More Revolution pre-release madness from GameStop

by Alan Rose { Oct 30th 2005 at 3:10PM }

GameStop Revolution games Earlier this year, GameStop.com launched a ~~clever, money-scamming ploy~~ product page for Zelda Revolution and offered gamers a chance to plunk down $60 to reserve their copy of a game that had barely been announced, but was listed by the retailer as being available on March 1, 2006. Fast forward nearly five months later: you can now pre-order four additional vaporware Revolution titles for the same phantom release date. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Mario Revolution, Metroid Prime 3, and Super Smash Brothers: Revolution will all be lovingly reserved for you by GameStop for another $240. How nice of them.

Each of these five franchises were announced back at E3 and confirmed by Famitsu for release on the Revolution, although official titles and release dates still don't exist today. Another top-selling Nintendo line, Pokemon, was conspicuously absent from that original press release, but not to worry! As soon as it's confirmed, GameStop will promptly update this page and gladly accept more of your hard-earned gaming money to make your collection of Revolution vaporware complete!

[Thanks, madc0w]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

nate @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

It would be nice to get some of the shopping out of the way while I know I have the money... you guys were really harsh - a preorder is a preorder, and they aren't forcing anyone to do so.

nate @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

It would be nice to get some of the shopping out of the way while I know I have the money... you guys were really harsh - a preorder is a preorder, and they aren't forcing anyone to do so.

darko82 @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

This whole pre-order thing is getting a little carried away. These titles have been announced for development, but don't even officially exist! They probably won't even be out until next Summer so why get people's hopes up? I would rather spend my money on something that has a confirmed release date!

Rare Hare @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

oh goodie!

can i order my PS4 while i'm at it, too?

magic_user2005 @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Nate, exactly what kind of shopping do you do where you spend good money on games that probably won't be out for another year? If these are holiday presents, you must have some pretty patient family/friends cuz they'll have to settle for printed web receipts.

I think I'll put my money on the next Gamecube Zelda before the Revolution Zelda.

jimmy @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

I don't understand how this story is critical of ninteno. Its basically criticizing also Gamestop for scamming people out of money and making money of it while dummies wait for barely announced games to come out.

Donald @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Awesome I did this ordered a PS954 a Xbox900 and a Revolution874.

Reeve @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

This whole pre-order thing is getting a little carried away.

Yeah, really. Speculation is one thing, but generating false hope that games will come out on certain dates when they're still in development. Nowadays, the only release dates I trust are those posted in press releases and on Amazon (which tends to be reliable when it comes to release dates for preorders).

doul weapons @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

At which store are you shopping that you have to pay full price for a pre-order?
When you preorder something online you don't pay until the order ships.
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/help/prerelease2.asp

Even when you preorder in the store, you only put down $5 or $10.

Stop making things sound so drastic. All Gamestop is doing is securing a future sale for a game that is likely to be created at some point, and making sure that a different store doesn't get their business. This is at Zero impact to the buyer; they're not forcing you to preorder, and they're not making you pay a dime. Well, I guess if you go to the store you'll put down $5 which, over a year, might lose you 50 cents in interest at one hell of a bank.

Tamo @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

I just kinda laugh at how bullshitty the release date that GameStop set for it. Because if you remember, the Zelda: Twilight Princess for the GameCube is being released AFTER March 31, 2006. I gotta ask why they would set March 1st for a Revolution Zelda release when the GameCube one isn't even out yet.

KirbyMeister @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

GameStop is gonna keep offering preorders as long as there will be titles to preorder. It costs almost nothing for them to setup a preorder and it's guaranteed demand.

But those dates and prices are out of whack.

Ledger @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

On Play.com, they put the 360 for pre-order MONTHS ago. Like back in June for....(wait for it)

�400!!!

I'd hate to be one of the suckers that soon found out it was only �280.

mike @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Zelda: Twilight Princess for the GameCube is being released AFTER March 31, 2006

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Huh? They confirmed the Rev would be out after March.. not TP!!

For all we know, TP could be out in Late January

Tighty Whities @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

I could be wrong but as I recall, they said Zelda TP would be delayed until after the end of the fiscal year which is March 31st I think.

mr.karmalicious @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

No, you're right.

Meteos @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

To answer 10's post about Zelda. Does it really matter it will work on both systems and the rev isnt coming out till second half of 06.

swoosh bnd @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Why does everyone always look at these dates and say that they actually mean something? They don't! they're just their guess of when they'll come out.

Nananinano @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Just so everybody knows, it's illegal for a company to charge your credit card before the product ships. So if you want to go ahead with this BS and pre-order go for it. You can't be charged until 03/2006 anyway.

darko82 @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Actually, you can pay a minimum amount or the full deposit and you could pay with cash. So conceivably, someone could get screwed.

Tamo @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

To answer 10's post about Zelda. Does it really matter it will work on both systems and the rev isnt coming out till second half of 06.
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It really doesn't, I'm just amused that they put the release date of the, newer, revolution zelda before the gamecube one. It's kinda like stating, hypothetically, that MGS4 will come out a month earlier than MGS3. Doesn't quite make sense does it? Just thought that idea was kinda amusing.

ed @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

I got this info from a secret source which i cannot reveal at this point & time...Zelda:TP will be released on february 22 and the revolution will be released on may the 18th.

Mark @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

Amazon.com was also saying a March 2006 release date for the revolution. Go to www.amazon.com and search Nintendo Revolution.

Could it be true?!

Babu @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

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Posted Oct 31, 2005, 8:22 AM ET by ed

I got this info from a secret source which i cannot reveal at this point & time...Zelda:TP will be released on february 22 and the revolution will be released on may the 18th.
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Hey ed, was it a GameStop employee?

Babu @ Dec 18th 2005 10:03PM

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