Hotel Dusk: Room 215 $17.99 + shipping right NOW at Buy.com with Google Checkout

[HarassmentPanda]

Buy.com just got in their shipment of Hotel Dusk: Room 215 for the Nintendo DS! Use Google Checkout to take $10 off for a grand total of $17.99 + $4.40 shipping = $22.39! This game retails for $35 at EB Games/Gamestop and is sure to be a hard one to find!

Link: http://www.buy.com/prod/Hotel_Dusk_Room_215/q/loc/108/203485276.html

As with all Google Checkout offers, this is for new customers only! But, you can always send yourself another invite to Gmail and get the discount again! (Apparently some people are having a problem using multiple Google Checkout accounts, so that approach may be YMMV. But, if you're new to Google Checkout, this is a winner of a deal!)

[Apossum]

awesome. cancelled my delayed barnesandnoble.com order and got this instead.

Thanks OP!

[munch]

Good deal. Jump on it!

[secretvampire]

You should point out this is for new Google Checkout customers only. I used the $20 off $50 a few times in the past and it's not showing the $10 off for me on this one with GC.

[wampa8jedi]

Ordered.

[hero101]

I figured that you could make at many googlecheckout accounts as possible. You just need enough e-mail accounts.

[Blade]

People are finding that that trick doesn't work. Google is suspending all of their duplicate accounts and probably declining to pay the $10.

[SubjectNameHere]

In @ $21.29 after s/h

[CocheseUGA]

People are finding that that trick doesn't work. Google is suspending all of their duplicate accounts and probably declining to pay the $10.

Abuse the system enough, that's what happens.

I can't wait until people bitch about the discounts being taken away just so they could save $10.

[trip1eX]

yeah put the new customers only in the title. I used way too may $20 off $50 during xmas to qualify for this.

[HarassmentPanda]

yeah put the new customers only in the title. I used way too may $20 off $50 during xmas to qualify for this.

It won't really fit in the title and remain under the character limit. Besides, those who have used Google Checkout deals before should know that it's only for first time customers and, further, this stipulation is clearly delineated in the original post.

[magikman]

I'm in... Got the $10 off with an account I hadn't used yet. Thanks, OP!

[binbinzhou]

In @ $21.29 after s/h


How did you get it for $21.29? I got 22.39 after $10 discount.

[Masterkyo]

very tempting .......... cos i don't wanted to touch my credit card this month. Still have over $100 BB GC & $20 RZ GC.

[Logain8955]

I bought this game at full price and dont have any regrets. It's a very classic point & click adventure, done very very well. Highly recommended.

[TC]

Grabbed this at Toys R' Us along with Metroid Pinball<$9.xx>. The very helpful lady actually looked around for the morning shipment of games. Unpacked it and rang it right up for me. Looked like they were sent around 6 copies.

[SubjectNameHere]

How did you get it for $21.29? I got 22.39 after $10 discount.

I don't know. That's what it was after tax and shipping.

[melvoin]

This game totally rocks. Miles better than Trace Memory. Games like this is what the DS is all about.

[Reality's Fringe]

Damnit, I just ordered it for $24 from cduniverse because it said they didn't have any last night =( I'd like the 2 bucks, but buy.com also ships pretty quickly to me.

[OGHowie]

Grabbed this at Toys R' Us along with Metroid Pinball<$9.xx>. The very helpful lady actually looked around for the morning shipment of games. Unpacked it and rang it right up for me. Looked like they were sent around 6 copies.

When does TRU get their shipments? Some employees told me Tues and Thurs, but others say to check the mornings after.

[bballplaya210]

Thank you, this game looks great. I was gonna hold off for a while but for $22 I couldn't resist

[chakan]

Thanks OP; I hope my alternate google checkout account works....if not, its still $2 less than MSRP shipped.

[BigHow]

After tax, it came out to about $25 in CA. I think I'll just wait and see if a Best Buy gets it in.

[sonicdescent]

This was actually very difficult to find this morning, none of my local EB/GS had it in stock, most hadn't even heard of it. Wal mart of all places had it, which is strange considering how bad they are with day and date low profile games.

[BIG5]

The title got me all excited, but shipping and not being able to use GC again kills it. Damn, I want this, but cheap! Unfortunatly, it looks like it's going to be a cult game with limited production which means pretty soon you'll only be able to find it on ebay for twice the MSRP. What's a CAG to do?

[wampa8jedi]

For those interested, the GameSpot review is now up...

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/hotelduskroom215/review.html?sid=6164619

[monkeypox]

The title got me all excited, but shipping and not being able to use GC again kills it. Damn, I want this, but cheap! Unfortunatly, it looks like it's going to be a cult game with limited production which means pretty soon you'll only be able to find it on ebay for twice the MSRP. What's a CAG to do?

best buy is stocking it. you could use the $5 coupon to make it $24.99 + tax, which is what I did.

[HarassmentPanda]

After tax, it came out to about $25 in CA. I think I'll just wait and see if a Best Buy gets it in.
I'd say you're still better off buying it for $25 online than ~$32 in the store. Besides, I have a feeling this is a game that is going to be very hard to find now and impossible to find later.

Edited to reflex BB's price.

[sonicdescent]

35 seems to be gamestop's price..why do they price some games 5 bucks above other stores? It's the same deal with elite beat agents. Anyways in addition to eb/gs not having a clue about it/having none in stock, neither my local best buy nor Toys R' Us was carrying the game, so YMMV there. Again as surprising as it is, Wal Mart came through, 29.99.

[pablo9000]

nice, I jumped all over this. I was about 5 min away from ordering it full price on amazon

[aoLat]

Debating whether to order it, use a GGC at Best Buy, or use my last $30 of credit at GR on this...

:[

[WhoDey]

I don't know what it is about this site but everytime I try to check out I get server errors, or page not found. I remember the same thing happening the last time I tried to order from this site. Three tries....I give up.

[abhinav]

Man this is a great deal and i want this game... but my lack of money also remains a problem...

[menikmati]

After tax, it came out to about $25 in CA. I think I'll just wait and see if a Best Buy gets it in.

Going to wait for it also, put some GGC action on it while I'm there.

[wannabepunktony]

Awesome - ordered one. Thanks OP!

[jasonditz]

Buy.com just got in their shipment of Hotel Dusk: Room 215 for the Nintendo DS! Use Google Checkout to take $10 off for a grand total of $17.99 + $4.40 shipping = $22.39! This game retails for $35 at EB Games/Gamestop and is sure to be a hard one to find!


Amazon's got it for $29.99 with free shipping for those who already used the Checkout bonus.

I'm thinking of waiting for a pricedrop, myself.

[grundy]

Bighow,

Dare I ask what comic that panel is from?

-Brian

[redsox6391]

I ordered this from Amazon.com, it finally shipped today (along with Psychonauts!!! :bouncy:) I only got if there because of the loads of Amazon GC's I have from WRInsiders.com.

[tinman_licks]

Bighow,

Dare I ask what comic that panel is from?

-Brian


Looks like 100 Bullets by Eduardo Risso.

- Tinman

[alongx]

I'd be all over this if I didn't already have a Google Checkout account. Shame, since Google's promotions will be the only times I'd ever use their service, since I don't find it particularly helpful to use.

[smitboy]

Great deal. Thanks. I'm all over this. I've been so addicted to my DS between Elite Beat, Castlevania, FF III, and now this. I've got 10 360 games ready to play that I haven't even touched. Now I know why the Japanese are so obsessed with the DS. It's fantastic.

[gamegirl79]

I'd be all over this if I didn't already have a Google Checkout account. Shame, since Google's promotions will be the only times I'd ever use their service, since I don't find it particularly helpful to use.

You can still set up a new account, just use a different email address.

[sonicdescent]

You can still set up a new account, just use a different email address.


They are cracking down on this a little bit..Gave me some guff.

[cag1000]

never used the google check out before but when I try to make a new account to get this game it keeps coming up saying that the email address and passwords are invalid. I've even tried multiple emails. What the fuck

[HarassmentPanda]

never used the google check out before but when I try to make a new account to get this game it keeps coming up saying that the email address and passwords are invalid. I've even tried multiple emails. What the fuck

I had that problem at first too. It was solved when I went through a link in my gmail account that Google sent about redeeming my $10 off. All the advice I can give is "keep trying." It eventually worked for me.

[OutlawJT]

Sweet deal!! I would've bought the game anyway at $30 so getting it at $22.39 is frelling awesome!

[cag1000]

I had that problem at first too. It was solved when I went through a link in my gmail account that Google sent about redeeming my $10 off. All the advice I can give is "keep trying." It eventually worked for me.

thanx guess i'll keep trying. Will this game be rare/hard to get?

[HarassmentPanda]

thanx guess i'll keep trying. Will this game be rare/hard to get?

No one knows for sure. But it seems to be one of those great games that was released without a lot of fanfare, similar to the first Phoenix Wright or Trauma Center.

[HarassmentPanda]

Hotel Dusk just jumped up to #1 in the sales ranks for today on Buy.com! I have a feeling the CAG community had quite a bit to do with that; thanks for supporting original game development guys!

[misterbowtie]

I was going to get this game anyways. This will make a memorable first purchase with Google Checkout :)

Thanks OP.

[flatliner718]

I ended up ordering 1/24 on Amazon. It was 29.99. I am an Amazon Prime member, and it struck me as odd that the express shipping overnight was 1.99 not the usual 3.99. Anyone else try this method and got the same results?

[Just Josh]

Thanks guys, I got mine for $24.75!

[FSUddin]

I had a google checkout account but never used any of the promotions. When I signed in, it didnt give me the discount until I used an alternate email. I kept all the other account info the same and the order went through. Do you think they will cancel it?

FSUddin

[Sarang01]

Ummm is there ANY way I can use Google Checkout without them finding out my financial details? I wouldn't mind using it this way if possible otherwise no because I don't feel comfortable with Arsenal Gear knowing my details.

[Raikoh]

Thanks, I was going to pick it up offline, but I can wait for it to ship, since this is a better deal!

[contej85]

I thought this game would be a cult hit and impossible to find quickly, until I reaized that it was published by Nintendo. That means it should be pretty easy to find for awhile, does it not?

[clariste]

For a few bucks more, if you don't want to wait on shipping, I saw this in BB last night for $29.99. Using the $5 coup makes it $24.99+tax.

[willardhaven]

Grabbed this at Toys R' Us along with Metroid Pinball<$9.xx>. The very helpful lady actually looked around for the morning shipment of games. Unpacked it and rang it right up for me. Looked like they were sent around 6 copies.

There's a TRU sale on this?

[RelentlessRolento]

buy... your DS will thank you personally in written form.

[Legolas813]

I was reading USA Today and noticed a huge half-page ad for Hotel Dusk! This has got to be one of the first adventure game advertisements I have seen in print. I was pretty impressed. Here is a reduced-size scan (the ad is so big I couldn't even scan all of it):

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/516/scan0002resize7ts.jpg

[SubjectNameHere]

There's a TRU sale on this?


The sale was on Metroid Pinball.

[Archon29]

I was reading USA Today and noticed a huge half-page ad for Hotel Dusk! This has got to be one of the first adventure game advertisements I have seen in print. I was pretty impressed. Here is a reduced-size scan (the ad is so big I couldn't even scan all of it):

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/516/scan0002resize7ts.jpgThat's a good ad, too. :)

[Legolas813]

Why did the shipping price go up a couple of dollars from yesterday?

[Masterkyo]

Gamespot give it 8.2/10. It'll be GOOD GAME & i'll checkout BB tomorrow ;)

[cleaver]

I ordered at around 3 yesterday and it came today

[galvatron2k1]

I ordered at around 3 yesterday and it came today

For some reason, the shipping was incredibly fast. Ordered yesterday at 1 and received it today via standard shipping (California to Ohio)??? Excellent! Can't wait to try it out!

[bballplaya210]

For some reason, the shipping was incredibly fast. Ordered yesterday at 1 and received it today via standard shipping (California to Ohio)??? Excellent! Can't wait to try it out!

I hope I got mine today too. I'm at work right now so I can't check but I'm in Ohio, so there is a chance. I still haven't even opened Phoenix Wright: JFA yet though

[cag1000]

Great google checkout wouldn't work for me and now the shipping has been raised. Maybe I should wait on this one.

[Archon29]

The shipping price is back down to $4.40. Awesome deal, thanks OP!

[cecilvaliant]

lol i ordered this on the 24, hope it comes today at least, cuz the buy.com place is located in the same CITY as where i live, so it should of came already =P but i hope at least it comes today, cuz i just finished AA2 JFA and need a new game

[jw1976]

i ordered mine minutes after this was posted on the boards and it still says 'sent to warehouse' i emailed them asking about the status, and they said 'sorry for the delay, but we still can't give you a shipping date' WTF???

[acey]

I ordered mine on the 24th also and it's stuck as well...:cry:

[Santurio]

Just got mine at BB. I didn't know this game used the rumble pack, it kind of surprised me with that first gunshot. The use of it just makes it even better to me.

[Apossum]

i ordered mine minutes after this was posted on the boards and it still says 'sent to warehouse' i emailed them asking about the status, and they said 'sorry for the delay, but we still can't give you a shipping date' WTF???


same here.

[monkeymanx]

Thanks picked this one up... Also used my other email and picked up Phoenix Wright And Justice for all for 21.39 shipped with the Google Checkout discount.

[HarassmentPanda]

i ordered mine minutes after this was posted on the boards and it still says 'sent to warehouse' i emailed them asking about the status, and they said 'sorry for the delay, but we still can't give you a shipping date' WTF???

same here.

If it makes you guys feel any better, I ordered mine BEFORE I made this thread and mine still says "sent to warehouse." I haven't checked the status today... here's hoping.

[tinyandi]

I ordered on the 24th and it was in my mailbox the 26th. WOW. Awesome shipping. Thanks OP.

[swift17]

I just put in my order. I had to check with the wifey so I could get some funds to do it. After crappy TN tax for 3.00 and 4.40 for shipping, my total came to $25.39. I never even knew about the Google Checkout tip. Thanks guys!

[aoLat]

I'd rather pay $2 more to have it now from BB OP. But still thanks a lot. :D

[MC Hampster]

The one time I ordered from Buy.com (a 2GB SD card before Christmas), I received my item the next day. They seem to have incredibly fast shipping. Very impressive.

[Apossum]

Mine still said "Sent to Wearhouse" this morning so I cancelled it.

[pscloud]

Sent to Wherehouse too. I suppose I don't mind the wait, at this price...I ordered the 360 wireless headset when it was dirt cheap, and it EVENTUALLY arrived, so I'm sure I just have to wait it out for Hotel Dusk.

[pablo9000]

my copy arrived today (ordered on the 24th)

[jw1976]

mine is still sent to warehouse and i emailed them a 2nd time about the delay and they still say 'it's being fulfilled'.... another week and i'm cancelling this BS...

then i'll have to figure out if the money gets refunded back to google checkout tho...

and until now i never had a problem with buy.com...

[Arkay Firestar]

Ordered on the 27th, shipped on the 27th (a saturday, I remind you), and it was delivered today (a monday).

Now that is some nice 4 dollar shipping.

[nsiri]

whoa...I just bought the game for 16 with free shipping through the facebook chase +1 group. I had 14 karma points, and it was $30 (1 karma point = $1). Not worth it without the karma points, but if anyone has a +1 card, it's worth checking out. They have a decent selection of DS games and DVDs...

[Truckondo]

Ordered on the 27th, shipped on the 27th (a saturday, I remind you), and it was delivered today (a monday).

Now that is some nice 4 dollar shipping.

This is BS. I ordered it on the 24th and it still says "sent to warehouse". I guess I'll wait but bye buy.com.

[spiwak]

Ordered mine Monday (for 22.39 with GCO bonus), and apparently it was shipped yesterday. Sorry for the troubles you other buyers are having.

[cecilvaliant]

mine still says "order is in progress" -_-;; wtf? well im gonna cancel it as i already got it now from BB. taking too long

[roker]

I hate to crap on this thread

but you couldn't stick a loaded gun to my head and get me to buy something from buy.com

I'd rather do the best buy gift card trick and get 5 off 29.99 (which is what the game is going for there)

good luck waiting a few weeks for a game they don't have in stock

[DustBoogie]

Glad I couldn't get Google Checkout to work.. got the last copy at Best Buy today for about $27 after tax thanks to the good old GGC. Only about $3 more than it woulda cost from buy.com, and I got to give my credit card some rest and pay with cash :)

[cecilvaliant]

does anyone know if theres a phone # for customer service for buy.com ? been 3 days and still havent recieved a notification if my order was able to be cancelled or not -_-;;

[doc005]

got mine on Monday. I'm glad I ordered from CDuniverse

[roker]

lol

I just looked at the last page

this ended like a typical buy.com thread

buyer beware! should be the precaution of every buy.com thread

[Zing]

Wow. Order trouble with Buy.com? How utterly shocking!

[Santurio]

does anyone know if theres a phone # for customer service for buy.com ? been 3 days and still havent recieved a notification if my order was able to be cancelled or not -_-;;
Customer Service# 1-877-780-2464

[Apossum]

got mine on Monday. I'm glad I ordered from CDuniverse


just re-ordered from them instead. I have never had a problem with buy.com but this was pretty lame.

[rlse9]

I ordered mine on Monday and it was shipped out yesterday. Kinda strange how some people are getting them taken care of so quickly and others are taking forever. But I'm happy to see that mine is on the way, just gotta find some time to play it when it arrives...

[swift17]

Mine shipped out yesterday. So I don't necessarily under what all the fuss is about. I mean, yeah, it probably took them a couple days to get it shipped but I got it for $25.39, which is $8 cheaper than I would have from EB Games. That's always nice in my book.

[cleaver]

I've placed over 15 orders at buy.com since 12/26, no major issues with any of them, but none were quicker than Hotel Dusk which took about 26 hours to arrive after placing the order.

[pscloud]

Mine shipped out yesterday. So I don't necessarily under what all the fuss is about. I mean, yeah, it probably took them a couple days to get it shipped but I got it for $25.39, which is $8 cheaper than I would have from EB Games. That's always nice in my book.

The "fuss" is they shipped out really fast to some people, but other people are stuck in "Sent to Wherehouse." Ordered mine on the 24th and it's still in this status. Website even says it's In Stock but for whatever reason, they haven't shipped it.

BTW, here's the email I got regarding where my shipment is:

Hello <me>,

Thank you for contacting Buy.com.

This is in reference to your email regarding order #xxxxxxxx.

We apologize that the delivery of your order is taking longer than
expected. Due to a setback from the manufacturer, item #203485276 on your
order is currently on backorder.

We update our web site once every 24 hours. Occasionally, items run out
of stock before we can update this information. We are working on
providing more frequent updates in the future.

However, we do not have an estimated time of arrival. You will receive
an email from us once the product you ordered ships.

We thank you for your patience in the matter.

Sincerely,

Rose
Buy.com Customer Service
www.buy.com

[sca2511]

good game and a good price, nice find!

[Archon29]

It's odd that some people's orders stalled. I ordered mine on the 26th and got it yesterday.

[roker]

It's odd that some people's orders stalled. I ordered mine on the 26th and got it yesterday.

actually

it's not odd at all

this typically happens with buy.com

do a search

[mrmeatball]

ordered mine on friday, shipped monday, arrived today. thanks op.

[swift17]

The "fuss" is they shipped out really fast to some people, but other people are stuck in "Sent to Wherehouse." Ordered mine on the 24th and it's still in this status. Website even says it's In Stock but for whatever reason, they haven't shipped it.

BTW, here's the email I got regarding where my shipment is:

Hello <me>,

Thank you for contacting Buy.com.

This is in reference to your email regarding order #xxxxxxxx.

We apologize that the delivery of your order is taking longer than
expected. Due to a setback from the manufacturer, item #203485276 on your
order is currently on backorder.

We update our web site once every 24 hours. Occasionally, items run out
of stock before we can update this information. We are working on
providing more frequent updates in the future.

However, we do not have an estimated time of arrival. You will receive
an email from us once the product you ordered ships.

We thank you for your patience in the matter.

Sincerely,

Rose
Buy.com Customer Service
www.buy.com (http://www.buy.com)

I'm sorry about your order. I'm just trying to point out that patience is a virtue. I still haven't received my game either and I ordered on the 27th, just 3 days after you. I'm patient enough to wait for such an amazing game especially since it saved me some cash.

[pscloud]

Yeah, I'm coming to understand that patience is definitely needed with Buy.com. This is the second time I've ordered from them and had this issue, though. They should really change the status of their item to Backorder. Also, I'm wondering how they prioritize who they ship to, since it sounds like they've shipped items to some who've placed orders AFTER me...

[Truckondo]

Mine says "on order" now. At least it changed status.

[crewj]

got this game 3 days ago... simply awesome!

[Just Josh]

Got mine today. Took 5 days like they said so no complaints. :D

[acey]

Ordered mine on the 24th, got stuck in their system, cancelled and reordered 1/30, shipped 1/31...nice job with your inventory/shipment process, Buy.com...

[Blade70]

I used Cduniverse instead of Buy.com, and I got mine today! :)

[cag1000]

Never recieved the game. Credit Card was charged. When I check the status on Buy.com it says that it left the facility to be delivered Feb 6th. Anyone else have this problem?