already have a thread on this...just gamestop grossly trying to maximize their profits

They can't, or atleast haven't in their existence so far.

Nintendo's just as at fault or more here if they're actually printing more (I don't think this is the case, that would imply conspiracy for a game they barely released here).

Gamestop could have found some at a warehouse, or processed a certain amount of used xenoblade from people not knowing the value. Or something weird, I don't really think anythings going on beyond their typically shady practices, their used games usually sell at above market value (ebay, amazon, etc), they probably keep track of those things and then price accordingly.

So if they can't print more copies then this story is either BS or it is Nintendo who is bringing more copies out there, and GameStop is trying to get more profit than it should by selling them as used and at a higher price than the RRPP.

This whole story smells fishy.

Why?

There is significant demand.

Nintendo isn't willing to take the risk and print more copies.

If Gamestops pays to have them printed, then they deserve the right to price them at a pricepoint and packaging where its profitable for them to do so.

If customers buy it, then those customers see the value in what they are buying and AFAIK its a legit game disc, thus it provides the content as desired.

(this is all assuming it was legimately paid for by GS to Nintendo to print the discs)

sorry if this thread has already been posted. i only looked at a few of the latest topics

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=166067&page=3#1

So you feel sad that every new copy of the game that was printed sold out. Meaning nintendo made the money they needed and monolith soft (say the whole name, there is still another company called monolith) got their funds from the game that is why we are getting x. And last time I checked GameStop can not print games. They buy them. Meaning these are just used games. If either more were printed nintendo would have them do it from there online store first. Nintendo would not let them get away with this.

I'm sad that a game as good as Xenoblade could never live up to its commercial potential because its parent company didn't believe it had a chance to succeed outside of Japan and took shortcuts and easy ways to bring it in NA. Monolith missed out on royalties because of that.

Is that even legal?

I'm operating under the assumption that Nintendo didn't authorize the reprints.

I can think of some laws this would violate if these were used copies that they were selling as new, but selling new copies under the guise of used? I'm not sure that's against the law.