GameStop wants you to play Street Fighter IV a day early |
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| BY Jason Glabecki Feb. 15th, 2009 | More on: |
I was down at my local GameStop the other day to get my pre-order for Street Fighter IV which should be one of the biggest events of 2009 for our industry, and to my surprise, the clerk said, “we should be getting our store copies of Street Fighter IV on Monday, the 16th. We cannot guarantee that you will be able to get it before 5 p.m. because of when the delivery truck will arrive.” I browsed around to different forums and boards and found that there are other reports of this as well, especially in the San Francisco area.
So, if you are secretly shaking in your chair with insane excitement at the opportunity to get your hands on Street Fighter IV a day early, head down to your local GameStop and see what they tell you. Get ahead of the curve so you can start whipping ass a day early online!
February 15th, 2009
at 4:38 pm
no shit…ur not gonna get it on that day though…all stores that sell the game will get it atleast a few days early not necisarrily gonna give it to u thought until the actual release date.
February 15th, 2009
at 6:20 pm
They told us we could pick it up on that day You are all dumbasses, not just that they had it. Please read the quote, they’re open well past 5 p.m. for a pick-up. Now we’re guessing they’ll probably rectify the mistake before release, but there’s always hope ;).
February 16th, 2009
at 9:47 am
What else does Gamestop want me to do?
And should I listen to them?
February 16th, 2009
at 10:02 am
Snag a pre-order. I’m pretty sure that is the only requirement to be able to get it, because they like to be overly strict with that stuff.
February 16th, 2009
at 6:58 pm
asked my local gamestop, they said they couldnt sell before street date and anyone selling before street date would get fined so its unlikely
February 17th, 2009
at 7:42 am
Gamestop at Linwood Plaza in Fort Lee, New Jersey is letting customers who preordered the game pick it up by noon today. One day early before the “official street date.” It’s NOT illegal to release games before a street date. That is a fact. This message was posted on Feb. 17, 2009.
The specific gamestop I am going to pick up my game from is NOT having a midnight release.
February 17th, 2009
at 7:43 am
Just to clear things up. Some gamestops ARE releasing the game early.. only by 12 hours technically. It’s no big deal and they’ve done this before. No one gets fined, that’s a rumor. Look up your laws boys and girls. I can’t check here again. I’ll forget this forum. Haha. I came across it on GOOGLE.
February 17th, 2009
at 2:09 pm
this is AWSOME news i called my gamestop and ican pick mine up 2day ive had the OSG for a week now studying it in and out and just got my fightstick in a week ago too….. this is awsome news. Now all i have to do is wait till the work day is over……. Shoryuken