Does anybody NOT have Brawl on reserve yet?

[maxpower1227]

You really shouldn't listen to those guys at gamestop/gamecrazy/wherever that try to get you to buy preorders. They have to try to get you to. It is easy as hell to buy games, and if you've tried to buy any other major nintendo releases this year you know that gamestop/gamecrazy have them a day AFTER major retailers, and on top of that they open later. I personally want to play brawl ASAP so I'm going to buy it at a major retailer that doesn't do preorders, so I'll be able to get a copy easily at 8am.

Psh. What kind of dedication is that? Wal-Mart is open at midnight.

 

[Tatsujinken]

I'm way to scared to NOT reserve it! I need to get my hands on the game asap. Not even one more day of waiting will be acceptable.

 

[rblair]

I don't need to reserve it. My brother works at compusa and he said he'll pick one up for me before it even goes on shelves. BETTER YET I get it $10 off through him =) yup it's pretty bomb

 

[sfox8]

I'm way to scared to NOT reserve it! I need to get my hands on the game asap. Not even one more day of waiting will be acceptable.

Which is why in some cases you'd be better off not reserving it. By reserving you commit yourself to the store that you reserve it at. If they end up not getting it in stock until the day after (or two to three days, as was the case with some stores and mario galaxy) then you're basically screwed and you end up a day behind the rest of the world (or the smashboards hehe).

I honestly think it's easier for me to just go pick it up in the morning on the release date. I already know it won't be sold out that quick. Unless you only have one store that sells games in your area then I don't think you have anything to worry about.

 

[C.Olimar788]

I don't. I'm not worried. I had no problem getting Pokemon Diamond on release, with the store having MANY to spare, and I got Metroid Prime 3 and Mario Galaxy soon enough after launch. I don't generally pre-order things unless it has a cool gift for pre-ordering (i.e. Pokemon Colosseum's disk with Jirachi).

 

[Aryman]

I don't have a copy reserved. I did back when I thought I'd still be in college when it came out (next week is already Dec. 3rd btw... how sad is thatt T_T). But I had to cancel that because I'll be back at home now for the release, which means I need to reserve it at the gamestop in my hometown. Which I will do as soon as I finish this semester.

 

[The Hypnotist]

People reserve games, I've only pre-ordered one game ever, but then I found out about the R4, so I never even bought that game.

 

[Byron X]

I don't have mine reserved because I'm not worried, Gaffney is the smallest town in SC. There will be plenty of copies.

 

[Sidius]

lol...i preordered mine 2 years ago O.o

 

[Zorya]

Don't worry bout me, kid. I got me ways....

 

[Eagle]

I'm not going to pre-order until theres a release date for Australia.

 

[Xarias]

Nah, no need to pre-order unless there's a gift with it. I'll probably pick it up on my way home from school around noon.

^_^

 

[Silfa]

Nope. We don't even know when it's going to be released here yet.

 

[courte]

i actually have seven lol its funny if you've gone through a decent number of copies of melee then you'd understand my thinking

whenever i go to gamestop and buy something if i find i've got some 5 bux left over they always say anything you want to reserve and i always say yeah smash-- needless to say im trying not to go there for a while now

 

[KazenoZ]

Unortunatly no, I live in Israel, the people here actually think Sony still owns the console race, which means a huge delay in Nintendo products.
SMG, the most requested game as of yet for the Wii, only gotten here a week after it's release -_-.
The only other option for me is to preorder it online from out of state, though that would take a week or 2 to deliver as well.
So at any case, I'm stuck getting it only after a week or 2 T-T

 

[Sadnap]

I'm just worry about the lag in which the store will stock the shelves with the game. More times than not, stores around my town won't have games up on their release date.

 

[lavamage]

I do reserves, but its just to pay it off, the only time games (games, not consoles) are sold out it when the company underestimates its sales (like Nintendogs in Japan).

 

[voittaa711]

For Mario Galaxy I figured that I should take my time because no one will want or know about this game.

then I went to Toys R Us....gone...
walmart target...gone....
Best Buy....last copy....booyah...

I don't want to go through that again so I'm definately going to resevere it sometime soon.

 

[Suoinegni]

I haven't reserved yet either, seeing as how I'm not sure I'll even have a Wii by then. Then again, I could always preorder, get it and stare at the box until I get a Wii. >.>.

 

[Storm Eagle]

For Mario Galaxy I figured that I should take my time because no one will want or know about this game.

then I went to Toys R Us....gone...
walmart target...gone....
Best Buy....last copy....booyah...

I don't want to go through that again so I'm definately going to resevere it sometime soon.

Consider the "city" where I live, I'm pretty sure that I will get my copy of Brawl without a reservation. SMGalaxy is still highly available here.

 

[lukintosh]

It's great to love in a small country.

 

[brawl1994]

i only have like $10, but im working for more, so ill prob get it done by the end of dec.

 

[soviet prince]

I will when it gets closer to time

 

[Psydon]

No, I do NOT have Brawl on reserve yet.

But I will NOT NOT have Brawl on reserve later tonight.

 

[Desruprot]

I have Brawl secretly reserved, but not officially....its a gift that I am going to get in May (not my birthday)

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

I don't. Huge games like halo 3 and burning crusade weren't sold out right away, brawl won't be. The only time games really seem to get sold out super quick is when it's a collectores edition or its a MEGA release (WoW launch). Just to let you know I don't and never will play WoW just incase anyone is wondering.


Seriously you should go burn in hell for saying "olol it wunt be on teh shelves fer a week"

Well, out here in California, Super Mario Galaxy wasn't easy to come by during the initial launch. Games such as this and Halo 3 tend to sell out only during the first launch, but afterwords, the market is saturated. Supply and demand drive the capitalist economy, so i'm pretty sure that you won't have any problem finding it after the launch.

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

Not me but I am going to work right at opening, rushing to the electronics, and buying it. I highly doubt it will be sold out. We never sold out Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III when they were released.

BTW I work at Target.

 

[ripman3]

I'm betting that there will be MORE than enough Brawls to go around, but preordering certainly doesn't hurt. I've already preordered it and will end up paying it all off before it comes out.

 

[TheGlitchMaster]

i was the first at my gamestop to preorder, so i'm defietly getting it!

 

[SirPainsalot]

Unfortunately, I'm in the wrong place. NYC is probably full of Brawlers.... Luckily, I reserved it for buying my Ninedo USB Wi-Fi Connector. =D

 

[kin3tic-c4jun-3]

Keep in mind availability will differ depending where you live. Nintendo ships the most copies where they think it'll sell the most copies.

Also, let's not forget how available the Wii itself was at launch.

I've been telling all my friends that I'm expecting line-ups at stores for this game. Who knows though.

I'm personally getting it pre-ordered. I can't afford to wait another week or two for the next shipment if I miss out on it by chance. I've already waited ENOUGH lol.

I'll pre-order closer to launch, simply because I don't want to hold on to the receipt for months and potentially lose it..

 

[Randofu]

I ordered Brawl online through GameStop with next day shipping. They have guaranteed delivery on the day of the release date (guaranteed Feb. 10th if the date doesn't change) as long as you do next day shipping.

I'm thinking of trying to go to the store that morning anyway though. :D I figure if I get a second copy, I can always give it to my brother for his birthday or something, since he probably wouldn't get it himself.

 

[YoukoisaHOMO]

We have too many game store around my area, I am going to get it once it come out. Reserving game is over rated.

 

[Mambo]

I was, but then it went on delay. I will though in january some time. Usualy not too hard to get popular titles localy.

 

[BananaNut]

Nope, don't have mine reserved yet.

 

[whiterob]

I don't have it reserved and I don't plan on reserving it. I doubt that more than 30 people in my county have wii's, so there isn't much competition against me here. And besides, I'm planning on getting it asap anyways.

 

[soaz]

I dont know a single person in my city that plays smash so i guess im going to be the only one being there when the store opens.

 

[d0c926]

I haven't cuz i might move and no point of preodering if i am gone

 

[Tyeforce]

I preordered mine at GameStop, but they can keep my $5. I'm waiting at Wal-Mart until midnight for Brawl, just like when I waited in line for 33 hours for my Wii. ^_^

 

[mista_mista]

Could somebody fill me in on how the reserving works? I was planning on waiting at WalMart for a few hours and getting it at midnight. Can I just reserve a copy and come pick it up in the morning at Walmart? If I can, then why do people camp out for games and stuff? I'm lost...