What is the official release date for Fire Emblem? Is it a Sunday or a Tuesday? My gamestop didn't know...

and if you check the amazon site for the game they have it listed as a Monday with the following warning:

Potential Shipping Delay
Delivery of Fire Emblem: Awakening pre-orders may be affected by manufacturer shipping delays . Amazon apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

There's 3 colors for the XL out.

Originally Posted by GBAstar What is the official release date for Fire Emblem? Is it a Sunday or a Tuesday? My gamestop didn't know... and if you check the amazon site for the game they have it listed as a Monday with the following warning: Potential Shipping Delay Delivery of Fire Emblem: Awakening pre-orders may be affected by manufacturer shipping delays . Amazon apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

Games/consoles typically ship on Tuesdays for non-holiday/big releases. Hardly ever on Sundays.

Originally Posted by JCrichton Games/consoles typically ship on Tuesdays for non-holiday/big releases. Hardly ever on Sundays.

Except for nintendo 1st party games and systems

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Originally Posted by GBAstar Except for nintendo 1st party games and systems

Fire Emblem Awakening is being released on a Monday.

And I'd absolutely qualify a brand new console (as opposed to an update of an existing one) and the mega-popular Nintendo games as big releases.

Originally Posted by JCrichton Fire Emblem Awakening is being released on a Monday. And I'd absolutely qualify a brand new console (as opposed to an update of an existing one) and the mega-popular Nintendo games as big releases.

The problem is, unless it's a Mario game or Pokemon game, it's not a big release. This same thing has happened with other non-Tuesday Nintendo releases. I've already mentioned how bad Nintendo of America's marketing is, and this is one example why.

I got confirmation from kyle @ BB that best buy won't be carrying the fire emblem 3ds.

Hello again htz, Doesn't look like we are going to be carrying that Special Edition Blue Fire Emblem 3DS bundle. Sorry .

Dang

Just got back from pre-odering the bundle, and my GameStop said pick-up had been shifted to the 5th.

so are these actually going to be rare? I really want to get an XL instead but it will be pretty cool to know that I have one of the few available.

What the 5th?
Bullcrappy.

Originally Posted by htz I got confirmation from kyle @ BB that best buy won't be carrying the fire emblem 3ds.

Omg, no. Did he say why?

This is upsetting, but oh well. :(

Aw man, so no hope confirmed for BBY? I guess I gotta trudge along to Gamestop...

So gamestop is the only major retailer carry this? If BBY isnt getting this than Target and Walmart probably wont get it either.

If Newegg is carrying it, then GameStop doesn't have an exclusivity hold on it, so the guys in charge of marketing the gaming side of Best Buy are flopzorz.

Unless, of course, GameStop has a brick and mortar exclusivity hold which could be the case due to the Game Informer page, then I guess it's understandable.

Originally Posted by Nintendonly If Newegg and Amazon are carrying it, then GameStop doesn't have an exclusivity hold on it, so the guys in charge of marketing the gaming side of Best Buy are flopzorz. Unless, of course, GameStop has a brick and mortar exclusivity hold which could be the case due to the Game Informer page, then I guess it's understandable.

I can promise you that amazon is not carrying the special edition 3ds

Originally Posted by GBAstar I can promise you that amazon is not carrying the special edition 3ds

Fu~ I forgot they don't sell Nintendo hardware PERIOD, and I even responded to that very same situation earlier in the thread. 4 hours of sleep is awesome!

EDIT: That post was edited to remove utter stupidity.

Originally Posted by ProudLoz Omg, no. Did he say why? This is upsetting, but oh well. :(

That's all he wrote.

Originally Posted by htz That's all he wrote.

Thanks. Well, GameStop it is then!

Originally Posted by dallow There's 3 colors for the XL out.

Two, actually. The Pink/White was for the holidays only.