Cheapy! Wombat! Somebody please tell me what happened to the "Video Game Pre-order?" This season I've only pre-ordered two games: Rock Band 2 (because I really wanted it day one and thought it would sell out) and Banjo-Kazooie Nuts 'N Bolts (because I wanted a free code for the original Banjo-Kazooie download).
I paid $5 for the Rock Band 2 pre-order (won't say where), but when I went to get it only a few days after release, they were sold out and refunded my money. Why take the pre-order if you're not gonna hold it for me?! Then, when I went to get Banjo-Kazooie, the store had a copy of the game for me, but they didn't have any "code cards" left. Again, why take the pre-order if you're not gonna hold both the game and promised code for me?!
This is ridiculous, and I can't see what the point of the pre-order is anymore if vendors just take the money without any concern as to whether they can fulfill it. Great show, guys. Keep it up. If you can't, pass it on and make a legacy of it.