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Mr Puggsly on 08 October 2010
whatever said:
nightsurge said:

You do realize that they mean 300 pre-orders in just that one small store, right?  For reference, in the US each GameStop in my area had a goal of 300-400 pre-orders per store of CoD MW2 and Halo Reach.  Kinect is a hardware device costing nearly 3x the amount of a game and they want the same amount of preorders per store!  That shows an insane demand for a hardware peripheral!

And yet preorders are only ~140k.  So something doesn't quite calculate.

140K in NA only. I'm curious to see the increase in the coming weeks when advertising really rolls out.



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A Bad Clown on 08 October 2010

OMFG! A game company trying to sell a product! IMPOSSIBLE! 150 AT ONE STORE MEANS IT'S THAT BAD! THEY CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE ANY OTHER REASON TO SELL IT! >:OOOOOOOOOO



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MrBubbles on 08 October 2010

a game store...pushing pre orders...on popular upcoming products...

 

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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!...WE ALL NEED TO START FIRE BOMBING THESE STORES IMMEDIATELY!



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A Bad Clown on 08 October 2010
MrBubbles said:

a game store...pushing pre orders...on popular upcoming products...

 

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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!...WE ALL NEED TO START FIRE BOMBING THESE STORES IMMEDIATELY!

 


QUICK! LET'S POST ON THE INTERNET SO THE EMPLOYEES WILL BE FLAILED BY OLD COPIES OF GAMEINFORMER AND STRATEGY GUIDES!



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Squilliam on 08 October 2010
jneul said:

Guess what I talked to one of the guys that worked there today and after he told me Kinect was great it's going to be a whole new experience and I should get it, I said I would not like to, I asked him later why he had asked me such a question and apparently they only have 150 pre-orders for Kinect and the upper management want at least 300 before November Kinect release comes along, I never remember being asked to buy move, so it must be a massive push for Kinect from none other than MS themselves

Maybe its because you're a girl. Girls obviously want Kinect more than Move!



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myths n legends on 08 October 2010

a guy at gamestop a few years back kept telling me how great the ps3 is and that i should purchase one because of blu ray and the fact it was going to have all the great games (none of which i even like) so apparently sony is paying gamestop to play favorites!!!  and to think all this time i just thought he was doing as all salesmen should and making a sales suggestion (kinda like when u go to mcdonalds and buy a burger and they ask if ud like fries or a drink) but the author of this thread has shown me the light! it is sooo obvious now that its all a conspiracy and sony are evil and in cahoots with gamestop all along!  thanks jnuele or whatever ur name is for showing me the truth!



ironman on 08 October 2010
jneul said:

Guess what I talked to one of the guys that worked there today and after he told me Kinect was great it's going to be a whole new experience and I should get it, I said I would not like to, I asked him later why he had asked me such a question and apparently they only have 150 pre-orders for Kinect and the upper management want at least 300 before November Kinect release comes along, I never remember being asked to buy move, so it must be a massive push for Kinect from none other than MS themselves


And this is differant than them trying to "force" anyother new game/ gaming system on you? Ithink you are looking at this in a completely distroted light, but then, given your posting history it makes sense.



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slowmo on 08 October 2010

Jneul might be biased heavily towards Sony but people should still be civil towards other posters on here.  She was called out for Trolling Kinect by Dirty (which is fair enough) it doesn't mean everyone should then jump on the band wagon casting stones at her.

Lesson for life, you alter your attitude based on your audience you're talking to.  Read OP again and try to ignore it was by a specific poster, it really wasn't bad enough to warrant all this grief.  So she might post crap about Kinect on n4g, big deal.  I wouldn't expect my family to judge me by hearing how I talk when I'm with my mates, it's different audiences and environments with dfifferent rules of acceptance.  There is a reason Jneul doesn't post like that on here, she knows its not acceptable behaviour, thats fine, she hasn't posted that at posters here so why hate on her HERE for it.



Doobie_wop on 08 October 2010

Wow, lot's of ass holes in this thread. Some of the people pointing out Jneuls bias have no right to do so when they do the same thing on this site. Just disagree with her, post your argument, don't post or give your perspective on the whole thing. This thread could have been interesting, people could have discussed if publishers had a hand in these procedures, if it's worth it, how does it effect sales, what publisher does it the most, how do Gamespot employees benefit from pushing the product etc.

Every thread these days seems to just turn into a defensive circle jerk, with barely any sort of discussion and it's usually some of the older members that do it. 



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Maynard_Tool on 08 October 2010

Wow hahahaha that was funny xD

Can't wait for kinect to be out... these forums will go nuts xD



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