haha, I have a blockbuster pass. I might try and snag one early before everyone takes them indefinitely.

Lame. Lame. LAME! I hate renting, and I want to pick this up. This is seriously retarded. What ever happened to Nintendo hating Blockbuster (lawsuit) for copying their manuals? Hmmm. I suppose that was 20 years ago, but still.

Why not rent it and keep it, then BB will charge your card and voila! you'll own it.

If you have a monthly pass you can own it without them charging your card(except for the subscription fee that is. I really would just rent it for a month. I dont think id enjoy it enough to keep it for longer then that.

Renting it and keeping it would result in you not getting the following things:

1. The manual
2. The case
3. The case cover art
4. The PIN


I'd rather just buy it since I'm a huge Star Fox fan. I still have the original as well as the n64 version. Dammit but the graphics were good back then.

This is cool, but really, it is just another two weeks of waiting. I'll be buying this when it's released in stores.

My roommate works at hollywood video, so I'll probably be playing it (but not keeping it, unfortunately) later tonight

If they're going to do something like this it better be good. Those who rent it will be sharing their opinion all over the net two weeks before release and if they don't like it that could hurt sales. On the flip side if they like it it could spark sales but I imagine those that rent it and those that care about what the renters think already are considering buying this. So bad impressions could turn them away and good impressions will just confirm their decision.

Doesn't Blockbuster now have this stupid new no late fee policy where someone could just hog this game for like a month with no consequences? I have a feeling that these are all going to be rented out on the first day and won't be returned until well after the game has been released.

I think it would greatly benefit Nintendo if they allowed Blockbuster to have a pre-release rental period for the Revolution and its launch titles. Rental store apathy really hurt the Cube because if rental stores don't have a good selection it gives the public the idea that the console doesn't have a good selection. By doing something like this Star Fox thing but with the whole system itself it would create interest in the Revolution rental scene and thus would encourage Blockbuster and others to stock Rev games. That whole "we don't rent Cube games because nobody rents them" BS wouldn't apply.

I also expect a review on February first or second now, rather than when it comes out, you know

"Doesn't Blockbuster now have this stupid new no late fee policy where someone could just hog this game for like a month with no consequences? I have a feeling that these are all going to be rented out on the first day and won't be returned until well after the game has been released."

That is what they advertise but not exactly. I asked a worker and he said that after a grace period (i think 3 days or so), Blockbuster will charge the credit card you used to open your account. So they charge you what ever that game or movie is worth to them. So there won't be any major hogging going on as long as people know the consequences.
When I heard this news, I was a little disappointed just because I want this game for sure. I wish they'd do this with something quirky like Killer 7.

"When I heard this news, I was a little disappointed just because I want this game for sure. I wish they'd do this with something quirky like Killer 7."

I imagine very few videostores will rent Killer 7. For some reason the only Cube games rental stores get are the ones that are total must buys. I guess Blockbuster sees game rentals less as a "try before you buy" thing and more of an alternative for kids and broke losers to play the major games without having to buy them. When I was a kid I rented Donkey Kong Country. If I was an adult with any sort of income back in 1994 I would have just bought the game. It's likely that as adults we want something different from a rental store then we did as a kids but the stores haven't changed or adapted.

If stores get this game early, i hope they break street date. This is so stupid. I can't emphasize that enough.

Video stores pay extra when they get movies early. Sometimes $60-100 more than usual. The "street date" on a movie is more accurately it's "price drop" date.

I've known some people who have kept rented movies they liked, been asked to pay for the "lost" movie, got all cocky and said "sure, no problem". Then they get shown a receipt that says the video store paid $80 for the movie.

I have no idea how much an "early" version of StarFox Assault would cost.

BTW, the last time Nintendo did this (that I remember) was with StarFox 64. I remember because it came bundled with the Rumble Pak, but the early rental versions came bundled with a Japanese Rumble Pak.

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Lame. Lame. LAME! I hate renting, and I want to pick this up. This is seriously retarded. What ever happened to Nintendo hating Blockbuster (lawsuit) for copying their manuals? Hmmm. I suppose that was 20 years ago, but still.

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BTW, the last time Nintendo did this (that I remember) was with StarFox 64.

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So obviously renting it out early isn't going to hurt sales. I didn't pay much attention then (to sales and all), but Star Fox 64 was a good game, and I think it did very well.

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"Doesn't Blockbuster now have this stupid new no late fee policy where someone could just hog this game for like a month with no consequences? I have a feeling that these are all going to be rented out on the first day and won't be returned until well after the game has been released."

That is what they advertise but not exactly. I asked a worker and he said that after a grace period (i think 3 days or so), Blockbuster will charge the credit card you used to open your account. So they charge you what ever that game or movie is worth to them. So there won't be any major hogging going on as long as people know the consequences.
When I heard this news, I was a little disappointed just because I want this game for sure. I wish they'd do this with something quirky like Killer 7.

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The impression I got from the Blockbuster clerk was that they charge you pretty fast for the game/movie (regular account) and then before 30 days there is a nonrefundable fee but after 30 days your stuck with it.