Do You Pre-order Your Games?

I've never bothered, simply because i always have found the games at gamestop the day they come out and have gotten them without hassle. However... thanks to the direction nintendo's going, I might be pre-ordering a little more. If games are starting to come with exclusives pre-order only, I'll be pre-ordering. For example, Twilight Princess HD. I want that wolf link amiibo so very badly, so I've got that one pre-ordered.

 

I don't always preorder games. Only ones I really, really want. Like hyrule warriors legends and I might preorder twilight princess hd for the wolf link ambiibo. Maybe

 

I've only pre-ordered a game once, and it definitely wasn't worth it. At the store I pre-ordered the game, the asking price was what I assumed the average, but I found that many other stores had it much cheaper in it's first week of release. I'd only ever pre-order if a game came with something specific I wanted, for example the FE Fates Special Edition, which only seems to be available through pre-orders in Australia, is something I would pre-order over just the game on it's own. For a game by itself, I can wait for the release and just hope it's not sold out while it's cheap.

 

I ALWAYS pre-order my games. The thing is, I just feel like I have to secure a copy for myself out of fear of over-exciting myself to getting the game, then finding out that it is sold out, and destroying what happiness I had. I also feel uncomfortable when people already have the game and I don't, and then start talking about it, so I pre-order to prevent spoilers.

There are also little pre-order bonuses which convince me to pre-order games such as the Shadow Mewtwo Amiibo Card and Hyrule Warriors Legends limited editions pocket watch/compass.

 

There's no real need for me to pre-order my games as the stores don't here don't sell out on videogames that quickly, especially on the first day. Though I usually do it about a week beforehand anyway, just so I'll be ensured my copy on the day of release. If there's a pre-order bonus, I'll pre-order right when I see that in order to secure it >_>

 

I pre-order games when there is an interesting bonus, I plan to pre-order Pokken Tournament because of the Shadow Mewtwo amiibo.

 

I preordered Fallout New Vegas. I paid like $40 for that game, which isn't terrible, until you consider the fact that on PC the preorder bonuses sub-worthless and you can buy the entire game and all expansions on Steam for like $5-10. For that reason I'll (probably) never preorder a PC game ever again.

On that note, I generally don't preorder unless I have a good reason (like a preorder bonus actually making the msrp worthwhile) or if I know I want to pay full price anyhow. Pokémon Z I'll preorder, Monster Hunter X I might. That's all that comes to mind for the near future though.

 

Only if I care enough about having the game quickly and immediately. This essentially never happens.
Price is a much larger factor and concern than quick acquisition. Unless there's a danger of actually missing something (such as a discounted DLC, or perhaps bonuses near release day), there is no need to pre-order it, when I could ultimately have the game later on and still maintain all the content.

 

I preorder games only when I really want them. I get a limited amount of money, so I have to look out for games I want. If it's already out I save up for it, if it's coming out soon I'll wait and buy when I have the money, and if it's not coming out for a while (FE Fates in Australia) I'll preorder. Also, if there are bonuses that's just a... bonus.

 

I didn't have the option to pre-order at first, but now that I got some more freedom on which to spend my money on, I do tend to pre-order my games. It's convenient: I don't have to get out of my house. Instead, they get delivered to me! Most of the time, it's on the release date as well! Talk about convenient! ^^

 

It depends on if there is a cool pre-order bonus and how popular the game is. Like, if I know a game I want is extremely popular, I'll most likely preorder so that I'm guaranteed a copy. Generally I preorder through Amazon bc I have Amazon Prime and I get that gucci free one-day shipping. However, even then I get impatient. It ships the day it releases, meaning I'll get it the day after. That can be frustrating!

There's always download codes, but I prefer physical copies of games. I did get the download code for Y when it was released, and I kind of wished I hadn't. Sure, I got the game ASAP, but it took like 3 hours to install

Also I hate it when you're in a game store and the workers bug the shit out of you about preordering a game. Like no fuck off I don't want to preorder the game please stop talking. Some of them just don't know when to quit. I said "No thank you." That doesn't mean you continue to pester me about it.

 

I think I've preordered like one game and that's it. I find it kinda silly to. I pay like 5 bucks more for like one in game weapon/skin. I usually wait till the game's out long enough that it's a little cheaper, or there are used copies

 

I only pre-order if the name starts with Monster Hunter. No, seriously, the only game I've preordered has been MH4U and the only game I'm planning on preordering soon is MHX.

 

I usually do, but it really just depends on the game.

 

Usually I don't pre-order video games because I tend to buy it weeks after the game is launched, even though I've done it once when buying Dr. Mario Miracle Cure for my 3DS XL.

 

Sometimes I preorder games depending on how popular the game is so I don't get stuck with a digital copy or if it's a limited edition version. Otherwise I just wait a while after the game comes out to get it. I've mostly given up on preprdering games because they usually get cancelled because they sell out or if I preorder them in store I forget I preordered them. In fact there was one game I had forgotten I preordered until I got a call 3 years later asking if I wanted to pick up the game I preordered.

 

I used to pre-order a game I really want, but after Pokken Tournament, I decided to stop after going through the past five years pre-ordering games due to the cool bonuses they include. If there's a game I really want to own, I'll just order it online.