So...from what I know, and my manager actually wanted me to let people know something is happening Thursday, so I guess I couldn't get in trouble for posting this...is I don't think everyone at gamestop knows exactly what's going on. I've seen some of you guys say in this thread that gamestop is showing the conference on Friday on their TVs, the day after conference...yet my manager told me that they would be airing it live on the gamestop TVs as it's going on. He didn't seem sure that preorders would be in the computer either, but he said it was a "possibility."
The thing that still seems weird to me, unless the higher ups have some kind of deal with Nintendo, and they know all the details from the press conference before it airs, I'm not sure how we would take preorders for it. Nintendo starts the conference at 9am in my time zone, and my store opens at 9am. If for instance there are multiple versions of the system, at 3 different prices, it's gonna be difficult selling that stuff when even I won't know what they are yet. Not to mention launch games, and accessories. Gamestop likes to get people to do that stuff all at once. Unless that stuff may be in the computer before the press conference airs, but that seems weird to me. I have never seen that happen before where stuff was in the computer prior to any public announcement. The day after, yes, but not exactly when it's going on. Take that for what it's worth though. I honestly don't know any thing more, which is driving me crazy, because I open the store that morning.