I just bought the NA version...

[Peoki]

Man, well neither of my walmarts are selling early. xD I'd have been willing too.. I only put the minimum down for my bundle, paying it off tomorrow.

So um.. Shortly after posting, I called best buy... I'm here now buying two copies of new leaf. Am I dreaming? What the heck best buy?! They've actually managed to run out of bundles and sold a lot of copies ( turns out my good coworker friend works here and he got them for me ) just how long has this been happening o.o anyway wow doesn't feel real, guess ill post some screenies tomorrow or something.

I'm excited xD

Wow, pass me some of your luck pls.
I live about 10 minutes from the mall and Best Buy/Future Shop/Toys R Us, etc. I could probably find a copy somewhere if I tried but I don't want to be left with disappointment while everyone else is getting theirs! I'll continue to wait patiently until Sunday. I'm just hoping they set aside the right amount of preorders from their shipment.

 

[Superpenguin]

I went to Meijer....They didn't have it.

 

[Prof Gallows]

Here's a funny story for you guys.

I went out to Best Buy today, and they had it in stock but weren't going to let me have a copy. So I left and went to the Walmart close by.
They had started selling copies on Tuesday, and sold out of 30 copies yesterday. So I just missed being able to get one.
But it's still exciting, the release being so close and the people getting some early has brought my hype back.

 

[Sleepy]

I was just at GameStop, trading in games for my bundle. I traded in some ipods, games, and my other DS to put towards my bundle. (I ended up bringing so much stuff that I paid off my bundle, and pre-ordered & paid for the Prima guide!) Now I'm super hyped as I have my receipt.

The employee simply mocked me by telling me that he had all the bundles and games in the back, that he could touch and feel and SMELL THEM. I WAS LESS THAN 15 ft from MY game O_O He, of course, did not sell me mine early.

But I don't mind, I'm busy until Sunday anyway. (Though I have finals that week and the next... *sigh*)

Congratulations to those with early copies, condolences to those without. I honestly feel like it doesn't matter because its coming out on Sunday anyway. What is a few days? Besides, Europe has to wait even longer

 

[Magykx]

Called Walmart, didn't have it. Called Meijer, won't sell it. Wah

 

[Rune]

Called EBGames, Walmart, Future Shop and BestBuy. No luck :c

 

[Pelon1071]

I'm getting mine tomorrow ! OMG! I feel like a drug addict right now ._. ! I'm so excited!

 

[LeAckerman]

I don't think any of use will have luck getting it early. Just wait until release. You will get a game in 2 days now^^

 

[Nymph]

Everyone's trying to get the game early and I'm just sitting here like a good patient fan waiting for the copy I ordered off Amazon to arrive in the mail.

Haha I will be doing the exact same thing as well! ( ・ω・)

 

[Gandalf]

Here's a funny story for you guys.

I went out to Best Buy today, and they had it in stock but weren't going to let me have a copy. So I left and went to the Walmart close by.
They had started selling copies on Tuesday, and sold out of 30 copies yesterday. So I just missed being able to get one.
But it's still exciting, the release being so close and the people getting some early has brought my hype back.

lol and you didn't go in yesterday because you only had $20. That is hard

 

[RisingSun]

Just to confirm, yes, the store does get fined, for toys and media. The freight is usually imprinted with a "Do not open before" date, or it comes in direct through receiving with similar instructions. When I started as a toy department manager, there were Clone Wars toys put out by night crew, and my Hasbro Rep told me that LucasArts could monitor for early sales and the fine was around five thousand dollars. (That was 2008, and I'm not sure if the fines are heftier for media releases, but I do know the companies can tell if products sell before the street date.)

That aside, congrats on getting the game early! I haven't seen in happen very often in all my years of retail.

The guy at GameStop said that the fine was $10,000 now. I don't know if that is for media only or other things too, but that is what he said when we were joking around about getting it today.

 

[Nami]

Wow wow wow >~< playing it was awesome. I think I've decided against posting anything though until Sunday. It feels like I'd just be showing off. It didn't actually hit me until rover asked me the first question.. I was so set on the idea that I'd be getting it on Sunday, never imagined I'd be one of the lucky ones. Anyway what I went and did was get the bundle and a copy, as I originally planned. Turns out there was just one more bundle and I got it after I edited my previous post here. After that I canceled my GameStop preorder and put it towards preordering rune factory 4 and Pokemon Y.

Anyway... Bestbuy rocks now in my book. :3 though I'm still really anxious for everyone else to be able to play! It's just not the same playing it beforehand. ( never thought I'd say that)

 

[Prof Gallows]

lol and you didn't go in yesterday because you only had $20. That is hard

Exactly. But it's okay, I'd much rather have the digital edition. But I'm checking tomorrow again at some stores just in case. Because impatient-ness ahoy!

 

[MistyWater]

I got a call earlier today saying my copy has arrived and to pick it up on Sunday (before 6pm). I was in the area at the time, too, and was so tempted to ask if I could pick it up then, but then I thought of the fine... It'd be bad if they gave the game to me early in that case so I'll just wait till Sunday even though it's going to be a hectic day to begin with. Still, I'm so excited it came in before Sunday! Yay!

 

[Torotix]

Eugh it's so weird they can just give out games like that, I asked eb games about getting the game THE NIGHT BEFORE and they gave me a lecture about not being able to break street date or whatever. Pff, that was right after they tried to rip me off and charge me more for the game than it should have been.

 

[McMuffinburger]

well it seems like the big offender of this was walmart...they just do whatever they want lol

 

[Aurynn]

Lol it seems that they're really not selling it before the release date. Hope they won't refuse it here next week.

 

[kcrojas777]

If you order from Amazon, does that mean it has to arrive on Saturday? They can't make you wait until Monday right?

It will arrive Monday or Tuesday depending on shipping option you choose. I buy everything from Amazon and Amazon has 1 dollar same day shipping
on preorder games, EXCEPT NL releases on a Sunday meaning you will get it after Sunday. Hence why I decided to preorder at Gamestop to ensure getting it on Sunday.

 

[CantDeleteThisAccount]

I originally had it pre-ordered from Amazon. My mom checked its status today and discovered that the earliest it will be here is the 14th. Some people I've read on blogs have been told around the 18th! There was no other shipping option that you could choose from when we ordered it except the standard shipping, but it said it would be here either the day before or the day after the release day. A crap ton of people are having this shipping problem on animal crossing blogs I've been reading. Anyone here? :\ We ended up canceling the order and stopped in at our Gamestop to reserve a copy for Sunday. Unfortunately no place around here has them early. Gamestop had the empty cases out, though. I almost freaked when I saw them but they were just for display :T Our Walmarts near us weren't even getting them in yet!
Oh well. I still have to round up my qr codes, dream codes, and general tips from pages I've bookmarked.

 

[Animal Crossing Rocks]

I'm just gonna wait 2 days. These days arn't gonna be that bad because I am gonna be busy practicing for a clan match I have Sunday! A month or 2 ago, I went to GameStop and really wanted to buy something. I already had New Leaf pre-ordered there, so I decided to pre-order the strategy guide. I am so happy that I am going to be getting those. And also I heard that Best Buy is gonna be having some DLC. Does anyone know if you have to buy it from Best Buy or just do the Nintendo Zone???