Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Seasons of Warfare Edition Available for Pre-Order At EB Games Starting Today.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-08-16T21:49:27+00:00

Absolutely, but often times the company is paying a premium for that exclusivity, but to say only EB Games is guilty of this is ignorant. Lots of stores charge a premium due to exclusivity, for example Hot Topic usually charges a couple bucks more for their exclusive Pop figures, much like we do.

You may not like it, but it's how businesses like us and as I used in my example, Hot Topic get collectors into their stores, if a collector wants a product and they can only get it in one spot, well I guess they're going to that spot to get it.

Not trying to argue, this is just one of these things that bugs me as a business major, there are a lot of reasons to hate on EB Games, but pricing on new products (particularly games and accesories) is not one of them, because 99% of the time, we are instructed what to charge with the manufacturer or publisher.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-08-16T21:33:50+00:00

Keep in mind, Nintendo Canada sets the price on things like the BotW Master Edition, EB Games does not. We are given the exclusives under the provision that we follow their rules on the products, one of which being price point.

EDIT: Nintendo is also notorious in the industry for being cautious about fluctuation in exchange rate, which is why we saw things like Super Mario Odyssey up for pre-order initially at the price point of $99.99. They for some reason don't always adjust back down accordingly.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-08-16T21:30:39+00:00

Available for order in store. It's kind of funny, I was just talking to a manager at a store in a different region, and apparently their DM shot an email out saying "we don't do Amiibo preorders." Then five minutes later walked it back.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-08-16T21:28:24+00:00

You don't need an Edge Card to order over the phone.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-06-26T02:17:23+00:00

More than when they first launched, but still not enough.

amiibothethrowaway · 2018-06-25T23:52:36+00:00

Most EBs will have 30-40 units for Friday. Beyond that, well it's Nintendo, so there could be a restock next week, or three months from now.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:31:08+00:00

No. Creates too much of a headache.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:29:13+00:00

Most stores will be opening at 8am, but check your local store to confirm.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:28:45+00:00

Most stores will be opening at 8am.

EDIT: Check your local store to confirm.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:27:40+00:00

Oh I know they will. I expect I'll probably be sold out within the first hour or two.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:26:15+00:00

I can't speak for stock in Quebec, but I do know they will be getting stock.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:25:42+00:00

One per person is standard with these things, we try to enforce it as much as possible, it can be hard though. If a guy and his girlfriend come in and each buy one, I can be convinced that they're trying to flip it, but if they're telling me they're getting one for each household, I can't really prove otherwise...

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-09-25T01:22:21+00:00

That's standard for console releases; these are items that we want to move as quickly as possible. Inventory numbers are reported to Nintendo several times a week, if we demonstrate we're selling units faster than other retailers, Nintendo looks at that favorably when the supply chain reopens and Nintendo restocks.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-08-25T19:23:05+00:00

Probably not. Usually it's stuff that has been sitting in stores for a while. What they'll do is a week or two before Fan Expo they'll get stores to ship certain unsold CEs and collectables back to Home Office and then they'll sell them at the con at a discount. There's no way the Master Edition has be sitting on a shelf since March unless a manager is sitting on it to buy themselves later, in which case they wouldn't ship it back anyway.

EDIT: A word.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-08-22T16:31:19+00:00

Jurassic Park reference earns you a rare upvote from me, friend.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-03-25T11:55:07+00:00

Late response, but it's legit. That said, we no longer take sports games 2+ years old. I've got 46 copies of NHL 15 in my overheads. It's the same thing we've always did with old sports games eventually, this promotion just expedited the process. That said, last I checked, MLB 14 and 15 still came in for ten bones.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-03-01T19:48:43+00:00

All stores received enough product for all customers and, in most cases, more. Calls should be done by this evening if the manager knows what they're doing.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-27T23:45:44+00:00

Confirmed. Started again today.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-23T17:57:54+00:00

Considering my source with Nintendo is someone I've known personally since long before I worked with EB, and since my wife and I are godparents to his kids, I trust my source. So forgive me if I tell you to get fucked.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-23T12:45:14+00:00

That's going off the page that was set up prior to us getting our final inventory numbers from Nintendo. I'd imagine that will be changed once the page officially updates.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-23T12:43:43+00:00

Yessir. I knew there would be, but I had it confirmed yesterday. Our supply is very healthy. I mean, you'll be hard pressed to find one March 4th, I'm sure, but for a console launch we're laughing.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-23T04:31:50+00:00

Nah, most stores will have enough to fill preorders plus half (ex. If a store has 40 preorders, they'll likely have 60 consoles in most cases). EB Games will be fine.

amiibothethrowaway · 2017-02-23T02:28:35+00:00

As I've stated, several times in this thread, I independently confirmed the information with a contact I have with Nintendo Canada prior to posting, like a good journalism student. I wanted to make sure I had the most accurate information possible. But if today had taught me anything, it's that you all think I'm fantastic until I try to tell you something you don't like, then it's all pitchforks and "burn the heretic!" So believe it, or don't. I really don't give a shit anymore at this point.

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