Best Buy - 3DS Game Sale - Fire Emblem: Awakening $29.99 + More

[quote name='Chrushev']Nice ENGRISH...

if you want a new copy, then buy it at any retailer near you...almost every store has many copies in stock... you can even order it from Best Buy for 30$ right now! Ponder that![/QUOTE]

engrish is ofensive "slang" that make fun of japense ppl that cant speak english guss wat i can speak it jus fine i am on mobile devece smart fone so its easir 2 shorten ur words and hard 2 corect mistkae.... ur jus a racialist so get off this forum that is against forum term of servece and yes i did read it at lest half of it.and i think ur jus on here trying 2 sell ur old used crap copies no 1 want a used copy go 2 ebay mr. hoarder motherf*****
 
[quote name='Gamer SDP']so much wrong.

During release week, only one Gamestop that I know of had a non preorder copy available. It wasn't until the end of Feb until I saw a physical copy on the shelf at Bestbuy (2 copies at one store and 3 at another. none at the other 4 stores).

This game was somewhat rare for most of February. I'd say it was not "rare" as when Pokemon Conquest came out.

of the dozen plus gamestops in my area, only 3 had the game used when I checked (only 2 stores when I went searching about 2 months ago). Only one store had a (Gamestop) new copy. Maybe 4-5 stores since have display cases with a new sticker suggesting there are new copies.

On the Wed/Thurs before Target had b2g1 sale, there were about 14-16 copies of the game. That Sunday I did not see any FEs. That store has about 6 copies when I last checked last week.

I've seen 2-4 copies at 3 Bestbuys in the past 3 weeks. Haven't checked the other stores. For comparison only two stores had MHU and it was.

The fact of the matter is, the game is not rare but is definitely uncommon. It'll probably sell for around $60 (a bit higher than the prices on ebay during release) in 3-4 years.[/QUOTE]

I dont understand why people are clamming on to the small period of time when it was out of stock months ago.... the fact of the matter is that it is readily available right now and has been for weeks..

The only reason it was on back order was because most stores only stock a few copies of everything. And when all the FE fanboys went to pick it up demand was higher than supply. Now that all the fanboys have their copy the supply meets the demand.

For Target and Bestbuy to have 5 copies or so is completely normal. This is the case with almost all 3DS games they carry and does not make the game rare.

My point is that anyone that wants to get a copy can easily get a copy right now at virtually any retailer, and will be able to get a copy at any time for 40$ or less from eShop for at least the next decade.
 
[quote name='AmpEnergy']engrish is ofensive "slang" that make fun of japense ppl that cant speak english guss wat i can speak it jus fine i am on mobile devece smart fone so its easir 2 shorten ur words and hard 2 corect mistkae.... ur jus a racialist so get off this forum that is against forum term of servece and yes i did read it at lest half of it.and i think ur jus on here trying 2 sell ur old used crap copies no 1 want a used copy go 2 ebay mr. hoarder motherf*****[/QUOTE]

I dont know whats wrong with you but you should get checked out.
 
[quote name='confoosious']I'm talking about Fire Emblem and how you insist that because it can be found used for $25 that new at $30 isn't a good deal.

You are failing so much I wonder if you're just trolling is at this point.[/QUOTE]

And I am talking about a good deal versus not a good deal. $30 for FE is a better deal than $40 for it... but it is NOT a good deal.

But I guess a "good deal" is subjective matter.. so if you feel that its a good deal then good on you I guess.
 
[quote name='Chrushev']And I am talking about a good deal versus not a good deal. $30 for FE is a better deal than $40 for it... but it is NOT a good deal.

But I guess a "good deal" is subjective matter.. so if you feel that its a good deal then good on you I guess.[/QUOTE]

It's not the subjective part that bothers everyone. It's the fact that you can't wrap your head around the fact that used "is not equal to" new. And that just because its not super rare means that it's super common. Like there's no in between.
 
25% off is not a good deal?

Then just wait right here until they start being handed for free.

No, no, no. That's not good enough
.
Wait here until they pay you to take it.

I mean it's a highly acclaimed game and all, so why wouldn't it be given at least for free?


Dude, it being available now doesn't mean that it wasn't available for many in the past.
 
[quote name='confoosious']It's not the subjective part that bothers everyone. It's the fact that you can't wrap your head around the fact that used "is not equal to" new. And that just because its not super rare means that it's super common. Like there's no in between.[/QUOTE]

Aaaaand by everyone you mean.. you... OK

let me explain again...

1) I never said its supper common.

2) I said it will never be rare and here is why.. a) It can be easily obtained digitally at anytime, limitless stock. b) Almost everyone that really wants a copy already has one c) People are hoarding them, thereby saturating the market d) It is in stock everywhere

3) I never said used is same as new. While new is definitely not same as used this comparison is extremely subjective and is up to the person to figure out.

4) Bottom line: Between used copies out there, new copies being hoarded, almost all stores having it in stock, and it being available digitally with limitless quantity... it will not be rare.

A good deal is subjective... so if you are the the type of person that is happy to see a game for a few dollars off and feels like its a good deal. Good for you, here is a flag go wave it around.

There is no way that this game will be worth more than about $40 at any point in our lifetimes. That is my opinion based on everything I said above. No one in their right mind is going to pay more than $40 just to open the game and play it when they can easily pay 39.99$ tax free to grab it from eShop.

If you feel otherwise, then I guess hoard all the copies you can get your hands on.. as long as it makes you happy.. I guess I am happy :)

Salut!
 
[quote name='Chrushev']I dont understand why people are clamming on to the small period of time when it was out of stock months ago.... the fact of the matter is that it is readily available right now and has been for weeks.. [/QUOTE]

Well you kept saying this:
"You can get it at almost any retailer any day and could do so since the day it launched."


For Target and Bestbuy to have 5 copies or so is completely normal. This is the case with almost all 3DS games they carry and does not make the game rare.
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How is 5 copies normal? The Bestbuys I've checked have at least 10 copies of most games. Target has those case shelves that can hold 16+ copies and more if games are stacked ontop/sideways.
Keep in mind this is NYC - not some population 2000 town.


My point is that anyone that wants to get a copy can easily get a copy right now at virtually any retailer, and will be able to get a copy at any time for 40$ or less from eShop for at least the next decade.
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Most people do not care about digital. Rarity only applies to physical copies anyway. So yeah anyone can go to bestbuy or bestbuy.com and buy the eshop download

And I am talking about a good deal versus not a good deal. $30 for FE is a better deal than $40 for it... but it is NOT a good deal.
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So what would you consider a "good" deal for a brand new physical copy of a first part Nintendo handheld game that is not Mario/Pokemon (the only Nintendo series are are mass marketed and typically have sales).

There is no way that this game will be worth more than about $40 at any point in our lifetimes. That is my opinion based on everything I said above. No one in their right mind is going to pay more than $40 just to open the game and play it when they can easily pay 39.99$ tax free to grab it from eShop.
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I am certain people will be willing to pay around $50 for a new physical copy within 10 years
 
Gahh can't decided if I want FE or not

EDIT: oh good grief is this game that good that my question spawned all that commotion? I'll order it for humanity.
 
People like Chrushev remind me of SD and its shady cast of creatures lol. They go into topics and hate on everything because its not free XD.
 
[quote name='Gamer SDP']

So what would you consider a "good" deal for a brand new physical copy of a first part Nintendo handheld game that is not Mario/Pokemon (the only Nintendo series are are mass marketed and typically have sales).
[/QUOTE]

$19.99 would be an excellent deal. $24.99 would be a good deal. 29.99$ its on discount and will likely to be reduced to this price.

Like I said before Sticker Star was 19.99, thats an excellent deal, I picked up a copy. Its a nintendo title.

again, thats subjective and thats my opinion.

Curious, why do you feel like it will be worth anything in 10 years? Nothing except 10 year old 3DS hardware will be able to accept the cartridges, so you are likely to give up better screen/hardware in general to play it.. while ull likely still be able to get it digitally on the new hardware. But even if thats not the case... look on ebay for old nintendo NES/SNES games... most can be bought for a few bucks. Why would this be any different... I am not trolling I am genuinely curious as to why people feel that this very niche game that only a small demographic of gamers are even interested in would be worth anything 10 years from now?
 
[quote name='mask.air.raid']Engrish. :lol:

Amazing how fast that backfired.[/QUOTE]

I think you need to double check on what that means....
 
[quote name='Chrushev']$19.99 would be an excellent deal. $24.99 would be a good deal. 29.99$ its on discount and will likely to be reduced to this price.

Like I said before Sticker Star was 19.99, thats an excellent deal, I picked up a copy. Its a nintendo title.

again, thats subjective and thats my opinion.

Curious, why do you feel like it will be worth anything in 10 years? Nothing except 10 year old 3DS hardware will be able to accept the cartridges, so you are likely to give up better screen/hardware in general to play it.. while ull likely still be able to get it digitally on the new hardware. But even if thats not the case... look on ebay for old nintendo NES/SNES games... most can be bought for a few bucks. Why would this be any different... I am not trolling I am genuinely curious as to why people feel that this very niche game that only a small demographic of gamers are even interested in would be worth anything 10 years from now?[/QUOTE]

because of your last sentence. People will pay more for niche games, because that usually means it had smaller print runs than other non niche games. (like mario, or pokemon.)
Just look at how well first party N64 games have held their value for the most part. Can't get many staples for less than 20 bucks.
 
[quote name='thefurrypanda']
Just look at how well first party N64 games have held their value for the most part. Can't get many staples for less than 20 bucks.[/QUOTE]

Valid point. However, I think you are forgetting that during the N64 time there was no price standardization and most of these "staples" went for $70-$90 US dollars. Now if you bought them then hoping that they would appreciate in value... now 15 years later you would be selling them for 1/4th of what you paid for them.
 
[quote name='Chrushev']Valid point. However, I think you are forgetting that during the N64 time there was no price standardization and most of these "staples" went for $70-$90 US dollars. Now if you bought them then hoping that they would appreciate in value... now 15 years later you would be selling them for 1/4th of what you paid for them.[/QUOTE]
true enough. I guess it would be better to say that generally it will hold its price better than many other 3ds games. I'm not in the same boat of people who think that they will be making 60 bucks off this, or buying it to profit. But, at 30 dollars, I'm sure I could play it and sell it off for little to no loss in the near future.

Sorry if I'm not 100% in the conversation, just read the last page and felt like I could chime in.

But, I guess at the same time, most of those N64 games now CIB go for probably what you bought them for at least, and in many cases much more, so the people buying to sell later will probably keep it sealed...which is worth especially more
 
[quote name='Chrushev']I think you need to double check on what that means....[/QUOTE]

I always thought that supper referred to food, but in your Fire Emblem wisdom, why not?
 
[quote name='mask.air.raid']I always thought that supper referred to food, but in your Fire Emblem wisdom, why not?[/QUOTE]

Only if you are from the UK. :booty:

u technically is a letter as well... and there are tad a bit too many commas in your runons... but were on TEH INTERNETZ!

You should still check out the meaning of Engrish though... its not applicable to a single misspelling.
 
[quote name='plus1zero']Gahh can't decided if I want FE or not

EDIT: oh good grief is this game that good that my question spawned all that commotion? I'll order it for humanity.[/QUOTE]

Lmao. It's okay. I'm glad you ordered it; I highly doubt you'll be disappointed by it.
 
[quote name='karkyco']Just picked up KH: DDD and Fire Emblem $9.99 each at Target :hot::D, less Target RedCard discount of course. $20.xx out the door for both. Definitely glad the local Best Buy was sold out of both, forcing me to hit up Target.

Details:
I stopped by the closest Best Buy but unsurprisingly they didn't have either game in stock. So I went to the Target nearby, went to electronics and a young lady asked if I needed help. I asked if I could get a couple of 3DS games, and she went to grab the keys. I assume this was a manager because once she got the games, I told her Best Buy has them on sale and do I need to take them up front for a pricematch and she said she would do it right there.

So she took them to the electronics register, rang them up, and asked me how much Kingdom Hearts was at Best Buy. Told her $9.99 and started to whip out my phone to show her, but she adjusted it down without having to show her a thing - no iPad lookup in customer service, no ad, no phone look up nothing. I was waiting for her to ask for the Fire Emblem sale price, however instead she simply adjusted that down to $9.99 as well, then totaled the transaction. It didn't quite register until she said the total, $20 something, and I stood there a bit stunned. I told her no that one is higher, and she said don't worry about it. No wink or finger to lips shhhh was required, or performed btw.

I will be honest, the thought did cross my mind at that point to "pricematch" a ton more games and other shit, hell I thought about cleaning the store out, but that would have been quite too dishonest and pushing my luck. Games for one cent would have been comical to attempt, but just wrong (not to mention highly unlikely to succeed). Same with wiping out their inventory of KH, FE and/or other games. Took my 2 games and left quite happy though.
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Target PM FTW.
 
So 10 dollars off is a good deal? Do 3DS games never go half off within a year or something? Or even for Black Friday?
 
[quote name='VyseArcad1a']Which is unfortunate cause I've heard nothing but good things about it. I may bite just to support it.[/QUOTE]

Well every review and video I've seen of it makes it look like a game designed for the Vita jammed onto a 3DS cart. LOTS of slowdown and various glitches.
 
[quote name='Gkage']So 10 dollars off is a good deal? Do 3DS games never go half off within a year or something? Or even for Black Friday?[/QUOTE]

Not Nintendo published games, no. Nintendo published games rarely go on sale, that's been true since the NES days. All the games in the sale are Nintendo IP's minus Castlevania.
 
Will wait for a lower price drop but that fire emblem is tempting but my backlog is more tempting haha. I also agree that 29.99$ prices don't do this sale justice at all..
 
[quote name='Gkage']So 10 dollars off is a good deal? Do 3DS games never go half off within a year or something? Or even for Black Friday?[/QUOTE]

Some of them do. Kid Icarus was $15 within about that amount of time and Paper Mario Sticker Star was $20.
 
[quote name='plasmabeam']How is MK7?

And has there been a better price on it?[/QUOTE]

I've played every Mario Kart game and in my opinion it's the best. I think these are the best courses the series ever had, controls are great, customization is nice, and online works great. Only gripe is I feel battle mode could be better, but at-least it's better than the battle mode in the Wii version.
 
[quote name='mask.air.raid']Just to support it? What have you heard? Pretty much all the people who said good things about it only played the demo and they never even bothered to buy the game!

Just go buy another God of War game.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='mask.air.raid']Did you really just quote yourself and reply to yourself?

lmao[/QUOTE]

That sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks for your input. I can see you're going to be well-loved here.

I decided to pass on them when I picked up KH 3D today, but I do hope we run them on sale again when I have a bit more $$.
 
[quote name='SelmaBlair']Apparently people say it's hard to find even though it's been readily available pretty much everywhere since it came out.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Chrushev']Someone started spreading rumors of FE being hard to get. Fact of the matter is that its been readily available in almost every store since launch, those that dont have it are stores that stock only 2-5 copies of games, and even they tend to get restocked within a week.

You can still fire emblem games from years past without any problem either. Its just a rumor mill.

Game is great tho. But shouldnt be a problem to get it at 19.99$ later this year.[/QUOTE]

1. Thinking you can get ANY Nintendo published game for their current system for $19.99 new within 1 year of release is likely to leave you disappointed. Nintendo published games are almost always the last ones to drop.

2. I know all retailers in STL were sold out of Fire Emblem from release through mid-March, and those that have stock now are under 5 copies per store. The GS warehouse was also OoS for most if not all of February. It even sold out on Amazon.

3. Starting with FE and continuing with Monster Hunter, Luigi's Mansion, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, and LEGO City Undercover, 3DS games are getting fewer carts made trying to push digital sales (see how many E-Shop purchases each of those titles got, anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 of each games' total sales.) Look at even the two Mario games on 3DS not being resupplied to retailers with any rush to it.
 
[quote name='VyseArcad1a']That sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks for your input. I can see you're going to be well-loved here.[/QUOTE]

You think so? I usually get comments from people who suck with sarcasm and I even got a threat from a kid of 20 years who got grounded by his parents.
 
[quote name='mask.air.raid']You think so? I usually get comments from people who suck with sarcasm and I even got a threat from a kid of 20 years who got grounded by his parents.[/QUOTE]

Yeah totally. :roll:

It's alright though, I enjoyed the game when I played my friend's copy so eventually I will get it.
 
[quote name='mask.air.raid']You think so? I usually get comments from people who suck with sarcasm and I even got a threat from a kid of 20 years who got grounded by his parents.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='VyseArcad1a']Yeah totally. :roll:

It's alright though, I enjoyed the game when I played my friend's copy so eventually I will get it.[/QUOTE]

mask.air.raid, you should really relax a bit. Vyse is a good dude. Apologize for being sh1tty to him.
 
[quote name='Terlan']Anyone have any thoughts on Super Mario 3d Land?[/QUOTE]

Personally it's my favorite game on the system. There's a lot of replay value, a good challenge, and the level design is just awesome. Highly highly recommended.
 
[quote name='VyseArcad1a']Which is unfortunate cause I've heard nothing but good things about it. I may bite just to support it.[/QUOTE]

Castlevania is a great game and a fine addition to the series. It's not another paint by numbers Metroidvania we've seen a thousand times over, and I guess some find fault with that. I can see a previous posters complaint about checkpoints during boss battles, but that's probably to cut down on frustration, as without them, the bosses would be pretty tough to beat in a single attempt.
It's really a beautiful game, with excellent 3D, and combat that I felt was better than the what we've seen in the past. Check out the official NEOGAF thread for the opinions of actual owners, who are playing the game, rather than some website reviews.
For $25 it's a damn good game.
 
[quote name='Terlan']Anyone have any thoughts on Super Mario 3d Land?[/QUOTE]

I don't know what it means, but it's the most traded in 3DS game at my local GS. They have 12 copies of it vs. 1-3 of just about every other game. Most reviews I've read say it's the best Mario game since the original NSMB on regular DS.
 
[quote name='ultramanJ']Castlevania is a great game and a fine addition to the series. It's not another paint by numbers Metroidvania we've seen a thousand times over, and I guess some find fault with that. I can see a previous posters complaint about checkpoints during boss battles, but that's probably to cut down on frustration, as without them, the bosses would be pretty tough to beat in a single attempt.
It's really a beautiful game, with excellent 3D, and combat that I felt was better than the what we've seen in the past. Check out the official NEOGAF thread for the opinions of actual owners, who are playing the game, rather than some website reviews.
For $25 it's a damn good game.[/QUOTE]

Every video I've seen of it shows that it has a really choppy framerate and chugs along. Glad others are having fun with it but it just seems like it needs more powerful hardware (Vita) to truly shine.
 
[quote name='Terlan']Anyone have any thoughts on Super Mario 3d Land?[/QUOTE]

It's excellent. I'd probably put it just below SMB3 and SMW, on pretty even footing with the first Galaxy. It's a 3D mario game but it's structured like the older 2D games. In a lot of ways it feels like what Mario 64 logically should have been: just taking the older Mario style gameplay and making it 3D.
 
[quote name='MSUHitman']Every video I've seen of it shows that it has a really choppy framerate and chugs along. Glad others are having fun with it but it just seems like it needs more powerful hardware (Vita) to truly shine.[/QUOTE]

If you're disappointed by just a very small lag, then you definitely won't like the game. It really doesn't lag all too bad, but the actual game is VERY short and it would take even less time without all the tedious tasks. The story isn't good and the whip swing was very forced just because the producer wanted to have that as a nod to one of the first Castlevania games. It unfortunately has more than enough of that kind of nod to cause your neck to get sore. At the very least, they could have made the whip swings more fun. There also are many glitches. My favorite one is Simon falling to his death, grabbing a rope, and reviving himself.

There is an HD version, but there are no plans to release it. The game should be fixed first and maybe released on the Wii U later.
 
[quote name='Graff^']It's excellent. I'd probably put it just below SMB3 and SMW, on pretty even footing with the first Galaxy. It's a 3D mario game but it's structured like the older 2D games. In a lot of ways it feels like what Mario 64 logically should have been: just taking the older Mario style gameplay and making it 3D.[/QUOTE]

SM64 was absolutely perfect for its time in pretty much every way, still my favorite I think. But yeah, I'd put SM3D up there too.
 
[quote name='Terlan']Anyone have any thoughts on Super Mario 3d Land?[/QUOTE]

Great game. In my opinion better than New Super Mario Bros (because New Super Mario Bros feels a lot like the wii game with new levels, while this one feels like an original title.
 
[quote name='Guilty']Again with this?
Seriously just purchased FE at BB a week ago full price. My timing is suck lately.[/QUOTE]

You should be able to price match, right? I'm going to try to tomorrow.
 
If you can buy another one, then you can return the new one as the first one to get the difference back. I don't know how their new price match on themselves works.

I paid full price for it, but this game probably is the best game on the 3DS. Kid Icarus: Uprising had some excellent gameplay, though.
 
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