Is there any succinct explanation of what's happened? The first post tells me nothing.
I will try my best to summarize.
1. Pre-orders through NinoStarter were taken in the summer/September.
2. In January, it was announced they had some extras they would sell. A lot of people ordered during this time. They oversold.
3. There were some billing issues with Digital River, so they cancelled orders instead of trying to fix the problem. This affected people who had pre-orders from half a year ago.
4. A lot of people started getting cancellation emails. Most were from January 17, but some of the "billing issues" people too.
5. People called and Digital River assured them that it was a mistake and their orders were not cancelled. It turns out that was mostly false. Several cancellation emails were sent, including one with a $20 coupon for the Namco store.
6. On the 24th Digital River created a "secret link" for people with wrongly cancelled orders to use, but it got leaked to the public and a lot of people who weren't supposed to use that link used it.
7. People got really angry they weren't going to get the Wizard Edition. The angriest person being the "hey everyone, chillax" poster from earlier in the thread.
8. A few days later, Namco apologized and offered all people who got cancellations a free copy of the strategy guide.
9. Not everyone is satisfied with the guide as compensation. Some people think they deserve more compensation because the highest price the Wizard Edition is selling for on eBay is $400. Or are demanding a reprint.
There was also a lot of conspiracy theories about PlayCanada having 200+ copies for sale in eBay. The reason they had that many was because they ordered during NinoStarter, where there was no limit to the number you could order.
The end result is that most of the NinoStarter people will get their orders. A small number of the 17th people will get their orders. Some lucky people who got the link on the 24th will get orders.
Most of the anger is from January 17th people who were cancelled and aren't happy with getting the guide for free because they feel they deserve the Wizard Edition or like-value compensation.
Basically, Digital River mishandled orders and people are unhappy they're missing out.
