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Zelda Pre-orders Hit 250,000
It seems the zelda bonus has already boosted the games chance at success in a huge way. The deal has yet to even start officialy with little advertising except print ads and already hit 250,000 orders. So, if you really want that disc but have yet to pre-order, you better grab it while you can.
I know the store I preorderd at only alloted 100 pre-orders per game, and I was #112. I had to find a different store...:( But I did... Quote:
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Well, that's great news. I hope it's as successful as the previous ones; that will definitely get the gamecube back on track.
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damn thats good
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Not even close to GTA:VC... but good :)
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*sigh*Here we go again with comparing GTA to everything. But thats really good considering it has yet to even start yet. And with almost everyone getting their pre-order disc now, word will spread on the street and people will go and pre-order it. I can't guess an estimate of how many pre-orders will be made, but I'm hoping at least another 100,000 pre-orders before it is released.
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Yes or how about the 4 million+ for Warcraft 3...
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that's quite good for a Gamecube game...does anyone know how many preorders other big games received...like SMS, for example?
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Considering that it's not exactly the kind of game that would be really doing well in the U.S., I was surprised. Maybe it'll even have a decent launch.
I'm expecting sales to drop precipitously in the second week, though. |
I meant as in either of the GTA games. I didn't just specify GTA:VC. Maybe I should just stop posting at GT for a week so that you people can have a "happy week":rolleyes:
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X-BOX! That one's for you bond! X-BOX :rolleyes: |
Yes, I think Nintendo knows that this type of game doesnt normaly see much success. It was smart to sweaten the deal.
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That was the number of copies sent to all the retailers originally - not the number pre-ordered by consumers. People often confuse these. The same thing happened with Splinter Cell. 1.1 million copies were ordered by retailers originally, and right away, the false rumour spread that consumers had pre-ordered 1.1 million copies of the game in the US (which was simply completely untrue). These numbers for Zelda (250 000) are NOT the number of orders from retailers, rather the number of pre-orders by consumers, and like it says, the official pre-sell time period hasn't even begun yet. |
Yes, I know about the SC thing.
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Feel free to correct me if what I've said in this post is wrong :D. |
i bought zelda
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What does that mean? Like, Nintendo has not started advertising for WW or something? |
Nintendo hasnt advertised the pre-order deal. They have shipped signs to stores now, and online stores were quick to make their own ads, but mostly word of mouth has sold it so far.
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Im still waiting patiently from my call from babbages...well, maybe not so patiently...(ask DeathsHand). Im going out there and picking it up tomorrow wether they call me or not.
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soo... yeah... :sneaky: |
I think that just the fact that you can play that awsome game on Gamecube, and also get a upgraded version of it draws people to it, o and not to mention that it is free...:D
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I'd still buy the game if you didnt get the free disk, but some people just need a little proding into getting it so i think its a great thing for nintendo to do.
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I thought of something... Nintendo should start offering more pre-order bonuses similar to this one. It would help the sales of the game. Imagine if they had a pre-order bonus for the next Mario game, but instead it included Super Mario 64... that would be really cool, and I'm sure a lot of people would pre-order.
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Not a bad Idea...but I wonder if the amount of extra people that pre-order offset the cost of making the discs...because I doubt they would do it if they didnt feel it profitable. But yea, Id sure as hell buy.
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Im sure it wouldnt cost too much...
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i was thinking mario kart should have unlockable mario kart 64... if it was a preorder, i would die a happy man.
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