Author Topic: Buy Metroid: Other M and Get a Bonus (Read 10229 times)

greybrick · « **on:** August 20, 2010, 04:33:55 PM »

GameStop customers will enjoy a nice extra with their Other M.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/23898

Those who pre-order Metroid: Other M from GameStop will receive an exclusive 16 card art folio. This bonus will be available to both online and in-store purchasers.

As is to be expected, we have only a partial view of what one of these cards will look like. The image provided does not include a reference for how large the cards will be either, so whether these are the size of a postcard or a postage stamp is unknown.

Unanswered questions aside, these cards are at the least a small token to further excite Metroid fans for the August 31 release date.

AV · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2010, 05:13:06 PM »

$20 deal from Amazon is better deal.

Either way I can't afford it

Art_de_Cat · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2010, 05:54:16 PM »

I will hopefully get this on Christmas. Along with Unwound Future for the DS.

gojira · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:08:48 PM »

The amazon deal is quite good, but I Metroid is a game I can't wait for. So I'm going to do the instore pickup at Gamestop. I have a $25 gift card to use anyway.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:29:50 PM »

You can't wait 3-5 days? Free shipping from Amazon and you get it less than a week after it comes out. Saving $20 by just waiting a few days is worth it. Actually, I just checked Amazon and see that it's just a $20 credit for a future purchase. Still a good deal though. I am still reluctant to pick up the game though as all of the previews I have seen have me convinced that this is a $30 game.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:33:08 PM »

This is a Nintendo game, though, which means the price isn't going to come down anytime soon. You're not going to be able to do better than that Amazon deal for a while.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:35:38 PM »

If the game bombs, it will drop. Even Nintendo games tend to drop in price sooner rather than later if it sell poorly.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:48:18 PM »

I really don't think it's going to bomb, though. I wasn't sure for a while, but opinion toward the game has become much more positive recently than it was a month or two ago. It's not going to put up huge numbers, but it'll meet Nintendo's expectations, which means the price won't drop.

MegaByte · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2010, 06:49:55 PM »

Quote from: gojira on August 20, 2010, 06:08:48 PM

The amazon deal is quite good, but I Metroid is a game I can't wait for. So I'm going to do the instore pickup at Gamestop. I have a $25 gift card to use anyway.

If you have Amazon Prime (free for a year if you're student, free for a month otherwise), they have guaranteed release-day delivery.

broodwars · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:00:41 PM »

Given the strong tradition of Metroid soundtracks, I would have preferred an OST CD. Still, the artwork's rather nice so it's an alright preorder bonus if you're into the game.

Mop it up · « **Reply #10 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:23:32 PM »

Eh, I was never one for pre-order bonuses unless it's a free game, so Amazon's deal was the better choice.

AV · « **Reply #11 on:** August 20, 2010, 10:08:23 PM »

When I bought Super Mario Galaxy 2 from Amazon I received it Monday and it came out Sunday. That was free shipping too, so it ended up being cheaper than to buy in store. (no taxes)

It comes out the 31st which is a Tuesday so I can't imagine waiting more than Saturday to get it (more likely Wednesday or Thursday) .

FZeroBoyo · « **Reply #12 on:** August 20, 2010, 10:59:44 PM »

Sounds intriguing, but since this is GameStop, will we see something like the Monster Hunter Tri demo dilemma?

Nemo · « **Reply #13 on:** August 20, 2010, 11:01:47 PM »

I just thought "Oh hey, I can use the $20 credit from when I bought Galaxy 2." But, that $20 credit expired at the end of last month. -_-

UncleBob · « **Reply #14 on:** August 20, 2010, 11:31:28 PM »

I pre-ordered from Walmart.com. I was able to use my $20 credit from Galaxy 2 because Walmart.com credits do not expire. Game also comes with a "Pre-order promise" of release day delivery for 97 cent shipping.

gojira · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2010, 11:59:26 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 20, 2010, 06:29:50 PM

You can't wait 3-5 days?

Not for Metroid! There are a very few games I don't mind spending money on and Metroid is one of them. And I'm happy some people have no trouble with Amazon. I shop there often, but I never trust them to get a game quickly. I've been burned far too many times.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:00:21 AM »

I don't think I have actually bought a game from Amazon, but I have bought plenty of DVDs.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:06:51 AM »

Quote from: gojira on August 20, 2010, 11:59:26 PM

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 20, 2010, 06:29:50 PM
You can't wait 3-5 days?

Not for Metroid! There are a very few games I don't mind spending money on and Metroid is one of them. And I'm happy some people have no trouble with Amazon. I shop there often, but I never trust them to get a game quickly. I've been burned far too many times.

Even if you paid the $10 for release date shipping on Amazon, you'd still come out $10 ahead in the long run because of the credit.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2010, 02:41:05 AM »

Over here you get a stupid key attachment if you preorder. I have the game on preorder (from Amazon, I don't bother with preorders unless they also include shipping or downloads in the case of Steam) and I'm not even bothering with that.

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 20, 2010, 06:35:38 PM

If the game bombs, it will drop. Even Nintendo games tend to drop in price sooner rather than later if it sell poorly.

We have bargain bins full of Punch Out and Disaster.

Yankee · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2010, 03:38:55 AM »

Gamestop burned me with my last Metroid related preorder bonus. I was promised a shirt and I believe some kind of art or something for the trilogy and received neither. Fool me once Gamestop...

Plugabugz · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2010, 06:55:33 AM »

The cheapest UK price is £29.85 with shopto (i've bought with them many times before, they're fine):

http://www.shopto.net/WII/VIDEO%20GAMES/WIIME08-Metroid%20Other%20M.html

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2010, 10:45:21 AM »

Metroid art swag is so rare, I had to bite on this. It's like the steelbox trilogy, you just aren't going to see it again.

T-shirt swag is garbage to me. The shirts are never really THAT rare, or that cool. And of course, the more you wash them the more they fade. Just not good swag to me.

I may very well dork out completely on this, and frame this art so I can hang it on a wall.

Caliban · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2010, 11:40:25 AM »

I would have gotten the game even if it didn't come with a bonus. Thanks Nintendo.

balzzzy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:30:40 PM »

I know these bonuses are supposed to entice us to pre-order the game, but to be honest I received an artwork folio in the Metroid Prime Trilogy game case and I looked at it once briefly. Just like the in-game content bonuses I looked at once as well as I unlocked them. I'm sure the Metroid Database will have all of the images scanned in so we can all view them online anyway. Stick with the deals where you get some money towards another purchase.

balzzzy · « **Reply #24 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:56:27 PM »

Here is a link to the folio so far that I know of. http://www.destructoid.com/metroid-other-m-art-folio-demands-frames-181971.phtml

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Author Topic: Buy Metroid: Other M and Get a Bonus (Read 10229 times)