EBGamestop Wii/PS3 Pre-order Bonus w/ Coupon

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Modfist me if this is posted somewhere. Any employees who can confirm or clarify, I'm all ears.

Ebstop (a.k.a. Gamegames) are offering a 30% pre-order bonus for all Wii games including Twilight Princess. This is according to an email sent out yesterday, as told to me by a reliable clerk. I believe it's part of thier "Power Pre-Order" promotion where one would normally get 10% bonus to money down.

Additionally, according to same clerk, Edge cards will add another 10%, effectively making it a 33% overall bonus.

I couldn't work out if that's just the first $5, or as much as you want to drop. And if it is the first $5, I don't know if it's possible to relocate that money after the fact (pre-order every game, get your bonus, and then push them all to one game come release day).

Finally, this co-incides with the 3 for $10, so... you do the math.

(for Strell and those who fear math, take a $15 bunch o' Max Paynes and other $1.99 type games:

15 games with a minimum of $1 trade value = $15
5 bundles of 3 = $10 ($65)
$65 dollars pushed onto pre-orders getting a 30% bonus = $84.50
Plus 10% Edge Card = $92.95)

Again, all this is off of one dude's analysis, I'm sure there could be flaws anywhere - but that is verbatum (the percents and the order in which they are added) how the promotion would work.


*UPDATE*

According to CAGers, you need a coupon from this months Game Informer Magazine and it will NOT stack with the 3 for 10 promotion.
 
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Hmmmm, this may put a crimp on me getting Okami this week--doesn't the 3 for $10 promo end this week?

Anyways, I need to go on a trade fodder hunt. Thanks for the heads up, OP.
 
Jeez, this makes me wish I had my trade-in crap with me at college. I'd hit Trauma Center like a freakin' kiryaki.
 
Hopefully I can help confirm this before the end of the 3 for $15. I have a buddy who works for GS that I'll call tomorrow.
 
For what it's worth, the way they are supposed to stack the bonuses is the 30% preorder bonus goes on the base trade-in amount. So if your three games are only worth $5, you'd get 30% of $5 manually added on. Then the
$10 would be added in manually on top of that. And then Edge throws 10% on top of everything.
 
[quote name='botticus']For what it's worth, the way they are supposed to stack the bonuses is the 30% preorder bonus goes on the base trade-in amount. So if your three games are only worth $5, you'd get 30% of $5 manually added on. Then the
$10 would be added in manually on top of that. And then Edge throws 10% on top of everything.[/quote]

Ok, if that's the case, then my Okami plans are probably safe. I'm only planning to get Zelda for Wii right now.
 
I'm pretty sure you need the coupon that's in the new GI to get the extra 30% because I saw one when I was looking through my GI yesterday.
 
[quote name='neudog']Hopefully I can help confirm this before the end of the 3 for $15. I have a buddy who works for GS that I'll call tomorrow.[/quote]

Please do. I mean, this is what he told me, pretty much word-for-word... but it's as official as it sounds.

Someone else confirming it would make me feel better too!
 
You do need the Gameinformer coupon. And the trade 3 for extra 10 in credit ends on the 24th. We just received our new marketing for the store today.
 
This is for people that are card holders (Gamestop/Edge cards). There is a new coupon inside the Game Informer magazines that have a 30% increase on trades towards the titles listed on the page or PS3/Wii games and accessories. The other side of the coupon is an extra 10% off of any used games or accessories.
 
See- why do you guys only mention it works for the Wii first? Some of us actually want PS3's too... :) thanks for details Allout1986 and others.
 
I was told by a manager at eb that the 30% coupon doesn't stack with the 3 for $10 deal since the coupon says "cannot be combined with any other offer"
 
[quote name='NamPaehc']See- why do you guys only mention it works for the Wii first? Some of us actually want PS3's too... :) thanks for details Allout1986 and others.[/QUOTE]
Since you can get a PS3, you're so rich, you don't need any damn discount.
 
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