Midnight Release Plans?

[Deleted member]

Absolutely. Assuming the place I preorder it from will have a midnight release, I'll go.

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

If they are doing one, I sure as hell will.

I love your avatar and sig.

 

[LowCarbz]

I'm going to go with my friends, even if I don't buy it there and just get it digitally. Just sounds like a fun experience.

 

[SmashCast]

Yep. I am going to a midnight release with some friends, and we'll play the Wii U version probs all night :3

 

[GraveJoker]

I am. I was at the Brawl midnight release and I will go for this one, for both versions.

 

[ZanZero]

If either are on a weekend, yes.
With my new living situation at Job Corps I have a 10pm curfew, but only on weekdays.
So here's hoping for a Friday release.

 

[SpLSlick]

Probably going to just get the digital copy from the eshop store or pick it up at one of those mom and pop stores a day or two early....Depends on how I feel that day lol

 

[BioZelink]

Midnight digital release. It's a lot more convenient, and i can play it instantly!!! Gotta load on coffee though.

 

[RockerJay]

I would love to see GameStop do midnight launches for the 3DS version. Seeing as it's as hyped as it is, I think GS having midnight launches is a big possibility. I think the only reason why they wouldn't is because October 3rd is a Friday, so it would be a school/work night for a lot of people. Thoughts?

 

[Young Marth]

Mindnight releases depend on how many preorders a game gets.

 

[Nstinct]

How would getting SSB4 several hours earlier not be better? Why not midnight launch?

 

[Malkior7]

unlikely as Gamestop doesn't usually do Midnight releases for Nintendo games or at least the one I go to doesn't.

 

[Phaazoid]

They did a midnight release for Brawl. If they do one for Sm4sh 3DS I'll go. play that **** all night xD

 

[PlTe]

If it is on a Friday, I'll be going to a midnight release after school and playing that game.

 

[Phaazoid]

If it is on a Friday, I'll be going to a midnight release after school and playing that game.

October 3rd is a friday

so if you aren't in japan, you're set.

 

[RockerJay]

unlikely as Gamestop doesn't usually do Midnight releases for Nintendo games or at least the one I go to doesn't.

My local GameStop did one for Pokemon X and Y and it was packed.

 

[spader13]

I'm sure it can vary by manager decision, but the Gamestop I went to in college used a rule of no midnight releases unless there were at least 100 reserves for the game. That said, the one for Pokemon X/Y was packed, so they obviously were well over the number they needed, so I bet my friends still on campus will be getting one for Smash too.

I know Brawl got a midnight release lots of places too (the one in a mall back home got one, and there couldn't have been more than 20 people there when I picked it up at midnight), so I would guess Smash 4 will get one many places.

 

[LiteralGrill]

The bigger question is, will it be released for DOWNLOAD at midnight? Or heck, maybe earlier depending on time zones?

 

[☆Jazz☆]

The bigger question is, will it be released for DOWNLOAD at midnight? Or heck, maybe earlier depending on time zones?

If it'll be available for download at Midnight, i'll do a happy dance. I can't wait for this game.

 

[Young Marth]

I've talked to gamestop employees about it before. It depends on how many pre-orders it gets at a store. Say store X gets 250 pre-orders and store Y only gets 50 pre-orders, store X will have it and store Y won't.

 

[Kiondrick]

You know I've been debating whether or not I would walk to my Gamespot at midnight to pick up the game. I thought better of it in the end because my neighborhood can be a little dangerous at times. I think I'll just pick mines up early Friday morning.

 

[praline]

If there is a midnight launch around here I won't be going. I haven't yet and don't plan on it.

 

[Young Marth]

You know I've been debating whether or not I would walk to my Gamespot at midnight to pick up the game. I thought better of it in the end because my neighborhood can be a little dangerous at times. I think I'll just pick mines up early Friday morning.

Ugh i hate being a junior. I'll have school. I'm gonna have to go at midnight. I'm not waiting till 5-7 PM to get it.

 

[Kiondrick]

Yep, the joys at being a college student and having your Gamestop 20 minutes away from your house is awesome. (I can't believe until just recently though I never realized just how close the store was from where I live. Would have saved me a lot of trouble...)

 

[Young Marth]

Yep, the joys at being a college student and having your Gamestop 20 minutes away from your house is awesome. (I can't believe until just recently though I never realized just how close the store was from where I live. Would have saved me a lot of trouble...)

duuuude mine's less than 10 minutes away tho!! lol

 

[RockerJay]

duuuude mine's less than 10 minutes away tho!! lol

Mine is a block away from my high school. It's pretty convenient.

 

[Kiondrick]

Well, 20 minutes is kind of inaccurate. It overall depends on how fast I walk. I think I can actually get there in about 10-15 minutes at most. (I"m really bad at guestimations. )

 

[Saikyoshi]

I don't care about if Gamestop does a midnight launch as long as there's an eShop midnight launch. And there always is.

I'm always up at Midnight anyway, so I can even buy it before the inevitable server crashes start.

It's a good thing SSB3D's exactly the kind of game I want a permanent installation of.

 

[Young Marth]

I don't care about if Gamestop does a midnight launch as long as there's an eShop midnight launch. And there always is.

I'm always up at Midnight anyway, so I can even buy it before the inevitable server crashes start.

It's a good thing SSB3D's exactly the kind of game I want a permanent installation of.

Lol have fun waiting hours for it download while i wait in a line that lasts longer
*swag out*

 

[Saikyoshi]

Lol have fun waiting hours for it download while i wait in a line that lasts longer
*swag out*

While I'll just be sleeping as soon as the download starts, waking up when it's done.

I'll already have hours of practice and a stable, rested mind under my belt while you're just getting home, driving illegally fatigued.

 

[Katy Parry]

I'm a GameStop employee.

GameStop midnights are always based on 2 things: the preorders for the game, and the percentage of sales the respective company provides for that store.

So my store, only 7% of sales are from Nintendo. So we didn't even have a midnight for the Wii U or Mario Kart 8.

However, we have over 100 preorders on Smash Bros. So my manager said we'll have a midnight for it.

Its also based on manager discretion, as well as NINTENDO's say in the matter. Nintendo can dictate what GameStop stores can have a midnight release as well.

 

[Casey_Contra]

Is anyone here planning on getting the game at midnight? I'm in the US and just called a few Gamestops and it looks like there are no plans to do a midnight release there. I could download, but I always prefer to have a physical copy

I think I may go the Walmart route, but I've have some pretty bad luck with them. I tried to get Mario Kart 8 after midnight and they had no idea what I was talking about and couldn't sell me the game.

Do you guys have plans/advice for getting the game at midnight?

 

[TryHardOliver]

I have it preorderd from GameStop so there going to hopefully ship the game to me. Does anybody know how long that'll take? lol

 

[strawhatninja]

Yeah I pre-ordered from GameStop as well and have not heard anything about a midnight release. I would definitely be there if they have one though.

 

[ミスティック Speed]

It's based upon how many pre-orders that have been made. If it exceeds a certain amount, there will be a midnight release. I believe this applies to every Game Stop.
So yeah, I'm not worried.....Smash is an insanely popular game. We're bound to have a midnight release for almost everywhere.

 

[TimeMuffinPhD]

I've pre-ordered the game, so I hope they do that thing where they ship it a day or two early. That's normally pretty awesome.

 

[KaZe_DaRKWIND]

I'm going to bed and heading over when I get up. I don't see the point of staying up til midnight so my first experience with the game is when I'm tired. I'd rather get a nice sleep, have breakfast, grab the game, and then play all day.

 

[Casey_Contra]

I'm going to bed and heading over when I get up. I don't see the point of staying up til midnight so my first experience with the game is when I'm tired. I'd rather get a nice sleep, have breakfast, grab the game, and then play all day.

I have class the next day and it's also me and my boyfriend's anniversary so I'll be pretty busy during the day. It would be pretty bad if I played smash all day (as tempted as I might be), so I want to get some play time in the night before. He doesn't have a 3DS so that rules out us playing together.

 

[YamiKitsune]

I'm getting the digital version so, I'm getting it the very moment its available

 

[Renji64]

I live too far from gamestop to get there easily so digital is my only option. I will be downloading it on release and eating some good food waiting to do some release day crew battles.