yeah this annoying trend. I passed on Phoenix Wright 3 last week because they tossed the case, but I did find an Apollo Justice case they forgot to trash.
Street Fighter 4 is worthless. Hyper Fighter, HDR, and SFIII via (flawed) emulation are much better choices. Likewise KOF Ultimate Match 98 is a good sub for KOF XII (which really isn't that bad besides everything feeling so bare bones).
Does Amazon charge for pre-orders immediatly or when they ship? I glanced over the first post but I couldn't find the info (at work, I should probably be doing more of that).