This is pretty much in heavy rumor mode, but I've heard select Walmarts are already selling Black 2 and White 2. It's pretty much confirmed on Pokebeach, can anyone else conform it?
If one store was doing it, they would be fined (I wanna say the fine is well over $1000 maybe even a few thousand per instance). If one store continually kept breaking street date then they may take their games/hardware out of that store...even then that action wouldn't be taken unless they had to. Walmart is probably the biggest games retailer in the United States, so I doubt that would ever happen to the entire chain of stores.None of mine are, nor can they. They get the same pre-programmed message that all stores get.
"Merchandise cannot be sold until xx/xx/xxxx."
If a store is selling it prematurely, they are breaking the law and company policies. Which would result in Nintendo removing all of their hardware and software from their shelves. Walmart would never allow a hit like that to happen. Way too bad for business.
If one store was doing it, they would be fined (I wanna say the fine is well over $1000 maybe even a few thousand per instance). If one store continually kept breaking street date then they may take their games/hardware out of that store...even then that action wouldn't be taken unless they had to. Walmart is probably the biggest games retailer in the United States, so I doubt that would ever happen to the entire chain of stores.
As far as some store selling it early...I don't doubt it. You see this a lot with high profile games/electronics.
Stores are selling it early, but its random. Store in your area might be, might not be.
The dumpers are having a lot of fun trying to dump this game though.
That's just it, no store can sell them early. If they are, they are breaking the law. None of the systems allow you to sell them normally so you can't return them either cause the receipts won't recognize the game.
Street dated material cannot be sold before the date. There are no exceptions to that outside of the main company doing it out of pocket. Which means that someone from Nintendo has to go around with games in their vehicle and sell them by hand with no computers which I don't believe they do.
That's just it, no store can sell them early. If they are, they are breaking the law. None of the systems allow you to sell them normally so you can't return them either cause the receipts won't recognize the game.
Street dated material cannot be sold before the date. There are no exceptions to that outside of the main company doing it out of pocket. Which means that someone from Nintendo has to go around with games in their vehicle and sell them by hand with no computers which I don't believe they do.
Whoever you're getting that information from is feeding you lies. Granted, I'm sure some employees find a way to get them early since they stock them early, but typically GameStop employees get the games the same time as everyone else if they aren't working when it comes out. If they are working, they get them after everyone else when their shift ends or during a break of whenever they can.I know GameStop employees get games early too (which totally sucks but I guess most jobs have some kind of perk) but it's not completely unknown for games to be released early.
It seemed pretty easy to believe for me, TheKeybladeLord got a copy of LBP for his Vita like a week before release date :o