th, 2013 3:14 PM

Great! Thanks for letting me know about Amazon's pre-orders! It's good to know that the game should arrive on the 12th.

Flushed August 29th, 2013 7:59 PM

My only problem with pre-ordering, is that some day, there's a 99% chance (for me at least), to physically lose the cartridge. I'm not actually familiar with how the eShop works, but I wish I'd have dl'ed my New Leaf instead of pre-order, since those cartridges like to hide from me.

Sabrewulf238 August 30th, 2013 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Flush'd (Post 7809422)
My only problem with pre-ordering, is that some day, there's a 99% chance (for me at least), to physically lose the cartridge. I'm not actually familiar with how the eShop works, but I wish I'd have dl'ed my New Leaf instead of pre-order, since those cartridges like to hide from me.

I had problems losing cartridges, when it resulted in the destruction of my Pokemon Diamond I started putting my cartridges in a small plastic container. It just takes a little bit of discipline to keep taking them out and putting them back in again.

If you have your cartridges strewn all over they're just asking to go missing.

DamienHelvian August 30th, 2013 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabrewulf238 (Post 7809632)
I had problems losing cartridges, when it resulted in the destruction of my Pokemon Diamond I started putting my cartridges in a small plastic container. It just takes a little bit of discipline to keep taking them out and putting them back in again.

If you have your cartridges strewn all over they're just asking to go missing.

It's why they sell special containers to organize your games.

Sabrewulf238 August 30th, 2013 1:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DamienHelvian (Post 7809642)
It's why they sell special containers to organize your games.

I bought those before, but it was too hard to take cartridges out after I had put them in. So I prefer using my own plastic container.

metalhand August 30th, 2013 1:27 AM

I will download through eshop, but my case is different from most of people.
In my country nintendo games very expensive, and ordering from other countries is annoying, so eshop is my best option.
Also I will probably loose my physical copies

Rayquaza 97 August 30th, 2013 6:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Fenneking (Post 7809073)
Great! Thanks for letting me know about Amazon's pre-orders! It's good to know that the game should arrive on the 12th.

Sorry to confuse you but Amazon aren't always reliable on pre-orders. I orded Animal Crossing New Leaf and they told me it would come on release day, but it turns out it came a week late. I didn't mind as I'm quite a patient person, but it annoyed my sister as she wanted to play it too. I know it's probably different over here in the UK but that's just my 2 pence cents.

CliCliW August 30th, 2013 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DamienHelvian (Post 7807820)
E-Shop does mean you don't have to worry about a game, but the 3DS has save data backups and the ability to make a game you already own, a digital copy, so you really don't have to worry about it.
Pre-order has the added Pre-Order Bonus, which for the U.S. is a nice Poster, (the u.k. got lucky, and gets cool Pokeball Game Cartridge holders)
I already pre-ordered my copy through Gamestop.

Seriously? A poster for the U.S and a Game holder in the U.K? in Ireland, they're offering a silly booster pack of Pokemon Trading Cards. Seeing as I don't really play the TCG, I saw it pointless to preorder :(

With regards the eshop, aren't the games supposed to be about 2GB each or something? So straight away you'll need to upgrade from your standard SD card if downloading, which is an extra cost onto it. Something to consider...

Entermaid August 30th, 2013 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rayquaza 97 (Post 7809944)
Sorry to confuse you but Amazon aren't always reliable on pre-orders. I orded Animal Crossing New Leaf and they told me it would come on release day, but it turns out it came a week late. I didn't mind as I'm quite a patient person, but it annoyed my sister as she wanted to play it too. I know it's probably different over here in the UK but that's just my 2 pence cents.

Thanks for your input!

From this forum, as well as the Amazon forums, it seems like most people will either recieve their pre-orders on the release date or 1-2 days afterward. However, there are a handful of people who also receive orders significantly late, such as yourself. Though, it might be the shipping differences of US and UK, my Amazon orders (not from other Amazon users) have always been done through UPS and arrives when on time, so that might boost my chances so long as that is the expected date of arrival. I was just not certain if the expected arrival date is on the date of release for pre-orders. Though, if the manufacturer or delivery service doesn't come through, I wouldn't be horribly upset. I guess I should be prepared for the chance that the order could arrive later than the 12th.

Dillon_68 August 30th, 2013 7:19 PM

I'm actually planning on making this my first retail eShop purchase. I think it would be super convenient to have the game always on my system and no have to search for the cartridge when I want to play. Plus, I can have it as soon as it releases.

xseed August 30th, 2013 7:27 PM

I always buy the cartridge so that is what I am going to do.

franko94 August 31st, 2013 9:42 AM

What I'm doing (and I'm not sure how many others can do it) is going on release day to get my copy. Yes, I am making that risk. The reason is that I live in a (reasonably) large city and I can get to BestBuy, GameStop, Walmart, Target etc. pretty easily by bus when I decide to wake up. The pre-order bonuses being offered now don't really entice me enough to pre-order and I don't have a large enough memory card to download the game(s).

EJ Nero August 31st, 2013 10:12 AM

I'm not pre-ordering as I may not have a 3DS until sometime in October after release. I won't buy X on eShop either because Pokemon is one of the few games I like to own physical copies for.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 2nd, 2013 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fenneking (Post 7810355)
Thanks for your input!

From this forum, as well as the Amazon forums, it seems like most people will either recieve their pre-orders on the release date or 1-2 days afterward. However, there are a handful of people who also receive orders significantly late, such as yourself. Though, it might be the shipping differences of US and UK, my Amazon orders (not from other Amazon users) have always been done through UPS and arrives when on time, so that might boost my chances so long as that is the expected date of arrival. I was just not certain if the expected arrival date is on the date of release for pre-orders. Though, if the manufacturer or delivery service doesn't come through, I wouldn't be horribly upset. I guess I should be prepared for the chance that the order could arrive later than the 12th.

I recently pre-ordered from Amazon (my first time pre-ordering) and hope that they arrive on the release date too. However it did say that it may arrive on the 17...so I should be prepared...however if it is late I can at least look at the starter evolutions online and see if I like Fennekin's...

Sydian September 2nd, 2013 12:50 PM

I preordered X from GameStop. I don't want to download from the eShop. I love physical copies of games. I like to smell them and perform rituals. But anyway, I probably won't preorder Y. I only preordered X because my friend works there and it helps him out, so yeah. I'll just buy Y in store on release day, if my funds are sufficient. If not, I'll still have X to tide me over, so no biggie.

Magykx September 2nd, 2013 12:57 PM

Going to pre-order the physical copy. Eshop does seem most convenient but the filesize is pretty big and also I like having the box/booklets ;3

toxictwinkie September 3rd, 2013 1:46 AM

Be careful with pre-ordering on amazon, as I read on reddit that since pokemon X/Y are being released on a Saturday that they won't ship on that day as its not a business day. They said the earliest amazon can ship out the pre-order is a Monday as that's business day. Here is the link

http://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/1kggm3/a_warning_for_those_of_you_wanting_to_or_have/ - warning for those who are/is preordered on amazon

Hope this helps :)

Pokemon_Hero September 26th, 2013 8:43 AM

How much will Pokemon X cost on eShop?
 
I have a question, how much will Pokemon X (or Y separately) will cost on eShop?

It might cost more than 40£, for example? because in most of the sites the game doesn't cost more thab 40£ usually.

Precious Tears September 26th, 2013 9:04 AM

Mostly retail prices and eshop prices are the same or the latter being cheaper.
There's a section just like the quote below from the index page of PC.
You may use it as reference. ;)
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Preorder at Play-Asia.com: Pokémon X (Japanese) - Pokémon Y (Japanese) Preorder at GameStop.com: Pokemon X (US - English) and Pokemon Y (US - English)
Note: links removed, to avoid being accuse of advertising.

Xander Olivieri September 26th, 2013 9:34 AM

The games will cost the same retail price as they do on the shelves at a store. So if the games are 40£ on the shelf of your local gaming store, it'll be that price on the eShop.

I believe all the American ones are $39.99 on the eShop. Nintendo themselves control the price so there really isn't much chance of it appearing lower than the price they set without some kinda special promotion going on. This is how its conducted here though. I don't know how the market works in other countries.

So essentially, store retail and eShop download will cost the same.

Aeroblast September 26th, 2013 9:41 AM

It'll probably be $39.99, however it could change in the future.

Guy September 26th, 2013 9:54 AM

As has been said by the above posters, the price for the games on eShop will likely be the same as their retail price in stores. While there isn't much else to say about that, I'm going to go ahead and merge your thread into the "Pre-order or eShop?" discussion since it's not far off-topic there. Plus I'm sure the thread could use a little love right now.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 26th, 2013 10:02 AM

In Amazon it's a few cents cheaper but like by 3...other than that it's the same practically everywhere.

Typhon September 26th, 2013 10:09 AM

I've already pre-ordered Y. I don't see a point in getting it from the E-Shop, since if you reset your 3DS, you kinda lose your game. And if you pre-order it, you can sometimes get it for a cheaper price. I don't really see you why people get retail games on E-Shop, but I can say that it's good if you frequently lose games. :)

Pokemon_Hero September 26th, 2013 10:10 AM

Thanks for the answers!

But I have another question. Will the games be available on 12th Octocer on eShop in the U.S time? I mean, it might be added at 13:00 PM NY time, but in Europe/Asia at a different hour?

Because for example 13:00 in East U.S is 19:00 in central Europe. So it's a bit late in Europe. I think it should be released in Europe's morning hour.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 26th, 2013 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokemon_Hero (Post 7850521)
Thanks for the answers!

But I have another question. Will the games be available on 12th Octocer on eShop in the U.S time? I mean, it might be added at 13:00 PM NY time, but in Europe/Asia at a different hour?

Because for example 13:00 in East U.S is 19:00 in central Europe. So it's a bit late in Europe. I think it should be released in Europe's morning hour.

I've been wondering the same thing to...maybe all the e-shops will be updated and those of us in US will be able to download on the 11th as it'll be the 12th in the rest of the world...or until it stricks 12 am in New York for the whole of the US. I'm pretty sure though that Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa (is it going to be released here?) will be able to get it as soon as the clock strikes Midnight or give or take an hour or two.

FireOfExile September 26th, 2013 10:52 AM

I'll hopefully be preordering it. I don't think the E-Shop will instantly update the second the game is released, and because I want this to finally be the game that I can beat my friend in (even though he always transfers his higher levels) I'm going to try to get it as early as possible, even if it means a few minutes earlier.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 26th, 2013 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FireOfExile (Post 7850580)
I'll hopefully be preordering it. I don't think the E-Shop will instantly update the second the game is released, and because I want this to finally be the game that I can beat my friend in (even though he always transfers his higher levels) I'm going to try to get it as early as possible, even if it means a few minutes earlier.

I remember Fire Emblem Awakening did...well there's a game coming out soon for the E-shop. I'll check if it comes out on time to see if there's a pattern to it or not...
Edit: I double checked and I did get that game on the 3rd while it's official date was the 4th of February...so it seems those of us in West Coast may have same update times as the East coast.

Drunken Shinobi September 26th, 2013 11:12 AM

I pre-ordered from a different content continent, so waiting a few days is a given...
I might buy a Z game, if they'll make it, through E-shop.

Haliya September 26th, 2013 11:32 AM

I have pre-ordered Pokemon X, personally I never use the e-shop because the price is the same in the shop. Have a packaging (and physical copie) is more beautiful than have data on an SD-card.

James169 September 26th, 2013 1:13 PM

I've pre ordered both on amazon, my previous experience with amazon is that all deliveries were on time or early, but none of these were pre orders, just general purchases, hoping if it does come on the 12th it's before 12 because I'm out all day after that and would like to know its there

Dedenne September 26th, 2013 2:43 PM

I'm going to pre-order X sooner or later, but I better hurry up lol. :)

Boilurn September 26th, 2013 9:04 PM

E-Shop for me, or maybe it's just the fact that I don't have a 3DS yet? I don't know what's the better option really, although I'm certain that the price will go down when you E-buy it five years later or so.

BluuArrowz September 27th, 2013 7:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Fenneking (Post 7809073)
Great! Thanks for letting me know about Amazon's pre-orders! It's good to know that the game should arrive on the 12th.

I wouldnt trust it just yet. I did some reading and google searches and some people did not get a game they pre-ordered until Monday. Remember Delivery Trucks on a lot of companies don't work on Saturday or Sundays because most post offices don't work on those days. Who knows. I was going to pre-order from Amazon but then I'm at College and the post office here is closed on Saturday.. So i went to my closest Walmart.

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7814673)
I recently pre-ordered from Amazon (my first time pre-ordering) and hope that they arrive on the release date too. However it did say that it may arrive on the 17...so I should be prepared...however if it is late I can at least look at the starter evolutions online and see if I like Fennekin's...

You wont have to worry about that! Haha In japan our Saturday morning is their Saturday Night going into Sunday. And you know them. Expect the starters finals to be shown Friday night XD

CoffeeDrink September 27th, 2013 10:52 AM

I think you should get the physical copy of the game, koff~

Something like that is the best. You can hold it, move it, read the manual and sell it off (I don't think I'll ever do that) so if you lose your passwords and such, you still have it, koffi~

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 27th, 2013 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BluuArrowz (Post 7851809)
I wouldnt trust it just yet. I did some reading and google searches and some people did not get a game they pre-ordered until Monday. Remember Delivery Trucks on a lot of companies don't work on Saturday or Sundays because most post offices don't work on those days. Who knows. I was going to pre-order from Amazon but then I'm at College and the post office here is closed on Saturday.. So i went to my closest Walmart.



You wont have to worry about that! Haha In japan our Saturday morning is their Saturday Night going into Sunday. And you know them. Expect the starters finals to be shown Friday night XD

I actually want to surprise myself with the starter's finals...but if it's a long time before I get it knowing me I'll proably will spoil them...if it doesn't arrive early (late Friday) I'll proably go buy one from a local store too xD. I'm impatient.

FlyingBeastie September 27th, 2013 12:36 PM

I preordered my copies from two different places: X from GAME (Online, I'll make it up to my local shop by buying the guide book from them) and Y from Amazon.

In the past Amazon always delivers on release date for me, though I always get their release date guarantee which is free. GAME is a bit more shakey, I have had games before release, on the release day and shortly after release from them... I'm hoping for an early release from GAME, as I'm out all of the 12th- Though my parents can sign for my copy, so if a copy arrives early I can play it on the train to London! (I've not got my hopes up though, I'm already prepared for an all nighter on the 12th to make up the lost time!)

MarinoKadame September 27th, 2013 5:12 PM

For me Amazon say I will get it the 18th.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 27th, 2013 5:18 PM

They said mine will arrive by the 17th...so I'll proably be buying a copy from Game Stop or Wal-mart and return the pre-order copy.

Hiatus September 27th, 2013 6:20 PM

I've pre-ordered Pokémon Y version on GameStop. I have pre-ordered another game from GameStop once before, and it arrived at the front door of my house exactly on the release day. I'm expecting the same thing to happen with Pokémon Y. :) If I don't get it on the release, then I will most likely get it the next day.

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7852444)
They said mine will arrive by the 17th...so I'll proably be buying a copy from Game Stop or Wal-mart and return the pre-order copy.

If I were you, I wouldn't go through all that hassle. The game's being released on the twelfth, and you're getting it on the seventeenth. You would just have to wait five extra days, which isn't much. d:

Water Gym Leader September 27th, 2013 6:29 PM

I preordered from GameStop, and since my 3DS likes to lose its data, I'm not trusting it with downloaded games. plus I'm camping out my GameStop for a Midnight release on said preorder.

Cerberus87 September 27th, 2013 6:41 PM

I will get a boxed copy but most likely not before a few weeks into the release.

CoffeeDrink September 27th, 2013 10:45 PM

I'm planning on going to the midnight release, koff~

I've never wanted to go to a midnight release before, but I think I'll go this time. I'm sure to get something good, koffi~

Tombo September 28th, 2013 1:33 AM

I have pre-ordered mine because I like to have a physical copy and then I will actually feel like I "have" something for my money :)

Adryel September 28th, 2013 2:01 AM

gonna get the eshop copy so I don't have to worry about changing cartridge to transfer it to pokemon bank :D

EDIT:
oh yeah got a question, my 3ds is pretty much used and got a eshop account already
so what happen if I delete the old E-shop account? can I make a new one?

MrGriszell September 28th, 2013 6:49 AM

i just dont know.... i mean sure i guess i would like a hard copy but i know as soon as it comes out on the eshop at midnight im not going to be able to control myself. And i guess the way i look at it is that Neither X or Y will be my main game ....it will be the last game of the generation , kinda like i had BW abd B2 but W2 ended up being my main game. So ill justify getting it on the eshop by saying ill get the next one on hard copy.

What nintendo needs to do is release cards that you can transfer your digital games onto to make them physical

Pokemon_Hero September 28th, 2013 7:36 AM

A bit off-topic, but does anyone know if a 8GB SD card will be enough for this game? (from eShop)
note that I don't have any other game on this SD card.

WingedDragon September 28th, 2013 8:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Boilurn (Post 7851357)
E-Shop for me, or maybe it's just the fact that I don't have a 3DS yet? I don't know what's the better option really, although I'm certain that the price will go down when you E-buy it five years later or so.

Lol wanna bet. There are gen four games Ive seen at game stop sold at full price dont think that e shop will drop it unless they decide to put it on sale. Which i dont see that happening.

I all ready fully paid my pre ordered

Sceptile14 September 28th, 2013 8:18 AM

I think that I'm just going to get it on the day it comes out, and won't bother Pre-ordering. Plus, the release date for me is a Saturday, so I can spend my whole weekend playing it :D

Adryel September 28th, 2013 8:50 AM

yeah I'm just gonna wait til it's saturday so I can buy it already on Nintendo e-shop
not gonna get out of the house again just to go to the mall to fully pay my pre-order :D

BluuArrowz September 28th, 2013 9:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Perdition Haze (Post 7852485)
If I were you, I wouldn't go through all that hassle. The game's being released on the twelfth, and you're getting it on the seventeenth. You would just have to wait five extra days, which isn't much. d:

That is a long five days. He will have to use the internet eventually and go on youtube and he will see all the videos all the pictures. He does not want to ruin it for himself. So I say he just hits the Return Pre-order button and go to the Closest of the list. Walmart Gamestop etc.

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Originally Posted by MrGriszell (Post 7852916)
i just dont know.... i mean sure i guess i would like a hard copy but i know as soon as it comes out on the eshop at midnight im not going to be able to control myself. And i guess the way i look at it is that Neither X or Y will be my main game ....it will be the last game of the generation , kinda like i had BW abd B2 but W2 ended up being my main game. So ill justify getting it on the eshop by saying ill get the next one on hard copy.

What nintendo needs to do is release cards that you can transfer your digital games onto to make them physical

They wont that would cause a lot of bootleged games thus making them lose profit.

Missingno98 September 28th, 2013 1:38 PM

I am thinking of getting one version on eshop via Game UK because you get Pokedex 3D Pro as a free bonus download and I haven't got it yet and the other version as a physical. I'll probably order the physical version from Shopto because they deliver a few days early usually.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 28th, 2013 1:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BluuArrowz (Post 7853074)
That is a long five days. He will have to use the internet eventually and go on youtube and he will see all the videos all the pictures. He does not want to ruin it for himself. So I say he just hits the Return Pre-order button and go to the Closest of the list. Walmart Gamestop etc.



They wont that would cause a lot of bootleged games thus making them lose profit.

Exactly, you get me :) And considering my activity on these forums...it'll be difficult...
I'm with you MrGriszell...I proably will end up buying the e-shop version if I'm awake at midnight...as I'll be too anxious...

BluuArrowz September 28th, 2013 6:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7853367)
Exactly, you get me :) And considering my activity on these forums...it'll be difficult...
I'm with you MrGriszell...I proably will end up buying the e-shop version if I'm awake at midnight...as I'll be too anxious...

You will be awake at midnight lol. Friday Night + the Hype for Pokemon. I know I will be up and at Walmart and In a line.

PlatinumDude September 28th, 2013 6:24 PM

I preordered my X version last month. I might get Y on the eShop if I get enough money for it.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 28th, 2013 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BluuArrowz (Post 7853609)
You will be awake at midnight lol. Friday Night + the Hype for Pokemon. I know I will be up and at Walmart and In a line.

I know...I have for all the news thus far...plus I have no school on Sat, Sun, and Mon so I'll be playing all day...

Cerberus87 September 28th, 2013 7:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianD (Post 7852980)
Lol wanna bet. There are gen four games Ive seen at game stop sold at full price dont think that e shop will drop it unless they decide to put it on sale. Which i dont see that happening.

I all ready fully paid my pre ordered

Boxed copies of older games will run for full retail price or more as they become rarer due to being out of print.

DelphinusVyse September 28th, 2013 7:21 PM

I'm tempted to get my copy on the eShop, same as I did with New Leaf. I don't really have a problem losing games, but I like not having to carry around a cartridge for each game, instead I can just toss my DS in my pocket or backpack, and I'm good to go. If one of my local Gamestops are doing a midnight release however, that may change my mind, as being able to meet some local Pokemon fans and trade friend codes would be worth the trip for me.

Adryel September 28th, 2013 8:41 PM

Pokemon X and Pokemon Y e-shop
 
I got a question it'll be the release at 12 AM at October 12 in the Nintendo e-shop right?
is it gonna be in what time zone?

DelphinusVyse September 28th, 2013 11:03 PM

As far as I'm aware, the release is tied to your own home timezone.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 28th, 2013 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphini (Post 7853986)
As far as I'm aware, the release is tied to your own home timezone.

I've seen games release at the earliest time zone in my country (the east coast time here in the U.S.) so I can download them at 9 PM here...if they update at midnight...not sure if it's that way elsewhere though.

DelphinusVyse September 28th, 2013 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7853989)
I've seen games release at the earliest time zone in my country (the east coast time here in the U.S.) so I can download them at 9 PM here...if they update at midnight...not sure if it's that way elsewhere though.

Hmm, I live on the east coast so I just assumed it varied by timezone... Does all of the USA get the game at 12am EST? That'd be a little odd, you'd think it'd be Pacific since NOA is on the west coast.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 28th, 2013 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphini (Post 7853993)
Hmm, I live on the east coast so I just assumed it varied by timezone... Does all of the USA get the game at 12am EST? That'd be a little odd, you'd think it'd be Pacific since NOA is on the west coast.

I thought so. I also find that odd...but I guess they wanted it to be right on midnight nation wide... if they do so for XY too we in the West will have it at 9 pm with enough time to play if we download it without having to necessary pull an all nighter...now though I'm hoping it'll be Internationally released at the same exact time (not same hour by time zone) as that'll mean we in U.S. wil be able to download it on the 11th if true :3 while those in Asia and Australia's clocks tick to midnight.

Actor September 28th, 2013 11:28 PM

I've pre-ordered a copy. Never considered buying on the eShop due to the inflated prices and the lack of a account system (seriously, what the **** this is 2013 and it's been standard for nearly 10 years wake up Nintendo)

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 28th, 2013 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pära (Post 7854007)
I've pre-ordered a copy. Never considered buying on the eShop due to the inflated prices and the lack of a account system (seriously, what the **** this is 2013 and it's been standard for nearly 10 years wake up Nintendo)

The prize is the same as buying a copy in the store...so it's not really inflated...

Adryel September 29th, 2013 1:39 AM

so what's the best timezone? should i set to?

Pokemon_Hero September 30th, 2013 7:47 AM

I can't understand why the European eShop releases games only a few days after the American eShop. There are so many people in Europe/Asia that can't buy games on the day it comes in US.

But does that mean that X and Y will be released on the European eShop only after a few days, and not on the 12th?

MrGriszell September 30th, 2013 9:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BluuArrowz (Post 7853074)
That is a long five days. He will have to use the internet eventually and go on youtube and he will see all the videos all the pictures. He does not want to ruin it for himself. So I say he just hits the Return Pre-order button and go to the Closest of the list. Walmart Gamestop etc.



They wont that would cause a lot of bootleged games thus making them lose profit.

No way bro if they make so you can only transfer once and make you pay $20 bucks for the card your paying $39.99 plus $19.99

Even if they do transfer( it wouldn't be a copy) it many other people it's no different than lending out a regular copy

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 30th, 2013 9:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokemon_Hero (Post 7855863)
I can't understand why the European eShop releases games only a few days after the American eShop. There are so many people in Europe/Asia that can't buy games on the day it comes in US.

But does that mean that X and Y will be released on the European eShop only after a few days, and not on the 12th?

I thought that was due to Europe having later release dates than us...hopefully it's up by the 12th for you guys...I don't know why they wouldn't...

Meganium September 30th, 2013 9:46 AM

If I were to buy the game right now, I would rather pre-order it at a local GameStop or Best Buy. I'm still not too fond of downloading the game from an online store as I'm extremely paranoid that I may lose the whole game due to a technical error.

I'm not getting the game now though. Sometime later after the release.

FlyingBeastie September 30th, 2013 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7855968)
I thought that was due to Europe having later release dates than us...hopefully it's up by the 12th for you guys...I don't know why they wouldn't...

It should definitely be up on the EU E-Shop on the 12th, there is absolutely no reason for it not being up then. After all it is a global release.

Though I am also worried about there being no X&Y listings on the EU E-Shop...

jellotime91 September 30th, 2013 10:38 AM

I pre-ordered both but now that I know about Pokemon Bank I might just download Y after I buy X. It's convenient to have both of them on one console so I don't have to bring a game case when I bring my 3DS out with me.

guyanachronism September 30th, 2013 10:46 AM

I'm paranoid about downloading games. I've preordered a hard copy, and I get a neat pokeball cartridge holder anyway so it's awesome. :3

jellotime91 September 30th, 2013 3:36 PM

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Originally Posted by guyanachronism (Post 7856059)
I'm paranoid about downloading games. I've preordered a hard copy, and I get a neat pokeball cartridge holder anyway so it's awesome. :3

I wouldn't be worried about it. You can back up the SD card on your computer, that's what is so great about the 3DS.

And if anything happens that is outside the usual scenario (i.e. not a console upgrade or accidentally deleting something), you can call Nintendo and they will most likely be able to help you out.

Also once you buy one game online, you kinda get hooked, cause it's sooooo convenient. You can swap in another game, but you'll always have the game you downloaded on your 3DS regardless of the game you have in the cartridge slot.

Ari Niko September 30th, 2013 3:54 PM

eShop. I don't need the boxes for this game, it was different when I was younger but now I just don't care all that much about the boxes.

DelphinusVyse September 30th, 2013 5:29 PM

Changed my mind and decided to pre-order since my local Gamestop is doing a midnight release. Figure I can make some new friends among fellow Pokemon fans and exchange some friend codes, that's worth the trip for me.

Xander Olivieri September 30th, 2013 5:49 PM

Finally got our pre-order cards in at work so I put in a pre-order for both copies. Now to pray every night that I'm off next Saturday.

MarinoKadame September 30th, 2013 6:13 PM

For now amazon say between 17 to 18 october. But they can ship it and I could get it early. It took me 1 day between my order and delivery for my 3DS when they said it would take 3-4 days.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 30th, 2013 7:11 PM

Hopefully they will send it early.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire September 30th, 2013 7:11 PM

Hopefully they will send it early.

Pokemon_Hero October 1st, 2013 1:48 AM

I know I'm asking this again, but has someone (from Europe) ever checked if a 3ds game that was released to retail on the same day in US and EU, was also added to the European eShop at the same day? Because many people are not sure if X/Y will be on the European eShop at the same day.

Tsutarja October 1st, 2013 4:17 AM

I guess I'll go ahead and answer the OP here and say that i am getting a physical copy of Y when that comes out on October 12th.. I pre-ordered it just to secure a copy of the game should a sellout occur (which I know shouldn't happen, but still..), and I chose to go with a physical copy of the game instead of e-Shop should I change my 3DS XL out for something or if the 3DS XL's memory/SD card becomes corrupt. And I also don't want to waste space on my SD card either for memory of the game, too.

metalhand October 1st, 2013 4:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokemon_Hero (Post 7856949)
I know I'm asking this again, but has someone (from Europe) ever checked if a 3ds game that was released to retail on the same day in US and EU, was also added to the European eShop at the same day? Because many people are not sure if X/Y will be on the European eShop at the same day.

I didn't found official statement, but in his interviews, masuda keep talking about the fact that everyone around the world will start the game at the same time.
Even though it the fact their is nothing about the games in the eshop seems weird to me, really hope that it will be released in the 12th like it should be.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire October 1st, 2013 5:17 AM

I found out that not all games come out at midnight in the e-shop...so I'll proably wait and see if my pre-order arrives. Though I don't believe there's mail on saturday...sure hope it comes a day early if so...

MrGriszell October 1st, 2013 5:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 7857079)
I found out that not all games come out at midnight in the e-shop...so I'll proably wait and see if my pre-order arrives. Though I don't believe there's mail on saturday...sure hope it comes a day early if so...

Well pokemon isn't like the other games . Their is a 99.99% chance that it will come out at midnight


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