I must not be the only one, but if I had to go to someone for video game knowledge, Scott would be my go to guy. But I can’t picture him actually playing a video game lol
I still have my balls of steel edition goodies scattered around my game room. The duke bust statue currently weighs down the janky disc tray lid on my dreamcast, in fact.
There was this one guy who preordered Duke Nukem Forever at Gamestop in 2001. They actually fulfilled the preorder and gave the guy a giant care package of Duke Nukem merchandise and knowing the quality of Duke Nukem Forever, I am going to assume that the merchandise was the better part of the deal.
I remember my mom had preordered Lego Harry Potter and she took me and my brother to gamestop to pick it up. The preorder bonus was a shirt that said "dumbledore's army" on it. The cashier saw my mom had two kids so they gave her two shirts. Idk that just seemed like a really special moment to me. Preorder bonuses will never be the same :/
@@insertcolorherehawk3761 They didn't end up selling Ace Combat 5 separately so I'd say it was worth it. You also got the season pass if you bought the deluxe edition (plus some skins and decals if I'm not mistaken), which isn't anything special as you can normally get it anytime after launch.
The only time I wasn't disappointed with a pre-order was Halo 2. Getting home from the midnight release was amazing. Putting the disk in the system without having to download anything. Then just staying up all night playing multiplayer with people all over the country. The experience could never be replicated for me.
I've only ever found pre-orders to be a disaster. I got Smash for 3DS on pre-order which had "attempted delivery" which was a lie as I was at home. So I cancelled the order, just bought the game in a store, then later that day the pre-order arrived anyway!
Really? I've had great experiences with pre-orders, despite the fact that I only pre-ordered two video games: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens physically and Marvel's Avengers digitally. I didn't get any benefit from The Force Awakens, but I did get my order on the afternoon of June 28, the launch day. So no problem there. As for Marvel's Avengers, I got a few skins and trinkets for pre-ordering (Some of which were really cool) AND, as a bonus, I got the game 3-4 days early. But I had to fork over $90 for a semi-decent looter shooter version of the Avengers. Anyways, I'm sorry if you've had some terrible experiences from pre-ordering. Personally, while Scott did point out the flaws of it in his video, I find them just a nifty way to experience gaming before anyone else, plus you get a little bonus with it.
The last game I preordered was Borderlands 3, spent £90 on the Super Deluxe edition because of my undying love for Borderlands 2. Went to the shop after work as they launched it a day early, got there for about 10pm. When I realised the game was an unoptimised piece of shit, I was heart broken. Played through the patches hoping they would fix it, they didn't. Roll on to last month when they announced a season pass 2 on a game I had spent £90 on, thinking I'd get all the content from the word go. Never touching the game again. Never preordering a game again. It left too bad a taste in my mouth, when a developer releases a buggy mess of a game and then want another £25 to get ALL the content. I still have nightmares.
The best thing about pre-orders is, when the extremely rare opportunity comes by where you buy the standard version and the clerk tells you "Yo, you want this pre-order version with the bonus? The person that ordered it never came to pick it up." - Because of that I'm the proud owner of an Ezio figurine (just don't look at his face under his hood, it's not a pretty face), and a sweeeeet Mario Kart Wii steering wheel (somewhere).
I just managed to find out what it was, I found one in a storage a while ago and was so confused on what it was, but this video finally helped me by actually saying what it was and showing the exact same banana thing. I thought it was a pencil case-
The best pre-order incentive I ever got was the Mirror's Edge messenger bag. I actually used that through the entirety of high school and it was so damn cool. Kinda wish I had kept it as a collectible though since it seems very rare now.
yea I feel that is why I dont ever wanna work there the more people who know that you have to tell them they should buy dumb shit on top of whatever you actually want, the less they'll get mad at the employees trying to get a membership out of them
you in Canada? EB's still up there right? All EB's turned into GameStops in the US. I had Canadians come down and weirdly their cards stopped working, unless it was an EB in the US that turned into GameStop... but if I'm right all GameStop cards worked even in Canada EB's... Can't remember either way I feel ya, I'd say get out if you can
6:36 I'm in a Scott the woz video! I remember seeing the mario maker cube in a target ad and I sent it in to mynintendonews. Funny to see my name in a Scott the woz video!
Loz: Windwaker was my first game i pre-ordered. The best part was i didn't even know i was getting Master quest by pre-ordering until the cashier told me about it. Still own it to this day. 🙌🏽
That was my first too, but I did it specifically because Nintendo Power (or someone) told me I'd get that bonus disc. Still got mine too and it's my favorite version of the dungeons, it's the OOT I've played through the most times and the most recently
My favorite pre order moment was Modern Warfare 2 in 2009. Everybody waiting in line to pick up their pre order and I just walked by everyone to grab a copy off the shelf. It was awesome
"Don't preorder, it'll be readily available at launch" I see you haven't fallen victim to the great Scalper Pandemic that has plagued my land since I was but a wee lad...
Spider man: (has a cold and doesn't banter so he saves his throat) Every villian in 100 mile radius: OH SH*T WE'RE F*CKED RUN HIDE BEFORE HE FINDS YOU CAUSE HE WILL FIND YOU
The only pre-orders I remember I've made where: Pokemon platinum: it came with a figure of Giratina and I ended up with 2 become the employees gave me one when pre-ordering and one on pickup day. Kingdom hearts 2.5: it came a "collectible" box and a pin Witcher 3: it came with a poster, soundtrack, a keychain with special bag and the special box
8:28 I just bought this for $65 at a retro game store, and I have to say, it’s one of the coolest things in my collection. Both games look great and it’s fun watching the trailers for games that came out two decades ago. Imagine a company doing a preorder bonus that in 20 years would hold more value than a brand-new game
I doubt you'll see this but my friend sent me this because of 2:40 that receipt shows that I was the GameStop Employee who you made that preorder with in 2015 lol
@@stann.3408 Scott’s humor, comedic timing, and overall pacing is very difficult to achieve, especially as consistently as he does. He’s not a god-among-youtubers by any means, but the quality of his videos is certainly something
Wind waker was one of the first games I pre-ordered as a kid and still feels like it's the only good pre-order deal I ever have done lol. Having access to not only OoT but also Master quest kept me very busy as someone that never had an n64.
My first one was the Twilight Princess Wii U special Edition, came with not only the Cd Scott got with Twilight Princess in an actual case (and possibly the full soundtrack) and the Wolf Link Amiibo too
@@Frogthejam1 It capitalizes on FOMO. By saying they will no longer sell it after that date triggers the feeling of scarcity in collectors. Speaking from my personal experience.
My two favorite collector's editions by far are those for Bravely Second: End Layer and Metroid Dread. Bravely Second only had a mini soundtrack and an artbook, but the disc came in an actual jewel case (none of those awful cardboard sleeves), and the artbook was a big, extensive, hardcover affair that felt really well put-together. I still keep it on my bookcase. Metroid Dread came with a similarly small amount of extras, those being a gorgeous SteelBook case for the game, another very nice artbook, and art cards that depicted different games in the series. Another excellent collector's edition was Rune Factory 4 Special for the Switch. All it came with was an artbook, but was (again) really well built and covered the entire series.
I had a good experience with pre-orders... I got my copy of puyo puyo tetris 2 (now my favorite game of all time) at it's release date... I am very happy!
Strangely enough, I have stood in line to stand in line at Gamestop. First, you stand in line to get assigned a number for the launch, then you later arrive for the launch to assume your place in line. No joke.
Movies used to actually be really big pre-order things as well back in the early 2000s. A lot of movies from big franchises like Star Wars, LotR, HP, etc. would have pre-order bonuses (often exclusive to particular retailers and sometimes different retailers would have different bonuses) and I think that actually helped inspire the game industry to start making pre-order bonuses a thing. It was a lot more likely back then with the demand and production rates of media to miss out on release day if you didn't pre-order. Then movies went fully digital and pre-orders just kinda died off. Not sure why it's remained for video games, but I sure wish you'd still get cool swag for pre-ordering like my Metroid Prime 2 shirt that no one would ever know was a Metroid Prime 2 shirt.
As a puzzle cube enthusiast with a decent knowledge and collection, all you have to do is buy some sandpaper with a specific grain you can’t find anywhere, a microscopic bottle of lube with a stupid name that comes from an unsecured website that hasn’t been updated since 2005, fifteen other cubes to test on, new stickers, a garage that you don’t mind spending a week cleaning up, eight downloadable instruction sheets that your antivirus swears will infect your PC, a month where you don’t have any plans, and you’ll be able to get that cube to GAN level in no time.
I remember being that dumb, luckily it was the Wii U special edition which was cancelled. Unfortunately I was never told and they were just holding on the money I had put down.
I feel you. I was super fucking hyped for it, and bought the Ded_Sec edition. Local GameStop didn't have them in stock, so I ordered from UbiShop... sent directly from Canada. Yeah, not my brightest moment.
I’m making “I was young and dumb, it was 2018” my senior quote 😂 P.S.- Oh my goodness!! 250 likes?!?!?! Thank you guys so much!!!!!!! Scott The Woz has quickly become one of my favorite RUclipsrs of all time, not only is he downright hilarious but he’s so quotable! Absolute legend 🙌
The best preorder bonus I can remember was from GameStop for the full controller and game bundle of DJ Hero 2: a PUMA messenger bag. This was actually a legit quality made bag and everything, marketed as the ideal carrier for the turntable controller to take it to a buddy's house. I ended up buying and returning the game just so I could keep the bag and I still have and use it to this day.
Pretty much. I used to work there and if your numbers were bad the managers would treat you like a baby. "Explain to me the benefits of pre-ordering. Talk me through your sales pitch." In their defense, they only do it because their district leader gets up their ass about it. Horrible model.
Watching Scott get angry about the pointlessness of pre-ordering is like watching a young AVGN nurture his inner anger. 10 years from now, he'ss probably scream at a big tube television.
I remember my first pre-order. Halo Reach. Originally pre-ordering was the only way to get the recon helmet. Eventually it was added as a low level unlock, but was nice to just have it available in general. Recon was a ledgedary set in Halo 3 since only Bungie and the lucky few given it had it.
I remember getting the rubix cube for preordering Mario Kart 8D at target then later noticed that one of the stickers had been placed/rotated incorrectly so it’s literally an unsolvable Rubix cube
you know you're in too deep down the Scott the Woz rabbit hole when you go back and rewatch the clips at 3:04, because you're just not sure if that's stock footage or not. I mean, logically, it would make the most sense. ...but this is also the man who's gone out of his way to shoot practically everything himself (like that time when he couldn't find an outside background that worked for a scene for Borderline Forever, so he *drove around* until he found a field that he could snap a pic of to use for the greenscreen), so I *don't effin' know anymore*!! I've tried watching those 2 tiny snippets 3 times, someone send help.
When 51 worldwide games was about to launch with an a5 notebook as a pre-order bonus, I legitimately just needed an a5 notebook and I wanted the game anyway.
"you'd think so" Yep I did think my PS5 would arrive at least in the first week, since I bought it from one of the biggest tech chains in europe... It's still not here...
FUCK scalpers. Sorry to hear this and I hope you get a PS5. Even though there’s little to play on it now (even worse launch titles than the Switch at launch), some of the coolest games I can’t play are coming up for it.
You could pay for both fairly cheap not long after launch, not just that but I managed to buy the pre-order bonus before it was made available and without pre-ordering through a trick on Steam. But I'll agree. Those were the best pre-order bonuses I've seen in a while.
@@LaRavachole yeah the ones for far cry 6 were lame but I pre ordered anyway since I saw so much gameplay and decided it was good. 60 bucks well spent, it's a nice refresh for the series
That Wii Sports Resort music is seriously hurting my heart so bad, I want life to be the same as back then. No problems, no responsibilities, just table tennis for 12+ hours a day and waking up early the next day to do it all over again. I miss all that🥺
I remember back in the day when you had to preorder games otherwise they'd be sold out on launch day at my local stores. Halo 2, Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, etc. But preordering hasn't been a necessity for a very long time.
My first preorder was Skyward Sword. I got the 25th anniversary edition with the orchestra CD. I remember it being only a little more than the 60 for the game. It was a good deal and I listened to the heck out of it.
The pre-order for Castlevania portrait of the moon on the DS was awesome. It was a soundtrack with the main themes to all the game to that point stylus case art book time line guide to the series
i remember getting a pretty nice money clip for preordering battlefield hardline, which was not only a nice incentive, but easily my favorite battlefield game
@@flamefangstar It was the R.O.B., G&W and Duck Hunt pack. Gamestop had announced a specific day to pre-order them and there was a line before they even opened.
0:57 I saw that movie. It begins Logger Vicks Tour guide arc (actually it started in the previous movie the big shrink but I mean this is when it went into full swing).
@@maxwellbecker And? Companies use a well known marketing strategy to withhold a product and limit its release to create a "fear of missing out" on the consumer. They have plenty of stock available but will slowly ship out more product to stores as time goes on and the limited stock begins to deplete. Especially right now around the Christmas holiday which is when they release these consoles , but come January, miracuously every store will be well stocked and you wont be able to find a store that doesn't have one for purchase
Cleru Zinek Agreed, I believe it’s just Nintendo that has pulled that off with certain consoles. Sony and Microsoft want as many people in their ecosystem asap; demand for video games is at its highest right now.
ed champagne Who we talking about? I was referring to Nintendo holding back supply in previous generations to generate more demand than what would exist.
Scott the Woz is the perfect place to go if you want to hear everything about video games except what it's actually like to play them.
That's good
Not one else talks about it!
XD
Well luckily my number 1 favorite thing is everything about video games
Playing them is a distant seven.
And I’m sold.
I must not be the only one, but if I had to go to someone for video game knowledge, Scott would be my go to guy. But I can’t picture him actually playing a video game lol
I preordered watch dogs legion
"It ensures you'll get it at some point in your life."
That guy who preordered Duke Nukem Forever like 12 years before release: Yes!
God hope doom or wolfenstian new order helped washed that shit stain away.
Haven’t seen a James profile in ages. RIP in peace
Oh yeah and he also got some duke nukem merch and goodies from gearbox as well with the note, “Slash0001 Is a Very Very Patient Man”
He would have been better off never getting it
I still have my balls of steel edition goodies scattered around my game room. The duke bust statue currently weighs down the janky disc tray lid on my dreamcast, in fact.
There was this one guy who preordered Duke Nukem Forever at Gamestop in 2001.
They actually fulfilled the preorder and gave the guy a giant care package of Duke Nukem merchandise and knowing the quality of Duke Nukem Forever, I am going to assume that the merchandise was the better part of the deal.
I wonder if he actually played it when it came out.
@@mad2fan2018 given he cared enough to actually take care of the needed receipt all thise years, I'd say there's no way he didn't.
Holy shit that's what I call determination
Didn’t duke nukem forever come out in like 2011?
@@Creatic58yes, but Duke Nukem Forever was announced as a follow-up to Duke 3D back in 1997.
I remember my mom had preordered Lego Harry Potter and she took me and my brother to gamestop to pick it up. The preorder bonus was a shirt that said "dumbledore's army" on it. The cashier saw my mom had two kids so they gave her two shirts. Idk that just seemed like a really special moment to me. Preorder bonuses will never be the same :/
Gex would be the preorder you get for Scott
Danmnit I only have James Pond.
Did somebody say Gex?
Madden 08 would be the preorder you get for Gex
Your a official subscriber now?
@@ElCidTheScienceKid I fulking hate gex!
I wish every game preorder came with a full soundtrack disk or disks, leaving no songs out. I’m a sucker for game music
Me too. Well, you usually have to buy full soundtracks seperately but it's totally worth it.
I remember I got a Sound Selection with Twilight Princess HD. Was a very nice bonus.
Ehh, I don't think Namco wants to give a 90$ soundtrack with AC7, just take this free copy of AC5 instead
@@insertcolorherehawk3761 They didn't end up selling Ace Combat 5 separately so I'd say it was worth it. You also got the season pass if you bought the deluxe edition (plus some skins and decals if I'm not mistaken), which isn't anything special as you can normally get it anytime after launch.
@@Aykun_ That was point
How do I pre-order the next Scott The Woz video
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The only time I wasn't disappointed with a pre-order was Halo 2. Getting home from the midnight release was amazing. Putting the disk in the system without having to download anything. Then just staying up all night playing multiplayer with people all over the country. The experience could never be replicated for me.
Too bad the campaign is an unbalanced mess. Worst Halo campaign by far. Good thing the multiplayers good though.
@@EmSee360 two words: Jackal Snipers
@@Cross-ns9vu one word: precisely.
The queen is dead
@@chickenboi5857 nobody cares, she was 200
11:04 I think that is the most genuine “why” I’ve ever heard
I actually legitimately preordered watch dogs
@@coupleocards *WHY?!*
@@Toasty644 because it's a free country and I hate myself
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Whenever I remember Scott’s game room my mind goes “Scott doesn’t have to buy the game it’ll just show up in his shelf at some point”
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I remember my dad pre ordered the wind waker and he was so excited he played ocarina of time first instead of wind waker
"Play the classics before the new one"- Someone (1990 something)
Haha that’s cool
Your dad has good taste
“No man should own that many copies of wii sports resort.”
So two?
Yes, two
I have a plastic and cardboard copy
I looked at this right as he said it
I'm pretty sure I have three...
@@rileyleal
Well as long as you don't have 2
@@rileyleal Bro I wish I just had one
An episode on Wednesday AND Friday?
Ooh golly, it's a Black Friday miracle!
Amazing
And another in two days!
@@briefgamerup really??
Hey Vail
Well, this was supposed to come out last sunday
I've only ever found pre-orders to be a disaster. I got Smash for 3DS on pre-order which had "attempted delivery" which was a lie as I was at home. So I cancelled the order, just bought the game in a store, then later that day the pre-order arrived anyway!
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Really? I've had great experiences with pre-orders, despite the fact that I only pre-ordered two video games: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens physically and Marvel's Avengers digitally. I didn't get any benefit from The Force Awakens, but I did get my order on the afternoon of June 28, the launch day. So no problem there.
As for Marvel's Avengers, I got a few skins and trinkets for pre-ordering (Some of which were really cool) AND, as a bonus, I got the game 3-4 days early. But I had to fork over $90 for a semi-decent looter shooter version of the Avengers.
Anyways, I'm sorry if you've had some terrible experiences from pre-ordering. Personally, while Scott did point out the flaws of it in his video, I find them just a nifty way to experience gaming before anyone else, plus you get a little bonus with it.
The last game I preordered was Borderlands 3, spent £90 on the Super Deluxe edition because of my undying love for Borderlands 2. Went to the shop after work as they launched it a day early, got there for about 10pm. When I realised the game was an unoptimised piece of shit, I was heart broken. Played through the patches hoping they would fix it, they didn't.
Roll on to last month when they announced a season pass 2 on a game I had spent £90 on, thinking I'd get all the content from the word go.
Never touching the game again. Never preordering a game again. It left too bad a taste in my mouth, when a developer releases a buggy mess of a game and then want another £25 to get ALL the content.
I still have nightmares.
i had this exact experience with Dragon Ball FighterZ
Sounds like you just didn't have patience, the game arrived on launch day...
I swear, that ending rant had to be him breaking character, it was just too genuine to be faked
Our man Scott has been arguing this to himself in the shower for months and this video he finally snapped lol
Yeah that surpised me. He usually just makes really good points by pointing out good points, but this time he really did a straight up rant.
Side note, I swear his end theme gets more high pitched in each video
lol he did the same thing in the micro console video it's nothing new
What character?
The best thing about pre-orders is, when the extremely rare opportunity comes by where you buy the standard version and the clerk tells you "Yo, you want this pre-order version with the bonus? The person that ordered it never came to pick it up."
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Because of that I'm the proud owner of an Ezio figurine (just don't look at his face under his hood, it's not a pretty face), and a sweeeeet Mario Kart Wii steering wheel (somewhere).
Don’t lie Scott, that Donkey Kong banana wii remote holder was cool af
I just managed to find out what it was, I found one in a storage a while ago and was so confused on what it was, but this video finally helped me by actually saying what it was and showing the exact same banana thing.
I thought it was a pencil case-
@@godsclown4419 bruh
You can't even leave it on and play it at the same time, what a sham. I wanted to play with a banana pouch
Not cooler than the Dr who 11th dr's sonic screwdriver Wii remote case.
Little does Scott know, I pre-ordered this video
Anyone who has ever given money to a youtuber's patreon has effectively pre-ordered something that would normally be free.
@@michaelstarkey290 it's to support them
@@michaelstarkey290 almost
This man just Spoke for 12 minutes about one of the most trivial pieces of the gaming industry and found a way to make it interesting.....
Still can’t wait to see the L button episode he’s been sitting on
Can't wait for the episode on title screens.
@@QuickTimeVelocity nakey jakey made one
Scott the Woz summarized
He spoke for 45 minutes about a comparably trivial piece of the gaming industry and found a way to make it interesting
The best pre-order incentive I ever got was the Mirror's Edge messenger bag.
I actually used that through the entirety of high school and it was so damn cool. Kinda wish I had kept it as a collectible though since it seems very rare now.
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Yo fruitberriez watches Scott the Woz! Awesome Minecraft content btw!
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Scott - "Don't preorder!"
Me - "I agree!"
Also Me - Forces preorders down people's throats because I work at an EB Games and will otherwise be fired.
sounds like you need to apply to games on a shelf instead
yea I feel that is why I dont ever wanna work there
the more people who know that you have to tell them they should buy dumb shit on top of whatever you actually want, the less they'll get mad at the employees trying to get a membership out of them
you poor soul
Just don't host a dinner party for your former co workers
you in Canada? EB's still up there right? All EB's turned into GameStops in the US. I had Canadians come down and weirdly their cards stopped working, unless it was an EB in the US that turned into GameStop... but if I'm right all GameStop cards worked even in Canada EB's... Can't remember either way I feel ya, I'd say get out if you can
Can we talk about how Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2's pre-order bonus was A FULL SKATEBOARD DECK?
Was it though?
skate 1,2,3 all have done that and im really hoping 4 does it as well
kind of lame that they sell them off the shelf at gamestop
thats not a pre order bonus thats from the more expensive collector's edition
I thought that was a collectors edition
SECOND episode of Scott the Woz on FREAKIN' TELEVISION, BABY!
And the most recent to air.
Scott: "No man should order that many copies of Wii Sports Resort"
Also Scott: Owns 433 copies of Wii Play
he actually officially owns 31 copies
How... where the hell did you get this information ?
@@STWD1ST i think he said it in the Wii Play video
@@Kelleck huh... yeah I'll have to rewatch that one later
I think he said he owned 433 copies in his bestselling games video, though I could be wrong
6:36 I'm in a Scott the woz video! I remember seeing the mario maker cube in a target ad and I sent it in to mynintendonews. Funny to see my name in a Scott the woz video!
Good for you man!
Sick. We all strive to be like you one day.
ughh im so jealous
You've officially become a part of the Scott The Woz lore.
Wow thanks all!
Loz: Windwaker was my first game i pre-ordered. The best part was i didn't even know i was getting Master quest by pre-ordering until the cashier told me about it. Still own it to this day. 🙌🏽
Cool
That was my first too, but I did it specifically because Nintendo Power (or someone) told me I'd get that bonus disc. Still got mine too and it's my favorite version of the dungeons, it's the OOT I've played through the most times and the most recently
Soy tbh
Nice
*Precognition 100*
My favorite pre order moment was Modern Warfare 2 in 2009. Everybody waiting in line to pick up their pre order and I just walked by everyone to grab a copy off the shelf. It was awesome
“If it comes from a company, I love it “
Can’t wait till he sees a store
It's really accurate to a lot of video game fans
How bout game party for wii
P.S. its made by a company
@@uselessneon9042 NO F*KING WAY
@@uselessneon9042 NOOO WAY BRO THAT SHITS CRAZY
"Don't preorder, it'll be readily available at launch"
I see you haven't fallen victim to the great Scalper Pandemic that has plagued my land since I was but a wee lad...
You watch the video?
Going off his 2nd channel videos, scalpers are fine because the inability to find the product and desperately searching for it is part of the fun.
@@Cr3zant not if you’re paying double the price for it
Like those pieces of shit that stole the units of the PS4 Pro anniversary ed
@@Fukkatsu the line he quoted is literally at the end of the video
The best pre-order bonus I ever got was a Mario Sunshine beach towel.
Pog
That's actually pretty cool, ngl
Actually makes sense for once
I once got a cappy hat
pretty good investment ngl
Watching Scott get genuinely angry about preorders is like the frightening media trope when the nice guy loses his cool
Spider man: (has a cold and doesn't banter so he saves his throat)
Every villian in 100 mile radius: OH SH*T WE'RE F*CKED RUN HIDE BEFORE HE FINDS YOU CAUSE HE WILL FIND YOU
Preorders for books are big too, actually, and can have a big impact on their printing and whether they make top lists
You can preorder eBooks lol
Scott is single handed lay keeping his local GameStop alive.
Jesus, that might be the worst one I've seen. How did you come up with that?
R/boneappletea
Jesus Christ
Handed lay
this is single handed lay the best thing I've seen.
The only pre-orders I remember I've made where:
Pokemon platinum: it came with a figure of Giratina and I ended up with 2 become the employees gave me one when pre-ordering and one on pickup day.
Kingdom hearts 2.5: it came a "collectible" box and a pin
Witcher 3: it came with a poster, soundtrack, a keychain with special bag and the special box
I legit love the Kingdom Hearts pins that came with the special editions
The giratina figure is the best pre order ever
I still have my Giratina displayed 😩
8:28 I just bought this for $65 at a retro game store, and I have to say, it’s one of the coolest things in my collection. Both games look great and it’s fun watching the trailers for games that came out two decades ago. Imagine a company doing a preorder bonus that in 20 years would hold more value than a brand-new game
Brand new games were $80 when you posted this.
@@CoralCopperHead Then you’re buying games in the wrong place my friend. New games just started going for $70 recently, and that’s only some of them
My parents pre ordered me 9 months early, they where very disappointed with the finished product.
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Why don't they invest in the deluxe edition upgrade?
Smh didnt buy the DLC to fix baby 101
Eh, I'm sure the devs added a patch in the puberty update. It either made them more disappointed, or less.
Same
I doubt you'll see this but my friend sent me this because of 2:40 that receipt shows that I was the GameStop Employee who you made that preorder with in 2015 lol
this is your celebrity story
Hahaha so cool. Save the screenshot, it will be a chuckle of a memory someday
lmao
Nice, hope you're not working at GameStop anymore though, I hear they're not great.
@@dropsofmarsarchives1823 it really can all depend on the management of your store
The fact that Scott consistently gets these out, in this case one day after the last is damn impressive to say the least
To be fair this was meant to be released on Sunday but was delayed
@@lunarfloure Even then, I’d only have the motivation to make 3 Scott-Caliber videos a year
@@RyeBreadFF fair enough
@@RyeBreadFF do you not watch any other RUclipsrs? I am so confused on this Scott praise.
@@stann.3408 Scott’s humor, comedic timing, and overall pacing is very difficult to achieve, especially as consistently as he does. He’s not a god-among-youtubers by any means, but the quality of his videos is certainly something
Wind waker was one of the first games I pre-ordered as a kid and still feels like it's the only good pre-order deal I ever have done lol. Having access to not only OoT but also Master quest kept me very busy as someone that never had an n64.
My first one was the Twilight Princess Wii U special Edition, came with not only the Cd Scott got with Twilight Princess in an actual case (and possibly the full soundtrack) and the Wolf Link Amiibo too
I can’t believe that some people really thought it was a great idea to sell PS5 preorders for like 5k
Don’t judge me
Yea they suck like did it really help? Did you stick it to sony? Did you really think it would be fun to sell a console for 10x its price?
@@jalenhurtsenthusiast1 But you're taking advantage of desperate, stupid people. You need some tegridy.
Well hey if people are buying then people are gonna sell
That's the normal price here in Brazil lol((((((:
Nintendo: “we are going to make Mario 3D all stars a limited time release” Every Nintendo fan: 11:05
This is so true it hurts.
Nobody liked it anyways (I liked it but a lot of nintendo fans are picky)
@Ethan Dinh why
@Ethan Dinh explain?
@@Frogthejam1 It capitalizes on FOMO. By saying they will no longer sell it after that date triggers the feeling of scarcity in collectors. Speaking from my personal experience.
I'm really sad Scott didn't cover the "does not come with game" controversy.
Wait wut
@@a.b.cooper4807 Mass Effect Andromeda among others
@@achebeterence6908 I know the game was very broken/unfinished at launch, but that's about as much as I know.
Dumbest idea I've heard of. "Wanna pay $140 for a statue and some other shit that doesn't come with the game?"
I thought he already did in another episode
My two favorite collector's editions by far are those for Bravely Second: End Layer and Metroid Dread. Bravely Second only had a mini soundtrack and an artbook, but the disc came in an actual jewel case (none of those awful cardboard sleeves), and the artbook was a big, extensive, hardcover affair that felt really well put-together. I still keep it on my bookcase.
Metroid Dread came with a similarly small amount of extras, those being a gorgeous SteelBook case for the game, another very nice artbook, and art cards that depicted different games in the series.
Another excellent collector's edition was Rune Factory 4 Special for the Switch. All it came with was an artbook, but was (again) really well built and covered the entire series.
"Pre-orders, the act of pre-ordering."
hmm yes, the floor here is made out of floor
Ah yes, every minute that passes here, 60 seconds pass in Africa.
wow look guys, it's an overused joke
@@Kropolis I think you’re breaking character
@@theecodyak He has bad taste
@@Kropolis Not as overused as your mother (cue fake canned laughter towards unoriginal and dated joke)
"-I was young and dumb, it was 2018" lol yeah ok.
Pre-ordering Wii Sports Resort in 2018 is a Scott thing to do, I think!
Agreed
Lmao I was thinking the same thing
"Why didn't any of you tell me about pencils? This is great!"
-Scottfeld Wozington IV, 2020
It is Scott Wozniac I think
Ok now I know he was joking about the name
Something like that
@@Infinitynous-gg6vs lmao. Yeah 😆😆😆
I couldnt help but laugh when he said wozington
It-
*sigh*
It's a joke.
I see you saw that recent Wha Happun episode on the Wii U, is that correct?
I had a good experience with pre-orders... I got my copy of puyo puyo tetris 2 (now my favorite game of all time) at it's release date... I am very happy!
“Name for a special day for which people buy new outfits”
“Dentists”
0:54
The quarantin hited hard...
7:54
@Mason Crowley And the spelling. Qworronteen hited him harred.
"That's where I get to stand in line to find out where I'll stand in line when it comes to pre-ordering the game." Scott must love bureaucracy
Strangely enough, I have stood in line to stand in line at Gamestop. First, you stand in line to get assigned a number for the launch, then you later arrive for the launch to assume your place in line. No joke.
2:21 Scott Wozniak, the first person to pre-order Wii Sports: Resort in 2018
Movies used to actually be really big pre-order things as well back in the early 2000s. A lot of movies from big franchises like Star Wars, LotR, HP, etc. would have pre-order bonuses (often exclusive to particular retailers and sometimes different retailers would have different bonuses) and I think that actually helped inspire the game industry to start making pre-order bonuses a thing. It was a lot more likely back then with the demand and production rates of media to miss out on release day if you didn't pre-order. Then movies went fully digital and pre-orders just kinda died off. Not sure why it's remained for video games, but I sure wish you'd still get cool swag for pre-ordering like my Metroid Prime 2 shirt that no one would ever know was a Metroid Prime 2 shirt.
🤣🤣movie pre-orders didn’t stop, the stores that sold them stopped existing.
I wish Scott was in Smash Ultimate
mii fighters
Who said he wasn’t?
God that would be amazingly hilarious.
I agree
Who doesn’t
"Name a special day for which people buy new outfits."
Scott- "DENTIST"
Ah yes, pre-orders
The millisecond window of a chance that we had to get a PlayStation before it got erased quicker than a girl could reject me.
Luigi
Toad
Waluigi
Wario
Peach
I remember the tiny sound selection with no good songs they gave you for buying smash 3ds and wii u, I never used it but I still own that disc
This dude can talk about chairs for an hour, and I’ll be interested
Me too
you guys are sad
@@Spenced86 said by someone who still uses darth vader pfp but okay cool bro
I'm still waiting for Scott to talking about the L button
This is exactly why I only preorder games that have “deluxe” in the title
I pre ordered NSMBUD
@@bazookasniper5167 bro give your mom her credit card why would you do that
Don't "new" too
9:17
Babe, did you bring protection
Don’t worry, I preordered a shit ton of inFamous: Second Son from Italy
Truly the best way to avoid pregnancy
As a puzzle cube enthusiast with a decent knowledge and collection, all you have to do is buy some sandpaper with a specific grain you can’t find anywhere, a microscopic bottle of lube with a stupid name that comes from an unsecured website that hasn’t been updated since 2005, fifteen other cubes to test on, new stickers, a garage that you don’t mind spending a week cleaning up, eight downloadable instruction sheets that your antivirus swears will infect your PC, a month where you don’t have any plans, and you’ll be able to get that cube to GAN level in no time.
"preordering *WATCHDOGS*?? WHY?"
Stop reminding me of my mistakes scott
I remember being that dumb, luckily it was the Wii U special edition which was cancelled. Unfortunately I was never told and they were just holding on the money I had put down.
no, otherwise you'll repeat them.
I feel you. I was super fucking hyped for it, and bought the Ded_Sec edition. Local GameStop didn't have them in stock, so I ordered from UbiShop... sent directly from Canada.
Yeah, not my brightest moment.
@@SkandiTV yeah I pre-ordered Watchdogs Legion after somewhat liking the second one
It was okay but not worth a pre-order
I’m making “I was young and dumb, it was 2018” my senior quote 😂
P.S.- Oh my goodness!! 250 likes?!?!?! Thank you guys so much!!!!!!! Scott The Woz has quickly become one of my favorite RUclipsrs of all time, not only is he downright hilarious but he’s so quotable! Absolute legend 🙌
Yikes
"I was dumb and young, it was 2018"
That made me laugh harder than I'd like to admit
The best preorder bonus I can remember was from GameStop for the full controller and game bundle of DJ Hero 2: a PUMA messenger bag. This was actually a legit quality made bag and everything, marketed as the ideal carrier for the turntable controller to take it to a buddy's house. I ended up buying and returning the game just so I could keep the bag and I still have and use it to this day.
I always felt like I was dooming the Gamestop employee to a reeducation camp when I had to cancel a preorder.
Pretty much. I used to work there and if your numbers were bad the managers would treat you like a baby. "Explain to me the benefits of pre-ordering. Talk me through your sales pitch." In their defense, they only do it because their district leader gets up their ass about it. Horrible model.
"Because I couldn't wait to play Wii Sport Bowling on a new disc" footage of him punching air. This is the best joke on this channel. Ever.
Watching Scott get angry about the pointlessness of pre-ordering is like watching a young AVGN nurture his inner anger. 10 years from now, he'ss probably scream at a big tube television.
Yes
I remember my first pre-order. Halo Reach. Originally pre-ordering was the only way to get the recon helmet. Eventually it was added as a low level unlock, but was nice to just have it available in general. Recon was a ledgedary set in Halo 3 since only Bungie and the lucky few given it had it.
Hands down the best pre-order bonuses are when they throw in an extra game.
The only game I've ever preordered was Anthem.
I have severe trust issues now
Only game i’ve preorders is black ops 4..rip
I preordered fallout 76
I don't blame you...I don't blame you
✨Disappointing preorder gang✨
I'm not gonna lie. Other than the fact that it's kinda confusing it's a good game to just vibe to
I remember getting the rubix cube for preordering Mario Kart 8D at target then later noticed that one of the stickers had been placed/rotated incorrectly so it’s literally an unsolvable Rubix cube
"The simulation is crumbling" - keep up the great work, Scott. Couldn't stop laughing after this one
We didn't get this week's video late, we *pre-ordered* this one, and next week's is a pre-order bonus!
My pre-order on Scott the Woz's Memory Card is still up in the air...
Scott is either sick or hitting 2nd puberty and I can't stop focusing on how different his voice sounds lol
I think he might have gotten a new mic.
No it's 2md puberty
It's all those cigarettes
you know you're in too deep down the Scott the Woz rabbit hole when you go back and rewatch the clips at 3:04, because you're just not sure if that's stock footage or not.
I mean, logically, it would make the most sense.
...but this is also the man who's gone out of his way to shoot practically everything himself (like that time when he couldn't find an outside background that worked for a scene for Borderline Forever, so he *drove around* until he found a field that he could snap a pic of to use for the greenscreen), so I *don't effin' know anymore*!!
I've tried watching those 2 tiny snippets 3 times, someone send help.
The Wind Waker pre-order bonus is to this day the coolest one ever.
When 51 worldwide games was about to launch with an a5 notebook as a pre-order bonus, I legitimately just needed an a5 notebook and I wanted the game anyway.
"you'd think so"
Yep I did think my PS5 would arrive at least in the first week, since I bought it from one of the biggest tech chains in europe... It's still not here...
bots flooded ps5 orders, wait until it is in stock again.
Scalpers are using bots to buy all the PS5 orders and then reselling them on eBay for $1000+.
the scalper PS5 is literally the exact brand new PS5 and the scalped money isn't guaranteed to be good cause
FUCK scalpers. Sorry to hear this and I hope you get a PS5. Even though there’s little to play on it now (even worse launch titles than the Switch at launch), some of the coolest games I can’t play are coming up for it.
@@caseys2698 i agree, but why do so many people have your profile picture?
My favorite preorder bonus was for Dishonored. They gave a themed tarot deck and it was really dope.
5:20 "Only those without hands would use this"
You offend me, Scott, I had three of those and they did the job perfectly.
"Three of those" meaning three hands lmao
do you have hands?
@@close_your_eyes8185 I'll never tell
I got South Park Stick of Truth free with my preorder of South Park: The Fractured But Whole. That was really cool
Yea true master piece
“We got plenty of LittleBigPlanet 3 pre-orders left”. That hurts.
I was just thinking that myself
As a proud owner of the rip and tear pack for doom eternal, I can confirm it is worth it for the OG doom sounds and doom 64.
You could pay for both fairly cheap not long after launch, not just that but I managed to buy the pre-order bonus before it was made available and without pre-ordering through a trick on Steam.
But I'll agree. Those were the best pre-order bonuses I've seen in a while.
@@LaRavachole yeah the ones for far cry 6 were lame but I pre ordered anyway since I saw so much gameplay and decided it was good. 60 bucks well spent, it's a nice refresh for the series
Scott should totally do a New Years video, bring back the yearies, and give 2020 year of the year to 2017
Yes, 2017... where just a bunch of horrible stuff happened.
2017 succ
"You cared enough to pre-order"
I don't know about you guys, but I see the next merch in store
That Wii Sports Resort music is seriously hurting my heart so bad, I want life to be the same as back then. No problems, no responsibilities, just table tennis for 12+ hours a day and waking up early the next day to do it all over again. I miss all that🥺
For me it was Final Fantasy 7/8/9 playing each one for 300 plus hours and not feeling the strain of i need too cleanup my backlog.
I remember back in the day when you had to preorder games otherwise they'd be sold out on launch day at my local stores. Halo 2, Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, etc. But preordering hasn't been a necessity for a very long time.
Scott scared me with this upload. I thought it was Sunday for a sec and forgot to do my homework.
My first preorder was Skyward Sword. I got the 25th anniversary edition with the orchestra CD. I remember it being only a little more than the 60 for the game. It was a good deal and I listened to the heck out of it.
I swear Scott puts out videos at a rate faster than any other solo content maker I know on here.
The pre-order for Castlevania portrait of the moon on the DS was awesome. It was a soundtrack with the main themes to all the game to that point stylus case art book time line guide to the series
5:24
This joke will only get funnier with time
2 videos back to back? It's like getting Gex for Christmas.
Not to mention we’re still getting Sundays video
Oh man, I wish my parents had pre-ordered Infamous Second Son, then maybe I wouldn't be here
are you like... 3 years old? lmao
@@billygilmusic5072 well yes, but actually no (I'm 25)
i remember getting a pretty nice money clip for preordering battlefield hardline, which was not only a nice incentive, but easily my favorite battlefield game
Scott pre-ordering Wii Sports Resort in 2018 is a Scott thing to do
The funny thing about his rant is I distinctly remember waiting in line just to pre order some amiibo.
Which ones?
@@flamefangstar It was the R.O.B., G&W and Duck Hunt pack. Gamestop had announced a specific day to pre-order them and there was a line before they even opened.
"If you preorder infamous second son, we'll make sure you don't have a third!"
Lmfao
WAIT, A COMMENT THAT IS ACTUALLY FUNNY?! I MUST BE DREAMING!
I got my money back
0:57 I saw that movie. It begins Logger Vicks Tour guide arc (actually it started in the previous movie the big shrink but I mean this is when it went into full swing).
"don't pre-order it'll be readily available."
*Looks at PS5 & Xbox Series X Consoles*
4:29
@@maxwellbecker And? Companies use a well known marketing strategy to withhold a product and limit its release to create a "fear of missing out" on the consumer. They have plenty of stock available but will slowly ship out more product to stores as time goes on and the limited stock begins to deplete. Especially right now around the Christmas holiday which is when they release these consoles , but come January, miracuously every store will be well stocked and you wont be able to find a store that doesn't have one for purchase
Cleru Zinek Agreed, I believe it’s just Nintendo that has pulled that off with certain consoles. Sony and Microsoft want as many people in their ecosystem asap; demand for video games is at its highest right now.
@@maxwellbecker so his video is completely worthless
ed champagne Who we talking about? I was referring to Nintendo holding back supply in previous generations to generate more demand than what would exist.