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Jeff "geedeck" Gondek
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What's up Shacknews, the day treating you okay? Picked up Zelda:PH last night, but figured I'd let the fiancee play through it first, as I'd probably monopolize it past her interest window if I started now. Amazingly difficult to find a game on its launch day, it makes me a bit unsure why manufacturers and retailers even play like they'll have it in stores then, let alone stocked to the public at an EB/Gamestop. Circuit City was my salvation finally, but really why is it that the retail situation is just as frustrating in 2007 as it was in 1987? Random meta-gaming link of the day: EVE Online opens its doors to webhacking

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  • [deleted] 472173279 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    October 3, 2007 6:27 AM

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    • geedeck legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 3, 2007 6:29 AM

      But it's not just nintendo. It's anyone on launch, this always happens. PGR4 was the same yesterday.

      • [deleted] 472173279 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 3, 2007 6:31 AM

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        • chilln legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 3, 2007 6:34 AM

          but really. this is a very quiet release. i havent barely heard a peep about the game.

          makes me wonder whether its worth picking up. cash is tight these days with all these video games i have to keep buying... im seriously going to have to live on ramen thanks to it.

        • MagicWishMonkey legacy 10 years
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          October 3, 2007 6:37 AM

          yea same here.

          they had stacks and stacks of Halo 3 when I picked my copy up 2 or 3 days after launch.

    • chilln legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 3, 2007 6:29 AM

      reason circuit city always has games stocked is because NOBODY goes there to buy games.

    • Jumperus legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 3, 2007 6:31 AM

      Nobody had it yesterday morning, but I discovered that was because, although launch day was the 1st, it was only shipped the 1st.

      Go figure. Found one on lunch break at a Gamestop. Woot.

    • grabbie legacy 10 years
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      October 3, 2007 6:34 AM

      the best buy near my house had it exactly after 2 pm like they said. They had tons out yesterday. It may come down to the workers just not putting the games out and waiting for the following day

      • dantastic legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 3, 2007 7:14 AM

        in the futureshop i went to they had none around opening (same with EB Games and a small gaming store, both saying it would be in later in the afternoon) and when i went in around 1230ish the guy had told me that they just received the order 10 minutes ago. so we were waiting for the mail on this one

    • Rice-Rocketeer legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      October 3, 2007 6:34 AM

      The hype is totally gone, or everyone in Edmonton must have a Wii. I've seen places with Wii stock quite frequently now.

    • barichnikov legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 3, 2007 8:06 AM

      zelda PH battle mode looks all kinds of awesome, we should setup a big brawl at some time.

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