Zelda Breath of the Wild Special/Master Editions, Amiibo- Discussion

NoOtherOptions said:
Hopefully they re open the specialedition preorders.
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They have been, Toys R Us has been putting canceled special editions back up on their site on most mornings between 5am and 6am. Usually gets snatched up in seconds though, there's tons of people over on nowinstock.com watching it every morning like a hawk. It's like Piranha feeding frenzy whenever TRU put them up in the morning.
 
Cloudx9 said:
They have been, Toys R Us has been putting canceled special editions back up on their site on most mornings between 5am and 6am. Usually gets snatched up in seconds though, there's tons of people over on nowinstock.com watching it every morning like a hawk. It's like Piranha feeding frenzy whenever TRU put them up in the morning.
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I think those arnt real cancellations because I have mobile alerts set on my phone from nowinstock and literally before the page loads they are gone for me.
 
just curious as to why Amazon.ca doesn't ship electronics to the US but all the European Amazons do.

as of now I have c4c alerts on pretty much all the SE/ME/LE product pages. as usual it seems Best Buy has either some routine updates to their product pages or some kind of page detection to prevent constant page reloads as I'm getting false positives.

 
Ferrari Racer said:
another image. I've seen people speculate that Zelda's pregnant....really? lol

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He's staring at her oppais.

 
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Gamer SDP said:
as much as people like to hate on gs, they are probably the most reliable retailer to order non-standard editions of games from. instore obviously is a crapshoot however
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im not hating on gamestop. i already got my master edition preorder, my wii u version and the ear buds. i don't think my wallet would of handle it very well with the special edition

 
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Nothing371 said:
Order the guide now, the price will get adjusted later. Most of these $39.99 hardcover guides drop to about $24 before release.
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That's a little more tempting. Do you all just collect guides? Or like, do you actually use the guide? I can see why a guide could be very helpful for a game like this, especially at launch. I'm sure there's something I won't be able to find or do that will frustrate me to no end. But that's part of the experience, no?

 
Ideally I play everything fresh but I am at the point in life where if I have to choose between spending hours solving something or lookin git up and spending hours playing the game, I will look something up.

I lose interest if I get stuck on things as game time is limited and if I don't get hooked, it is hard to finish anything.

 
Not even including the price of the Switch, Breath of the Wild is definitely going to end up being the most I've ever spent on one game. Master Edition, amiibos, and now possibly this as well... this game better be good.

 
tonyxvx said:
Not even including the price of the Switch, Breath of the Wild is definitely going to end up being the most I've ever spent on one game. Master Edition, amiibos, and now possibly this as well... this game better be good.
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Same here. I'm getting basically everything but the $90 F4F statue.

 
tonyxvx said:
Not even including the price of the Switch, Breath of the Wild is definitely going to end up being the most I've ever spent on one game. Master Edition, amiibos, and now possibly this as well... this game better be good.
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I paid close to $500 for Gears of War 3 in 2011. It was so worth it.
 
If you to collect things like guides and whatnot, you might want to scoop up the Breath of the Wild. I am a little surprised that it's Piggyback handling the guide and not Prima. Prima's guides had a nice simplicity to them.

 
tonyxvx said:
That's a little more tempting. Do you all just collect guides? Or like, do you actually use the guide? I can see why a guide could be very helpful for a game like this, especially at launch. I'm sure there's something I won't be able to find or do that will frustrate me to no end. But that's part of the experience, no?
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I barely use them. They are nice for Soulsborne games, open-world games, and RPGs just to use as a reference tool. It's also fun to thumb through one of them every now and then. I just like having a nice-looking hardcover book collection filling the bookcases in my living room.

 
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tonyxvx said:
That's a little more tempting. Do you all just collect guides? Or like, do you actually use the guide? I can see why a guide could be very helpful for a game like this, especially at launch. I'm sure there's something I won't be able to find or do that will frustrate me to no end. But that's part of the experience, no?
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I tend to use them for side quest stuff. My FF XV guide was invaluable. People will say you can just look stuff up, which is true. It is hard to beat a book in your lap though with all the info organized well and screenshots.

The Zelda one I probably won't use for main quest but I think I read there are 900+ koroks to see? The guide will be super useful for that.
 
tonyxvx said:
That's a little more tempting. Do you all just collect guides? Or like, do you actually use the guide? I can see why a guide could be very helpful for a game like this, especially at launch. I'm sure there's something I won't be able to find or do that will frustrate me to no end. But that's part of the experience, no?
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Who uses a guide book? Not trying to be sarcastic but when I play games my cell phone is my guide book to every game ever made with a simple search on the google. What makes it better is I can find videos for stuff that isnt easily explained in text, and unlike a book the internet is constantly updated with new ways to do something, to tell me if a glitch is stopping me or whatnot. And I can do all of that for free.

I see the appeal of a book because 30 years when I first got a NES for christmas books and magazines were all you had. So I have a nostalgia for them, but Ill never waste the money on one thanks to the internet.

 
Mrclark2 said:
Who uses a guide book? Not trying to be sarcastic but when I play games my cell phone is my guide book to every game ever made with a simple search on the google. What makes it better is I can find videos for stuff that isnt easily explained in text, and unlike a book the internet is constantly updated with new ways to do something, to tell me if a glitch is stopping me or whatnot. And I can do all of that for free.

I see the appeal of a book because 30 years when I first got a NES for christmas books and magazines were all you had. So I have a nostalgia for them, but Ill never waste the money on one thanks to the internet.
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This is kinda irrelevant, but I went to a Walmart in the next town over and I saw that they still sold cheat code books. I was baffled and in awe that those things still existed.

 
Nothing371 said:
I barely use them. They are nice for Soulsborne games, open-world games, and RPGs just to use as a reference tool. It's also fun to thumb through one of them every now and then. I just like having a nice-looking hardcover book collection filling the bookcases in my living room.
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I have the opposite problem. My lady and I read a bit more than we play games, so we have a library in our house with 6 full 6-shelf bookcases and a few smaller ones... and I'm dreading trying to find space to fit another one any time soon. So big hardcover books like these that require more space are always a special consideration purchase. There's only room for so many books!

 
tonyxvx said:
I have the opposite problem. My lady and I read a bit more than we play games, so we have a library in our house with 6 full 6-shelf bookcases and a few smaller ones... and I'm dreading trying to find space to fit another one any time soon. So big hardcover books like these that require more space are always a special consideration purchase. There's only room for so many books!
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Sounds like you guys might need to go the digital route with your books. Did the same myself a year or so ago after swearing I never would do it, but just ran out of space. Now the only new physical books we pick up are special or collector's editions, or if they hold a sentimental value.

Same now holds true with guides, limited to just a handful of series I've long collected and usually just the collector's editions.

 
Velmeran said:
Sounds like you guys might need to go the digital route with your books. Did the same myself a year or so ago after swearing I never would do it, but just ran out of space. Now the only new physical books we pick up are special or collector's editions, or if they hold a sentimental value.

Same now holds true with guides, limited to just a handful of series I've long collected and usually just the collector's editions.
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When it comes to games I couldn't care less about digital vs physical, but man I can't stand digital books. I don't know why. Especially with graphic novels. Gotta feel that paper!

 
tonyxvx said:
I have the opposite problem. My lady and I read a bit more than we play games, so we have a library in our house with 6 full 6-shelf bookcases and a few smaller ones... and I'm dreading trying to find space to fit another one any time soon. So big hardcover books like these that require more space are always a special consideration purchase. There's only room for so many books!
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This is true. My bookcases overfloweth as well.

Velmeran said:
Sounds like you guys might need to go the digital route with your books. Did the same myself a year or so ago after swearing I never would do it, but just ran out of space. Now the only new physical books we pick up are special or collector's editions, or if they hold a sentimental value.

Same now holds true with guides, limited to just a handful of series I've long collected and usually just the collector's editions.
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Books are books, not digits.

 
Does anyone know how trustworthy ebay preorders are? Has anyone bought something of that sort? I know this was probably discussed, but I must have missed it.

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TheDeathVendor said:
Does anyone know how trustworthy ebay preorders are? Has anyone bought something of that sort? I know this was probably discussed, but I must have missed it.

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You really don't know if you'll get the item or not should you choose to buy from eBay before release. pre-order's sometime gets cancel from retailers for various reasons and you be SOL and have to re-purchase from a diff seller. I would recommend you wait until the item is in-hand and ready to ship by the seller before committing.

 
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Has there been any word on if stores will be receiving any extra stock of the master/special editions?  I plan on going to the midnight launch at a best buy and picking up my order.  Would be great to know if they will definitively have at least a few so I would be justified in lining up early.

 
Don't know about BBY but my local GS did say they will have extra stock. He could not say how much but he did tell a customer to come in early.

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gthirst said:
Has there been any word on if stores will be receiving any extra stock of the master/special editions? I plan on going to the midnight launch at a best buy and picking up my order. Would be great to know if they will definitively have at least a few so I would be justified in lining up early.
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Nope.

It was limited as was mentioned before. You might get lucky...or not.

 
Ya know i saw this on a reddit somewhere and iy got me thinking. From what has been shown so far for BotW would it be so hyped and anticipated if it wasnt for slapping Zelda on the box. After thinking about it a bit id have to say no. So far nothing that have shown for BotW shows any kind of innovation or anything new or cool really from whats been done in previous games like Witcher and Skyrim and I know all you Nintendo Fanboys will scream foul but I think its a legit question and honestly if BotW didnt have Zelda in front of it i dont think it would be even half as highly anticipated as it is. 
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There's no doubt the BotW is highly anticipated because it's a Zelda title. I can't help but think "duh" when I read such an obvious observation. Doesn't really seem a groundbreaking realization.

Anyway, this is the first "new" Zelda game in many years. It's not just a port like Twilight Princess HD, WindWaker HD, Majora's Mask 3D, etc. It's an honest-to-goodness new LoZ title. For that reason (and because I love me some LoZ), I am extremely excited about it. Plus, I have waited on this particular game for a few years as well lol.

If BotW does happen to bomb tho, it could do serious harm to the LoZ name. I don't expect it will.

 
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Thespyder314 said:
Ya know i saw this on a reddit somewhere and iy got me thinking. From what has been shown so far for BotW would it be so hyped and anticipated if it wasnt for slapping Zelda on the box. After thinking about it a bit id have to say no. So far nothing that have shown for BotW shows any kind of innovation or anything new or cool really from whats been done in previous games like Witcher and Skyrim and I know all you Nintendo Fanboys will scream foul but I think its a legit question and honestly if BotW didnt have Zelda in front of it i dont think it would be even half as highly anticipated as it is.
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Of course the Zelda name helps but this game got TONS of praise from all sorts of gaming media outlets at E3, etc.

 
HelloooNurse said:
There's no doubt the BotW is highly anticipated because it's a Zelda title. I can't help but think "duh" when I read such an obvious observation. Doesn't really seem a groundbreaking realization.

Anyway, this is the first "new" Zelda game in many years. It's not just a port like Twilight Princess HD, WindWaker HD, Majora's Mask 3D, etc. It's an honest-to-goodness new LoZ title. For that reason (and because I love me some LoZ), I am extremely excited about it. Plus, I have waited on this particular game for a few years as well lol.

If BotW does happen to bomb tho, it could do serious harm to the LoZ name. I don't expect it will.
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It wont bomb for the simple reason that its a Zelda game, all i was pointing out is that every Zelda game in the past has has something tied to it that made it something that was never done before or innovated in a way games before it had, I mean look at some of the zelda games that have done things no other game has done before it least that i can think of. Spirit Tracks, OoT, Majoras, A Link between Worlds, all did something groundbreaking and while yes BotW looks amazing and the world is huge and open world, its not doing anything that hasnt been done before like most other Zelda games have, which is why I think the game will be good simply because its Zelda but I dont see it being ground breaking or one of the best in the series either.

 
Thespyder314 said:
Ya know i saw this on a reddit somewhere and iy got me thinking. From what has been shown so far for BotW would it be so hyped and anticipated if it wasnt for slapping Zelda on the box. After thinking about it a bit id have to say no. So far nothing that have shown for BotW shows any kind of innovation or anything new or cool really from whats been done in previous games like Witcher and Skyrim and I know all you Nintendo Fanboys will scream foul but I think its a legit question and honestly if BotW didnt have Zelda in front of it i dont think it would be even half as highly anticipated as it is.
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You can say this about any series or studio, though. When a series or developer have a history of high quality titles, it's pretty natural to have high hopes and anticipation for the next iteration.

Plus this is an open world game with Nintendo polish. Even if you don't like Zelda, there is a LOT of reason to be hyped for this game.

 
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The fact that they are going the MegaMan approach on how you beat the game is the biggest appeal to me. Can't wait. Absolutely no boundaries and non-linear approach.
 
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