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Blastoise January 12th, 2007 6:53 AM

Preorders Selling Out in Your Area?
 
Are preorders for these games selling out in your area? For some odd reason, it's hard to find a place that'll let you actually preorder in my area due to so many people apparently doing so, even this early on in preordering. So I'm curious to find if this is a national (possibly international?) trend, and if people are excited for it; or, possibly, if my area is just full of Pokemaniacs/insane rich people who will buy ten to eighty copies of this game.

Samson January 12th, 2007 1:36 PM

i doubt it, but i could be wrong. i haven't checked myself. i'm not going to preorder until i see local game stores with signs for security.

Rubberbandman January 12th, 2007 2:19 PM

I doubt there are many people pokemoning in my area but mullet and my 2 friends at school, mullet most likely wont get it, and I know Im getting it and my 2 friends so at least I have someone to battle...

MonopolyMoneyBag January 12th, 2007 3:06 PM

Last year when I went to preorder XD and 7 different stores were out of preorder stuff so we then had to go to gamestop and found one.

My friend was complaining no matter where he goes they are out of preorders for D/P.

~Misty~ January 12th, 2007 5:39 PM

Not really though people aren't interested in pkmn nowdays...

Samson January 12th, 2007 8:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Vulpixpal91 (Post 2354080)
Not really though people aren't interested in pkmn nowdays...

wow you couldn't be more wrong. i go to a music forum board where all of the topics about music are just about dead. the only threads that usually make it past the 3rd page are those about pokemon, which shows to prove a lot. the same thing for a yugioh forum board i go to.

pokemon is a big thing man...

J January 13th, 2007 3:20 AM

Hehe, I don't have to pre-order my copy of Pearl. I got mine in a department store. :P (lives in Asia)

Bomberman January 13th, 2007 1:32 PM

I didn't even know stores were taking preorders yet. I better get that taken care of.

Xylitol January 14th, 2007 11:36 AM

I doubt that pre-orders, for that matter the actual shelves will run out of the games that fast, because there aren't too many fans where I live. I'll just have to wait for the shops to get them. They got KH2 about a month after the official Europe release.

...or maybe I'll just buy it from somewhere else. By then I'm most likely sick of waiting, like in the case of KH.

Blastoise January 14th, 2007 3:47 PM

I went ahead and preordered mine anyway. It guarantees that I'll be able to pick both up a few days before my brother gets back from Austria, and we'll open/play them together. :D

The Fallen January 14th, 2007 5:52 PM

Preordering hasn't come to stores near me yet, but I'm sure when it does they won't sell out.

parallelzero January 14th, 2007 9:08 PM

Interestingly, I saw this thread today and went out during the afternoon just to check all of the stores. Three EBs here have only made between 3 and 5 preorders, while Gamestop has done 2.

Apparently not that popular here.

Lord Virus January 14th, 2007 9:09 PM

Im gonna have to check the preorder book at gamestop next time im at the mall, so the pre order prize thing is a pokemon stylus? anyone got pics?

Iceman3k January 14th, 2007 9:59 PM

I'll look into the pre-ordering details when I go shopping on Thursday. If GameStop actually has pre-ordering already in my area, then I'm sure as hell making my pre-order for BOTH copies.

Lord Virus January 14th, 2007 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman3k (Post 2356761)
I'll look into the pre-ordering details when I go shopping on Thursday. If GameStop actually has pre-ordering already in my area, then I'm sure as hell making my pre-order for BOTH copies.

same here, god i cant wait

Frozen_Itachi January 14th, 2007 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman3k (Post 2356761)
I'll look into the pre-ordering details when I go shopping on Thursday. If GameStop actually has pre-ordering already in my area, then I'm sure as hell making my pre-order for BOTH copies.

Same with me, I can't wait...

prophet789 January 15th, 2007 12:14 AM

I dont know whether there have been any allowence of preorders yet, especially without us even knowing its release date.

Sammi January 15th, 2007 1:03 AM

The closest stores don't do preorders, unfortunately. They just put them on the shelves, and I'm too lazy to ask when shipments are in so I can grab a copy before everyone else does and I'm out of luck... AGAIN. ¬¬;

The only place I could do a preorder is online, most like Amazon since that's where we do all of our online shopping. And after a quick look, it doesn't look like they have preorders set up yet. That's good; I want to have some money before I do a preorder. XD;; *is really broke right now*

Jolty-kun January 15th, 2007 1:14 AM

America get it before us (UK), so I think I might just preorder it from America, if it's okay with you guys.. XD
Heh, I really really don't think I could wait a few couple of months, I'd pay an extra £50 probably to get it before a lot of the UK. xD

Lord Virus January 15th, 2007 11:20 AM

I feel sorry for the people in the uk, i know how hard it has been for me to wait this long, and the game isnt even out yet, we still have 3 months, 6 days, 12 hours, 42 mins, 21 seconds (its 2:17pm here) i cant imagine waiting any longer, i would die, im GONNA die if they delay the release of D/P here in america

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ January 15th, 2007 11:42 AM

they will usually have pre orders in March or something like that

:t354:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

Law07 January 15th, 2007 2:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jolty-kun (Post 2356845)
America get it before us (UK), so I think I might just preorder it from America, if it's okay with you guys.. XD
Heh, I really really don't think I could wait a few couple of months, I'd pay an extra £50 probably to get it before a lot of the UK. xD

If your in the Uk (I'm in Northern Ireland) can you get stuff off amazon.COM and still pay in pounds?

Forci Stikane January 15th, 2007 5:54 PM

...I guess I'm lucky in the respect that an employee at the most local Gamestop is an aquaintance of mine AND a Pokemon player, so I got a phone call when the reserves were ready...and they were saved for me :).

Lord Virus January 15th, 2007 6:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craiglaw2006 (Post 2357403)
If your in the Uk (I'm in Northern Ireland) can you get stuff off amazon.COM and still pay in pounds?

Yes, amazon has a currency converting department, my friends in the uk buy books from there alot.

AND

I reserved my copy of Diamond today, w00t!

thats right, be jealous :P j/k

Cornicapus January 15th, 2007 7:15 PM

Pre-ordering hasnt come out in Australia yet... i think but if i get a chance to pre order i would go for it! if not i would have to....... WAIT *dramatic music*

But i cant belive they're selling out in America and its gonna be out around Easter!
theyre must be real pokemaniacs there


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