Book of Ereshkigal Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Gamestop. (US, that I know of.) I ordered mine, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) What? The bundle's up for preorder? Where? Thus far, only Gamestop. Ninja'd. Edited January 17, 2013 by Tarquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent~ Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yep, Gamestop's where I preordered mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klingy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yep, Gamestop's where I preordered mine. Damn, they don't ship outside America... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Damn, they don't ship outside America... And thye don't allow mail forwarding services. Best bet IMO is get a mail forwarding service and when it goes up, order from Future Shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Man, why can't they send it to a store... Then I could've gotten the hard-copy with the bundle together :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Starwind Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Wait Gamestop doesn't send it to the store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Wait Gamestop doesn't send it to the store? A few people have mentioned if you order it online, you can't choose Pickup@Store (Or whatever US Gamestop calls it XD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klingy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Does anyone recommend any particular mail forwarding service? And why is is that Gamestop doesn't accept them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Shipito seems to be a common one for here, though I haven't used their services personally, You'll have to do the Assisted Purchase route, which'll cost some more, unfortunately. I think I worked ou the shipito cost at about $275AUD Gamestop (And Bestbuy for that matter) don't accept it because of legal stuff, probably. I mean, if a parcel arrives damaged, you can really be sure whether to blame the forwarder or the store itself. Also, many mail forwarders remove packaging and repackage in their own boxes, or open packages to check the contents before sending it off, which probably breaks some postage guarantees on Gamestop's end. I'm not 100% sure of course, but I can see lots of issues coming up if something goes wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klingy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Wait a minute: just a quick question: if I get an American 3DS, will I still be able to recieve spotpass and DLC data from Auatralian WiFi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Of course. Now, streetpass, I'm not sure. But probably. Edited January 17, 2013 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Of course. Now, streetpass, I'm not sure. But probably. Yep, I've streetpassed with a 3DS from California at my school locally, so Streetpass works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarno Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Hey, I was wondering. Living in the UK, can I just order the bundle on Best Buy or Future Shop and have it delivered at my place by them, or is it like Gamestop ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onestep Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Alright, two quick questions. First, when it says the game comes pre-installed, is that identical to downloading it via e-shop? That is to say, the game and it's saves are stored on the 3DS/3DS XL itself? And second, did the Japanese version come preinstalled as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Insanity Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Alright, two quick questions. First, when it says the game comes pre-installed, is that identical to downloading it via e-shop? That is to say, the game and it's saves are stored on the 3DS/3DS XL itself? And second, did the Japanese version come preinstalled as well? Well, I'd say that the game saves to the SD card rather the the console itself. So yes, it would be identical to downloading it via eShop. And no, the Japanese version did not have the game pre-installed. (Full retail games weren't on the eShop then.) It had the physical copy... and a 1000 yen Nintendo gift card to boot. (A gift card with special designs...) I should know because I've been tracking the game's progress since it was announced in Japan, like, a year ago. :P Edit: The bundle was 19,800 yen, or about 250 USD, in Japan, so even though they got more, they had to pay more... though that could be because gaming in general is more expensive in Japan... Kakusei (Awakening) was, no, is 4,800 yen in Japan. That's about 60 USD. So... yeah~ Edited January 17, 2013 by fireemblemfan4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onestep Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Well, I'd say that the game saves to the SD card rather the the console itself. So yes, it would be identical to downloading it via eShop. And no, the Japanese version did not have the game pre-installed. (Full retail games weren't on the eShop then.) It had the physical copy... and a 1000 yen Nintendo gift card to boot. (A gift card with special designs...) I should know because I've been tracking the game's progress since it was announced in Japan, like, a year ago. :P Well, that's cool. My only concern about buying via eshop was that in the unlikely event of a Fire Emblem game that had a save data transfer from Awakening, I'd have some difficulty transferring it if the data was saved directly onto my hardrive. If the actual bundle itself has it installed on as well though, I guess there's no issue at all. Edited January 17, 2013 by Onestep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarno Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I hope it's not forbidden, but I'm just gonna ask my question once more since it was at the end of the last page et may not be seen by people who have the answer. Living in the UK, can I just order the bundle on Best Buy or Future Shop and have it delivered at my place by them, or is it like Gamestop, which would mean I am screwed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I hope it's not forbidden, but I'm just gonna ask my question once more since it was at the end of the last page et may not be seen by people who have the answer. Living in the UK, can I just order the bundle on Best Buy or Future Shop and have it delivered at my place by them, or is it like Gamestop, which would mean I am screwed? It's like Gamestop, and like Gamestop, Best Buy doesn't accept mail forwarding services, but I couldn't find if Future Shop banned them, so that would be the place to mail forward from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarno Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Great... Well thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Or of course, some people do mail forwarding swaps, like you mail forward a UK Limited edition, and they in turn mail forward to you something you pick but you'll be trusting a random stranger you just met on the net. I'm lucky I have friends over in the US willing to go out and buy it for me, so I know I can trust them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeThiAnh Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Don't know if it's true but for everyone that's Canadian, Future Shop says they are going open pre orders for the bundle starting tomorrow. http://community.futureshop.ca/t5/Nintendo-DS-3DS-Wii-Wii-U/Is-Futureshop-planning-on-carrying-the-Fire-Emblem-Awakening-3DS/m-p/406921 Hopefully Best Buy will do the same as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderfox Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Don't know if it's true but for everyone that's Canadian, Future Shop says they are going open pre orders for the bundle starting tomorrow. http://community.fut...-3DS/m-p/406921 Hopefully Best Buy will do the same as well. When I asked BB earlier today they said "We don't have the date yet but word is that it should be very soon! We'll keep you posted!". Given they're the same company it'll probably be tomorrow aswell but who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nope135 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Is Best Buy and Future Shop going to have that art book for preordering as well? Or is that only for America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The art book appears to be a Gamestop exclusive I'm excited, just sorted out the details with my US friend, in about a week, he'll have it ordered for me ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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