Heads up, look what I found in a Meijer this evening......

EEK!

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OMG! For REAL?! I'm calling Best Buy TOMORROW! :O

Jealous much! wow that's really great. did you try playing it? *locks eyes at price* snap! 49.39 USD is 2,344.70 PHP and yes i used a converter. wow really that looks great. might check the gaming shop later, wish its cheaper.

I doubt it's released in any NA/US stores yet.

It is real.

(Give me a minute on the pics, didn't realize they were that big.)

And yes, this is from the US.

Indiana to be exact.

Sandman, if I could reach you, I would kiss you! Where/what is a meijer? Is it Spanish for something?

What part of Indiana?

Meijer is in the States, it's a wal mart kind of store.

Indianapolis area

A Meijer is actually a regional chain of stores that WalMart actually stole the SuperCenter concept from.

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Did the game patch?

Wow! Lucky. My friend's Aunt found The Sims 3 collector's edition for sale in a store in Western Australia.

Ohhhhhh, okay, thanks Either way, I'm stuck getting it from Best Buy... that's where I pre-ordered from. Those little f***ers better not get it in LATE! Haha! I believe I mentioned my disdain for Best Buy, no?! Long list of bonuses was the only reason i pre-ordered from there.

Negative. Then again I didn't install the EADM...

does that mean you still didn't play the game.

wow, lucky, i'm so pyched for it, i can't wait for tuesday.

You should play and tell us what u think of it

Oh, I've played it, its a bit of a change going from TS2, especially moving the camera, that feels really weird to me compared to how I know it from TS2, but it's got definite potential.

You should test it to see if story progression does anything.

I read in another thread that somebody went up to GameStop (having been told they could get their Prima Guide on the 27th of this month), and while GameStop DID have the guides AND the game, they could not release it until Jun. 2! If Best Buy has that same policy, I'm gonna go APESHIT on them no matter WHOSE fault it is! I pity the one who delivers THAT news to me :P

o0o0oh sounds exciting. did you try making families? is the create-a-sim really that good? and yes does the story progression does anything? sorry for many question jut wanted to.

I got a special pre-order deal through MicroCenter. Put $5 down and then when the game comes in, just pay $19.99 more and it's yours (total of $24.99 instead of $49.99). Great deal, but it specifically says that it's only good if I get the game between June 2 and June 14, so even on the off chance they have it in stock, I don't think I'd be able to get it.

The good news is that if the games out, we'll start getting more reviews over the weekend.

Question for the original poster -- In the Sims 2 and most of the Sims 2 expansions packs, there was usually an ad for the NEXT expansion pack. Any ads for the first Sims 3 expansion pack in the copy you bought? It doesn't look like it from the pics, but just thought I'd ask.

Ah, the first volunteer to be the designated guinea pig

Story progression
securom
amount of content packaged with game
etc. etc.

pins and needles here.

Negative, what you saw in the pictures was what I see in the box (well besides the CD-key of course. :D)


I've tried making various single sims, but not families yet, personally, Im not seeing much difference yet between the CAS from TS2 and the one from TS3, besides the changes from the old sloppy -> neat style.

I havent played enough yet to see if story progression is working.

If Securom IS in the game, I haven't seen any signs of it yet.
Content-wise, just a few things I've noticed: 10 cars (from $950 to $105,000), 2 bicycles, no hot-tub.

Congratulations! I hope that you enjoy the game very much. I know of Meijers, we have them in Louisville. But that's kind of the problem, we have them in Louisville which is 40 miles away! I've got mine pre-ordered elsewhere anyway. But again, congratulations!