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| Registered: April 6, 2007 |  Posts: 464 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just wondering:
Has there been a shift from always Tuesday to Sunday? Or does it just have to do with the
holidays in the US? |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would guess it's a holiday thing, or maybe more are changing from stupid people seeing the Sunday ads and thinking they can go to the store Sunday and get the new releases. Everyone is always catering to the ignorant, this may just be the next step.
I know there have some Friday releases in the past few years, but the Sunday thing is new. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think it is just because of the holidays...I guess we will know for sure on the 4th. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
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| Registered: December 3, 2008 |  Posts: 186 |
| | Posted: | | | | I know that for Canada some titles were supposed to be out on Sunday... but they were today (Tuesday) as per normal... go figure..!
Eric
p.s. Usually up here it is the same day as in the USA | | | | E |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes it's related to the holidays. I expect we will seeit again in 09.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | One other question that might be related.
What is the release date?
The officially announced (e.g. 12/22/08) or the date when it was first on sale (e.g. 12/17/08).
I have the problem here with "The Dark Knight" which was on sale in several stores all over Germany 5 days before the official release date. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,242 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goblinsdoitall: Quote:
I have the problem here with "The Dark Knight" which was on sale in several stores all over Germany 5 days before the official release date. [b][/b] Bootleg   Steve |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would stick to the official release date, otherwise it would quickly become a mess, cuz stores sometimes just sell a DVD earlier.
cheers
Donnie | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | yeah.... there has been countless times I been able to get DVDs earlier then release date (once I remember getting a title 2 weeks before release)... especially with shopping online. There is many places that would break release date without even thinking about it. But that don't change what the release date for the title is. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DarklyNoon: Quote:
I would stick to the official release date, otherwise it would quickly become a mess, cuz stores sometimes just sell a DVD earlier.
cheers
Donnie Thought so, just wanted to make sure. Thanks. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 61 |
| | Posted: | | | | Definitely a holiday thing. To add to other's statements, I know when the Suncoast store was still here in town, I could usually find titles on the shelf anywhere from a week to 10 days before the official release date (when they appeared on the shelves in other major stores). It seems to me that our friends at Wal-mart and Best Buy are the big "release day" offenders here this holiday season. I note no less than 27 titles that were released on a Friday, Sunday, and Monday during the last two weeks. Oh well, hopefully it will settle down after the first. By the by, Happy New Year to all! | | | NightHawke
Wherever I go, there I am!? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just my two cents...it is a holiday thing. The studios are asking for earlier release dates toward the end of the year to get more money. By waiting for Tuesday(s), they lose that selling time when they could be selling it longer. Kung Fu Panda was one, Traitor, the new Resident Evil...all didn't have offical dates. And yes, as someone in retail it's a pain since the rest of the changes still happen on Tuesday. Here's an article on it. | | | | Lori |
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