TheCongressman1
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I wish they had gone with a translucent blue. Would have looked really spiffy.
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Wii U Retail Games Arriving Early
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I don't think I'm getting any of my games from NewEgg before the system comes out. ZombiU is suppose to be out tomorrow but all stores have the 18th listed. Not going to cancel since I'm getting it and Black Ops 2 for $15 off. Going have to cancel my 3rd game with them and buy it in store when I get my system just so I have something to play the night I get home other then Nintendo Land. That is if no order ships by tomorrow from them.
Agent Unknown
Member
Ugh, that giant recycle logo inside the case is an epic eyesore and makes the inner cover look like a cheap piece of garbage. Japan and Europe will probably get normal 3DS style inlays with sweet reversible cover art, the geniuses in Redmond and NY give us something that looks like it needs to be tossed in a metal slot next to a rental shop or a grocery store. Quality job as always, NOA!
ElRenoRaven
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Yea I wouldn't plan on it. I know I took advantage of the deal but if I get them before the 20th I'm a happy camper. It's not like I'm going to get much play time on anything till the weekend after anyway.
I think Ubisoft for some reason changed street date on ZombiU. It was the 13th then all of a sudden last week all the retailers changed to 18th. Samething happened with press stuff date shifted from 13th to 18th
No, if they were planning that it'd be the case internationally, as it was for 3DS. Most likely they'd have full, proper cases while we get the cheapo ones AT LEAST partially because Walmart holds too much damn power.
soulassssns
Banned
Anybody else that preordered through Gamestop get charged already?
KojiKnight
Member
Short answer, yes.
Agent Unknown
Member
Just wait, there will be something cool under the arrows in Japan and Europe's cases. Swirly art or something.
What does Walmart have to do with this?
My charge is now pending as well. This is good news. I was slightly worried that Gamestop would try to claim that they took in more preorders than they could fulfill.
PapaEmeritus
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UltimateIke
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PapaEmeritus
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It's not if you're a Lions fan, finally getting some respect
Davey Cakes
Member
U Madden?
Agent Unknown
Member
Light blue color of the Lions uniform matches the case perfectly.
Here's the story for when the ecobox cases first came out for 360, part of it mentions Walmart having a score card with the mandate the entertainment industry reduce "all packaging" by 5% by 2013. That, and when companies start getting cheaper in manufacture/packaging Walmart is one of the first suspects in every case.Just wait, there will be something cool under the arrows in Japan and Europe's cases. Swirly art or something.
What does Walmart have to do with this?
Was hoping that wasn't the case. Oh well.
Edit: Yup. The latest ZombiU trailer has the 18th down.
ipukespiders
Member
Just checked ebay, you can get blank white dvd cases for under $1 each if you buy in bulk. Heck, if you're in Canada, just wait for "The Source" to have their next wave of $0.96 cent clearance shovelware wii games and scoop up all you can just for the cases. Give the game discs away to kids you don't like.
Problem solved!
Problem solved!
Fucking HATE this
Please explain.
If you were so inclined, cuz of the smooth edges... it's more viable than evar
Flame Lord
Member
Holes.
And in japan these are 7000yen games, or upwards of 90 dollars each considering exchange rate. It seems like they're trying to cut corners every way possible because they have to; 60 dollars now is not 60 dollars 15 years ago.
And quite frankly imo the lighter cases don't mean much compared to the lack of color coded cases for mature content games. Japanese wii and 3ds games' way of using white for basically E rated games seems great both from a parent/guardian viewpoint and the 'hardcore' gamer (who might feel better about the black cases that stand out from all the sissy white case games). People can butch all they want about enviro friendly cases, but this to me seems like a real loss.
Comandr
Member
Fucking HATE this
Mm.. I think these cases generally tend to feel floppier, but it seems that it depends on the publisher and game to actually use them. Shrug. I have only personally encountered a few, and it's not that big of a deal for me. Once I take the game out, I put the box away and that's that.
H_Prestige
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Delusibeta
Banned
In America they did. Haven't seen one in the wild in the UK yet.
Fucking HATE this
All that time you spend looking at the inside of the case will just kill you.
You have no idea how much of the experience of buying a new game in hardcopy, you spend just start at the innards of the gamebox... you DON'T.... KNOW
True, but this applies more to the manufacture of an electronic or something, not the packaging of a game that didn't exactly have frills anyway. Admittedly there's still game development and they have to cut costs somewhere, but the holes come off as creating a very mild savings that only has any legitimacy due to bulk and shipping.
Eh, on one hand they can look nicer and it probably would be a small boost in looking cooler for mainstream gamers, but there's the somewhat troubling aspect of segregating games that way. I suspect that's a big reason they're not used here or in Europe, with the exception to Pandora's Tower likely BECAUSE of the "looks cool" angle.
You ruined packaging, I'm buying everything digitally!
Then you get unlucky and something falls, puncturing the plastic RIGHT where there wasn't a hole, and damaging the disc. GREAT JOB.
(Not likely to happen, but I know of at least one case where this DID happen. Combine that with protecting the disc being a vital function of cases, and it's why I get annoyed.)
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I actually saw Kirby's Epic Yarn at a thrift store recently. $5! Awesome price for a still-recent Nintendo game, right?
....fucking game case was mangled to shit by things poking through the recycling holes in the cases... disc was all scratched up.... cover was ripped to shreds
....fucking game case was mangled to shit by things poking through the recycling holes in the cases... disc was all scratched up.... cover was ripped to shreds
Ok we have another example, this time not even the consumer's fault. Seriously, they need to abandon these terrible things and collectively look for a better, more sensible place to save on costs/reduce waste. Or at least try to adapt the 3DS grid thing to these cases, then you'd have a sort of net rather than giant holes.I actually saw Kirby's Epic Yarn at a thrift store recently. $5! Awesome price for a still-recent Nintendo game, right?
....fucking game case was mangled to shit by things poking through the recycling holes in the cases... disc was all scratched up.... cover was ripped to shreds
Better sell everything in round steel cases. Less chance of breaking it, or having it stab someone with those sharp corners!
metalmania4evr
Member
I should be picking up Ass Creed 3 and Batman tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it
Dreamwriter
Member
Short answer, no
There's always extremes to one side or the other, non-ecobox plastic cases and solid cardboard ones are both in a solid, affordable middle ground. This is a few steps up from paper sleeves at most.
KillerTravis
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I should be picking up Ass Creed 3 and Batman tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it
Damn those are the games I can't wait to play.