pre-order  Wolfenstein: The New Order at BESTBUY and 20 IN MY BEST BUY CERTIFICATES plus other extra' s

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pre-order the Wolfenstein: The New Order at BESTBUY 

PLUS GET $20 IN MY BEST BUY CERTIFICATESLaunch the most daring counter-offensive in history in Wolfenstein: The New Order, a game that puts you up against oversize Nazi robots, hulking Super Soldiers and elite shock troops in intense first-person combat. Break into hidden research facilities and heavily guarded weapons stashes to find out where the Nazi's advanced technology came from, and level the playing field by upgrading your own tools of destruction with what you find. From mountaintop car chases to underwater exploration, Wolfenstein: The New Order cultivates an unbelievably exhilarating adventure with high-octane action and an immersive game narrative, created by a group of seasoned developers at MachineGames and rendered in stunning detail with the id Tech 5 engine. So if you think you have the heart and the daring of a hero, go up against this terrifying Nazi regime and restore history to its rightful place.

Pre-Order now get access to:
MyBestBuy customers get $20 in reward certificatesThe Doom Beta, and the Only @ BestBuy Exclusive Panzerhud miniature
 
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Maybe if the pre-orders goes good on this one will see 20$ on pre-orders for games
 
Leftykins said:
Well he doesn't explicitly state that it is happening...

But the way it's worded and the fact that he links to the promotion page describing the $10 pre order gift card promotion under the "$20 in rewards certificates" headline on the OP lead me to believe that this *MIGHT* be a change in the whole promotion.
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starmask2k3 said:
Maybe if the pre-orders goes good on this one will see 20$ on pre-orders for games
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If that ends up being true, then everyone wins because it's not tied to GCU, but it sure makes being GCU even better because $28 for day one games is a no brainer. I'll preorder every single game from Best Buy at that point. Lol.

 
CaseX said:
If that ends up being true, then everyone wins because it's not tied to GCU, but it sure makes being GCU even better because $28 for day one games is a no brainer. I'll preorder every single game from Best Buy at that point. Lol.
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Well every game with the certificate bonus... lol

I honestly pre-ordered this yesterday in part of trying to help show Best Buy that this type of deal makes a legitimate impact on buying decision.

 
BudzMcGee said:
Well every game with the certificate bonus... lol

I honestly pre-ordered this yesterday in part of trying to help show Best Buy that this type of deal makes a legitimate impact on buying decision.
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Yup, that's what I meant! Lol. I did one better and pre-ordered two copies. :D

 
CaseX said:
If that ends up being true, then everyone wins because it's not tied to GCU, but it sure makes being GCU even better because $28 for day one games is a no brainer. I'll preorder every single game from Best Buy at that point.
Lol.
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Absolutely! Trade values on brand new $60 games often are $30+ making it a great value to preorder (assuming you got the extra 20% for gcu). Here hoping they add more $20 preorder deals. The $10 is not quite enough for me to bother. I haven't preordered a single one at that level yet.
 
Undertaker415 said:
Does Bestbuy still off the $44 trade in with GCU if it's close to launch? If they do, then it would end up being like a $12 profit for buying this game, beating it really quick, and trading in within a few days.
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I got the full amount of GTA5 back for the 360 using that +50% bonus credit that week.

 
If I preorder a copy, and sell it 2 days after I buy it, would I still get the $20 certificate still?

 
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Haloman 27 said:
Ok. Thanks! Now I just gotta decide which copy will have the most trade in value
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Difference will be pretty negligible if traded back in the first couple days. Recommend you get whichever version you'll most enjoy playing.

Gonna be near impossible not to break even on this one, with the enjoyment of dashing through Wolfenstein just one more time...

 
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BudzMcGee said:
I honestly pre-ordered this yesterday in part of trying to help show Best Buy that this type of deal makes a legitimate impact on buying decision.
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Agreed, spending power & vocal feedback are the only way I could see BB really amping up $20 credits especially after what they`ve said regarding the downgrade.
Reading thru the lines it seems pre-order/purchase numbers heavily influence this too to get larger orders at a discounted price but even the profits maybe small.

I think pretty much most people 100% of day 1 buyers would jump on $47.99 w/$20 credit & $5-$10 credit on 3DS games but the only way I could see BB doing it is if it`s restricted to paid members. $10 pre-orders for free GC memers $20 for paid ones.

If they were to bring back a modified 5 for $100 offer where we`d get $10 on EVERY $60 pre-ordered game & every 5th game you`d get $60 credit instead of waiting for the entire 5 to get the $100. BB would be protected & we`d get the best deals too.

They could promote it as every 5 games you get 1 free since the math works out that way on the last game. And at least that along with the 20% discount could be strongly argued as pure value for $120.

Best case scenario they move the idea to under review by E3, craft a demo promo by Sept & all the fall releases come with $20 credit bumps.
http://www.forums.bestbuy.com/t5/ideas/v2/ideapage/blog-id/IdeaX/article-id/4693?device-view=desktop
 
Enuf said:
Agreed, spending power & vocal feedback are the only way I could see BB really amping up $20 credits especially after what they`ve said regarding the downgrade.
Reading thru the lines it seems pre-order/purchase numbers heavily influence this too to get larger orders at a discounted price but even the profits maybe small.

I think pretty much most people 100% of day 1 buyers would jump on $47.99 w/$20 credit & $5-$10 credit on 3DS games but the only way I could see BB doing it is if it`s restricted to paid members. $10 pre-orders for free GC memers $20 for paid ones.

If they were to bring back a modified 5 for $100 offer where we`d get $10 on EVERY $60 pre-ordered game & every 5th game you`d get $60 credit instead of waiting for the entire 5 to get the $100. BB would be protected & we`d get the best deals too.

They could promote it as every 5 games you get 1 free since the math works out that way on the last game. And at least that along with the 20% discount could be strongly argued as pure value for $120.

Best case scenario they move the idea to under review by E3, craft a demo promo by Sept & all the fall releases come with $20 credit bumps.
http://www.forums.bestbuy.com/t5/ideas/v2/ideapage/blog-id/IdeaX/article-id/4693?device-view=desktop
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I honestly have no interest in them returning to the 5 for $100 type promo. It was just one massive screw up on their end when it came to actually making it work and it took two months of me emailing and calling after my fifth game to finally get the certificates. Your other idea, of getting a higher amount on the 5th game is a maybe, that would allow people to use their certificates much quicker (That was the other part that sucked, having to wait until after your fifth game to get the certificate). That said, even when they did the buy 3 X1 games get however many points that was promo on launch week it didn't work for like half the people who bought the games including myself.

I want them to keep it simple, "get this much for pre-ordering this game!" but I fully admit, $20 back makes it an instant buy if I have even a remote interest, $10 makes it only if I wanted the game anyway. $15 would push me over but not make for a instant buy either.

The thing is, people are kind of dumb when it comes to this and Best Buy is fighting an uphill battle. Best Buy could be offering $20 for pre-ordering for every game regardless of membership and you'd still see 10 people outside Best Buy for the midnight release of Call of Honor: The Modernest Ops and 40 outside of Gamestop where they received nothing for their pre-order. I tried explaining to a couple of coworkers over lunch the other day how probably 85% of all games I buy come from Best Buy and I pretty much always get them cheaper than Gamestop sells the used price for. It was like I was speaking Mandarin to them.

 
ghost1914 said:
Any updates on them updating the page? Trying to wait to pre order until the page updates.
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lonesumrebel said:
same here
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Guys, it was confirmed on the forums. Worst case scenario if they don't give you the ten you simply make a post about it, link to the confirmation and they'll give you $10 more. They legitimately said this is a valid promo.

Electroplasm said:
Which way is better to ensure that you get the action figure?

Order online for in-store pickup?

Or just pre-order in-store?
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Pre order in store is probably the most likely as the in store pick up person will probably not know anything about the promo. I mean it's 50/50 anyone else will but still. I recommend in store anyway, personally I like only having to pay $5 now.

 
Slackerboy23 said:
If I preorder a copy, and sell it 2 days after I buy it, would I still get the $20 certificate still?
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Not sure if that will work because the certificates usually don't become active until 15 days after the purchase since I'm thinking that the gift card is an e-card and not a physical gift card. If you return it that soon, they may take the points back.

 
hagz said:
Not sure if that will work because the certificates usually don't become active until 15 days after the purchase since I'm thinking that the gift card is an e-card and not a physical gift card. If you return it that soon, they may take the points back.
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chimpmeister said:
As hagz just said, not going to work. Sad that you're shady enough to even consider it, though, isn't it?
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Ummm, he says he plans to "sell" it. How come you guys are automatically assuming he's returning it? (Maybe you're right and that is what he meant, but that's not what he said...) You don't need to still physically own the game to get the cert, if that's what he was asking. If not, then carry on...

 
CaseX said:
Ummm, he says he plans to "sell" it. How come you guys are automatically assuming he's returning it? (Maybe you're right and that is what he meant, but that's not what he said...) You don't need to still physically own the game to get the cert, if that's what he was asking. If not, then carry on...
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Yeah, I was assuming the guy meant trade it in. Or just straight up selling it, which would be pointless to mention. Its kind of a poor choice of word.
 
CaseX said:
Ummm, he says he plans to "sell" it. How come you guys are automatically assuming he's returning it? (Maybe you're right and that is what he meant, but that's not what he said...) You don't need to still physically own the game to get the cert, if that's what he was asking. If not, then carry on...
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He originally posted "return it", not "sell it". He obviously edited his post once he realized how sleazy he sounded.
 
chimpmeister said:
He originally posted "return it", not "sell it". He obviously edited his post once he realized how sleazy he sounded.
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I thought he originally did say "sell" since the reply that is right below his post had quoted him as saying "sell" over 14 hours ago...

Regardless, returning obviously does not work. Selling/trading in is fine. I'm planning to play as much as I can on day one then trading it in. Watch Dogs releases a week later so I don't need another new game in my backlog.

 
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BudzMcGee said:
Guys, it was confirmed on the forums. Worst case scenario if they don't give you the ten you simply make a post about it, link to the confirmation and they'll give you $10 more. They legitimately said this is a valid promo.

Pre order in store is probably the most likely as the in store pick up person will probably not know anything about the promo. I mean it's 50/50 anyone else will but still. I recommend in store anyway, personally I like only having to pay $5 now.
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i always see the preorder extras sitting on the desk with the games, but i guess those could all be in store preorders. wouldnt take much to say that your order should come with one though.

 
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this is a great deal assuming you actually want to play this game.  the preview coverage has been very "meh", but if you like single player shooters, it sounds like it has some interesting ideas.

I think the $20 rewards certs are an indication of 

1) pre orders for this game are low

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2) they dont think its going to sell very well...

I'm a little surprised BBUY has $10 certs on Watch Dogs and Destiny, as those games seem like they will sell regardless.  It makes me think that these certs are tied to publisher deals...

Doesn't mean that picking it up with plans to quick-trade it in while TIVs are high is a bad idea though.  

 
BudzMcGee said:
I honestly pre-ordered this yesterday in part of trying to help show Best Buy that this type of deal makes a legitimate impact on buying decision.
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Since you pre-ordered it before the website updated to reflect the $20 bonus, Best Buy might think you just love the $10 bonus. ;)

 
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This isn't a Best Buy promo, this is a publisher thing. Amazon is now offering $10 credit for preorders as well. All Best Buy is doing is taking is existing offer and looping the extra $10 on top on someone else's dime (probably as an inventory credit or rebate).

Bottom line -- don't expect to see the $20 cert on other games any time soon.
 
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@FIF said:
This isn't a Best Buy promo, this is a publisher thing. Amazon is now offering $10 credit for preorders as well. All Best Buy is doing is taking is existing offer and looping the extra $10 on top on someone else's dime (probably as an inventory credit or rebate).
Bottom line -- don't expect to see the $20 cert on other games any time soon.
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Wouldn`t the intial $10 promo be a publisher thing too, with the timing of both the figure & promotion trailers + the extra $10 seems like Bethesda is going all in.
 
Enuf said:
Wouldn`t the intial $10 promo be a publisher thing too, with the timing of both the figure & promotion trailers + the extra $10 seems like Bethesda is going all in.
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No. if that was the case why wouldn't Amazon just give $10 on all the games that Best Buy is?

 
Deader2818 said:
No. if that was the case why wouldn't Amazon just give $10 on all the games that Best Buy is?
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Money, which has to be spread around & each publisher has different relationships with each retailer. Bethseda could tell every retailer they`ll 50/50 split $10 pre-order promos but that`s quite a large investment which would have to be recouped. BB has the upper hand since they`re already charging $120 for GCU they can tell a publisher they're more committed to selling games than any other retailer except for GS so invest the $5 at BB. Since GS rarely/never offers pre-order credit by default BB becomes #1.

From alot of CAG AMZ regs they`ve been saying AMZ has been slacking in the credit dept. I think we have to go all the way back to the kmart coupon train for any true competition really. If BB can showcase increased pre-order #'s then they can begin approaching publishers about joining up with GCU.

IIRC, BB was a sponser at E3 the yr they did the 5 for $100 promo I gotta think there`s a reason for that.
 
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Deader2818 said:
No. if that was the case why wouldn't Amazon just give $10 on all the games that Best Buy is?
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Because each publisher makes separate deals with each major retailer. Often a retailer has to agree to a certain amount of marketing or other push that takes time and money to get a publisher to agree to a credit or other forms of promo like giveaways, steelbooks, gift cards, etc... From what I've heard, Amazon is pretty resistant to agreeing to anything that costs them money even if it means moving a few more units of something.

 
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You do need GCU even the free one but based on previous BB promos paid members used to get more than free, that`s part of the current problem. How can BB expect to gain more paid members if the free & paid ones get the same benefits minus the 20% which alot of people say $120 isn`t worth it.

In response to the loss of the $20 BB reps have already stated pre-order numbers effected it. They didn`t go into full detail but the point was made.
 
bojay1997 said:
Because each publisher makes separate deals with each major retailer. Often a retailer has to agree to a certain amount of marketing or other push that takes time and money to get a publisher to agree to a credit or other forms of promo like giveaways, steelbooks, gift cards, etc... From what I've heard, Amazon is pretty resistant to agreeing to anything that costs them money even if it means moving a few more units of something.
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Doesn`t Walmart still have the strongest bulk retail buying power currently? But it rarely translates into pre-order credit they`re more content to reduce the game cost by a few dollars or cents & have strong black friday sales and/match other retailers BF stuff.
 
free isn't called GCU and honestly thats kind of a weak point to make. Free is Free.

$120 is 20% off new, 10% off pre-owned and 10% more trade in. You're right, its not worth $120. Hopefully they either lower the price or add something else but who knows.

 
Apologies if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it's possible to get multiple certificates if you buy for multiple platforms? I was thinking of getting this for PS4 & Xbone if I can get certs for each.

 
To make GCU more appealing and stuff like this less of a "slap in the face"...I think they should do $10 for GC and $20 for GCU + 20%.

You want to just get $10 back without any added cost, that's fine, we have a free membership (which is basically what they are saying now). But if you want to get select games at 50% off on release, then we have a program for you. It basically means you only need to get like 6 games within 2 years to break even ($20 more per game). This would IMO be a great option that maybe BBY has already looked into, but offering free members 66% of what paid members get is kinda silly if you ask me.

 
Saix_XIII said:
To make GCU more appealing and stuff like this less of a "slap in the face"...I think they should do $10 for GC and $20 for GCU + 20%.

You want to just get $10 back without any added cost, that's fine, we have a free membership (which is basically what they are saying now). But if you want to get select games at 50% off on release, then we have a program for you. It basically means you only need to get like 6 games within 2 years to break even ($20 more per game). This would IMO be a great option that maybe BBY has already looked into, but offering free members 66% of what paid members get is kinda silly if you ask me.
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all best buy programs are off balanced like that. for example elite only has to spend $1,500 a year I think and elite plus is $3,500 and they both have the same exact benefits only different is elite get 30 days return period and elite plus get 45 days so basically spend a extra $2,000 to get a extra 15 days return period there balancing of perks for different levels are way off.
 
Shimisi said:
Apologies if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it's possible to get multiple certificates if you buy for multiple platforms? I was thinking of getting this for PS4 & Xbone if I can get certs for each.
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It is not. Only one cert per account, no matter how many platforms you buy unfortunately...

 
I still think this will hit $39.99 quickly, still hopeful it'll end up at redbox so I can save $40 lol.

Only annoying point is paying $60 for $20 gc, two weeks later its $40 and I wouldn't have $20 locked at bestbuy. Just my two cents.
 
Deader2818 said:
free isn't called GCU and honestly thats kind of a weak point to make. Free is Free.

$120 is 20% off new, 10% off pre-owned and 10% more trade in. You're right, its not worth $120. Hopefully they either lower the price or add something else but who knows.
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I think $120 for the amount of games I buy is way undervalued. I'd pay up to around $200 for the perks they are offering now. Couple the 20% off with sales and GCU is a deal of a lifetime.
 
Dr0p119 said:
I still think this will hit $39.99 quickly, still hopeful it'll end up at redbox so I can save $40 lol.

Only annoying point is paying $60 for $20 gc, two weeks later its $40 and I wouldn't have $20 locked at bestbuy. Just my two cents.
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its actually $48 for $20 with GCU.

 
dreamer131313 said:
all best buy programs are off balanced like that. for example elite only has to spend $1,500 a year I think and elite plus is $3,500 and they both have the same exact benefits only different is elite get 30 days return period and elite plus get 45 days so basically spend a extra $2,000 to get a extra 15 days return period there balancing of perks for different levels are way off.
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Not accurate.

Elite+ get free Expedited shipping and they get 25% bonus in points. Plus there are other benefits that happen from time to time. Like private shopping events and others. Is it worth $2000 more...yes and no.

It is very easy to get to $3500 spent at BBY if you know how to shop smart there, a few CAGs (Enuf for one) knows what I mean. I would never spend $1500 or $3500 at BBY just to get the benefits, but it is a nice bonus on top of the other stuff they offer you.

EDIT: Plus that is not a fair comparison. Elite and Elite+ are both "free". Yes they have a cost attached to them, but it's a "bonus" on top of the money you already are spending elsewhere. The fact that they match every other major retailer, give you rewards back on what you buy, offer faster returns then online retailers, and have deals for gamers make them one of the best places to shop on a constant basis.

Plus you are comparing two tiers of a free program with a free and paid tier of a sub-program. Not exactly on the same level there.

 
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Saix_XIII said:
Not accurate.

Elite+ get free Expedited shipping and they get 25% bonus in points. Plus there are other benefits that happen from time to time. Like private shopping events and others. Is it worth $2000 more...yes and no.

It is very easy to get to $3500 spent at BBY if you know how to shop smart there, a few CAGs (Enuf for one) knows what I mean. I would never spend $1500 or $3500 at BBY just to get the benefits, but it is a nice bonus on top of the other stuff they offer you.

EDIT: Plus that is not a fair comparison. Elite and Elite+ are both "free". Yes they have a cost attached to them, but it's a "bonus" on top of the money you already are spending elsewhere. The fact that they match every other major retailer, give you rewards back on what you buy, offer faster returns then online retailers, and have deals for gamers make them one of the best places to shop on a constant basis.

Plus you are comparing two tiers of a free program with a free and paid tier of a sub-program. Not exactly on the same level there.
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I'm assuming you're reffering to making it a habit to use Best Buy's credit card more regularly? If not, please elaborate; I'd rather not have to spend $3,500 there either...

 
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BadBoy787512 said:
I'm assuming you're reffering to making it a habit to use Best Buy's credit card more regularly? If not, please elaborate; I'd rather not have to spend $3,500 there either...
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That is one option, but not the one most people here use.

 
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JakeM17 said:
Should i just cancel my pre order and wait until the website updates with the $20?
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Not really sure why you would do that. Based on past practice, everyone will get the higher credit regardless of when they preordered. Heck, all of us who preordered South Park late still got the $20.

 
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