Games shipping this week
by Blake Snow 
{ May 15th 2006 at 12:30PM }
New Super Mario Bros. for the stellar DS. Need we say more? Seriously though, how many readers are planning to buy the game this week?- New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
- Da Vinci Code, The (PS2, PC, XBOX)
- Fuel (PC, XBOX)
- X-Men: The Official Game (PC, XBOX, GCN, PS2, GBA, DS, XBOX360)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure (PC)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matt @ May 15th 2006 12:40PM
Already bought it, for $25. Frys is (or was) selling to ship on Tuesday.
tratch @ May 15th 2006 12:42PM
Me
liteweight @ May 15th 2006 12:42PM
One here!!!
Nick @ May 15th 2006 12:46PM
i really want the new mario bros game, but im waiting for the ds light....is it light or lite?
Hitch @ May 15th 2006 12:52PM
Its Lite #3
Just another slang term that somehow manages to sneak into our vocab. And they wonder why kids can't spell!
I still want one mind :D
matthew @ May 15th 2006 12:52PM
just waiting for the stores shipment to come in this afternoon! cannot wait to play this on the subway ride home!
32_footsteps @ May 15th 2006 12:53PM
Some of us just got back from E3 here... feels almost strange to buy a new game after that.
Besides, the incredible awesomeness that is Guitar Hero 2 isn't out yet. I can't bring myself to buy anything that's not GH-related after playing that.
Chessasaur @ May 15th 2006 12:53PM
Buying it this week while it's on sale - and I don't even have a DS yet! (Getting a DS Lite in June.)
Hitch @ May 15th 2006 12:53PM
#4 I mean.. no wonder adults can't count these days... :(
Fuzz @ May 15th 2006 1:00PM
It's on my list
blu36uy @ May 15th 2006 1:05PM
already checked EB... they don't have it in over here, yet. They said it was supposed to arrive later in the afternoon. I prepaid and then I checked Circuit City's flyer, they have it for $27 ($10 less than EB!) but they're not sellin till Tuesday... I think I'll just get mine today :P
jay @ May 15th 2006 1:06PM
Mines on import, be here a few days after you americans get it. Should be a right blast. coming out at the wrong time though. sooo much coursework to do... I just wish Nintendo would release that damn 4th trailer on their site.
striderhayasa @ May 15th 2006 1:08PM
It's bought! Quickly Robin, TO GAMESPOT!
Henry @ May 15th 2006 1:15PM
Wait, what are these "sales" some of the commenters have mentioned? I reserved at Gamestop and as far as I know it will be $34 there. I want to pay $25 like #1!
lucky husband @ May 15th 2006 1:17PM
I've been playing New SMB since last week. Thank goodness for a videogame-reviewing wife! It's a fun old-school romp, but don't expect major innovations. The blue-shell power-up ends up being more frustrating than its worth. Still, it's a nice nod to the past. Quite frankly, we haven't had a platformer this polished in over a decade.
Skeg8 @ May 15th 2006 1:19PM
Got it on pre-order! Cant wait!
hepme @ May 15th 2006 1:21PM
Its preordered at EB! Its a no brainer to pick that one up :)
JodyAnthony @ May 15th 2006 1:26PM
just bought it. too bad im working so i only have about 10 more minutes of my lunch break. To mario!
Graham H. @ May 15th 2006 1:33PM
i'll think i'll go to gamestop RIGHT NOW.
BklynKid @ May 15th 2006 1:51PM
I think I want a DS just for this game... sad but true.
Lionel @ May 15th 2006 1:57PM
It's probably going to be the biggest game for console or handheld this summer. I'll drop by the EB store later today to see if they have it yet.
GlitchCog @ May 15th 2006 2:02PM
I forgot about this because of all the E3 excitement. Neato surprise.
And guys, don't pre-order games that will not be sold out. Don't encourage the retailers to allow pre-orders on games that will have hundreds of unopened copies sitting around WalMart store rooms. Even when they tell you that this game will be sold out, it won't be, so relax. This pre-ordering stuff is retarded marketing tactics to unnecessarily lock-in your sale with their store. Don't play their games.
ArtGoesHere @ May 15th 2006 2:09PM
I'm picking up my reserved copy today.
sambo @ May 15th 2006 2:15PM
oh yes, pre-ordered. new: smb!
naib @ May 15th 2006 2:28PM
To you fellas that picked it[NSMB] up already...
Are you in NYC? I've heard the Nintendo store has it(obviously).
Should I start calling around?
George @ May 15th 2006 2:37PM
I cant decide if I want to wait for the DS lite or buy a DS now. Is the DS lite alot smaller?
JodyAnthony @ May 15th 2006 2:41PM
I hesitate to say this after last time i bought a game from them and posted about it here (also the last time aside from today that i shopped there) but i got the game today at walmart. they usually seem to have new games on shelves on the ship date, whereas most other places dont have it on shelves until a day or two later.
(note: if people reading this hate walmart, i dont care. i've heard all the arguments against them, and i just don't care at all anymore. i dont shop there hardly ever, except for games, because i refuse to support gamestop/eb games until they start giving a semi-fair price toward trade-ins)
Prof-KOS @ May 15th 2006 3:03PM
I'm with you Jody. It's all about instant gratification. If I can get it a day, or even 20 min. earlier, I'll drop the coin at Wal-Mart. I hate going to my local EB (where the employee is an idiot) and the game is sitting in the back and won't hit shelves until the next day. GRRRR.... Then they want to warranty my $20 used game....for like $5 or so (not sure if it's $5 I usually can't hear them over the gritting of my teeth at such a stupid suggestion).
I've bought this already too.
naib @ May 15th 2006 3:04PM
@#26
I hate Sprawl-Mart, but I'm not so moraly abject that I won't buy a game there. Heck, that's where I got my 360.
Thanks for the tip. =)
Princess Zelda @ May 15th 2006 3:12PM
I ordered it on-line today it was $10 off at Best Buy in Canada and just got back from pre-ordering a DS Lite.
Now I'll just wait till June 11 to play it...
neonez @ May 15th 2006 3:15PM
yes george wait for it!
the ds lite is that much beter
i thing im going to wait and see if nsmb will be packed in with the ds lite before i buy it with my ds phat.
Jonathan Gardner @ May 15th 2006 3:29PM
Mine will be ready for me tomorrow at EB Games at the Sea-Tac Mall err.. The Commons. Paid off and everything! I cannot wait to step on a goomba.
Baka @ May 15th 2006 4:13PM
My EB won't have it 'till tomorrow. I'll be getting it then. None of those other games sound like anything to care about.
thomas_h @ May 15th 2006 4:22PM
my preorder on ebay got shipped today from hong kong. =D its weird that they got the US on the same day as its release in US.
it'll be a hard week or so before i get it. looks so awesome.
Adam @ May 15th 2006 5:07PM
I'll be picking this up right after work. Thankfully most of the bigger stores in my area get Nintendo's games day-of instead of next-day. :)
BOB @ May 15th 2006 5:15PM
I am!!! At 1:30 tomorrow, driving straight to EBgames from school!
Then... playing it while driving myself back! :P
Raikage @ May 15th 2006 6:01PM
AHHHHH I want it NOW!!!...If it's remotely like SM World/3 I'll LOVE IT!!!...Now...If only I had a DS Lite...
CC @ May 15th 2006 6:13PM
It's funny how Luigi looks like he just kicked the flying koopa in the @$$ =)
I'm getting this one when the ds lite arrives.
oe @ May 16th 2006 1:32AM
#24,
I went over to the GameStop on Broadway and 8th (or 7th) today to see if it was on the shelves yet. The guy there said I should preorder it, as they already have 65 pre-orders and they will be getting enough stock to cover those orders and some in-store sales, but that they would probably run out. I'm sure that with the hundreds of game retailers here, you shouldn't have a problem. And the Nintendo store would seem to be a safe bet.
TheEminent1 @ May 16th 2006 4:37AM
This is the very reason I am buying a DS Lite! I must have this!