Uncle0wnage
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Where? >_<
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LEGO City Undercover |OT| This city has no ports
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Where? >_<
What he was saying is the start of the argument (if you can call it that)
The only way they could get me to go there is with some better Metroid gear. I have a feeling that won't ever happen.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Ah, right. I didn't mean to join in an argument. For some reason I just thought that was a good time to channel a stereotypical southern sheriff and reply. I'll be more wary of who is replying to who in the future.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Well Amazon and other online retailers are having shipment delays + Best Buy, Wal-Mart, GameStop, etc. all say the 20th at the earliest.
Smiles and Cries
Member
how much did you pay for it at Nintendo World?
Brainiac 8
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Screamapillar
Member
It's in stock at Target.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Nice, wish I wasn't buying it on Best Buy trade in credit now...
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Screamapillar
Member
I think Nintendo made sure Target had stock due to their giant Wii U hardware/software deals this week. $50 gift card w/ Wii U purchase, and buy 2 games get 1 free.
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
So the game is having stock problems?
Hopefully my Gamestop.com order ships quickly.
Hopefully my Gamestop.com order ships quickly.
Are you sure? The website says that every store around me is out of stock. So I tried some other zip codes and they are all out of stock as well.
Bidermaier
Member
until they have some decent prices for big games (you know... like that service for PC) my wii u will just be a nice Netflix player to me
Reluctant-Hero
Member
It isn't in stock at any Target within 100 miles of Monterey, CA. =(
Guess I'll just wait for either A) my GameStop preorder or B) Gamefly to send me a copy.
Aquamarine
Member
It's $50 at Nintendo World. In stock.
The only way they could get me to go there is with some better Metroid gear. I have a feeling that won't ever happen.
I have a feeling you may be right. I've always been disappointed with the selection of merchandise there.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Just picked it up at ebgames in new brunswick canada, with Chase McCain minifig. He's currently on my shelf arresting lego Jack Sparrow.
They had a stack of them for preorders and only 4 extra...a little 5 year old boy with his father were in front of me asking for it, and when they were told there were a few extra to sell, the little one jumped up and down and said "YAY!" So cute
They had a stack of them for preorders and only 4 extra...a little 5 year old boy with his father were in front of me asking for it, and when they were told there were a few extra to sell, the little one jumped up and down and said "YAY!" So cute
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
If the game is $50 at the Nintendo World Store that seems to confirm what the proper MSRP is, doesn't it?
Game Centre in Toronto has it in stock this morning.
Everyone is waiting for their downloads to finish.
Everyone is waiting for their downloads to finish.
Just picked it up at ebgames in new brunswick canada, with Chase McCain minifig. He's currently on my shelf arresting lego Jack Sparrow.
They had a stack of them for preorders and only 4 extra...a little 5 year old boy with his father were in front of me asking for it, and when they were told there were a few extra to sell, the little one jumped up and down and said "YAY!" So cute
Here's hoping the parents bought a Wii U and aren't buying this expecting it to play in a Wii system.
Nintendo is turning the razor-blade sales model upside down.... First they sell you the cheap razor, then they get you to buy the blades for the new expensive razor, thinking they work with the old razor... next thing you know it...
what the fuck am I talking about
darkressurection
Banned
Download has been going for about 11 hours since last night, I wake up and I am greeted to another 6 hours of waiting. I am on a connection where I can usually download 11 Gig in about 2 hours. Never buying a fucking thing off of the eShop again.
Dragoshi1
Member
Targets, Walmarts, Gamestops, TRU, all of them don't have the game within 100 miles of me in Tampa, Florida.
One Walmart said to check back later in the day, but I doubt they will have any in.
Target says tomorrow.
Walmart doesn't know.
Gamestop said MAYBE tomorrow, probably Wednesday.
TRU said Thursday.
According to posts in this thread, Eshop is $60, and the download is taking forever, so I can't even go digital right now.
What is going on. This is just as bad as Fire Emblem Awakening...
One Walmart said to check back later in the day, but I doubt they will have any in.
Target says tomorrow.
Walmart doesn't know.
Gamestop said MAYBE tomorrow, probably Wednesday.
TRU said Thursday.
According to posts in this thread, Eshop is $60, and the download is taking forever, so I can't even go digital right now.
What is going on. This is just as bad as Fire Emblem Awakening...
Jaded Alyx
Member
LEGO games are usually big sellers, especially on Nintendo systems.
Inferno313
Banned
This is how Nintendo releases a lot of games. They list the ship date as the release date. Check on Wednesday, most stores will have it by then.
Saint Gregory
Member
Well I could be completely off base as I do tend to see conspiracies everywhere but I'm just wondering now if these different situations aren't NoA experimenting with retail vs. digital scenarios to see what works out best for sales.
This experiment could be to see if they can get away with charging a premium for DD but it's just as likely a mistake. We'll find out if they fix the price downward later and LCU isn't scarce at retail.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Until FEA and LCU, I've never had this issue with Nintendo first party releases.
Smiles and Cries
Member
It's $50 at Nintendo World. In stock.
:facepalm.gif
Yup, this is correct. I'd expect to be able to pick it up either Tuesday or Wednesday most places. I remember how I used to find a sympathetic BB guy to get the games I wanted of the boxes Tuesday afternoons.
Uncle0wnage
Member
Neither Walmart nor target have it near me, phone calls confirmed. Fuck this earth.
Did Metroid Prime 3 have this issue? I remember not being able to get the game till a few days later after launch.
As I mentioned, it's different for many games. Kirby games always ship out on the day of its release date, just like FE and LCU, as well as their casual-focused titles.
Mr.LightMan
Member
Just bought the game on my way home. Can't wait to play it.
Both games that didn't release on a Sunday. With Sunday releases they have to ship the games so they at least arrive the day before or be there by that Monday. These non-Sunday release days aren't working for Nintendo. Whoever is in charge of this is seriously screwing things up. It's crazy that some stores have it and a whole group of stores that aren't related in various areas don't.
It's past noon already and I bet that eShop price hasn't been fixed yet either. Damn NoA. They have one major responsibility or perhaps it's the only responsibility and they constantly show they can't even do that right!
Edit:
Glad that's been fixed at least.
Does this have to do with Nintendo's network location or something? I'm scared to think of how long it would take to download Lego City on a 100MB connection.
this is going to be interesting...
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
I'd go so far as to say this is the opposite of what normally happens (at least out here). Nintendo games almost always have released on Sundays. That it always the date they use in their marketing and is the date when you can find the game in stores. Only recently have they started to do these limited Monday releases.
You may be thinking of what a lot of other game companies used to do, which was list the ship date as the release date. I would say it's been a good five or six years since this was common practice, though.
If they don't give out $10 in eShop credit at least for those that paid $59.99, it'll be pretty sad.
JPBrowncoat
Member
Okay now I can buy it. 3 hours and 22 minutes to the installation phase.
Seems to be. PSN has the same problem with slow downloads. I'm still confused as to why there is such a problem. It's not just game downloads but all downloads such as updates taking far longer then they should given their size. Are there servers in various locations around the world or is there one centralized server system in the main headquarters in Japan with everyone everywhere hitting it at any given time?
iirc PSN artifically limits your connection speed, something like 4mb over wifi and 10mb over ethernet? (don't quote me on figures)