When I was younger I use to preorder alot, like chrono cross, both psx lunars, perfect dark, Zelda OoT(i woke up at 5 in the morning and my dad dropped me off at the mall and I waited, I was 20th in line, the line spanning all the way through the mall, like 300 people it seemed, I was only in 6th grade or so.) I havent preordered a game in like 3 years though, sometimes I will buy a game at launch though, like GTAs and zeldas, and metroid type stuff.