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Actually, the 'money' in the game is still Bolts. You get those off of enemies as well as in crates, just like the other games. You use Bolts at the Weapons Vendor to pay for new weapons, replace your ammo, and a few small upgrades here and there.

Raritanium also drops off of enemies, though in far lower quantity in comparison to Bolts. Raritanium is only used for the weapon upgrade board.

If EBGameStop needs a copy of the box for their display shelves, fine. That's their prerogative.

But if that's the case, if I come in there looking for a copy, they sure as hell better not sell it to me at the same price as a new, unopened copy.

I don't care how well they treat those games. They could unwrap a new game, take the CD and put it in a museum display case with armored guards around it, put the instruction manual in Fort Knox in a sealed container, and I still wouldn't care. Y'know why? Because the moment they broke the seal on the game, it's officially used.

Why not? If *I* were to do the same thing, that's the rule they'd hold me to. I could buy a brand new game, walk out of the store, break the seal on the game, then walk right back in 30 seconds later and try to return it. They'll only accept it as a used title. Why? Because the seal is broken and it's officially "used". Even though I've only been gone for 30 seconds, even if they see me break the seal on the game, even if they know there's no possibility I've played the game... they won't take it back as new.

So I sure as hell won't let them do the same thing to me. Homie don't play that.

You can argue all you want that this is store policy. Fine by me. You can argue all you want that this is the only option available to them. Also fine by me. But the moment they try and pass that game back to me as "new", I call shenanigans. They've basically had that box on their shelves for weeks (if not months). They've been using MY game box. They've had my game disc outside of its box. If that's the case, they darn well better be offering me a few bucks off the game, because they've been using it before I did.

And that's the beef for me. If anyone uses the game, the game box, or the manual before me, it clearly is NOT new. It doesn't matter if anyone played it or not.

"sheer power and versatility of the PSP caused more confusion than Sony expected."

That may be true, but that's not what holds the PSP back. The fact of the matter is, the content on the PSP is severely lacking. Even now, almost two years after the system launch, I still only own 5 PSP games. The games on the PSP just aren't that amazing.

"And how about Mario Party? Is it coming out in a few weeks or what? Nintendo's being awfully quiet about a game whose release is supposedly imminent."

Mario Party 8 got bumped back to second quarter, with no reason offered for the delay. It's been confirmed by a Nintendo rep.

http://www.skepticalgaming.com/2007/02/12/nintendo-confirms-mario-party-8-delay/

So much for that constant stream of first party games that was supposed to avoid a drought. :/

Turkey and Mashed Potatoes.. all american, all the way!

"Make it out to Squinky."

I had to pause the clip when Max said that, I was laughing so hard.