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 Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:44 pm
So two of my friends came over tonight and told me that they managed to get their hands on copies of the English Pokémon Black and White today.
Apparently they'd gone to our local flea market and found the games at a videogame vendor's booth. The guy seemingly didn't care that he was selling them early because he was the one selling them, not some store.
I might be alone in this, but something about the story just doesn't sit well with me. I already know that my moral ethics (is that redundant? ^^; ) are a lot more stringent than many people I know, and I can't put my finger on just what feels off about it, but... that's just the feeling I have.
They're sitting in our TV room right now playing their games. -.o Fortunately, they're being very considerate and not yakking overmuch about what they're doing because they know I've been actively avoiding any kinds of spoilers for the games until I get them for myself.
I dunno, I know it's only two days until the official release, but it bothers me.
I bet I'm the only one who would think this. =P
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:06 pm
0.o That's insane. The guy probably stole them from some store. That or found a loophole with the system of the store that he works at & just put the tranaction in for Sunday. Idk for sure, but that is pretty odd. I wouldn't have bought them, just to be safe.
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:10 pm
Archolite 0.o That's insane. The guy probably stole them from some store. That or found a loophole with the system of the store that he works at & just put the tranaction in for Sunday. Idk for sure, but that is pretty odd. I wouldn't have bought them, just to be safe.
The first thing I asked them was if the games were bootlegged, and then if they were the Japanese versions. Apparently they're neither.
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:14 pm
If they're neither, then where did the guy get them? Also, how would they know if they're bootlegged? Of course the guy wouldn't tell them.
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:15 pm
He is technically a vendor (even if it is at a flea market) and has rights to obtain the game before its public release, though if he were reported to whatever distributor he obtains his games from, he could lose his rights to said early accessibility. I know I've obtain games before the release from family and friends that have worked for similar companies that are suppose to legally wait until the actual release date, and while such things aren't looked happily upon, it was a "gift" from friend-to-friend or even family-to-family. What he is doing is just borderline unethical in my opinion.
All seriousness aside, time for a joke... *clears throat* ... "maybe he thinks he's in Europe?" pirate
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:24 pm
Kyrenx He is technically a vendor (even if it is at a flea market) and has rights to obtain the game before its public release, though if he were reported to whatever distributor he obtains his games from, he could lose his rights to said early accessibility. I know I've obtain games before the release from family and friends that have worked for similar companies that are suppose to legally wait until the actual release date, and while such things aren't looked happily upon, it was a "gift" from friend-to-friend or even family-to-family. What he is doing is just borderline unethical in my opinion.
All seriousness aside, time for a joke... *clears throat* ... "maybe he thinks he's in Europe?" pirate Well, I guess if it's not illegal, then whatever. I did ask Gamestop one time if they could release Diamond & Pearl early as a joke. They said that they would get charged like $100 or something ridiculous for every copy they sold early. So, I guess he could get in trouble, although it's not very likely. & I don't get your joke....
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:53 pm
Archolite Kyrenx He is technically a vendor (even if it is at a flea market) and has rights to obtain the game before its public release, though if he were reported to whatever distributor he obtains his games from, he could lose his rights to said early accessibility. I know I've obtain games before the release from family and friends that have worked for similar companies that are suppose to legally wait until the actual release date, and while such things aren't looked happily upon, it was a "gift" from friend-to-friend or even family-to-family. What he is doing is just borderline unethical in my opinion.
All seriousness aside, time for a joke... *clears throat* ... "maybe he thinks he's in Europe?" pirate Well, I guess if it's not illegal, then whatever. I did ask Gamestop one time if they could release Diamond & Pearl early as a joke. They said that they would get charged like $100 or something ridiculous for every copy they sold early. So, I guess he could get in trouble, although it's not very likely. & I don't get your joke....
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:00 pm
I thought this was related so I'll share:
When "Kingdom Hearts: 358 1/2 Days" came out Last year, At Walmart I found that the Game was put on the shelves 4 days before the release!! So I asked the dude to take the game to the register so i could buy it, Well apparently the register was having problems bringing it up and would not let me buy the game because it wasn't officially released!! Then the dude was ordered to take the games back into storage!! So I wonder if Walmart is holding Black/White already? (you never know!)
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:53 pm
Andy2Xtreme I thought this was related so I'll share:
When "Kingdom Hearts: 358 1/2 Days" came out Last year, At Walmart I found that the Game was put on the shelves 4 days before the release!! So I asked the dude to take the game to the register so i could buy it, Well apparently the register was having problems bringing it up and would not let me buy the game because it wasn't officially released!! Then the dude was ordered to take the games back into storage!! So I wonder if Walmart is holding Black/White already? (you never know!)
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:58 pm
Kyrenx Andy2Xtreme I thought this was related so I'll share:
When "Kingdom Hearts: 358 1/2 Days" came out Last year, At Walmart I found that the Game was put on the shelves 4 days before the release!! So I asked the dude to take the game to the register so i could buy it, Well apparently the register was having problems bringing it up and would not let me buy the game because it wasn't officially released!! Then the dude was ordered to take the games back into storage!! So I wonder if Walmart is holding Black/White already? (you never know!)
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:30 am
yeah i remember going to hollywood video i believe it was and they had one copy of pokemon platinum in their case and sold it to my cousin the day before it was supposed to be released. i was kinda jealous being that i had pre ordered mine from toys r us and had been waiting and he had not wanted it until he saw it there xD
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:56 am
Andy2Xtreme I thought this was related so I'll share:
When "Kingdom Hearts: 358 1/2 Days" came out Last year, At Walmart I found that the Game was put on the shelves 4 days before the release!! So I asked the dude to take the game to the register so i could buy it, Well apparently the register was having problems bringing it up and would not let me buy the game because it wasn't officially released!! Then the dude was ordered to take the games back into storage!! So I wonder if Walmart is holding Black/White already? (you never know!) My Aunt and her boyfriend work at Wal-mart and said that they have them, but they're not going to stock them until like Midnight tonight and they haven't set the prices for them in their store system yet.
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